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Cue Ball Wizard backglass

Also known as CBW

1992 · Gottlieb

Cue Ball Wizard

Known for Cue Ball, Side Pocket, Corner Pocket and Bank Shot saucers. Saloon interior, wooden plank wall, bar stools, orange flame and smoke haze and painted mirror reflections.

Year
1992
Maker
Gottlieb
Type
Solid state
Display
Dot matrix
Players
4

Known for

  • Captive ball

    Cue Ball

  • Target

    Side Pocket

  • saucer

    Corner Pocket

  • saucers

    Bank Shot saucers

  • Ramp

    Wagon Wheel ramp

  • Wizard mode

    Pool Ball Mania

  • Wizard mode

    Nine Ball Play

On the playfield

  • teal
  • pink
  • cream
  • gold
Cue Ball Wizard playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Ramp 1

  • Wagon Wheel ramp

Orbit 1

  • Horseshoe loop

Holes 3

  • 8-ball kicker kicker
  • Corner Pocket saucer
  • Bank Shot saucers saucers

Captive ball 1

  • Cue Ball

Drop targets 3

  • 1-7 drop targets
  • 9-15 drop targets
  • 9 target

Targets 5

  • Side Pocket
  • Sweet Spot
  • No Way targets
  • Raise Jackpot targets
  • Jackpot target groups

Lane 1

  • Pool lanes

On the backglass

Who and what

  • man Foreground right: stubbled blue-eyed cowboy, broad cream hat with red-and-black feather, pale grey-green quilted vest, rolled white sleeves, chin propped on fist, gripping a long pale cue angled to bottom centre
  • woman Foreground left: blonde cowgirl with long hair, smiling, studded red jacket, blue neckerchief with round medallion, blue jeans, gold concho belt buckle, hand at waist, a barrel crossing diagonally over her chest
  • man Background left-centre: cowboy in white hat and pale vest, holding a cue
  • man Background left-centre: cowboy in tan/yellow shirt and light hat, hands at waist
  • woman Background centre-right: woman in a blue top standing near the bar
  • man Background right: man in a black suit wearing a sheriff's star badge

Setting

  • Saloon interior
  • Wooden plank wall
  • Bar stools
  • Orange flame and smoke haze
  • Painted mirror reflections

Text on it

  • Gottlieb
  • Gunsmoke
  • Ball Wizard
  • WINNERS DON'T USE DRUGS
  • (c) 1992 David
  • The Premier
  • Name In Pinball
  • Premier
  • THE Premier NAME IN PINBALL

How it plays

  1. Modes 10

    • Wheel
    • Rowdy Ramp
    • Horseshoe Extra Ball
    • No Way Round
    • Spell Double
    • Combo Shots
    • Side Pocket mode
    • Video Mode
    • Catch Pool Balls
    • Where's the King
  2. Multiballs 1

    • Two-ball Multiball 2-ball
  3. Goals 2

    • Red, Yellow and Blue Jackpots
    • Wizard letters
  4. Awards 1

    • Clean Bank Shot
  5. Wizard modes 2

    • Pool Ball Mania
    • Nine Ball Play

Made by

Design
Jon Norris
Art
David Moore
Art
Constantino Mitchell
Art
Jeanine Mitchell
Display animation
Rand Paulin

Reference

Linked terms
  • Side Pocket also called Side Pocket targets
  • Bank Shot saucers also called Bank Shots
  • Wagon Wheel ramp also called Ramp
  • No Way targets also called No Way
  • 1-7 drop targets also called Solids
  • 9-15 drop targets also called Stripes
  • 9 target also called 1/2 Billion target
  • Wheel also called Wagon Wheel
  • Spell Double also called Double
  • Pool Ball Mania also called PBM
  • Nine Ball Play also called 9-Ball Play
  • Two-ball Multiball also called Standard multiball
  • Wizard letters also called Spell Wizard
Playfield vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Cue Ball Wizard playfield

Playfield

  • teal
  • pink
  • cream
  • gold

Fingerprint: Eight-spoked wagon wheel occupying center with labeled wedge segments POCKET NO WAY COMBO SHOTS, white horse head on stick directly below, diagonal cream banner reading CHALK UP PARTNER with red marker lamps, mirrored DOUBLE legend upside-down at playfield top

Distinctive

The eye goes straight to a giant eight-spoked wagon wheel in the middle of the lower playfield, its wedge segments lettered with bump and mode names like POCKET, NO WAY and COMBO SHOTS. Immediately under it sits a white horse head on a stick, and lower still a diagonal cream banner reading CHALK UP PARTNER with a row of red marker lamps above it. The right side is dominated by a huge diagonal DOUBLE banner in black serif capitals on cream, with four green lamps above it. A second, upside-down mirrored copy of the DOUBLE legend is visible at the top of the playfield under the score reels, with its lamp row green on one side and red on the other.

