1976–1977 · Bally
Black Jack
Known for Red standup targets, Yellow standup targets, Player Wins and Player Hand. Casino card table interior, green felt gaming table, pink, orange and magenta gradient sky backdrop and pale yellow-green oval disc above the score windows.
- Years
- 1976–1977
- Maker
- Bally
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Target
Red standup targets
- Target
Yellow standup targets
- lamp
Player Wins
- Goal
Player Hand
- Goal
Dealer Hand
- Goal
Beat the Dealer
2 games under this title
On the playfield
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Far left, blonde, yellow top with bold red vertical stripes, green bangles on both wrists, both hands lifted to her cheeks, mouth wide open cheering, eyes wide
- man Far left edge, dark hair, tan/khaki shirt with a multicoloured plaid tie, looking right across the table
- man Left of centre, tan windowpane-check jacket, white shirt, red-striped tie, dark sunglasses, red lapel flower, one hand flat on the felt and the other holding a cigarette
- woman Standing behind the table at centre, long blonde hair, blue halter dress, hoop earring, only head, shoulders and upper chest visible above the seated players
- woman Centre, auburn upswept hair, white puff-sleeve blouse under a crimson bustier, pearl necklace, holding a card, looking sideways
- man Right, dark slicked hair, blue jacket over white shirt, leaning in towards the blonde beside him
Setting
- Casino card table interior
- Green felt gaming table
- Pink, orange and magenta gradient sky backdrop
- Pale yellow-green oval disc above the score windows
Text on it
- 1 UP
- 2 UP
- BLACKJACK
- Bally
- 1 or 2 CAN PLAY
- BALL IN PLAY
How it plays
-
Goals 4
- Player Hand
- Dealer Hand
- Beat the Dealer
- Beat the Dealer sequence
Made by
- Design
- Jim Patla
- Art
- Dick White
Reference
Linked terms
- Player Hand also called Player's Hand
- Dealer Hand also called Dealer's Hand
- Beat the Dealer also called Beating the Dealer
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Standard
- yellow gold
- red
- blue
- black
Fingerprint: Black jack, casino table illustration with grinning dealer in red shirt behind JACKPOT logo, voluptuous blonde woman in profile at upper left, playing-card suits scattered across blue border, white aprons with identical red acrobat figures, central black bonus ladder and PLAYER/DEALER hand grid
The playfield artwork is a blackjack/casino table rendered as cartoon illustration: a grinning dealer figure in a red shirt and tie printed behind a 'JACKPOT' logo, flanked by a voluptuous blonde woman in profile at the upper left. Playing-card suits (hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades) are scattered across a blue outer border and printed onto both slingshot plastics. Two white aprons at the bottom each carry an identical red jumping-figure logo, with a large blue 'Bally' script centred between them. The red four-digit score panel at the top, lit from behind, sits above four clear drop-target windows each with a 'JACKPOT' insert and '500' value. Overall a bright yellow-gold field broken by red banding, blue rails and a black bonus-value ladder.
Setting
- Flat airbrushed gold/yellow central field rather than a depicted room
- Dark blue outer border rail printed with scattered playing-card suits and card faces
- A printed casino-table motif with a cream card grid in the mid-lower field
Symbols
- Hearts, diamonds, clubs and spades
- Playing-card faces in the blue border
- Chipped suit pips on the slingshot plastics
- Star burst around the 100 dome
- Coin slots and chrome cabinet legs
Notable shapes
- A black central bonus ladder of ten round inserts in a tapering vertical column, flanked by two yellow chevron bonus columns each reading 'advance bonus 1000' with a '3,000' and '5,000 bonus' saucer. a cream 2x5 card grid of numbered ovals (17-21) sits above the ladder.
