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[[File:Pinball Block Post Raised.png|thumb|Scene B after the block post is raised]]
The '''block post'''<ref>''Pinball'' North American instruction booklet, pages 5 and 6</ref> is a [[Pinball Part]] that appears in [[scene A]] and [[scene B]] in ''[[Pinball (game)|Pinball]]'' and ''[[Pinball (game)|VS. Pinball]]''. The block post appears in between the two [[Flipper (Pinball)|flipper]]s on screen, and prevents the ball from falling in between the flippers. The block post does not bounce the ball away like a [[Bumper (Pinball)|bumper]]; therefore, if the ball falls in between the flippers while the block post is raised, it remains in between one of the flippers and the block post until the {{button|nes|Pad}} Control Pad or the {{button|nes|A}} or {{button|nes|B}} buttons are pressed.

In scene A, the block post is raised if all of the [[slot window]]s are stopped on the same icon, and is lowered if the ball goes through the lane on the right side of the screen, if the score reaches 100,000 or 150,000 [[point]]s, after 6 seconds if three [[File:Pinball Slot Window 3.png]] icons were matched, or after 14 seconds if three [[File:Pinball Slot Window 7.png]] icons were matched. In scene B, the block post is raised if all of the [[Card (Pinball)|card]]s are turned face up, and does not disappear unless the ball falls off the bottom of the screen.

==Gallery==
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==References==
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