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In it, you play as a brother and sister who decide to curiously venture into the spooky mansion outside of their town. However, the owner within, the titular Sorcerer, is not pleased with them invading his home. His goal now is to either cast them out, or if they refuse to do so, turn them into monsters to join the other denizens of the property. Luckily for the pair, they're aided by a friendly ghost named Whisper who wishes to help them through the mansion.

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In it, you play as a brother and sister sister[[note]]dubbed Jake and Amelia respectively in FX3's table mastery menu[[/note]] who decide to curiously venture into the spooky mansion outside of their town. However, the owner within, the titular Sorcerer, is not pleased with them invading his home. His goal now is to either cast them out, or if they refuse to do so, turn them into monsters to join the other denizens of the property. Luckily for the pair, they're aided by a friendly ghost named Whisper who wishes to help them through the mansion.
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* ArtEvolution: The brother and sister are redrawn to look smoother on the table's art in the Pinball FX 3 version.

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* ArtEvolution: The Pinball FX 3 version gives the brother and sister are redrawn to look smoother on the table's art in the Pinball FX 3 version.a revamped look.



* WhenTheClockStrikesTwelve: The basis of Midnight Madness. It's also when the Sorcerer's power is at his strongest and he can control all the monsters the lair. Including Whisper who you have to shoot to prevent her from going back to him.

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* WhenTheClockStrikesTwelve: The basis of Midnight Madness. It's also when the Sorcerer's power is at his strongest and he can control all the monsters in the lair. Including Whisper who you have to shoot to prevent her from going back to him.


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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: The sister hates spiders and cobwebs. Unluckily for her, they have to face spiders as enemies in one mini-game.

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* ArtEvolution: The brother and sister are redrawn on the table's art in the Pinball FX 3 version.

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* ArtEvolution: The brother and sister are redrawn to look smoother on the table's art in the Pinball FX 3 version.



* WizardMode: Midnight Madness. The irony is, it doesn't actually occur at midnight like [[{{Creator/WilliamsElectronics}} Williams]] did with their pinball machines.

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* WizardMode: Midnight Madness. The irony is, it doesn't actually occur at midnight like [[{{Creator/WilliamsElectronics}} Williams]] did with their pinball machines.machines.
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* ArtEvolution: The brother and sister are redrawn on the table's art in the Pinball FX 3 version.

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* ThePlace
* RespawningEnemies: The ghosts in the "Crazy Ghosts" must be eliminated quickly by touching them with the ball, but they will occasionally come back if the player takes too long to destroy them all.



* RespawningEnemies: The ghosts in the "Crazy Ghosts" must be eliminated quickly by touching them with the ball, but they will occasionally come back if the player takes too long to destroy them all.
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* BigNo: [[spoiler:Uttered by the sorcerer once midnight passes at the end of the wizard mode, as he loses power.]]

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* BigNo: [[spoiler:Uttered by the BigNo / ThisCannotBe: [[spoiler:The sorcerer screams in despair once midnight passes at the end of the wizard mode, as he loses power.]]



* ThisCannotBe: The Sorcerer himself if you make it through Midnight Madness.
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* BigNo: [[spoiler:Uttered by the sorcerer once midnight passes at the end of the wizard mode, as he loses power.]]


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* TheReveal: At the beginning of the wizard mode, [[spoiler:Whisper reveals that she's a slave to the Sorcerer]].
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* RespawningEnemies: The ghosts in the "Crazy Ghosts" must be eliminated quickly by touching them with the ball, but they will occasionally come back if the player takes too long to destroy them all.
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The sister's name is Amanda, it is revealed in a winnable avatar for the table


* NoNameGiven: The boy's name is Jake. His sister is referred to simply as "Jake's sister."
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* AntiFrustrationFeatures: The left orbit features a trio of pop bumpers at its entrance, which can likely send the ball into the left outlane. In most cases where the ball rolls down this orbit, if this indeed happens the game will activate the ball saver.
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'''''Sorcerer's Lair''''' is a DigitalPinballTable by Creator/ZenStudios for their ''VideoGame/ZenPinball''/''VideoGame/PinballFX'' games, and one of their original tables that isn't based on an existing property.

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'''''Sorcerer's Lair''''' ''Sorcerer's Lair'' is a DigitalPinballTable by Creator/ZenStudios for their ''VideoGame/ZenPinball''/''VideoGame/PinballFX'' games, and one of their original tables that isn't based on an existing property.



* WizardMode: Midnight Madness. The irony is, it doesn't actually occur at midnight like [[{{Creator/WilliamsElectronics}} Williams]] did with their pinball machines.

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* WizardMode: Midnight Madness. The irony is, it doesn't actually occur at midnight like [[{{Creator/WilliamsElectronics}} Williams]] did with their pinball machines.
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* WizardMode: Midnight Madness.