Art motifs
- Playing-card suits
- Casino table
- Jackpot lettering
- Star bursts
- Smiling cartoon characters
Themes
- Blackjack
- Casino
- Card game
- Gambling
- Carnival
- Electro-mechanical
Title on it
- Black jack
Text on it
- TAKES ADVANCE BONUS & CHANGE PLAYER'S HAND
- 4
- 5
- 6
- JACKPOT
- 500
- BEAT THE DEALER
- 1000
- WHEN LIT
- 100
- RACE PAYS 5000
- SHOOT AGAIN
- SEVEN
- PLAYER 1 WINS
- CHANGE PLAYER'S HAND
- CHANGE DEALER'S HAND
- DEALER PAYS 2X BONUS
- PLAYER'S HAND
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- DEALER'S HAND
- HEATING THE DEALER SCORES SPECIAL
- EXTRA BALL
- 7x
- 3x
- ADVANCE BONUS 1000
- 3,000
- 5,000 BONUS
- 2x
- 5x
- BONUS
- 10,000
- 9000
- 20,000
- 8000
- 7000
- 6000
- 5000
- 4000
- 3000
- 2000
- SAME PLAYER SHOOTS AGAIN
- COLLECT DUKES
- Bally
- INSTRUCTIONS
- 4 PLAYER
- 1 TO A 4 PLAYER
- BLACK JACK
- EXTRA BALL FOR EACH SCORE OF 20,000 POINTS
- 1 EXTRA BALL FOR EACH SCORE OF 10,000 POINTS
- END OF GAME REPLAY AWARDS PER PLAYER
- 5 BALLS PER GAME
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- QUARTERS PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Large head and shoulders printed at upper centre, dark hair, wide toothy grin, red shirt with white collar and a dark tie; leans forward from behind the jackpot logo |
| Other | Blonde woman in left profile at upper left, hair swept back with a curl, red lips, bare shoulder, gazing right towards the dealer |
| Other | Two identical small red acrobat or harlequin figures with arms outstretched on the white lower-left and lower-right aprons |
Full-length electro-mechanical card-themed playfield shot from above through the glass, with the chrome-rimmed cabinet sides and grey apron at the bottom. A red four-window score panel sits at the top under the printed arc 'TAKES ADVANCE BONUS & CHANGE PLAYER'S HAND', flanked by printed playing-card suits. The centre carries a large yellow-and-black 'JACKPOT' logo over a smiling cartoon dealer in a red shirt and dark tie, with a 100-point plastic dome burst just above. Two triangular pale-yellow slingshots with playing-card pips flank the mid-field, a blue lane strip on the right reads vertically 'PLAYER 1 WINS', and a central black-and-white card grid shows two rows of numbered ovals (17-21) labelled PLAYER'S HAND and DEALER'S HAND. Below is a yellow-gold bonus ladder of round inserts 10,000 down to 1,000. Two white flippers with red rubber below, plus white apron cards printed with instructions, 'Bally' in blue script, and 'QUARTERS PLAY' coin windows.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass EM
- green
- red
- orange
- pink
Fingerprint: Seven 1980s-style gamblers at green felt card table, blonde in yellow-red striped top with green bangles and both hands raised to cheeks cheering, man in tan windowpane jacket with dark sunglasses, tall blonde in blue halter dress standing behind (head visible), brunette with white blouse and pearl necklace, poker chips and red-backed cards, "BLACKJACK" red slanted title, Bally signature
The enormous slanted red BLACKJACK title arcing across the upper left, with a red cursive Bally signature tucked just under its final letters. A row of seven sharply dressed 1980s-style gamblers in sunglasses, pearls and cigarettes frozen in mid-cheer around a green felt table. The blonde woman in the yellow-and-red striped top with both hands pressed to her open mouth. A tall blonde woman in a blue halter dress rising behind the table at the centre, her head and shoulders floating above the seated players. Two spade-shaped green ornaments and a large pale yellow-green oval set into the pink-and-orange sky behind the score windows.
Setting
- Casino card table interior
- Green felt gaming table
- Pink, orange and magenta gradient sky backdrop
- Pale yellow-green oval disc above the score windows
Symbols
- Playing cards (red-backed, face-down)
- Poker chips in red, blue, white and yellow
- Card suits
- Green spade-shaped decorative ornaments flanking the score windows
- Cigarettes
- Pearl necklace
- Green bangles
- Sunglasses
- Small coin-emblem discs beneath the '1 or 2 can play' text
Lettering
- Large slanted red block capitals with white keyline and heavy black drop shadow for the title; small yellow-outlined caps for the instruction and ball-in-play lines; white sans-serif numerals on black spade-shaped panels for the player numbers; red cursive script signature for the bally name
Themes
- Blackjack
- Gambling
- Casino
- Card game
- Poker chips
- Celebration
- Nightclub
Title on it
- Blackjack
Text on it
- 1 UP
- 2 UP
- BLACKJACK
- Bally
- 1 or 2 CAN PLAY
- BALL IN PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Far left, blonde, yellow top with bold red vertical stripes, green bangles on both wrists, both hands lifted to her cheeks, mouth wide open cheering, eyes wide |
| Man | Far left edge, dark hair, tan/khaki shirt with a multicoloured plaid tie, looking right across the table |
| Man | Left of centre, tan windowpane-check jacket, white shirt, red-striped tie, dark sunglasses, red lapel flower, one hand flat on the felt and the other holding a cigarette |
| Woman | Standing behind the table at centre, long blonde hair, blue halter dress, hoop earring, only head, shoulders and upper chest visible above the seated players |
| Woman | Centre, auburn upswept hair, white puff-sleeve blouse under a crimson bustier, pearl necklace, holding a card, looking sideways |
| Man | Right, dark slicked hair, blue jacket over white shirt, leaning in towards the blonde beside him |
| Woman | Far right, blonde bob, red top with a green-and-yellow ruffled collar, large green drop earrings, cigarette held between raised fingers, forearm on the table |
Illustrated casino-table scene under a bright pink, orange and magenta gradient sky. Seven well-dressed gamblers crowd a green felt card table: on the left a dark-haired young man in a tan shirt and plaid tie, next to a blonde woman in a yellow-and-red striped top with green bangles, mouth open and both hands raised to her cheeks in delight. Beside her a man in a tan check windowpane jacket, dark sunglasses and a red-striped tie, one hand on the felt holding a cigarette. At centre a brunette in a white blouse and crimson bustier with a pearl necklace leans on the table holding cards, and a tall blonde in a blue halter dress stands behind her head and shoulders. On the right a dark-haired man in a blue jacket and white shirt sits beside a blonde woman in a red top with a green-and-yellow ruffled collar and green drop earrings, cigarette raised between her fingers. Red, blue, white and yellow poker chips and red-backed face-down cards scatter the felt. Across the upper left the title BLACKJACK is lettered in huge slanted red capitals with a white outline and black drop shadow, with the red script name Bally beside it.
