1986 · Bally
Lady Luck
Known for Joker targets, Poker lanes, Star targets and Deuce targets. Radiating sunburst of diagonal pale blue-grey lines, wide teal horizontal banner across the upper third, large fan of oversized playing card backs and court-card faces behind the figure and scattered confetti and banknote scraps.
- Year
- 1986
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Target
Joker targets
- Lane
Poker lanes
- Target
Star targets
- Target
Deuce targets
- Captive ball
Captive ball
- Mode
Countdown
On the playfield
Captive ball 1
- Captive ball
Targets 3
- Joker targets
- Star targets
- Deuce targets
Lane 1
- Poker lanes
Post or gate 1
- Freeball Gate gate
Lights 1
- Star inserts inserts
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman One adult woman, brunette with dark wavy shoulder-length hair, arched dark brows, heavily lined eyes, orange-red lips, small beauty mark. bare shoulders and upper chest, low-cut top lit orange from below. thin gold chain necklace with a small heart pendant. standing front-on, head slightly tilted, fanning four oversized playing cards in each outstretched hand; left-hand cards show a red heart card back and an ornate court-card face (black-haired crowned king/queen), right-hand cards show court faces and a black club card back. legs not visible, figure fades out at the lower edge.
Setting
- Radiating sunburst of diagonal pale blue-grey lines
- Wide teal horizontal banner across the upper third
- Large fan of oversized playing card backs and court-card faces behind the figure
- Scattered confetti and banknote scraps
Text on it
- Bally MIDWAY
- LADY
- Luck
- TILT
- HIGH SCORE
- SHOOT AGAIN
- GAME OVER
- 5.0
- 00
- 5,
- 000
How it plays
-
Modes 1
- Countdown
-
Goals 2
- Super bonus
- Playfield multiplier
Made by
- Design
- George Christian
- Art
- Greg Freres
- Software
- Rehman Merchant
Reference
Linked terms
- Joker targets also called Jokers
- Poker lanes also called POKER also called Top POKER
- Star targets also called Star rollovers
- Deuce targets also called Deuce
- Freeball Gate also called Gate
- Countdown also called Countdown mode
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- turquoise
- orange
- cream
- red
Fingerprint: Three rows of giant playing cards fanned across turquoise diamond, black stepped arrow chasing between them, two oversized comic profile heads facing across cards, three large translucent domes (amber and glowing red) across top under bare metal arch
The centre of the playfield is three rows of giant cartoon playing cards fanned across a turquoise diamond, with a black stepped arrow chase weaving between them. Two oversized comic heads in profile face each other across the cards, one with bright red lips on the left and one black-haired on the right. Three large translucent mushroom domes (amber-yellow and two lit red) dominate the upper deck under a bare polished ball-guide arch. Orange lit round targets spell a scattered sequence of numbers - 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X and a big 10X - below a row captioned THOUSANDS. Cream apron cards carry dense printed rule text and a QR code sticker.
Setting
- Flat silkscreened playfield art with no photographic background
- Painted cartoon playing-card collage
- Dark room surroundings visible beyond the cabinet
Symbols
- Hearts
- Diamonds
- Clubs
- Spades
- Aces
- Black stepped arrows
- Multiplier roundels
- Orange round targets
- Directional arrows
Notable shapes
- Stepped black arrow chase zig-zagging down the card rows
- Chevron/v-shaped apron border
- Circular hole row as a value track
- Fan-shaped double and triple cards flanking the 10x roundel
- Diagonal lines of small orange inserts down both side lanes
Art motifs
- Fanned card fans
- Colour-blocked geometric arrow chase
- Halftone shading
- Bulging dome lamps
- Multiplier number discs
Themes
- Playing cards
- Card ranks
- Gambling
- Novelty
- Arcade
Title on it
- Lady luck
Text on it
- P
- O
- K
- A
- Q
- J
- 10
- THOUSANDS
- 2X
- 3X
- 4X
- 5X
- 10X
- DOUBLE
- TRIPLE
- SHOOT AGAIN
- MISS
- ADVANCE
- SHOOT CHANGE OUT
- CHANGE LANE
- FLIPPER BUTTON CHANGES LANES
- COLLECT
- PINBALL
- BALLY
- MIDWAY
- For Amusement Only
- LADY LUCK
- INSTRUCTIONS
- 3 BALLS PER GAME
- CASH PLAY
- TILT PENNY
- SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL OP
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Large cartoon profile head on the left of the card rows, black bobbed hair, pale skin, bright red lips, facing right |
| Woman | Large cartoon profile head on the right of the card rows, black hair, pale skin, facing left |
| Woman | Small grinning dark-haired face in the upper left corner panel, orange background |
| Man | Small grinning black-haired face in the upper right corner panel, orange background |
| