History Pinball / AvengersInfinityQuest

** A ball saver is active at the start of every new ball, and a short one activates after shots to the Tower to save any unexpected drains.

The game's story begins with the ComicBook/BlackOrder having successfully retrieved the six Infinity Gems and given them to their master, ComicBook/{{Thanos}}. The Avengers set out to travel back in time through one of ComicBook/DoctorStrange's portals and take the Gems before the Order can. The player's success in these Gem Quests has a significant impact on the game: if they win, they place the gem on a specific shot that provides a game-long perk, while if they ''lose'', Thanos gets the Gem and uses it against them in the final battle.

''Avengers: Infinity Quest'' is a {{physical pinball table|s}} released in September of 2020 by Creator/{{Stern}}. Designed by Keith Elwin and featuring artwork by Zombie Yeti, the game is based on various characters from the Franchise/MarvelUniverse (unsurprisingly focusing on members of ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'').

** The Soul Gem is such an important gem that there are many different ways to lose it, but also just as many ways to win it back. For example, if you lost it in Battle Thanos (or never got it in the first place), collecting a Super Jackpot in Black Order Multiball will allow you to reclaim it. And if you traded your Soul Gem in that multiball, finishing Battle Royale will also give it back.

* AchievementSystem: Achieving specific goals (like getting an Infinity Gem or successfully finishing a Hawkeye Challenge) awards a trophy that boosts {{combo|s}} scoring. There are three potential colors – bronze, silver, and gold – that depend on precisely how well the player did (and reward them more accordingly). Some trophies simply start at Bronze, and upgrade to Silver and Gold by repeating their achievement.

* {{Combos}}: The game bestows awards (including a Portal Lock) for achieving specific amounts of combos.

* MythologyGag: While the game is specifically based on Marvel comics rather than the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, it contains two allusions to ''Film/AvengersEndgame''.
** Starting a gem mode sometimes prompts a line where Black Widow refers to it as a "gem heist", alluding to a different metaphorical "heist" in the film.
** [[spoiler:The entire premise bears substantial similarities to ''Endgame'''s plot: Thanos has already obtained the Infinity Gems, and the Avengers must travel back in time to retrieve them before him (or his minions, in this case).]]
* OrcusOnHisThrone: Thanos is the BigBad, but he only directly confronts the Avengers in the final WizardMode. The rest of the game is spent fighting against the Black Order, who do the grunt work in retrieving the Infinity Gems for him, and his Outriders.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Getting a tilt warning displays a picture of Thanos with glowing red eyes, an obvious indication that continuing playing rough will end badly for you.
* ScoreMultiplier: Placing the Reality Gem on a shot causes it to be worth at least twice as much (going up to five times as much depending on the level of the corresponding Avenger and any attained power-ups). Also, by earning "Portal Locks", it's possible to turn any Gem Quest (except the Soul Gem) into a two or three ball multiball; doing so will also multiply the quest scoring by the number of balls in play.

** "Soul Gem Quest" is lit after collecting every Avenger once. The player must complete a sequence of eight shots with a limited amount of flips (initially 30, though they increase with every successful shot). Draining doesn't end the mode, instead simply subtracting 5 flips. Succeeding earns them the Soul Gem, allowing them to replay a failed Gem Quest, along with a lot of other nice perks.

Before they can fight Thanos, however, the player needs both the Gems and six primary Avengers – ComicBook/IronMan, [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]], [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk the Hulk]], ComicBook/BlackWidow, ComicBook/BlackPanther, and ComicBook/CarolDanvers as Captain Marvel – in order to access a succession of mini-wizard modes. Getting through all of these (which include tasks like retrieving the Soul Gem from the astral plane and fighting off the entire Black Order) is a tough order, but Thor and Iron Man's multiballs can help make it easier. Throughout the game, trophies are also made available for achieving certain milestones. Collecting enough of them leads directly into the ''true'' WizardMode, "Trophy Mania".

* CameraAbuse: One animation shows the Hulk punching the camera, cracking its "lens".
* CharacterLevel: Each of the six primary Avengers can be leveled up by shooting their shot after collecting them. Doing so provides a number of benefits, including doubling the worth of their shot, increasing scoring during associated multiball modes, and increasing the power of any Infinity Gem placed on them.

* InterfaceScrew: A form of this happens during the Soul Gem quest, where you have a limited number of flips to complete the mode. If you happen to run out of flips and lose the quest, the ball still remains in play, so you need to very quickly remind yourself that you're no longer under the constraint of limited flips.

** One Secret Skill Shot instead requires plunging to the mini-loop, awarding a minimum of one million points, 10 seconds of ball saver, and a lit Portal Lock. Another one was added in the 0.94 update (details needed).
** The Super Skill Shot requires immediately shooting Avengers Tower after launching the ball, awarding a minimum of 500,000 points, 5 seconds of ball saver, and (once per game) a lit Mystery award.

* TimedMission: The "Super" modes have a time limit, which the Time Gem can increase.

** "Battle for the Soul Gem" is lit after collecting every Avenger once. The player must complete a sequence of eight shots with a limited amount of flips (initially 30, though they increase with every successful shot). Draining doesn't end the mode, instead simply subtracting 5 flips. Succeeding earns them the Soul Gem, allowing them to replay a failed Gem Quest, along with a lot of other nice perks.
** Collecting them all twice lights "Black Order Multiball". It's a 3-ball multiball where shooting areas associated with each main Avenger lights their jackpot.

** Finishing every Gem Quest (including "Battle for the Soul Gem") at least once and playing ''Black Order Battle Royale'' lights "Battle Thanos". This is a 4-ball multiball where the object is to drain Thanos' lifebar and finish him off by shooting the Tower. The disc rotates red and blue shots, which deal extra damage if they're stacked. Defeating Thanos starts a 6-ball Super Victory Laps multiball. [[spoiler:If the player starts this mode while in possession of all six Gems, they are awarded an immediate BILLION points and will skip right to 6-ball Super Victory Laps.]]

