1976 · Playmatic
Fiesta / Fandango
Purple and magenta painted backdrop, wooden parquet stage floor, chequered red-and-white tablecloth and cream cabinet frame with black grille slots.
- Year
- 1976
- Maker
- Playmatic
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
2 games under this title
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Fandango 1976 · 1 players -
Fiesta 1976 · 4 players
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Fandango
- purple
- pink
- red
- cream
Fingerprint: Huge curved red script "Fandango" logo at upper right with white highlights, Spanish flamenco party on parquet stage, woman in white dress with red polka dots and red rose dancing, partner in red shirt with blue polka-dot shawl, seated guitarist in yellow shirt and brimmed hat, castanets, blue-and-yellow stained-glass lantern, six mechanical score reels showing zeros.
The single most memorable element is the huge curved red script logo at the upper right, lettered with white interior highlights and a dark drop shadow, reading Fandango. Behind and around it is a crowded Spanish dance-party tableau of at least seven figures on a parquet wooden floor. A row of six white mechanical score reels showing 0 0 0 0 0 0 runs horizontally beneath the upper art, and a small blue-and-yellow stained-glass hanging lantern is painted at the top centre. A bright white glare spot reflects off the middle of the glass over the guitarists.
Setting
- Purple and magenta painted backdrop
- Wooden parquet stage floor
- Chequered red-and-white tablecloth
- Cream cabinet frame with black grille slots
Symbols
- Hanging guitars
- Blue-and-yellow stained-glass lantern
- Castanets
- Wine glasses
- Earthenware jug
- Folding fan
- Wooden parquet floor
- Red-and-white chequered tablecloth
- Wooden chairs and stools
- Six mechanical score reels
Lettering
- Curved red script logotype with white inner highlight and dark outline, upper right; small black sans-serif capitals in yellow banner top left
Themes
- Flamenco
- Spanish dance
- Party scene
- Guitar
- Dance hall
Title on it
- Fandango
Text on it
- playmatic
- A GAME OF SKILL
- Fandango
- MATCH FEATURE
- 0 0 0 0 0 0
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Central dancer, dark blue-black hair with red rose, white dress with red polka dots, ruffled hem, kicking one leg high, arms outstretched |
| Man | Black-haired partner in red shirt, blue polla-dot shawl, white trousers, green sash, purple shoes, holding the dancer |
| Man | Seated guitarist in yellow shirt, brimmed hat, blue jeans, playing a guitar, on a red stool |
| Man | Seated musician beside him in a hat, partially hidden behind the guitarist |
| Woman | Left side, red polka-dot dress, black hair with red flower, holding up castanets |
| Woman | Right side, yellow spotted dress with blue trim, black hair, holding a fan |
| Man | Bottom left, dark-haired man in blue jacket seen in profile raising a wine glass |
| Woman | Bottom centre, blonde bob haircut, green top, white shawl, seated with back to viewer |
Rectangular backglass in a cream/white plastic cabinet frame with black vertical speaker-grille slots down both outer edges and a row of round holes and green plastic dots along the bottom. The painted playfield-like scene shows a Spanish flamenco party on a wooden parquet stage under a purple and magenta wash: a central dancing woman in a white dress with red polka dots and a red rose in her dark blue-black hair, kicking her leg up as a black-haired man in a red shirt, blue polka-dot shawl, white trousers and green sash holds her; around them a seated guitarist in a yellow shirt and hat, a second seated musician, a woman in a red polka-dot dress with castanets, a woman in a yellow spotted dress holding a fan, and two seated onlookers seen from behind at a red-and-white chequered table with wine glasses and an earthenware jug. Above hangs a blue-and-yellow stained-glass Spanish lantern and a row of six mechanical score reels showing zeros, flanked by small painted guitars. Curved red script title with white and dark outlines sits at upper right.
Backglass Fiesta
- pink
- red
- orange
- blue
Fingerprint: Bull head with white muzzle and yellow horns, dancing couple in white dress with red polka dots and green trousers, Fiesta title in red cursive with yellow outline, four stacked six-reel score windows with player numbers 1-4, striped serape over red-and-white checked table, bright primary colors, party scene with guitar player
A huge dark bull's head with a white muzzle and swept yellow horns mounted on the wall above a dancing couple, the woman in a white dress with red polka dots and the man in bright green trousers. Four stacked six-reel score windows run down the left side, each paired with a coloured player number square 1, 2, 3, 4 in yellow-green with a red border. A big red cursive wordmark with a yellow outline sits at the top right against pink and cream sunburst rays. A striped multi-coloured serape is draped over a red-and-white checked table at lower left. Smaller details worth noting: a yellow starburst medallion beside the top reel window, an orange coin-like disc on the pink wall, and a framed poster of a costumed performer on the left wall.
Setting
- Flat magenta interior wall
- Orange hexagonal honeycomb wall panel
- Pink and cream sunburst rays behind the title
- Red and white chequered tablecloth
- Striped serape in orange, yellow, green and white
- Cream outer border
Symbols
- Bull head with horns
- Guitar
- Six-reel number windows
- Player number squares 1-4
- Yellow starburst medallion
- Orange coin disc
- Red and white chequered cloth
- Striped serape
- Sunburst rays
- Framed poster of a performer
Lettering
- Top banner in tall blue block capitals with shadow; main wordmark in large flowing red cursive script with yellow outline and cream drop shadow; slogans in small white and yellow sans-serif capitals
Themes
- Fiesta
- Mexican
- Music hall
- Dancers
- Bull
- Party
Title on it
- Fiesta
Text on it
- PLAYERS
- Fiesta
- A GAME OF SKILL
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- PLAYERS CAN PLAY
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE!
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Dancer centre-right, black bobbed hair, white dress covered in red polka dots with a yellow sash, arms raised, back partly turned |
| Man | Dancer beside her, white shirt, bright green trousers, dark hair, one arm around her |
| Other | Bull's head mounted on the wall, dark brown, white muzzle and nostrils, two curved yellow horns, facing forward |
| Man | Guitar player at mid-right, white shirt, dark trousers, holding an orange-brown guitar across his body |
| Woman | Standing figure at the right edge in a yellow dress with coloured polka dots, dark hair, facing left |
| Woman | Seated blonde figure bottom left, seen from the side, light hair, pale top |
| Man | Seated dark-haired figure bottom left in a white shirt, facing right towards the blonde figure |
| Other | Small costumed performer in red polka dots holding an object, standing left of centre against the pink wall |
A printed panel in a cream/white wooden surround, split asymmetrically: the left third carries four stacked horizontal score windows, each a white strip of six mechanical number reels in a red-and-yellow frame, and the right two thirds is a brightly coloured party scene. Across the top a blue block-letter banner reads PLAYERS, and at top right a large red cursive wordmark with a yellow outline and cream drop shadow sits over pink and cream rays. The left wall is flat magenta with an orange hexagonal honeycomb panel, a small red-and-yellow picture-in-picture poster of a costumed performer, and a cream pennant reading A GAME OF SKILL. Below sits a striped serape in orange, yellow, green and white draped over a table with a red-and-white checked cloth. The right side shows a fiesta: a large dark brown bull head with a white muzzle and curved yellow horns mounted on the wall, a guitar-playing musician in a white shirt and dark trousers, a woman in a yellow polka-dot dress at the right edge, and a dancing couple centre-right, the woman in a white dress with red polka dots with black bobbed hair, the man in a white shirt and green trousers. Bottom left, two seated figures, a dark-haired man in a white shirt and a blonde woman. Along the bottom, PLAYERS CAN PLAY and IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE! flank four coloured number squares.