Taipei Night Market Pinball
A free pinball table set in a busy Taipei night market. Your guide is Mei, and the story follows Ama through one wild night at the stalls. Taipei is the first city of the night tour, so this is where every player starts.
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THE TABLE
The three bumpers at the top are the night market's busiest stalls: fried chicken, bubble tea and stinky tofu. The card in the middle is drawn as a street of stalls that open one by one as you hit each part of the table.
- Lantern Bridge (the ramp): +15,000 each time. During multiball it pays the jackpot.
- MRT line (the rail on the right): tap your card and ride; the train speeds up each time.
- B-A-O balloons: pop all three to open the goldfish pool.
- Goldfish pool (the lock): scoop a goldfish to hold a ball for multiball.
- The Ferris wheel (the spinner) and the 夜·市·王 lanes at the top, which raise your multiplier.
THE TYPHOON (LEVEL 3 AND UP)
Once a game a typhoon hits the market. After a warning the table turns storm-grey with rain, and gusts slam the shutters on open stalls: two at once, then one more every 12 seconds. Stalls in a finished bingo line are safe. Shoot the Lantern Bridge 3 times to drive the storm away: the sky clears, every blown stall opens again and you get a bonus. Cards you have already saved are never lost.
THE JACKPOT IN 3 STEPS
- Pop the B-A-O balloons.
- Shoot the goldfish pool to lock a ball.
- Goldfish multiball starts: every shot over the Lantern Bridge scores the jackpot.
THE NINE SNACKS OF LEVEL 1
- Fried Chicken Cutlet (雞排): Bigger than your face, crunchy and peppery.
- Bubble Milk Tea (珍珠奶茶): Sweet milk tea with chewy tapioca pearls.
- Stinky Tofu (臭豆腐): Smells wild, tastes amazing. Served with pickled cabbage.
- Xiao Long Bao (小籠包): Soup dumplings. Bite gently, it is hot inside!
- Scallion Pancake (蔥油餅): Flaky, layered and full of green onion.
- Mango Shaved Ice (芒果冰): A mountain of ice and fresh mango for hot nights.
- Grilled Sausage (烤香腸): Sweet Taiwanese sausage. Eat it with raw garlic!
- Beef Noodle Soup (牛肉麵): Rich broth, tender beef, chewy noodles.
- Candied Fruit Skewer (糖葫蘆): Glossy sugar shell, crunchy then juicy.
THE STORY: 7 CHAPTERS
One chapter opens each night you come back (three on your first night). Each one is a goal from someone you meet on the way. Chapter 7 is the finale: everything scores 5× for 30 seconds.
| Chapter | Who | Goal |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stamp Tour | Ama | Welcome, kid! Collect stamps from 5 different stalls. |
| 2. Chicken Rush | Uncle Chen | The fried chicken line is huge! Hit my stall 8 times! |
| 3. Balloon Showdown | Boss Lin | Think you can shoot? Pop my B-A-O balloons. Twice! |
| 4. Catch The MRT | Ama | Catch the MRT! Shoot up the right lane and ride the rail 3 times. |
| 5. Ferris Wheel | Mei | Spin the Ferris wheel 20 times and I'll buy you boba! |
| 6. Goldfish Night | Boss Lin | Tonight is goldfish night! Scoop a goldfish to start multiball! |
| 7. King Of The Night | Ama | You did it! Every stall scores 5× for 30 seconds! |
LEVELS AND ALL 45 CARDS
Every level is a set of 9 cards, and every part of the table drops its own card. Taipei is the beginner city: level 1 needs only 4 of its 9 snacks and level 2 needs 6. From level 3 you need all 9, and the playfield gets a centre ramp. Level 5, the temple square, is the gold set.
Level 1 · FOOD BINGO
Level 2 · Deeper in the market
Level 3 · Game stalls
Level 4 · The car park
Level 5 · Temple square ✨
TIPS
- Level 1 only needs 4 cards: the three stall bumpers and the Lantern Bridge. Aim there first.
- Pop B-A-O early. It opens the goldfish pool, and chapter 6 needs that pool.
- When the typhoon comes, stop chasing cards and go for the bridge. Three hits bring every stall back.
- Finish a bingo line before the typhoon arrives: stalls in a finished line can't be blown shut.
- Chapter 5 asks for 20 Ferris wheel spins. A fast shot through the spinner counts many spins at once.
HOW TO OPEN THIS TABLE
Taipei is open from your very first game. Clear its last level, the temple square, and Singapore opens next.
THE REAL NIGHT MARKETS
Taipei is famous for its night markets, where streets fill with food stalls after dark. Every card on this table is a real snack you can find there, from fried chicken cutlets and bubble tea to scallion pancakes and beef noodle soup. The game stalls on level 3 (balloon darts, ring toss, shrimp fishing, claw machines) and the scooters in the car park on level 4 are just as much part of a night out in Taipei.