CLASSIC BOWLING
Classic is the traditional 10-frame bowling format where each frame represents one turn for the bowler, and in each turn the player is allowed to roll the ball twice. If the bowler knocks down all the pins in the first roll it's considered a strike. If any pins remain, the bowler attempts to knock them down with a second roll. If they succeed, it's called a spare; any pins remaining denote an open frame. If the frame is left open, the bowler receives a score equivalent to the number of pins knocked down. If a spare is made, a slash mark is recorded in the right-hand corner of the frame and no score is recorded until the first ball is rolled in the next frame. After it's rolled, the bowler receives credit for the number of pins knocked down, plus 10. If a bowler gets a strike, an X is recorded in the box and the player receives a score of 10 plus the total pins knocked down in the next two rolls. There are a total of 120 pins a bowler can knock down in one game, making a maximum score of 300.

• Single Game: Players participate in only one game of bowling. This is the case for all Classic Game Prize Contests.
• Three-Game Series: The ultimate consistency test. Bowlers roll three consecutive games and add up their scores to get their total three-game score.

VEGAS BOWLING
Vegas Bowling debuted in Silver Strike Bowler's Club and is featured again in Silver Strike LIVE. Over the years, Vegas Bowling has established itself as quite possibly the most popular game choice. Using the exact set of rules as Classic Bowling, Vegas Bowling adds a second level of competition by giving bowlers playing cards every time a mark (spare or strike) is made. After the players view the score sheet, a second sheet appears showing who currently has the best 5-card poker hand!

Vegas Bowling is automatically enabled during Prize Contests but can be turned off by hitting the Options Button. Players selecting Casual or Stats Play can select Vegas Bowling once they decide they want to play Classic Bowling.

SPARE CHALLENGE
Spare Challenge is a new game mode on Silver Strike LIVE that takes the art of picking up spares to a whole new level. Players will participate in a typical ten-frame game, but they will only throw the second ball, hence trying to pick up ten different spares. Regardless of whether a player picks up all the remaining pins in a given frame or not, they will move onto the next frame with an entirely new setup. These spare setups are random but typically start off easier and get more challenging as the game progresses.

At the end of the game, a player will receive a "x2 Bonus" and their score will automatically double to give them their final Spare Challenge amount. This means that a final score of 125 would actually equate to 250. Like Classic Bowling, the top overall score including the x2 Bonus a player can receive is still 300.

PRIZE CONTESTS
NEW to Silver Strike LIVE is the addition of Prize Play! Players can now compete in Classic Bowling and Spare Challenge for prizes by adding in an extra dollar to the prize pool. Fifty players will compete in one Prize Contest and all fifty dollars contributed will go directly into the total prize fund.

The leaderboard for that particular Prize Contest will be visible after the 4th and 9th frames as well as after the game has concluded. First place will win you $10 and finishing in the top twenty will earn you your dollar back. For a full breakdown of the prize structure, visit the How To Start a Game section. Money will be deposited directly to your Player Account.

Ties will go to the player who has earned the most Skill Points. Skill Points are determined by the quality of your strikes during Classic Bowling and quality of spare pickups in Spare Challenge.

Players will also be able to check out how they did in their Prize Contests by logging into their Player Account and checking their game play!

For information on playing and starting up any of the game modes listed above visit the How To Start a Game section on Silverstrikebowling.com!

Silver Strike LIVE once again features pro bowler and ESPN® announcer, Randy Pedersen as the play-by-play man. Randy has been with Silver Strike from the get-go, and his witty comments have quickly become synonymous with Silver Strike Bowling's success in bars and taverns around the world.

With 13 total career Pro Bowling titles under his belt, Randy Pedersen is one of the most decorated professional bowlers to date. Not only is he famous as the lead commentator on Silver Strike Bowling, but also the acclaimed ten-pin star is ESPN's lead bowling color analyst. Since joining the PBA commentary booth in 2001, Pedersen has garnered more attention from the entertainment world. His cameo appearances in the movie "Greedy" and mega-hit comedy "Kingpin" top his list of cinema accomplishments to date.