Star Trek LE

Objective

The six colored missions each have three levels. Finish every first-level mission to qualify Kobayashi Maru, the first mission multiball. All second levels lead to Enterprise Amok; all third levels lead to Five Year Mission.

Start by learning Mission Start, the far-left hole, and Away Team, the lane behind the upper right flipper. They let you choose the next mission.

Use the mission color to separate today's scoring shots from other lamps. Learn two repeatable approaches before chasing every lit award.

Sources: Pinball Land introduction · Craig Pullen tutorial transcript

Shots

The installed playfield is the geography reference. Flipper approaches below are practice starting points; the returns have not been tested on your cabinet. Select the full image to enlarge it.

Shield Targets

Two standups above the left outlane, beside the SHIELDS label. Try a right-flipper forehand; watch for rebounds into the left side.

Mission Start

Far-left hole below the curved metal eject guide, marked MISSION START. Try a controlled right-flipper forehand. Watch which return the eject uses.

Left Orbit

Spinner lane beside the far-left mission lane. Try a right-flipper forehand through the spinner rather than at the target bank above it.

Lock Targets

Three standups facing right, beside the vertical LIGHT LOCK label. Try the upper right flipper across the table. The rail and asteroid partly obscure the targets.

Warp Ramp

Side-facing ramp marked WARP, high on the left. Use the upper right flipper across the table. Change timing if the ball hits a guard instead of climbing.

Left Ramp

Central-left ramp marked ALPHA QUADRANT. Try the right lower flipper; practice a left-flipper backhand only after learning its return.

Bonus Lanes

BEAM–ME–UP rollovers above the bumpers. BEAM is obscured by the ship. Watch the lane lamps during top-area feeds; do not aim at the overhead ship.

Vengeance

Center lane beneath the large dark ship, guarded by a drop target. Aim from either lower flipper. Be ready for a fast straight return.

Black Hole

Rectangular BLACK HOLE target immediately right of Vengeance. Try a left-flipper forehand, separating it from the adjacent Right Ramp entrance.

Right Ramp

Ramp marked BETA QUADRANT, right of the bumper area. Try a left-flipper forehand up the middle of its entrance.

Right Orbit

Outer right lane running behind the Enterprise model. Try a left-flipper forehand outside the Right Ramp, then prepare for a return from above.

Away Team

Narrow escape lane behind the upper right flipper, marked AWAY TEAM. Raise the right flipper and shoot from the left lower flipper into the gap behind it.

Weapon Targets

Three standups below the upper right flipper, beside INCREASE POWER AND WEAPONS. Aim across from the left flipper; avoid turning a missed target into a rushed second attempt.

Red Matter Targets

Scattered standups beside major entrances; the round inserts identify the set. Check which insert remains dark before picking an approach. The crop shows one example beside Vengeance; the other targets are scattered.

Launch

Choose a mission with the flippers, then press Fire to accept and launch.

On this installed version, Fire uses the right MagnaSave input. The physical plunger also works.

For the Warp skill shot, hold the right flipper while pressing Fire at the opening launch. The ball returns toward the upper right flipper; shoot Warp Ramp.

Watch its arrival before flipping. If the ball strikes a ramp guard, adjust the timing on the next attempt instead of assuming the shot needs a harder launch.

Sources: Stern instruction card · Pinball News LE review

First ball

1. Choose a mission and shoot its matching colored arrows.
2. When it ends, shoot Mission Start or Away Team and choose the next mission.
3. Complete Lock Targets, then collect green locks at Mission Start or Vengeance. Three locks start Klingon Multiball.
4. Start a mission before collecting the third lock so both can score together.

Use an active ball save to attempt dangerous standups. Outside that protection, repeated target rebounds may cost more than the progress is worth.

Sources: Craig Pullen tutorial transcript · Stern instruction card

Missions

One successful level-I mission shot normally lights Away Team. Shoot it before the timer ends to change that mission's objective. The qualifying count is adjustable.

Level I lasts thirty seconds. Finish its final lit shot after timeout to record completion. Three, six and nine successful shots earn bronze, silver and gold medals.

Level III retains shot progress after timeout or a drain. Completing a level-III mission awards a permanent shot doubler; its insert identifies the shot.

Galactic Away Team changes Prime Directive to lanes plus orbits, and Save the Enterprise to Warp plus Left Orbit. Space Jump's final center shot raises your medal one grade.

For Space Jump, earn silver before taking Galactic Away Team when practical; its center finish can then deliver gold.

Sources: Stern code history through1.62 · Current rules wiki · Eskaybee rules and observations · Fun With Bonus play observations · Player strategy discussion

Higher-level medals favor multicolored shots. Watch remaining shots and time.

Multiballs

Klingon Multiball

Complete the three green Lock Targets, then collect lit locks at Mission Start or Vengeance. The third lock starts three-ball play.

Before your first Klingon Multiball, each completed bank lights two locks; afterward, one. Unused lit locks disappear when multiball starts.

Collect all six jackpots, then the Super Jackpot. Repeat for another Super Jackpot, collect the traveling double jackpots, and shoot Warp Ramp for the double Super Jackpot. The sequence then repeats.

It ends when only one ball remains. Rebuild locks for another start.

