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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.

House of Diamonds / Queen's Castle playfield

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

Distinctive

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
Pop bumpers
Several round mushroom-style bumpers in the upper playfield
Drop targets
One bank of two diamond-symbol drop targets in the upper middle
Slingshots
Two standard triangular slingshots beside the flippers
Upper playfield
Arched area with two white bowl saucers, a mushroom dome and a rocket hole
Apron and lower playfield
Blue apron with red-and-white starburst decals at each side, a white bonus ball arch above the flippers, and a white instruction card on the front apron
Who and what
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 description

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.

House of Diamonds / Queen's Castle backglass

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.

Distinctive

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
Who and what
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 description

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.

House of Diamonds / Queen's Castle backglass

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.

Distinctive

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
Who and what
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
Full description

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.