# Big Buck Hunter Pinball Open Season Tutorial

**Source:** IE Pinball  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2020-03-28  
**Duration:** 2m 12s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPpt5N8Hyq8

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## Analysis

Tutorial walkthrough of Big Buck Hunter Pinball's Open Season wizard mode, detailing the seven goals required to reach and complete the wizard mode challenge on Stern's AC/DC Pro Vault Edition machine.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Open Season wizard mode requires achieving 7 specific goals — _Tutorial content describing Open Season requirements_
- [HIGH] The seventh goal (boss battle) requires completing all previous goals within a single Big Buck Multiball without progress saving between multiballs — _Tutorial explanation of Big Buck Multiball requirements_
- [HIGH] Boss battle involves hitting buck 5 times to start, then 5 more times for jackpots, collecting double jackpots on five major shots, then 20 more buck hits for monster bucks — _Detailed boss battle sequence description_

### Notable Quotes

> "The seventh goal the one that will break you the boss battle for this machine"
> — **IE Pinball host**
> _Indicates the Open Season wizard mode is intentionally difficult and punishing, setting expectations for player challenge level_

> "The game does not save any of your progress between multiballs"
> — **IE Pinball host**
> _Critical mechanic explaining why the boss battle is considered a breaking point—all seven goals must be completed in one continuous multiball sequence_

> "A daunting task"
> — **IE Pinball host**
> _Commentary on the bird insert goal (four multiballs with escalating hit requirements: 4, 5, 6, 7 hits), reinforcing difficulty perception_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Big Buck Hunter | game | Stern pinball machine, theme based on Big Buck Hunter arcade hunting game |
| Stern Pinball | company | Manufacturer of Big Buck Hunter pinball machine |
| AC/DC Pro Vault Edition | product | Stern pinball machine mentioned as companion/comparison reference in tutorial title |
| IE Pinball | organization | Content creator/YouTube channel producing this tutorial |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Wizard mode design and difficulty, Open Season wizard mode progression, Big Buck Hunter gameplay mechanics, Multiball sequences and requirements
- **Secondary:** Tutorial and educational content

### Sentiment

**Neutral** (0) — Content is instructional and factual. Tone shows respect for difficulty level with phrases like 'daunting task' and 'will break you,' but maintains neutral tutorial delivery without enthusiastic promotion or criticism.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** IE Pinball producing detailed wizard mode tutorials and strategy guides for recent releases, supporting player education and engagement (confidence: high) — Comprehensive tutorial video explaining all seven Open Season goals, shot sequences, and boss battle mechanics
- **[design_philosophy]** Open Season wizard mode employs escalating difficulty through multi-stage goals and a final boss battle that requires completion of all prior goals in a single multiball with no progress saving (confidence: high) — Tutorial outlines seven sequential goals with the final goal requiring all previous accomplishments within Big Buck Multiball without progress persistence between multiballs

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## Transcript

Welcome to the FigBuck Hunter Pro Open Season Wizard Mode Challenge. To reach Open Season, you must achieve 7 goals. The first three are fairly simple. Hit the buck one time to light the buck insert. Hit the ram three times to light the ram insert and start double scoring. Shoot the ram five times to start moose on the loose and light the moose insert. Spell Elk, start the multiball and shoot the Elk Diverter once to light the Elk Insert. Bonus rounds are lit by Pop Bumper hits then started on the right orbit. Start 3 to light the bonus round insert. For the bird insert you must play all 4 bird multiballs. four hits, then five, then six, then seven. A daunting task And finally the seventh goal the one that will break you the boss battle for this machine You must do all of these goals in a single Big Buck Multiball The game does not save any of your progress between multiballs. Start Big Buck Multiball with 5 Buck Hits. Once started, shoot the Buck 5 more times to collect Jackpots and light double jackpots on the five major shots. Once all double jackpots have been collected, the super jackpot lights on the critter spinner. After collecting the super jackpot, you must hit the buck 20 times to collect monster bucks. Open season lights once all seven goals outlined here have been achieved. Open season! cena bravo

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*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 48656822-bbc8-4e54-9381-7e2ec565adc9*