Backglass Standard
- green
- yellow
- orange
- black
Fingerprint: Giant crowned king with yellow face, purple-and-black striped hair and beard, open fan of playing cards held aloft, BLACK JACK title on diagonal banner across chest, four ornate arrowhead score windows with card suit panels, roulette wheel with numbered pockets, red jester face below, mid-green field background
A huge crowned king with a yellow face, purple-and-black striped hair and beard, and an open fan of playing cards held aloft in one hand, filling the entire centre of the glass. Four large ornate score windows shaped like arrowheads or shields, each headed by a miniature playing-card panel carrying a suit and numeral. To the right, a red and black numbered roulette wheel with a yellow ball and a pointing hand, under a red arched BALL IN PLAY panel with a CREDIT window. Below the king, a small red jester with a black moustache and ruffled collar. Playing-card suits scatter right across the green field.
Setting
- Flat mid-green field
- Pink/magenta outer border band
- Gold-painted wooden frame edge
Symbols
- Playing-card suits (spade, club, heart, diamond)
- Fan of playing cards
- Crown
- Roulette wheel with numbered pockets
- Red roulette ball
- Orange arrow shapes
- Grey-blue leaf sprigs
- Jackpot starburst
Lettering
- Very tall condensed yellow sans-serif block capitals with black outline on a slanted black banner; smaller white-and-yellow condensed capitals on the player-number panels; cream condensed capitals on the bottom player-count line; white capitals on a red rounded rectangle for game over; white condensed capitals on a red arched panel for ball in play; red cursive script inside a small red oval
Themes
- Playing cards
- Card suits
- Joker
- King
- Crown
- Roulette
- Circus clown
- Card game
Title on it
- Black jack
Text on it
- BLACK JACK
- Bally
- 1 UP
- 2 UP
- 3 UP
- 4 UP
- BALL IN PLAY
- CREDIT
- 1 TO 4 CAN PLAY
- GAME OVER
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Central crowned king, yellow skin, purple and black striped shoulder-length hair and beard, wide open orange-and-yellow patterned crown with white centre jewel, ornate orange-yellow ruff collar with diamond and chevron motifs, holding a fan of pale green-edged playing cards in his raised right hand, facing frontally with dark eyes and a small moustache |
| Man | Red jester at bottom centre, yellow face, black curled moustache, curly red hair, ruffled collar, a yellow-orange conical hat with red panel |
| Other | Pale disembodied hand at right inside the roulette dial, pointing a yellow ball towards the numbered pockets |
| Other | Four tiny face-card king images printed on the small card panels beside each score window |
Rectangular painted backglass in a heavy gold-painted wooden frame, background a flat mid-green field bordered by a pink/magenta outer band. Centre: a large crowned king figure, shoulders and torso visible, yellow skin, purple and black striped hair and beard, an open orange-and-yellow patterned crown with a small white jewel, and a wide orange-yellow patterned ruff/collar. His right hand (left of picture) is raised holding a fan of pale green-edged playing cards. A black diagonal banner with a yellow keyline runs lower-left to upper-right across his chest carrying tall bold yellow block letters. Four rectangular score windows are set in ornate arrowhead-shaped frames: top-left (black and orange), top-right (black and yellow), bottom-left (black and yellow), bottom-right (black and red). Each window is preceded by a small card-index panel showing a card suit symbol, a numeral with U above P, and a small face card. Right side has a circular roulette-style dial of red and black numbered pockets with a yellow ball and a pointing hand. Bottom centre shows a red moustachioed jester face with a ruffled collar. Corners carry grey-blue leaf motifs and orange arrow shapes.