Vengeance Multiball

• Repeated Vengeance hits qualify its next feature. Torpedoes from Weapon Targets can supply hits through Fire.
• The first feature starts with two balls. Hit the magnet-held ball with the second ball to add a third and extend protection.
• Shoot Vengeance and white arrows to damage the ship. Watch the health bar.

Ten damaging shots light the final Vengeance shot. Torpedoes cannot make that finishing hit. One ball remaining ends multiball; build the next Vengeance feature.

Sources: Stern instruction card · Current rules wiki · Fun With Bonus play observations · Craig Pullen tutorial transcript · Pinball Land introduction

Vengeance

Qualifying the three Vengeance features normally needs five, then six, then seven hits. Later qualifications stay at seven.

Vengeance Scoring

The second feature is a one-ball hurry-up: hit Vengeance five times to destroy it and earn an extra ball.

Vengeance Battle

For the third feature, first finish the required Vengeance hits. In Sudden Death, knock down its target, then shoot inside before it rises again. The finish pays 10% of your score, increased by active multipliers. Failure to enter in time means knocking the target down again; draining during Sudden Death ends the attempt.

Sources: Stern code history through1.62 · Pinball Land introduction

Other awards

Black Hole

Complete all six Red Matter Targets to light Black Hole for a mystery award.

During multiball, its first lit collection normally adds a ball. Other awards include points, bonus help and extra balls.

Rescue

Complete both Shield Targets to relight Rescue, the LE's left-outlane kickback. Check its lamp before trusting an outlane exit.

Captain's Chair

Complete three same-level missions in a line: the left side awards Super Pops, the right side Super Ramps, and the bottom Super Spinner.

Warp

Repeated Warp Ramp shots advance the Warp Factor. Reaching 9.1 starts a sixty-second playfield double score.

Warp 9.9 also doubles scoring. Its double does not become fourfold merely because the earlier double is still running.

Warp 9.9 adds a ball. The Warp ladder can repeat, but its extra-ball award cannot.

Sources: Stern instruction card · Pinball News LE review · Pinball Land introduction · Player strategy discussion · Stern code history through1.62 · Current rules wiki

Bonus

BEAM–ME–UP lanes advance the bonus multiplier.

TREK lanes build spinner value.

Stacking

Start a mission before Klingon Multiball; the final lock at Mission Start can start both together. Galactic Away Team can be activated during multiball and adds twenty seconds. Red Matter is easier to attack with several balls protecting your turn. Vengeance Scoring and Battle allow mission starts; Vengeance Multiball does not.

A ready mission finale blocks new Vengeance features. Take the finale start before trying to advance Vengeance again.

Klingon Battle and Klingon Multiball both use red arrows. Remember which objective you started; identical colors can obscure what each shot is collecting.

Sources: Fun With Bonus play observations · Stern code history through1.62 · Player strategy discussion

Extra balls

Warp progress, mission progress and Black Hole can award extra balls.

Collect a lit extra ball at Vengeance.

Check the display's current requirement; operator settings can change thresholds and availability.

Sources: Stern instruction card · Pinball Land introduction · Current rules wiki

Finales

Completing six, twelve and eighteen missions qualifies the three successive mission finales.

Kobayashi Maru

After all level-I missions, shoot Vengeance. Two balls: hit each of six main shots twice; Warp is excluded.

Clearing the shots returns to normal play while preserving the remaining balls.

Enterprise Amok

All level-II missions completed: shoot Vengeance. Two balls; build switch hits, then collect white shots. Six rounds add balls through the fifth. Finish at Vengeance; normal play resumes.

Five Year Mission

Completing all level-III missions qualifies Five Year Mission.

Start at Vengeance for four balls and lit major shots.

The available current-code rules stop at this opening. The precise super-jackpot sequence, finish and retry behavior remain unverified; follow the display. This guide has not been validated through a cabinet playthrough.

Medals improve the finale's opening reward. Finishing missions with useful medals can pay more than deliberately waiting out every timer.

Sources: Stern instruction card · Current rules wiki · Fun With Bonus play observations · Pinball Land introduction · Player strategy discussion

Stay alive

In multiball, try holding one ball while shooting another. When multiball ends, deliberately return to controlled single-ball play; the next loose rebound still needs your attention.

For Vengeance, watch the ball rather than its ship animation. After a miss, track which side the rebound reaches before preparing another center shot.

Sources: Craig Pullen tutorial transcript

Scoring plan

A quick combo lights a red shot multiplier. Take that shot promptly for double its value.

Prepare a scoring stack before collecting the final Klingon lock: a running mission plus Galactic Away Team gives the extra balls useful work.

Warp Ramp can return to the upper right flipper for another attempt. Watch the feed and repeat only when you have control.

Compare your Ramp success rate with your target rebounds. If a bonus plan repeatedly loses balls before collection, use the more reliable mission route while practicing that shot separately.

Sources: Pinball Land introduction · Fun With Bonus play observations · Pinball News LE review

Your table

This is Stern's 2013 Limited Edition, recreated in VPX v1.09 with ROM st_162h, code 1.62. It is a different game from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Operator settings and physical feeds have not been gameplay-verified.