Potshot

Description and Objective

Potshot is an easy game to play with a good chance of winning. It's as easy as Pinball and no skill is required. Potshot Hockey opens a new class of games based on Japanese Pachinko, a vertical style of pinball machine which has gained enormous popularity in Asia. Between 40 and 50 million people play these pinball games and as many as 30 million are devoted players. The games are unique and include state of the art physics engines.

Potshot Variation is a game for all hockey fans. The game depends on the dexterity of the player’s fingers - the faster you are, the more fun you will have!

The objective is to purchase several pucks and try to put them into the pots. There are 3 levels of games with three different field formations: Rookie, Intermediate and Pro. Aside from the different formations, the levels vary in their possible win amount and chances to pot pucks. On harder levels it is more difficult to pot a puck and claim a prize, but the prizes are much bigger. Choosing a level is done by selecting the wanted formation out of the three available. The default level is the easiest.

Placing Bets

To start the game you need to purchase some pucks. You should decide how many pucks to buy and how much each puck costs. To choose the number of pucks, use the '-' and '+' controls to the right and to the left of the Pucks box. You may also enter the number of pucks manually into the box. Note that if the figure is too high or too low, the background color of the Total Stake box changes to red. In this case you should increase or decrease the value respectively. You can buy up to 99 pucks per game.

Next you need to decide how much you would like to stake per puck. The higher the stake per puck is, the higher award it may bring you later. To set a stake per puck, use the '-' and '+' controls to the right and left of the Price per puck box. You can also enter a price into the box manually. Note that the Total Stake background color also changes to red if the stake is too high or too low.

Shooting

Once you have decided on the number of pucks to buy and stake per puck, click on the Play button to start playing. When the button is clicked, the pucks you've purchased are loaded into the stack on the left side of the field. The number of pucks in the stack is displayed in the box at the top of the stack. This figure will be decreased by one each time you shoot a puck until no pucks are left in the stack. You are now ready to begin shooting pucks down the field.

To fire the pucks click on the Shoot button. The pucks fired will reach the bumpers and start bouncing. After some time the pucks fall down with some of them landing in the pots. For each puck that ends up in a pot you will be awarded with a number of extra pucks. You can always view the number of pucks awarded in the Pucks box on the right. Each awarded puck is equivalent to the price you've paid for the puck. The shooting will end when no more pucks are left in the stack.

Game Result

When the stack is empty you may collect your prize by clicking on the Collect button. This will exchange all the pucks you have won into cash. Alternatively you may continue playing and load your newly awarded pucks into the stack by clicking on the Load button. There is no limit to how many times you may load new pucks and you may continue to do so as long as you are awarded them.