-Offline: Base Game: 12 4 DLC: 20 8
-Online: 0
-Missable trophies: None
-Do cheats block trophies?: Changing the factory settings or saving/reloading a game disables trophies
-Approximate amount of time to 100%: 40 hours or more. Skill related.
Roadmap:
Step 1: Understand the game
Many people seem to consider pinball a game of chance and move on to another game very quickly without even giving the harder trophies a chance. This, however, is far from true. With practice and a basic knowledge of how the tables work, you'll soon find that the trophies in Zen Pinball are all obtainable. More so, they are some of the most fun, intense and rewarding trophies ever!
A basic must-know strategy that applies to all tables can be found HERE.
How to activate the safety features like the ballsave, kickbacks, extra balls, etc. for the different tables can be found below:
V12
TESLA
EL DORADO
SHAMAN
STREET FIGHTER 2
NINJA GAIDEN Σ 2
EXCALIBUR
EARTH DEFENSE
MARS
PARANORMAL
SORCERER'S LAIR
Hypno74's Youtube channel has a lot of videos on trophies and the game in general.
As an additional source of information, you should also read the in-game rule sheets. Though they are not always clear, the could provide some more insight.
On your journey to completing the trophy list, start by just playing the tables and figure out how they all work. If you lose a ball, don't immediately jump to the conclusion you got unlucky, but think about how the situation could have been avoided.
Just by playing the tables, you will most likely earn several of the easy bronze trophies.
Step 2: The bronze trophies
Now that you have a pretty good idea of how to keep your ball alive, it's time to start trophy hunting. Most of the bronze trophies can be obtained with only a handfull of shots. Some, however, are a bit more advanced in difficulty and will give you a better idea of why pinball is game of skill. Follow the instructions provided in the guide and you should be able to get most, if not all of them, without too much effort.
Step 3: The silver trophies
These are the trophies that earned the game its 9/10 difficulty rating. Apart from a few, they all require you to complete the entire story modes for each table. Make sure you have a decent amount of free time before attempting them, as it can take up to an hour of gameplay to complete all the required shots for one table.
It is recommended that you choose a table and stick to it before moving on the next. Every table has a slightly different feel to it and switching between tables will not help improve your skills on the individual tables.
A couple of things to remember:
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Know the table and all its little tweaks by heart.
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Always remember that failing a mission is not as bad as losing your ball... Never attempt any high risk shots if you do not have the available safety features enabled. Even if this means failing the same mission over and over again. Patience really is a virtue in this game.
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Playing when you're frustrated does not improve your gameplay.
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Try to keep your cool when you're nearing completion of the requirements. When you're getting close to the finish line, even the easiest of shots seem to become increasingly more difficult.
[PS3T Would Like to Thank steviej for this Road Map]