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* WizardMode: Midnight Madness. The irony is, it doesn't actually occur at midnight like [[{{Creator/WilliamsElectronics}} Williams]] did with their pinball machines.
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''Sorcerer's Lair'' is a DigitalPinballTable by Creator/ZenStudios, and one of their original tables that isn't based on an existing property.

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''Sorcerer's Lair'' '''''Sorcerer's Lair''''' is a DigitalPinballTable by Creator/ZenStudios, Creator/ZenStudios for their ''VideoGame/ZenPinball''/''VideoGame/PinballFX'' games, and one of their original tables that isn't based on an existing property.
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The game is free to play as a way to prompt players to buy the Studio's [[VideoGame/ZenPinball other pinball tables.]]

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The game is free on most platforms to play as a way to prompt players to buy the Studio's [[VideoGame/ZenPinball other pinball tables.]]
]] Public reception to ''Sorcerer's Lair'' has been mostly positive, with the strongest points being clear and concise objectives and many available modes. Uniquely among Zen's designs, ''Sorcerer's Lair'' has also gained a substantial player base among fans of PhysicalPinballTables, no doubt because ''Sorcerer's Lair'' is the closest in Zen's library to a real-life pinball machine.
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* ThePlace
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* NoNameGiven: The boy's name is Jake. His sister is referred to simply as "Jake's sister."
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* WhenTheClockStrikesTwelve: The basis of Midnight Madness. It's also when the Sorcerer's power is at his strongest and he can control all the monsters the lair. Including Whisper who you have to shoot to prevent her from going back to him.
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''Sorcerer's Lair'' is a DigitalPinballTable by Creator/ZenStudios, and one of their original tables that isn't based on a existing property.

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''Sorcerer's Lair'' is a DigitalPinballTable by Creator/ZenStudios, and one of their original tables that isn't based on a an existing property.
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''Sorcerer's Lair'' has the following tropes.

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Sorcerer's Lair is a Digital Pinball game by Creator/ZenStudios and one of their original tables that isn't based on a existing property.

In it you play as brother and sister who decide to curiously venture into the spooky mansion outside of their town. However the owner within, the titular Sorcerer, is not pleased with them invading him home and will do all he can to either cast them out or make them into monsters to join the other denizens of the property if they refuse to do so. Luckily for the pair their aided by a friendly ghost named Whisper who wishes to help them through the mansion.

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Sorcerer's Lair [[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sorcerers-lair-pinball-zen_568.jpg]]

''Sorcerer's Lair''
is a Digital Pinball game DigitalPinballTable by Creator/ZenStudios Creator/ZenStudios, and one of their original tables that isn't based on a existing property.

In it it, you play as a brother and sister who decide to curiously venture into the spooky mansion outside of their town. However However, the owner within, the titular Sorcerer, is not pleased with them invading him home and will do all he can his home. His goal now is to either cast them out out, or make if they refuse to do so, turn them into monsters to join the other denizens of the property if they refuse to do so. property. Luckily for the pair their pair, they're aided by a friendly ghost named Whisper who wishes to help them through the mansion.



The game is free to play as a way prompting the studios other pinball tables.

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The game is free to play as a way prompting to prompt players to buy the studios Studio's [[VideoGame/ZenPinball other pinball tables.
tables.]]



* MiniGame: A few when you activate the basement levels such as shooting spiders, guiding a ball through a clockwork or making your way out of a cellar.

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* MiniGame: A few when you activate the basement levels levels, such as shooting spiders, guiding a ball through a clockwork mechanism, or making your way out of a cellar.



* WizardMode: Midnight Madness.

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* WizardMode: Midnight Madness.
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* ThisCannotBe: The Sorcerer himself if you make it through Midnight Madness.
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Sorcerer's Lair is a Digital Pinball game by Creator/ZenStudios and one of their original tables that isn't based on a existing property.

In it you play as brother and sister who decide to curiously venture into the spooky mansion outside of their town. However the owner within, the titular Sorcerer, is not pleased with them invading him home and will do all he can to either cast them out or make them into monsters to join the other denizens of the property if they refuse to do so. Luckily for the pair their aided by a friendly ghost named Whisper who wishes to help them through the mansion.

The goal of the game is to gather the obsidians (done by completing the modes) and do battle against the Sorcerer himself.

The game is free to play as a way prompting the studios other pinball tables.

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''Sorcerer's Lair'' has the following tropes.

* BratsWithSlingshots: The brother sports one.
* BrotherSisterTeam
* CuteGhostGirl: Whisper
* HauntedHouse: The lair serves as one.
* MiniGame: A few when you activate the basement levels such as shooting spiders, guiding a ball through a clockwork or making your way out of a cellar.
* WhenTreesAttack: One of the modes has you shooting a ball at a living tree.
* WizardMode: Midnight Madness.

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