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Contributors to this record: Flipcommons AI Descriptions (GameplayFeature), Flipcommons Catalog.
- description
- Flipcommons AI Descriptions (GameplayFeature)Targets that capture or "eat" the ball on contact, pulling it into the playfield mechanism rather than deflecting it away. Listed in IPDB records as Ball Eater targets, these devices combine the scoring function of a [[gameplay-feature:targets]] with the ball-trapping behavior of a [[gameplay-feature:kick-out-holes]] or [[gameplay-feature:sinkholes]]. [[manufacturer:bally]] featured Ball Eater targets on *[[title:dungeons-dragons]]* (1987), where two eater targets added an element of jeopardy by temporarily removing the ball from play. [[manufacturer:data-east]]'s *[[title:secret-service]]* (1988) also employed the mechanism, using a single eater target to feed a ball lock.
- gameplay_feature_alias
- Ball eater targetFlipcommons CatalogBall Eater targetsFlipcommons CatalogEater targetFlipcommons Catalog
- gameplay_feature_parent
- TargetsFlipcommons Catalog
- name
- Eater TargetsFlipcommons Catalog
- slug
- eater-targetsFlipcommons Catalog