# JJP POTC Pinball - Crazy 33million+ Dead Men Tell No Tales Million Wizard Mode Score

**Source:** IE Pinball  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2019-06-16  
**Duration:** 38m 38s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euwSWe-Q6O4

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## Analysis

A skilled Pirates of the Caribbean pinball player demonstrates advanced high-scoring gameplay focused on the Dead Men Tell No Tales wizard mode, achieving 33+ million points using the Barbossa character. The player explains a sophisticated strategy involving multiball manipulation, character collection, and shot multiplier stacking that exploits current game code mechanics. The player notes that future code updates will nerf this strategy by making helper target super jackpots not count toward wizard mode progression.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] The Barbossa character allows super jackpots made on helper targets to count toward wizard mode progression, enabling efficient multiball stacking strategies — _Player's own gameplay commentary explaining the Barbossa mechanic and strategy_
- [HIGH] A future software update will remove the ability for helper target super jackpots to count toward wizard mode when playing Barbossa, requiring players to shoot the actual Dead Men Tell No Tales shot instead — _Player explicitly states: 'in this version of the next version of the software, Barbossa will no longer, the super jackpots that are made on helper targets, won't count towards the The Wizard mode'_
- [HIGH] The player previously achieved a 31 million point wizard mode score on POTC and beat that with this 33+ million game — _Player's commentary: 'I beat my The Wizard Boat score on that one. It was 31 million before'_
- [HIGH] Pirates of the Caribbean is set to award only one extra ball per game on this machine — _Player states: 'This game is also set to only award one extra ball'_
- [HIGH] The Dead Men Tell No Tales wizard mode requires completing the mode five times before accessing the final wizard mode — _Player's strategy discussion about working toward the fifth chapter completion_

### Notable Quotes

> "in this version of the next version of the software, Barbossa will no longer, the super jackpots that are made on helper targets, won't count towards the The Wizard mode. So you won't be able to do this strategy as easily."
> — **Player**, ~mid-content
> _Indicates upcoming code balance change that will fundamentally alter optimal Barbossa play strategy_

> "I beat my The Wizard Boat score on that one. It was 31 million before."
> — **Player**, end of content
> _Confirms this 33M+ game represents a new personal best on the wizard mode_

> "If you're playing as Barbossa at that point. That means you have to avoid the 4 and the 6X, so I wouldn't play as Barbossa at that point. I'd look at one of the other characters."
> — **Player**, near end
> _Shows player's adaptive strategy planning for post-nerf gameplay_

> "Once I'm in there the The Wizard mode, it's do not betray the compass. So I pay attention to the compass and tell me which shot I need to make. It's very fast. You can fail very quick."
> — **Player**, mid-content
> _Describes the wizard mode mechanic requirements and difficulty_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Pirates of the Caribbean | game | Jersey Jack Pinball widebody machine being played; player demonstrates advanced wizard mode strategy |
| Barbossa | product | Character selection in POTC that allows helper target super jackpots to count toward wizard mode; subject of upcoming code nerf |
| Dead Men Tell No Tales | product | A key mode/wizard mode in POTC that the player focuses on for high-scoring play |
| IE Pinball | organization | Content creator/streamer producing this gameplay video |
| Tortuga | product | A shot/mode target in POTC gameplay |
| Devil's Triangle | product | A shot/mode target in POTC gameplay |
| Port Royal | product | A shot/mode target in POTC gameplay |
| Shane Black Pearl | product | A shot/mechanical element in POTC gameplay |
| Will Turner | product | A character/shot reference in POTC gameplay |
| On Stranger Tides | product | A wizard mode in POTC that the player briefly plays |