* SelfImposedChallenge:
** The Soul Gem quest can optionally be played in "hard mode". This starts you off with only 20 flips, and each successful shot only refunds two flips, but the trade-off is that all scoring is multiplied by ''ten''.
** While only 24 out of the possible 32 trophies are required to start Trophy Mania, it's possible to enable a setting that disables the 8 easiest trophies in the game, making it much more difficult to reach Trophy Mania (which itself is already very difficult to reach). Should you manage to reach Trophy Mania on these settings, all scoring is tripled.

* SelfImposedChallenge: The Soul Gem quest can optionally be played in "hard mode". This starts you off with only 20 flips, and each successful shot only refunds two flips, but the trade-off is that all scoring is multiplied by ''ten''.

** Finishing every Gem Quest (including "Battle for the Soul Gem") at least once lights "Battle Thanos". Whatever Infinity Gems the player hasn't collected by this point will be wielded ''against'' them by Thanos, translating to various "anti-perks" that work against them. There are two phases: the first has the player defend their own gems by shooting a few shots for each one, losing the gem to Thanos if they drain without a ball saver. Regardless of the outcome, making it through all six gems leads to the second phase, a four-ball multiball where the player tries to drain Thanos' LifeMeter before he does their own. This mode is currently disabled due to the discovery of a GameBreakingBug in the initial release code which did have this mode.

* ScoreMultiplier: Placing the Reality Gem on a shot causes it to be worth at least twice as much (going up to five times as much depending on the level of the corresponding Avenger and any attained power-ups).

* MythologyGag: While the game is specifically based on Marvel comics rather than the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, the premise takes cues from one of Thanos' appearances in the series. [[spoiler:Specifically, the heroes need to travel back in time after he acquires all the Infinity Gems, just like in ''Film/AvengersEndgame''.]]

** The ''final'' Wizard Mode is "Trophy Mania", achieved upon collecting 24 trophies (out of 32 total). It's a multiball where the player re-collects all each trophy by shooting specific shots, with scoring is dependent on the color of the trophies the player acquired. The primary goal is to get 24 of them again, upon which the Super Jackpot is made available.

* AchievementSystem: Achieving specific goals (like getting an Infinity Gem or successfully finishing a Hawkeye Challenge) awards a trophy that boosts {{combo|s}} scoring. There are three potential colors – bronze, silver, and gold – that depend on precisely how well the player did (and reward them more accordingly). Some trophies simply start at Bronze, and upgrade to Silver or Gold by repeating a certain achievement.

* ScoreMultiplier: Placing the Reality Gem on a shot causes it to be worth at least twice as much (going up to four times as much depending on the level of the corresponding Avenger and any attained power-ups).

* SkillShot: Three of them.

** The Secret Skill Shot instead requires plunging to the mini-loop, awarding a minimum of one million points, 10 seconds of ball saver, and a lit Portal Lock.

** Finishing every Gem Quest (including "Battle for the Soul Gem") at least once lights "Battle Thanos". Whatever Infinity Gems the player hasn't collected by this point will be wielded ''against'' them by Thanos, translating to various "anti-perks" that work against them. There are two phases: the first has the player defend their own gems by shooting a few shots for each one, losing the gem to Thanos if they drain without a ball saver. Regardless of the outcome, making it through all six gems leads to the second phase, a four-ball multiball where the player tries to drain Thanos' LifeMeter before he does their own.

* AchievementSystem: Achieving specific goals (like getting an Infinity Gem or successfully finishing a Hawkeye Challenge) awards a trophy that boosts {{combo|s}} scoring. There are three potential colors – bronze, silver, and gold – that depend on precisely how well the player did (and reward them more accordingly).

** T-H-O-R starts Thor Multiball.
* TimedMission: Several modes have a time limit, which the Time Gem can increase.

** "Battle for the Soul Gem" is lit after collecting every Avenger once. The player must complete a sequence of eight shots with a limited amount of flips (initially 40, though they increase with every successful shot). Draining doesn't end the mode, instead simply subtracting 5 flips. Succeeding earns them the Soul Gem, allowing them to replay a failed Gem Quest.

** Collecting them all a ''third'' time lights "Black Order Battle Royale". With six lives (represented by each main Avenger), the player must defeat every member of the Black Order by making shots. Both fighters have a LifeMeter; the player's drains if the mode's timer runs out or if they lose the ball. Further complicating things is a "stamina" mechanic where the player can only use the flippers so many times – running out ''also'' does damage.

* TimedMission; Several modes have a time limit, which the Time Gem can increase.

* InMemoriam: While the game isn't formally dedicated to anyone, it does contain a tribute to Creator/ChadwickBoseman, who played ComicBook/BlackPanther in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse and died in August of 2020. After all of the regular high scores in the AttractMode, the last listing is simply "Black Panther: Chadwick B".

Before they can fight Thanos, however, the player needs both the Gems and six primary Avengers – ComicBook/IronMan, [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]], ComicBook/[[TheIncredibleHulk the Hulk]], ComicBook/BlackWidow, ComicBook/BlackPanther, and ComicBook/CarolDanvers as Captain Marvel – in order to access a succession of mini-wizard modes. Getting through all of these (which include tasks like retrieving the Soul Gem from the astral plane and fighting off the entire Black Order) is a tough order, but Thor and Iron Man's multiballs can help make it easier. Throughout the game, trophies are also made available for achieving certain milestones. Collecting enough of them leads directly into the ''true'' WizardMode, "Trophy Mania".