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=== Spinners and rollovers === [[File:Pinball Roll Over Targets - Demolition Man.JPG|thumb|upright|Rollovers detect when the ball passes over them.]] * ''Spinners'': A ball can push through a flat surface hinged in the middle, causing it to spin; each rotation adds points. * ''Rollovers'': These are targets activated when a ball rolls over them. Often a series of rollover targets are placed side-by-side and with dividers between them forming "lanes"; the player must guide the ball to particular lanes (or to all lanes) to complete an objective. Such lanes are frequently placed at the bottom sides of the playfield: "inlanes" feed the ball back to the flippers, "outlanes" cause the ball to drain immediately. On many machines, outlanes can have extra balls or "specials" lit to play the same role as the older gobble holes. * ''Whirlwind Spinner(s)'': Used in some games, a whirlwind spinner is a rapidly rotating (often rubberized) disk on the playfield that momentarily "grabs" the ball and throws it in a random direction. Some games couple a whirlwind spinner with a magnet placed in the center, although Data East seems to be the only manufacturer to do so. Bally's "Fireball" and Chicago Coin's "Casino" were popular games with a whirlwind spinner.
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