I need help with LUA Save data and playback control

[Rot8er_ConeX]

Two questions, one forum:
  1.) How do I control playback from within a LUA game?  I'm guessing it'll be (a) function(s) that starts with "rb." .
  2.) How do I get a LUA game to save its data?  (lemme think: BRICKS, BROCKS, BALLS, COSMIC, PWR, SHARD, level_base, paddle, lives, level, score)  So I need to save the values of eight tables - six of which change sizes throughout the course of the game - and three integers.

[Rot8er_ConeX]

Note:  I now have saving working (I used the Contacts plugin as refrence), but still need help with playback control.  I notice that the actions and buttons files allow for playback control, I just don't seem to be able to guess how to implement it.