1978 · Zaccaria
House of Diamonds / Queen's Castle
Starry night sky, medieval castle, harlequin diamond floor, red-and-white striped awning and green laurel wreath.
- Year
- 1978
- Maker
- Zaccaria
2 games under this title
Made by
- Art
- Lorenzo Rimondini
Vision analysis
On the playfield
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield House of Diamonds
- yellow
- blue
- red
- green
Fingerprint: Entire green lower playfield densely carpeted with tiny yellow sunflower-shaped rosette buttons fanned between flippers, row of ten circular targets numbered 1-10 across center, two oversized white bowl-shaped saucers and striped mushroom dome reading 1000 POINTS at top
The single most memorable element is the dense carpet of small yellow sunflower/rosette target buttons covering the entire green lower playfield, arranged in a fan between the flippers and the drop targets. Just above centre is a row of ten circular targets numbered 1 to 10 with 'TARGET VALUE' arrows at each end, flanked by two yellow trapezoid 'SPECIAL / BONUS BALL WHEN FLASHING' aprons. Two oversized white bowl-shaped saucers (bowls) dominate the arched upper playfield beside a striped mushroom-capped dome reading '1,000 POINTS'. A white instruction card on the apron is headed 'HOUSE OF DIAMONDS'. Overall the playfield is framed by wooden side rails and photographed with the chrome-and-cream coin door and red '100 100' lamps visible below.
Setting
- Arched space-flight upper playfield with a rocket nose at top centre
- Green lower playfield covered in a fan of sunflower rosettes
- Painted rock/castle scenery in the upper middle
- Wooden side rails and cream cabinet with chrome coin door
Symbols
- Playing-card suits (diamonds, hearts, clubs, spades) on the side shields
- Playing-card target panels (joker and letter cards)
- Numbered round targets 1 through 10
- Diamond shapes on drop targets
- Sunflower/rosette target buttons
- Yellow starburst decals near the flippers
- Arrows pointing at target value
Notable shapes
- Two large white bowl saucers in the upper playfield
- A fan of hundreds of small round rosette targets filling the lower field
- A row of ten numbered circular targets across the middle
- A tall rocket nose at top centre and a second rocket nose at lower centre
- Yellow trapezoid special bonus ball aprons flanking the drop targets
Art motifs
- Bright primary-colour mechanical target field
- Red, white and blue rocket nose motif
- Row of ten numbered value targets
- Flanking special bonus ball aprons
Themes
- Space
- Rockets
- Bowls
- Bonus
- Diamonds
- Playing-cards
- Score-values
Title on it
- House of diamonds
Text on it
- HOUSE OF DIAMONDS
- SPECIAL
- BONUS BALL
- WHEN FLASHING
- SPECIAL REPLAY
- REPLAY
- ADVANCE BONUS
- TARGET VALUE
- 1,000 POINTS
- 1,000
- 3,000
- 500
- 10,000
- DOUBLE BONUS
- WHEN LIT
- JOKER
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 100
- SPECIAL HOLD
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | A rocket nose/spire at top centre, painted metal with fins |
| Other | A striped mushroom-cap dome in the upper centre reading 1,000 points |
| Creature | Several cartoon rocket-ship shaped bumpers with faces, coloured blue and red, scattered across the upper playfield |
| Vehicle | The central rocket nose rising from a painted pedestal near the lower centre |
Full-cabinet view of a wood-rail electro-mechanical pinball machine photographed from the front, showing the entire playfield under glass plus the front coin door. The playfield is a bright yellow, blue and green 'space/rocket' layout crowded with mechanical targets and bumpers. At the top is an arched upper-playfield area with two large white bowl-shaped saucers, a mushroom-capped '1,000 POINTS' dome and a black round hole, flanked by cartoon rocket-ship bumpers and card-suit shields. Below sit two diamond-symbol drop targets and a row of ten numbered round targets (1 through 10) marked 'TARGET VALUE' at each end. Two yellow flippers sit low, with matching 'SPECIAL / BONUS BALL WHEN FLASHING' aprons and 'ADVANCE BONUS' and '3,000' and '500 POINTS' markings at each side. A dense field of small sunflower-like rosettes fills the green lower mid-field around a 'DOUBLE BONUS WHEN LIT' gate and a central rocket nose, with a yellow 'BONUS BALL' arch above the flippers. A white instruction card headed 'HOUSE OF DIAMONDS' sits on the apron. Colours are dominated by yellow, blue, red and green.
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass House of Diamonds
- blue
- red
- gold
- yellow
Fingerprint: HOUSE OF DIAMONDS: Bearded king in gold jewel-studded crown and red cloak holding upright sword over harlequin-diamond floor, grinning jester in yellow and red, grey cartoon robot head, medieval fantasy painted style.
A huge king in a gold crown holding a sword aloft, partly covered by a swallow-tailed HOUSE OF DIAMONDS banner in red-and-yellow harlequin lettering. Beside him a yellow-and-red grinning jester with a red cap and bells. To the right a large grey cartoon robot head with round eyes and a red triangular mouth. Red diamond plaques numbered 1-2-3-4 identify the four players.
