Black Knight: Sword of Rage

A full-length pinball playfield shot from above under coloured LED lighting, dominated by a huge compass rose in the centre: a black-and-white (grey and white) many-pointed star on a yellow and orange sunburst disc, ringed by a chain-and-rosette border and by gold lettering set in a circular band. Around the top of the disc, medallions in dark round bezels spell K N I G H T. Directly beneath the rose sit two large blue-grey armoured knights in helmets and plumes, flanking a pile of treasure. The upper playfield is a dense jungle-and-village scene in dark reds, greens and browns with a glowing orange doorway/lantern at top centre, a thatched hut and stone tower, red and green LED-lit plastics and metal ball guides, and a right-hand curved wire ramp running down to a scoop. Two white circular inserts marked R and A sit on the left. The lower apron area carries two black triangular instruction plates with rivet borders and gothic script captions, a yellow super-value plaque on the right, a yellow Dark Quest rule card on the left, and a centre MagnaSave label. Two yellow flipper bats point inward at bottom centre. Palette: red, yellow, black, orange.

A wide, brightly lit pinball playfield shot from the player side, dominated by reds, oranges and yellows with blue and black accents. The centrepiece is a large circular orange-and-yellow wheel like a compass rose: a black star burst radiating from a black hub carrying a white open-box/crown emblem, ringed by a gold band of small lettered roundels, and an outer ring of named features in black capitals on cream banners. Above the wheel a row of five dark circular letter tiles spells KNIGHT. Below the wheel, a blue-and-red costumed masked figure with white eye patches stands with both gloved fists raised towards the viewer, flanked by two big yellow illuminated arrow shapes pointing inwards, and a small round panel reading Magna Save. The whole surface is set in a fiery medieval-fantasy castle setting with burning torch glow, banners, stone and armour motifs. Chrome wire ramps and rails run up both sides, with a wireform loop on the right, two lower slingshots, and lower playfield plastics carrying the game logo.

A full-bleed painted backglass with a heavy riveted black-iron border, brass studs and four grinning bronze skull ornaments at the corners. Across the top, the words 'Black Knight' appear in huge gothic blackletter lettering with white outline and crimson-to-orange flame fill. The central figure is a single armoured warrior on a rearing black horse: the rider wears riveted plate armour with a studded belt, a closed great helm with vertical red slits for eyes and mouth, and an orange star emblem on the breastplate. He thrusts a pale blue-white flaming sword up to the right and holds the reins with his left hand. The horse is black and muscular, head thrown back with a glowing red eye, bared yellow teeth and orange fire streaming from its mouth. The left background is a purple-blue smoky sky with a burning castle silhouette; the right is filled with a great orange-and-red firestorm, flying embers, burning arrows and blackened debris. Along the bottom, 'SWORD OF RAGE' is printed in large gold serif capitals with red shading. A small oval 'Stern pinball' logo sits at lower left, and four lines of tiny white copyright text sit at lower right beside a green signature.

Full-coverage backglass artwork dominated by a colossal black-armoured knight seen from behind, torso filling the centre of the frame. He wears a closed steel great-helm with a cross-shaped visor slit and a grim tooth-like mouth grille, riveted black plate armour with a raised red-and-gold heraldic emblem on the back, and spiked pauldrons; his right gauntlet grips a broadsword whose blade sweeps down to the lower left, ringed by an arc of glowing orange flame. To his right floats a large kite-shaped heater shield, dark blue-grey with a red and gold chevron device and gold studs. Two swooping crescents of fire, one either side of the knight, frame him symmetrically. The background is a burning medieval fortress in charcoal and dark teal with orange flame and smoke; ranks of tiny skeleton and skeletal-knight soldiers carrying swords crowd the lower edge on both sides. Across the top, huge gothic blackletter-and-script lettering reads Black Knight, split either side of the knight's helm. Along the bottom, Sword of Rage appears in large gold serif capitals with a red glow. A border of gilt studs frames the whole glass, with bronze skull medallions in both bottom corners.

A full rectangular backglass in a metal-studded border, with rivets and corner plates at all four corners. Across the top, huge curved Gothic/blackletter lettering in red with a white outline and black shadow reads BLACK on the left and KNIGHT on the right, split by a giant red cape flaring behind the central figure. The subtitle SWORD OF RAGE sits across the lower centre in a smaller red serif face with white bevel and black drop shadow. Centre stage is a single armoured knight in black and gunmetal plate armour, a closed visor helm with vertical barred slits, standing legs apart and gripping a flaming sword low across his body; orange fire streams off the blade at the lower left. He carries a kite-shaped shield on his left arm, dark metal with a red and gold chevron design. The setting is a ruined blue-grey stone dungeon corridor with arches receding into the distance. At least six purple-green undead skeleton soldiers with glowing eyes and tattered wraps advance from both sides behind him, with a pile of gold treasure at the lower right. The palette is dominated by black armour, blood red, flame orange and cold blue stone. Bold comic-book airbrush illustration, heavy black outlines.