### Signals

- **[code_update]** Player confirms upcoming software update that will nerf Barbossa character strategy by preventing helper target super jackpots from counting toward wizard mode completion (confidence: high) — Player states: 'in this version of the next version of the software, Barbossa will no longer, the super jackpots that are made on helper targets, won't count towards the The Wizard mode'
- **[gameplay_signal]** Current code version allows exploitable strategy (multiball stacking + helper target super jackpots) on Barbossa character that will be patched in next update (confidence: high) — Player demonstrates the strategy throughout the game and explicitly notes it will become harder after the next software revision
- **[competitive_signal]** Player achieves 33+ million point wizard mode score, beating previous personal best of 31 million on same machine (confidence: high) — Player final commentary: 'I beat my The Wizard Boat score on that one. It was 31 million before'
- **[content_signal]** IE Pinball produces detailed strategy walkthrough video explaining advanced POTC mechanics and optimal play before upcoming balance patch (confidence: high) — Entire video consists of continuous commentary explaining character mechanics, mode values, multiball management, and strategy rationale
- **[gameplay_signal]** Wizard mode 'Do Not Betray the Compass' features fast-paced shot calling with 30-second timer and high failure rate (confidence: high) — Player states: 'Once I'm in there the The Wizard mode, it's do not betray the compass... It's very fast. You can fail very quick' and 'timer is only 30 seconds'
- **[design_philosophy]** Designer intent suggests Barbossa character was too powerful in current code iteration, warranting targeted nerf in next update (confidence: medium) — Upcoming patch specifically removes helper target super jackpot exploitation for Barbossa, indicating design team identified imbalance