Setting

  • Carnival midway
  • Carnival tent and marquee stripes
  • Starry night sky
  • Vintage fairground sign-painting

Symbols

  • Eight-spoked wagon wheel
  • Pointed stars
  • Crescent moon
  • Playing-card suits
  • Billiard balls
  • Spinning numbered target discs
  • Hourglass
  • Flowing scroll ribbons
  • Carnival tent pennants
  • Ball-in-cup targets

Notable shapes

  • A large eight-spoked wagon wheel dominating centre playfield; a diagonal double banner on the lower right; a diagonal chalk up partner arrow on the lower left; a white horse-head-on-a-stick in the lower centre; a large cream-and-black circular scoreline plate low centre

Art motifs

  • Fairground sign-painted lettering
  • Marquee bulb borders
  • Scroll banners and ribbons
  • Fleur-de-lis flourishes
  • Geometric fan and pinwheel ornament

Themes

  • Wizard of oz
  • Carnival midway
  • Wagon wheel
  • Penny arcade
  • Circus

Title on it

  • Wizard

Text on it

  • WIZARD
  • CUE BALL WIZARD
  • 3 BALLS PER PLAY
  • DOUBLE
  • CHALK UP PARTNER
  • SPOUT
  • RAMP
  • COMPLETING WAGON WHEEL COMPLETES 3-BALL RAMP
  • BALL
  • POCKET
  • NO WAY
  • COMBO SHOTS
  • SANDWICH BOUNCE
  • WAGON WHEEL
  • SHOOT AGAIN
  • TUMBLE
  • RACK
  • 1X
  • 2X
  • 4X
  • 50c-1 PLAY
  • 75c-2 PLAYS
  • $1.00-3 PLAYS
  • SEE DISPLAY FOR REPLAY SCORE LEVEL.
  • 1 REPLAY FOR BEATING HIGH SCORE TO DATE.
  • HOLD RIGHT FLIPPER BUTTON TO DISPLAY STATUS REPORT.
  • OBJECT: COMPLETE ALL FLASHING SOLIDS OR STRIPES, THEN SINK THE BALL CENTER SHOT TO QUALIFY RAMP FOR MULTIBALL PLAY
  • MULTIBALL: SHOOT CENTER SHOT TO SHOOT A BALL. COMPLETING ALL THREE COLOR-CODED JACKPOTS YELLOW, BLUE AND RED QUALIFIES RAMP FOR SUPER JACKPOT
  • WHEEL: SHOOT RAMP WHEN FLASHING TO ENTER ROUND. COMPLETING ALL 7 ROUNDS QUALIFIES RAMP FOR 3-BALL MULTIBALL PLAY
  • OTHER FEATURES: DEPRESS AND HOLD RIGHT FLIPPER BUTTON TO QUIT GAME OVER. WHILE CONTINUING TO HOLD RIGHT FLIPPER USE LEFT FLIPPER BUTTON TO TURNS PAGES
Pop bumpers
A bank of round mushroom-topped pop bumper caps in the upper right quadrant
Drop targets
A descending row of circular numbered target discs (1 through 7) running down the upper left lane
Ramps
A red plastic ramp and a wire ramp in the upper right, plus a wireform return running down the left side; a yellow arrow on the upper right points to a ramp entrance
Slingshots
Two plain black rubber slingshots flanking the lower playfield, with cream and pink triangular art panels above them
Upper playfield
Yes, congested upper third behind glass with a red ramp, target banks, posts, green-tinted lit plastics and a lit figure at the very top under the score reels
Apron and lower playfield
No aprons fitted; the lower deck carries a large cream instruction card headed wizard and cue ball wizard with dense rules text, a round yellow pricing decal, and the diagonal double banner on the right
Who and what
Kind Description
Other A white horse head and neck on a stick, painted like a carousel/knight's-tour dummy, at lower centre below the wagon wheel, with a black cone hat above it
Other A small human face portrait inside the hub of the eight-spoked wagon wheel at the centre of the playfield
Creature A green-tinted carved head figure at the top of the upper playfield behind the glass, lit green from within
Other A clown-like or masked carnival figure painted in the green-tinted upper playfield glass area, partly obscured by posts and reflections
Full description

A full-length glass-covered playfield shot from the front, cabinet rails and grey front apron visible at the bottom, black side walls and the lit score reels showing through at the very top. The lower two-thirds is a Wizard-of-Oz-inspired carnival-marquee layout: a large eight-segment wagon wheel in brown, cream and black dead-centre, ringed by cream circles lettered RAMP, BALL, POCKET, NO WAY, COMBO SHOTS and SANDWICH BOUNCE, with a small target portrait at the hub. Below the wheel sit a mushroom-topped post, a black-and-white ball labelled WAGON WHEEL, a white horse-head-on-a-stick figure, and the word RACK in a red-outlined panel, flanked by triangular pink flippers with yellow filigree and the multiplication pips 1X 2X 4X. A cream arrow at lower left reads CHALK UP PARTNER. Two big blue SPOUT and RAMP guides run up the left and right edges. Dominant colours are teal-blue, pink/magenta, cream and gold. The upper third is congested with posts, targets, two ramps, a red plastic ramp and a green-tinted glass area lit by coloured inserts.

