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1978 · Gottlieb

Dragon

Known for ABCD lanes, Star rollovers and Vari-targets. Jagged teal and mint lightning-bolt rock formations radiating from the centre, large pale moon disc behind the figure, pink cloud swirls, green-blue water with white foam along the bottom and gold treasure heap at lower left.

Year
1978
Maker
Gottlieb
Players
4

Known for

  • Lane

    ABCD lanes

  • rollovers

    Star rollovers

  • Target

    Vari-targets

2 games under this title

On the playfield

Targets 3

  • Vari-targets
  • Upper left standup
  • Upper right standup

Lanes 4

  • ABCD lanes
  • Star rollovers rollovers
  • Upper side lane
  • In/out lanes

Post or gate 1

  • Vari-target posts posts

On the backglass

Who and what

  • woman One young adult woman, bare-armed, long wavy orange-blonde hair, pale skin, smiling with head turned left. wearing a red, gold and blue decorated bikini-style costume with a circular chest ornament, beaded necklaces, a wide decorated belt and armlets; legs folded beneath her as she sits astride the dragon's coils, holding thin reins in one hand.
  • creature One huge dragon, pale green and yellow scaled serpentine body with a red and pink frilled dorsal crest, red claws, gaping red-lined mouth with white fangs and a red tongue, wide staring eye; coils run from the bottom centre up to the right side of the glass.
  • animal Spotted leopard or tiger pelt draped over the treasure at the lower left.
  • other Small sailing ship with white sails on green-blue water at the bottom right.

Setting

  • Jagged teal and mint lightning-bolt rock formations radiating from the centre
  • Large pale moon disc behind the figure
  • Pink cloud swirls
  • Green-blue water with white foam along the bottom
  • Gold treasure heap at lower left

Text on it

  • Gottlieb's
  • DRAGON!
  • BALL IN PLAY
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 32700
  • 33990
  • 33 620
  • 32770
  • 21

Made by

Design
Ed Krynski
Art
Gordon Morison

Reference

Linked terms
  • ABCD lanes also called Top lanes
  • Star rollovers also called Right-side star rollovers
  • Vari-targets also called Bonus-collect vari-target
  • Upper side lane also called Special lane
Backglass vision analysis

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

Dragon backglass

Backglass Standard

  • teal
  • cream
  • red
  • green

Fingerprint: Gottlieb's DRAGON! green and red serpentine dragon with red-haired woman astride upper coils; pale moon disc ringed by pink cloud, jagged teal lightning-bolt rocks radiating background; title on cream cartouche; four ornate score windows with numbered gold medallions; treasure scattered lower strip; teal cream red green flat style

Distinctive

A green and red serpentine dragon with a gaping fanged mouth rearing across the right half of the glass, ridden by a bare-armed red-haired woman in a beaded oriental-style costume. Four ornate gold-framed score windows with round numbered medallions (1-4) at the four corners, showing green seven-segment numerals. A 'BALL IN PLAY' red lozenge plaque near the bottom centre between two small green digit windows. Treasure and junk scattered along the bottom: leopard-skin rug, red hat, folded fan, treasure chest, coins and a sailing ship on teal waves.

Setting

  • Jagged teal and mint lightning-bolt rock formations radiating from the centre
  • Large pale moon disc behind the figure
  • Pink cloud swirls
  • Green-blue water with white foam along the bottom
  • Gold treasure heap at lower left

Symbols

  • Four circular gold medallions numbered 1-4 above the score windows
  • Four ornate gold-and-red framed rectangular score windows with green seven-segment numerals
  • Two small green digit windows at the bottom centre flanking a red lozenge plaque
  • Red lozenge plaque reading ball in play
  • Yellow banner or scroll near the bottom right with indistinct dark lettering
  • Flames along the lower left and bottom centre
  • Pink cloud bands
  • Red hat, folded fan and treasure chest scattered along the bottom

Lettering

  • Main title in tall condensed block capitals with heavy dark outline and red-to-yellow gradient fill on a cream plaque; 'gottlieb's' in flowing white cursive script above it; 'ball in play' in small white capitals on a red pointed lozenge.

Themes

  • Dragon
  • Fantasy
  • Oriental adventure
  • Treasure
  • Sea voyage
  • Flames

Title on it

  • Gottlieb's dragon!