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## Transcript

 We'll be right back. Oh, incredible. Saved his tournament life right here on ball three. Oh, he got it. He got it. Oh, my gosh. Oh, my gosh. All right. So Barbossa, this is going to be a little fun to get my gold camera in front of the button. light super x all i'm gonna do is deadman tell no tales light a mode start the mode and play that multiball as much as possible and then pull other multi-balls in to save that multiball to keep me in the super because what i want to do is with barbosa you can get the easy jackpot which are the shots on the sides of the jackpots so and then the super jackpots the same way so when i have the super lift the devil's triangle i just need to shoot the 4x or the 6x target or shoot the actual shot to get the super. Ahoy! Here we go. It's not the easiest thing to do. Consistently. And if I'm off on that shot for the day, it's uh, no wait. And the other thing I want to do is make sure I'm advancing my playful multiplier. I want to get up to 5x or 6x before I start I want to get a massively multiplied shot. Karina, I just hit the right orbit. Or I can fall off the ship on the right hand side. It's really important to get all these characters. Because the more characters you have, the bigger your Super Jackpot, the bigger your Wizard Mode value is. So this is just .99. This is what's been out. There's nothing new in here. Alright, so I lit my Multiball, Deadman, Tone of Tales. Since I'm focusing on that Wizard Mode, I really don't want to light another mode. I want to start that mode. I'm getting four of them completed and then wait for the fifth one until I have a lot of super-died ones. Again, the high risk strategy with the shot is dangerous in the end. Yeah, that was horrible play. Oh my god. Let's see, it was at .98 last time, I honestly can't tell you what changed between the two versions. It's been a while since I've had this version. It's just been little tweaks and, you know, refinements. This game is also set to only award one extra ball. Alright, so this is going to shoot the purple arrow that's strobing. That lights the super jackpot at the double time. At this point, I'd like to try and work on bringing something else in. I don't have much else ready to go. I have no progress, so I'll shoot the loop to bring in a monster at a time so I can. I wanted to make sure I hit that. That was on purpose. And so that wasn't a very good call. I'll get through a couple of those in the course of this game. wrong mode so I can just ignore this mode I don't really care about it so I can try and pick up the get a tortuga ready to go I can work on getting a black pearl ready. This is just so I can mainly bring in more multiballs to the Debut Tunnel. Alright, this will light Curse of Black Pearls and I have two multiballs ready to go. I'll focus on the Devil's Triangle. It should be pretty close to, um, Admiralty, it looks like it's the left ramp maybe and the, uh, Port Royal shot. That can be deadly coming out of the uh, coming out of that shot. Sometimes it's gonna go straight down that eye lane and you're dead. Alright, so let me start this mode. This will be my third Deadman's Bell and Tales mode. I'm gonna pull a multiball with this. And this is one of the biggest modes in Deadman's Tunnel Tales so I want to make sure I complete this. Oh gosh. Alright, close enough. Okay, these are coming back. I need to light, I have another ward on the target there. Now I will have super x ready to go here. Which again, I want to focus on that because I want my multiplier to be high. Then I get to that final multiple. So what characters do I have left? I have another multiball ready to go, so I'm not caring about these balls here anymore. What I do want to do is collect those last couple characters. I need Jack. There's Jack. Then I've got an upper play field. That would be super for a pro if I get him. And I've got an upper playfield. That would be super for a pro if I get it. I'm actually going to start this other multiball. Just to be safe. And I missed it. Missed again. Missed again. Oh, that should be enough. Now we're going to get back up top to get my final character from the boat. On the pearl. oh jackpot right on them right on them bonus x my slashers i'm done oh no i lost the character damn it jackpot oh well i haven't worked out the math exactly for what um what the modes are worth all right So I really want to start the again, the dip and tunnel tails. I think I'm one shot away from lighting Apple's Dim So I'm gonna shoot that. I get that multiball going. I want to make sure I don't complete my pirate lanes because I have my multiplier ready to go at the pirate target All right so I just got my multiplier here Super X is next Super X with the 3X now Now I want to start I want to make sure I start the uh the Nintendo Tales Multiplier Pull that in. Jackpot! Jackpot! Terrible jackpot! Oh, jackpot! Shoot the bayou for a super jackpot. Man. For the captain! I'm better me Right on them Super Jack That lit it I also have a boat ready to go it looks like. I'm going to start that. I got the super lid over there and I'm really trying to get control here. I want to get my characters. Sorry to our friend here, which I don't really care about. I want to make sure I get Jack. Jack's the last character for the MO. I have one more target to shoot to get Dead Man's Chest lit, so I'm actually going to go for that. I'm gonna wait for the purple arrow to be on that center shot before I do it so that I can light the super jackpot for Deadman Tone of Nails. That's the chapter start right now so one more shot and you'll be there. Alright that lights the super jackpot, it also