End a game with a switch combination

[Marc Rechté]

Hello. I did not find a way to force a game to end. In the time being, I did a small fix in modes/game/game.py to use a key tagged "reset" on top of a start request. Shall I push it to the project ?

[Philip Dixon]

in python I use this:

    def kill_game(self, **kwargs):
        self.machine.events.post('autolaunch')  # this fires any ball in the shooterlane, I have it set in my ball device to do this.

        self.machine.modes.game.end_game()
        self.machine.ball_controller.collect_balls(target='home, trough')
        self.machine.reset()

[Dan - aka BorgDog]

I use this in yaml to end a game. basically posting the event end_game ends the game. it does not automatically plunge a ball in the shooter lane, but I'm sure I could add something to make it do that.

timed_switches:

  game_cancel:

    switch_tags: start

    time: 5 s

    events_when_active: end_game

[Dan - aka BorgDog]

end_game is the default event for end_game_event which cna be set in the game: section of your config. I use end_ball as well both referenced here:   https://missionpinball.org/latest/config/game/

[Marc Rechté]

Thanks. This is what I was initially looking for.

Le 20/09/2025 à 18:54, Dan - aka BorgDog a écrit :
> I use this in yaml to end a game. basically posting the event end_game
> ends the game. it does not automatically plunge a ball in the shooter
> lane, but I'm sure I could add something to make it do that.
>
> timed_switches:
> game_cancel:
> switch_tags: start
> time: 5 s
> events_when_active: end_game
>
> On Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 8:19:30 AM UTC-7 Philip Dixon wrote:
>
> in python I use this:
>     def kill_game(self, **kwargs):

> self.machine.events.post <http://
> self.machine.events.post>('autolaunch')  # this fires any ball in

> the shooterlane, I have it set in my ball device to do this.
>         self.machine.modes.game.end_game()
>         self.machine.ball_controller.collect_balls(target='home,
> trough')
>         self.machine.reset()
>
> On Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 4:02:34 PM UTC+1 mre...@gmail.com
> wrote:
>
> Hello. I did not find a way to force a game to end. In the time
> being, I did a small fix in modes/game/game.py to use a key
> tagged "reset" on top of a start request. Shall I push it to the
> project ?
>

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