Setting
- Starry night sky
- Medieval castle
- Harlequin diamond floor
- Red-and-white striped awning
- Green laurel wreath
Symbols
- Three diamonds
- Red-and-gold diamond plaques
- Gold laurel wreath
- Sword
- Round shield
- Red-and-white striped awning
- Bell-adorned jester cap
- Harlequin lozenge floor
Lettering
- Red-and-yellow block capitals with black outline on a red-and-gold lozenge banner; small yellow block lettering on the highest score and credit panels
Themes
- Medieval
- Kingdom
- Castle
- Heraldry
- Harlequin
- Jester
- Court
Title on it
- House of diamonds
Text on it
- ZACCARIA
- HOUSE OF DIAMONDS
- HIGHEST SCORE
- NAME
- CREDIT
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- ELECTRONIC
- 1 TO 4 CAN PLAY
- GAME OVER
- 000000
- 37
- 00
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Central bearded king, gold crown with coloured jewels, red cloak over chainmail and yellow surcoat, holding an upright sword, bare legs and boots, standing over a diamond-patterned floor |
| Man | Knight in full silver armour with plumed helmet, mounted on a red horse draped in white and red barding, holding a round white shield with a spoke pattern |
| Other | Grinning jester right of centre, yellow ruffled costume with red and black trim, red cap with bells, exaggerated wide smile |
| Robot | Large grey cartoon machine head with two round white eyes, red triangular mouth, riveted panels, small lights, partly hidden behind the score panel |
| Creature | A pale clawed hand and skeletal-looking arm reaching down at the lower right edge |
Full-colour backglass artwork in a medieval-fantasy painted style. Centre: a bearded king in a gold jewel-studded crown, red cloak and chainmail, holding an upright sword, his boots planted on a harlequin-diamond patterned floor. Over his left side hangs a large swallow-tailed banner reading HOUSE OF DIAMONDS in red-and-yellow block capitals on black, framed by a red-and-gold lozenge border, with three glowing diamond icons beneath. Upper left is a stone castle with turrets and a portcullis gate; before it a silver-armoured knight on a red horse with a white-and-red caparison holds a round white shield. Upper right a red-and-white striped market awning, and a grinning jester in yellow and red cap-and-bells costume leaning over the CREDIT panel. Right side shows a large grey cartoonish robot head with round eyes and a red triangular mouth. Four ornate gold-framed windows carry red LED score digits, and red diamond plaques numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4 mark the players. Lower left an ELECTRONIC plate on purple, framed by green laurel; bottom centre reads 1 TO 4 CAN PLAY above 1 2 3 4.
Backglass Queen's Castle
- green
- red
- blue
- gold
Fingerprint: Bored-looking blonde princess in blue gown and crown slouched sideways on gold-carved green throne with chin propped on hand, grinning jester holding up blank sheet of paper beside white-haired knight gripping upright sword, "QUEEN'S CASTLE" title in white bubble script inside spiky green starburst, gold crown above six score reels showing "2,3 4 1,0 0 0", castle interior setting.
A bored-looking blonde princess in a blue gown and crown slouched sideways on a gold-carved green throne, chin propped on her hand, while a grinning jester holds up a blank sheet of paper beside a white-haired knight gripping an upright sword. The title sits in a spiky green starburst reading 'QUEEN'S CASTLE' in white bubble script. A gold crown sits above a gold rococo-framed row of six score reels showing '2,3 4 1,0 0 0'.
Setting
- Castle interior with stone walls
- Three pointed gothic stained-glass windows upper right in blue and purple
- Red and green diamond-patterned tiled floor
- Red jagged banner shapes across the lower area
- Gold rococo scrollwork frame around the score reels
Symbols
- Gold crown
- Upright sword
- Fool's cap with bells
- Throne
- Sheet of paper
- Gothic stained-glass windows
- Diamond floor tiles
- Score reels
Lettering
- Two-line white rounded bubble script with heavy black outline and drop shadow, mixed-case, on a spiky green starburst
Themes
- Castle
- Queen
- Medieval
- Court jester
- Knight
- Throne
Title on it
- Queen's castle
Text on it
- QUEEN'S CASTLE
- 2,3
- 4
- 1,0
- 0
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Fair-skinned blonde princess, small gold crown, blue gown over white blouse with puffed sleeves, magenta cloak, seated sideways on a green-upholstered gold-carved throne, chin on hand, unimpressed expression |
| Man | White-haired bearded knight, helmet, blue tunic, red-and-white striped sleeves and leggings, standing and clasping an upright sword with both hands |
| Man | Grinning jester with red-and-yellow fool's cap with bells, blue tunic, yellow collar, kneeling and holding a large blank white sheet of paper |
A rectangular backglass in a flat, brightly coloured cartoon style, framed by an ornate gold rococo scrollwork panel filling the upper left half. Six mechanical score reels sit inside a white window with black digit faces, reading '2,3 4 1,0 0 0', with a gold crown mounted directly above them. A jagged-edged green starburst in the centre carries the title in two lines of white rounded script with heavy black outline and drop shadow: 'QUEEN'S CASTLE'. Three figures: on the right a fair-skinned blonde princess in a small gold crown, wearing a blue gown over a white blouse with puffed sleeves and a magenta cloak, seated sideways on a green-upholstered gold-carved throne, chin resting on her hand, gazing left with a bored expression. On the left a white-haired bearded knight in a blue tunic, red-and-white striped sleeves and leggings, and a helmet, stands clasping an upright sword. Below him a grinning jester in a red-and-yellow fool's cap with bells, blue tunic and yellow collar, kneels holding a large white sheet of paper. The background is a stone castle interior: three pointed Gothic stained-glass windows at upper right in blue and purple, red and green diamond-tiled floor, and red jagged banners.