lights the super jackpot. Super jackpot and there's my last multiball just to get it running. I want to whale away and subject box on the left. Right there, that's the super. If you're fast enough you can get them right away with the same target that you were aiming for, Admiral Benz. At the same time I want to make sure that I'm pulling up my multiplier right there. Alright, next award I really like is an addable. Although I'm pretty close here, I only need one more target. The D in gold. That'd be a super- oh it didn't trigger the switch up there. Alright, that's a super. Run. That was unfortunate to drain there. Alright, so now I just want to work back towards more Deadman's Tunnel Tales. More Multi-Balls. I haven't gotten enough Super Jackpots to make the value really high. Let's see where we are. So I'm going to go to the jackpot score. That's the next one. So I'm at score level 96. I have only seven super jackpots. I played four chapters. I really want to hold off on that fifth chapter because I don't want to accidentally light the wizard mode. That's funny. That's funny to say, but... I don't know. So ideally I'd like to bring in another multiball, so I will be trying for loops right now, bringing on change of tides and trying to get some gold. Wow, that was close, that was really close. Super X is next. Super X. Gold everywhere. Gold everywhere Oh boy That was a close one That was too close that I have written here. Sometimes. I have extra ball lit, but I have such a hard time getting that extra ball. So at this point, I almost feel like I need to cash in the mode. So I'll start a mode. If I get the Deadman Tell No Tales mode, I'll play through the Wizard mode. Just because it's my last ball. Unless I collect that extra ball. Oh, this will help. Watch. Watch. Come on. I have two vote I get. Zombie Sharks, I have to play. Nope. Whatever is necessary See be here should be close to a world Oh gosh. Alright, multiple is lit. That's not gonna work. There it is, there's the right orbit, that's what I was missing for our Arwilden. Wait, ah, I'll let that go, that's okay. Start these two multiballs. Well, in theory I can. Oh no, whatever. I'm going for our Arwilden first because that's a three ball multiball. And we have a little bit more. Alright, another completion of the Super Axe here. I think that's a 5x. I really want to start the Multiball, the other one, as soon as possible. I want a lot of Jackpots. Okay, that's it. I only need 9 more gold for Tortuga. Okay, so this is my final mode for Deadman Tell No Tales. So this is, I'm all in at this point. Ah, gold. Super X. Super X. I don't know what I got. I can't look right now. Super jackpot. Ha ha Oh super jackpot Really need to be shooting that left uh Right on the mark That Corbett here Like set explode No, no, no no no no no! Escape the lock! Aim for the star map for more time! I need to. I have two characters left. Thank you. Super Jackpot! Star map! I'm having trouble finding that shot. I have an add a ball ready at the target. There's one character. Right on the mark. Aim for the devil's triangle for a super jackal. Super jackal. Add a ball. Ball added. Get my multiplier lit here. I have for two to live, so I don't really need this. Oh, really want to get into Tortuga right now. Yes. Alright. That will resurrect the, uh, the multiball. She'd really like to get that next to the ball if I could. Alright. There's a super. Right on the mark. Timmy locks that towards Deadman's chest. It's only once. It's only once. Let's go for supers. Super jackpot. Shoot the Tortuga Hole for a super jackpot. Shoot the Roving Arrow for jackpot. We'll shot. Super jackpot. Alright, Purple Arrow is one-on-one now. Alright, there's Purple Arrow. And over here for another Super. There's Super. See how many of these I can get. In the meantime, two shots that should, uh, that may give some multiball. I only need one more target in gold so actually the black pearl is really good I can get a get my Autobots by shooting that one target. Right there. Couldn't have done better meself. Great. Super Jackpot. Super jackpot! Ha ha! Jackpot! Right on the mark! Super air! Nailed it! Shoot the chest to lock the ball! Jackpot! Jackpot! Ha ha ha! Oh, that was bad. Should have had that target. Yeah! Super Jackpot! Super Jackpot! Lord save me. A warning. Lit. With my Playfield Pitch Hat, I think it's around 7 degrees. I don't know. Typically set most of my games up at that. Only Phillip left. Jackpot! Yeah! Aim for the Devil's Triangle for a Super Jackpot. Alright. Super Jackpot. Get the Super Jackpot. Let that go. Jackpot! Aim for the Devil's Triangle for a Super Jackpot. mystery never super x super x I never go for that job because I still rarely seem back on it I'm only one lock away too from a dead man's chest let's see what my score value is right now we are at 315 20 supers 14 characters I can't get any more characters I can keep them supers all right just waiting for the target to come around to where the lock is shoot the chest to lock a ball not deadman's chest lift start that get three more balls for this dead man's chest multiball well And there were no bombs. Alright. What don't I have? I don't have... On Stranger Tides, I should be able to add it. One thing at this point I want to pay attention to is the super apps. I really don't want to start it. Because when I get out of this multiball, I'm going to go straight into... to straight into Deadman Tell No Tales. So I'd like to get one letter away from it. Well, that's it. All right, so now I want to light my Super Axe before I start this. Yeah, you can get characters from Liar's Dice, but I don't want to take that chance. I could if I really wanted to blow it up, but