Backglass vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Cue Ball Wizard backglass

Backglass

  • gold
  • brown
  • red
  • blue

Fingerprint: 'Gunsmoke' in enormous gold flowing script upper right, 'Ball Wizard' gold script below, stubbled cowboy cream hat chin-on-fist gripping cue right, blonde cowgirl red studded jacket blue neckerchief, background cowboys smoky saloon, Gottlieb Premier, 1990s airbrushed Western

Distinctive

The single most memorable element is the enormous flowing gold script title 'Gunsmoke' with a curling capital G filling the whole upper-right corner, paired with the smaller gold script 'Ball Wizard'. Close behind that: a stubbled cowboy in a giant cream hat resting his chin on his fist while gripping a cue, posed beside a grinning blonde cowgirl in a studded red jacket and blue neckerchief, both rendered in soft airbrushed painterly style. A tiny lower-left anti-drugs message reads 'WINNERS DON'T USE DRUGS' with a '(c) 1992 David' copyright line, printed beside a small circular emblem. The cabinet front below carries a red dot-matrix 'Premier' readout between two rope-trimmed speaker grilles.

Setting

  • Saloon interior
  • Wooden plank wall
  • Bar stools
  • Orange flame and smoke haze
  • Painted mirror reflections

Symbols

  • Pool cue / cue ball
  • Concho belt buckle
  • Sheriff star badge
  • Hat feather
  • Circular emblem
  • Speakers
  • Dot-matrix display

Lettering

  • Huge gold script title with black outline and white highlight, curling swash capitals; smaller slanted gold script subtitle; plain white sans-serif maker logo; yellow cursive wordmark on the cabinet front

Themes

  • Western
  • Cowboy
  • Saloon
  • Billiards
  • Pool
  • 1990s airbrush

Title on it

  • Gunsmoke

Text on it

  • Gottlieb
  • Gunsmoke
  • Ball Wizard
  • WINNERS DON'T USE DRUGS
  • (c) 1992 David
  • The Premier
  • Name In Pinball
  • Premier
  • THE Premier NAME IN PINBALL
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Foreground right: stubbled blue-eyed cowboy, broad cream hat with red-and-black feather, pale grey-green quilted vest, rolled white sleeves, chin propped on fist, gripping a long pale cue angled to bottom centre
Woman Foreground left: blonde cowgirl with long hair, smiling, studded red jacket, blue neckerchief with round medallion, blue jeans, gold concho belt buckle, hand at waist, a barrel crossing diagonally over her chest
Man Background left-centre: cowboy in white hat and pale vest, holding a cue
Man Background left-centre: cowboy in tan/yellow shirt and light hat, hands at waist
Woman Background centre-right: woman in a blue top standing near the bar
Man Background right: man in a black suit wearing a sheriff's star badge
Man Upper-left background: man in a dark jacket and hat in a painted mirror reflection
Full description

A Wild West saloon backglass shot through a haze of orange flame and smoke, dominated by two large foreground figures in airbrushed 1990s illustration style. On the right a stubbled, blue-eyed cowboy in a broad cream hat with a red-and-black feather leans his chin on his fist, wearing a pale grey-green quilted vest over a rolled-sleeve shirt, and grips a long pale cue or rifle barrel that angles down to the bottom centre where its cream ball-like tip rests. On the left a smiling blonde cowgirl wears a studded red jacket, a blue neckerchief, blue jeans and a gold concho belt buckle, one hand at her waist, with a second long barrel crossing diagonally over her chest. Behind them, in the smoky saloon, stand at least five smaller cowboys: one in a white hat and pale vest, one in a tan shirt with a light hat, a woman in a blue top, and a man at right in a black suit with a sheriff's star badge. Text: 'Gottlieb' in white at top centre, 'Gunsmoke' in huge gold-outlined script across the upper right, 'Ball Wizard' in slanted gold script below it. Below the glass, the cabinet front shows a red dot-matrix display reading 'Premier' framed by two speaker grilles, with 'THE Premier NAME IN PINBALL' beneath. Dominant colours are gold, dark brown, red and blue.