A
derogatory term for any
pinball that is of sufficiently poor
design that it is way too easy for the ball to
drain during play. While a pinball should not make it
easy for any player to keep the ball active for long amounts of time, it should be possible for a good player to
decrease the chance of the ball entering the
outlane or going straight down the middle.
A game that is recognized as a drain-o-matic game will suffer badly, as few people will play it, as it becomes very discouraging very quickly.
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