I think I've already... I think this is enough as it is. What am I at here? 360. My last one was 410 or 420 for the support level. Oh, gosh. That was horrible. So what I'm trying to do now is I backhand the Black Pearl to get my Pirate Letter. If I can survive the airball. Wow. So now it's a question of how greedy do I want to be. How greedy should I be? Light the Super X? Because I like bringing in Super X and having the shot X ready to go. So when I start the wizard mode, I can get a 25X shot if possible. I'm going to stick to the plan and do that. That's what we're trying. Otherwise, I can start, I can spell pirate once. I still need that regardless. Let's do that. So I shoot the black pearl, get pirate lanes that way. Grab it, backhand it, do it again. And that didn't work. Okay, let's try it again. Alright, so I'll light my Super X. Gonna make sure my next award is Shot X. Oh, I have to get the, get that before I, before I can light it. But it's the one after, um, Ad Gold. I'll just prep that. Four shots up there. Shoot the target. Well, we'll see. Oh, we'll see. And this is being greedy. Without question, it's being greedy. Alright, one more. Alright now I want to get the shot the playful multiplier I hope I don actually start it So, I could go for a 6x or 4x here while I'm shooting for that. It's okay, I typically go for the 5x. I'll change this over to light shot x, that's it. Alright, light shot x. I'll just go for this, if I hit the 6 or 4 I do. If I don't, play from there. Once I'm in the wizard mode, it's do not betray the compass. So I pay attention to the compass and tell me which shot I need to make. It's very fast. You can fail very quick. Okay, so we're at 4x. Not the best. I have to be faster. That's the other issue here. that timer is only 30 seconds so this will light my shot X what shot do I need okay sorry all right got my shot X lit so I'll go for a 6x 6x so I'm at a massive shot there we go 21 million on that one shot what am I now Uh, Tortuga Hole. Oh, jeez. Oh! There we go. Tortuga. Open C. That's the right orbit. What now? Devil's Triangle. That's the left orbit. That's, uh, not the left orbit, but where I've been shooting the whole time. Alright, what now? Port Royal. That's, uh, the, uh, Will Turner shot. The shot up to the Black Pearl. Alright, into the boat. Woo! Alright, now we can play the rest of the game. Any questions? So, This is all, it's easiest to do in this version. In the next version of the software, Barbossa will no longer, the super jackpots that are made on helper targets, won't count towards the wizard mode. So you won't be able to do this strategy as easily. I mean, I think it will still be possible. You just have to actually make the shot to the super jackpot on Deadman's Hill of Tales. I don't think so. Shoot the chest to lock a ball. Truly what I should do now is see what wizard mode I'm closest to has the highest score in. I can't get another wizard mode. I mean, I can't get another extra ball. My game is set to only one extra ball per game. But it looks like I'm close to On Strange and Tied, so might as well play that. Like that was with only a 4x playful multiplier. If I had gotten a 6x plus a 6x target, a 36x shot, it would have been insane. I've done a 25x on that. That's how I got my previous, I had a 31 million on the, on that wisdom. I'll die. Get better on this one. One more. Alright, let's start him up here. See what we can do. Alright, that's actually what I wanted. Center and turn 2 guys. So you guys should be backhanding and getting the jack right now. mystery now on stranger ties actually difficult get these super jackpot even with Barbossa hard to get a high volume What you have to shoot is a jackpot, a double jackpot, and a triple jackpot. And then you get the super, which is a regular jackpot. It's shooting just the orb by itself. Double its combo from the chest to the orbit, the inner loop. And then the triple is the right orbit to the inner loop. Oh he's bad, not light. So even with Barbossa it's hard to get the big jackpots in this mode. Alright, let's see what I have. I have the ball. Only Elizabeth left. Two jackpots. The other thing to pay attention to at this point in the game is what shots have high values. Do I have a shot at 10,000? Do I have a mode at 10,000 points? Because then all my shots for that are 10,000 points. And I can run a multiplier and that's 60,000 points per shot. Let's see, what am I at? I'm at 1850 for that. I was looking at the... I'll change the time. These are not lightning flippers. I took those off after in-disc. Boom. Let me get my multiplier before it goes away. Oh! Oh! Actually, I want these characters if I'm going to play on standard time. It's not going to be worth that much. I'm going to start with the inner orbit. And I prematurely started my blade with double fire there. Alright, here's the wizard mode. This one lasts a bit longer. I have to collect five characters first, there's four. Ah. Ah, still a good game. all right well i did what i meant to on the stream any uh any questions game like i said i it'll it'll still be possible to do that after the next revision it's just it won't be so simple. You'll have to make the actual Devil's Triangle shot to collect that super jackpot. If you're playing as Barbossa, that means you have to avoid the 4 and the 6X, so I wouldn't play as Barbossa at that point. I'd look at one of the other characters. Yeah. Maybe that's it for today. Anyone want to see anything else? I mean, I didn't expect to do it in the first game. Yeah, I beat my Wizard Boat score on that one. It was 31 million before. It was a higher score level. Do or die, Multiball.

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