Play Pachinko Online

Never heard of Pachinko?

Japan have given us great cars, amazing technology, sushi and now they introduce Pachinko to the world.

This is a great game which is a bit like pinball, but minus the flippers. Instead Pachinko has buckets which win you cash.

The traditional game of Pachinko has millions of dedicated players (so surely it's got to be worth giving it a try?).

Rules of Pacinko

A Pachinko machine is easy to use. Many people call the game Pachinko Pinball because the games are very similar.

There are eight levels to the game.

To enjoy this game, all you need to do is:

• Choose how many balls you want
• Select how much you want each ball to be worth
• Click the 'shoot' button (or auto shoot, which will fire the balls automatically)
• Cross your fingers and hope that your Pachinko balls land in the buckets

A bit more detail

After you have chosen the number of balls you want to play with and how much they are worth you are ready to start playing the game.

What is the aim?

The aim is to collect as many of the balls as you can (as these turn into real money at the end of the game - perfect for an extra round on Friday night).

To get the Pachinko balls you need to shoot as many balls as you can into the multiplier buckets. To shoot the balls, you have two options: shoot or auto shoot.

Shoot and Auto shoot options

You have two options to shoot the balls (which are in the right hand corner of the game).

The first is 'shoot'. With shoot you manually shoot the balls and you can control how hard the balls are shot and how quickly you want to shoot (if you are lucky enough to win lots of balls, you can really work those fingers hard and burn some calories through the eight rounds).

Auto shoot is slightly better for those taking a more laid back approach. You can set how quickly you want the balls to be fired and let the game do the hard work for you while you sit back and put your feet up.

Collect or continue?

After each round you will get the options of 'collect' or 'continue'.

For the brave amongst us who want to see the game to the end, click 'continue' to soldier on the next round.

For those struggling, you can collect your winnings and start again. Although if the next round is a dark round you may want to carry on.

Dark and light rounds

Every other round is a dark round. Dark rounds have balls of fire and higher bonuses than light rounds. The odds of winning don't seem to change, so use the dark rounds as a good excuse to win more balls.

Pachinko bonuses

Play Pachinko Slot Machine for cash

In the centre of the game is a slot machine. Above the slot machine are three buckets. When you shoot a ball into one of the buckets, it will send the slot machine spinning.

The slot machine works in the same way as a normal slot machine and can win you lots more balls than when you are just playing the main game.

Gorilla and Panda (not as scary as they look)

If you can release the Gorilla or Panda from it's cage (by getting three pictures of them on the slot machine) a massive number of Pachinko balls will be coming your way - this is one bonus definitely worth trying to get.

Who is this game designed for?

Online Pachinko machines are great as anybody and everybody can play them.

The machines are ideal for those who are looking for a pinball twist and the Pachinko slot machines element makes it appealing to those looking for a variation of an online slot game.

The hardest thing about Playing Pachinko online is deciding how you are going to spend your winnings.

Is there a Pachinko strategy?

Unfortunately there are no hard and fast rules that will make you an over night Pachinko millionaire. I have looked around for a good Pachinko strategy but unfortunately there are no really useful strategies that I can find (apart from bribing Japanese Pachinko machine makers).

Unfortunately is a luck based game so the advice I can give you is not as much a strategy as how to enjoy the game.

• Click fast - watch all the balls bouncing around as it all gets a little bit quick and crazy.
• Click slowly - Click slowly and more accurately to win lots of real money. If you can master this strategy you can get a lot of balls.

Summary of Pachinko

Online cash Pachinko is an really great game from Japan. Online Pachinko machines for prizes are basic enough that everyone can play, but eventful enough to keep everybody entertained.

This Pachinko machine online can get really addictive (and frustrating when the balls don't go where you want) but the frustration is outweighed by how much you can win and how much fun you can have.

If you are a fan of pinball or slots or just fancy something new, I would definitely recommend giving this Pachinko machine a shot.

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