Text on it

  • Gottlieb's
  • DRAGON!
  • BALL IN PLAY
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 32700
  • 33990
  • 33 620
  • 32770
  • 21
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman One young adult woman, bare-armed, long wavy orange-blonde hair, pale skin, smiling with head turned left. wearing a red, gold and blue decorated bikini-style costume with a circular chest ornament, beaded necklaces, a wide decorated belt and armlets; legs folded beneath her as she sits astride the dragon's coils, holding thin reins in one hand.
Creature One huge dragon, pale green and yellow scaled serpentine body with a red and pink frilled dorsal crest, red claws, gaping red-lined mouth with white fangs and a red tongue, wide staring eye; coils run from the bottom centre up to the right side of the glass.
Animal Spotted leopard or tiger pelt draped over the treasure at the lower left.
Other Small sailing ship with white sails on green-blue water at the bottom right.
Full description

A painted, comic-book-style backglass dominated by a rearing serpentine dragon and a red-haired woman in an ornate costume. The dragon's head fills the right half of the glass: pale green and yellow scaled coils, a red and pink frilled crest along the neck, a gaping red-lined mouth with white fangs, and a red tongue. A bare-armed woman with long wavy orange-blonde hair sits astride the creature's upper coils, wearing a decorated bikini-like costume of red, gold and blue with a circular chest ornament, beaded necklaces and arm bands; one hand holds thin reins. Behind her is a huge pale moon disc ringed by pink cloud, with jagged teal, mint and cream lightning-bolt rock formations radiating across the background. On the left the title logo sits on a cream cartouche: white cursive 'Gottlieb's' above large yellow-and-red outlined capital letters 'DRAGON!'. Four rectangular score windows with ornate gold-and-red surrounds are inset at the four corners, each topped by a numbered round gold medallion (1, 2, 3, 4), showing green seven-segment digits. The bottom strip is littered with treasure: a leopard-skin rug, a red hat, a folded fan, a treasure chest, coins, a rope and a sailing ship on green-blue waves. Overall palette is teal, cream, red and green in a flat airbrushed comic style.

Dragon backglass

Backglass EM

  • olive green
  • dark blue
  • yellow
  • orange

Fingerprint: Gottlieb's DRAGON with rearing green dragon yellow belly plates horned head ridden blonde bikini-clad woman lower left, chunky orange-yellow title capitals black outline smaller cursive Gottlieb's above, two large rococo-framed score windows cream number reels, yellow digit badges, grey stone castle turret rock lower right, rectangular mottled background

Distinctive

A rearing green dragon with yellow belly plates and a horned head, ridden by a blonde bikini-clad woman, dominates the lower left. The title is written as DRAGON in chunky orange-to-yellow capitals with a black outline, with a smaller cursive Gottlieb's above it. Two large rococo-framed score windows filled with cream number reels sit high on the glass, each with a yellow digit badge. A grey stone castle turret on a rock in the lower right corner is the quiet counterpoint to the dragon.

Setting

  • Mottled olive-green and black rock or cave wall
  • Dark blue upper backdrop
  • Grey stone castle turret on a rock at lower right

Symbols

  • Playing-card-like rococo score window frames with dragon head carvings
  • Yellow digit badges 1 2 3 4 marking score windows
  • Red-orange dorsal spines
  • Castle turret

Lettering

  • Gottlieb's in white slanted cursive script; dragon in bold condensed orange capitals fading to yellow, heavy black outline

Themes

  • Dragon
  • Fantasy castle
  • Adventure
  • 1980s solid-state reel game

Title on it

  • Gottlieb's dragon

Text on it

  • PLAYERS
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • CAN PLAY
  • AT THE
  • SAME TIME
  • Gottlieb's
  • DRAGON
  • 24,610
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Young adult, long blonde hair, tanned skin, flesh-toned bikini top and dark shorts, one arm bent and raised, seated astride the dragon, facing right
Creature Rearing green dragon, yellow plated underbelly, red-orange dorsal spines, yellow horned head with open mouth, clawed forelegs and curling tail
Full description

Rectangular backglass with a mottled olive-green, dark blue and black rocky background. Upper half holds two stacked rectangular score windows filled with cream mechanical number reels showing 24,610 and 0,000,00, each window framed in ornate gold-and-brown rococo moulding with small cartoon dragon heads at the sides; a brown badge with a yellow number 1 sits above the top window and 3 below it, with badges 2 and 4 marking the right-hand column. Top left corner reads PLAYERS in white capitals over the digits 1 2 3 4 in red, orange, purple and yellow, with CAN PLAY / AT THE / SAME TIME in small white capitals beneath. Lower left is a blonde woman in a flesh-toned bikini top and dark shorts, one arm raised and the other resting, seated astride a rearing green dragon with yellow belly plates, red dorsal spines, a yellow horned head and clawed feet. Lower right shows a small grey stone castle turret on a rock, plus a green box graphic. Centre right carries the title logo: the word Gottlieb's in slanted white cursive over DRAGON in bold orange-to-yellow block capitals with a black outline and a yellow dragon arc.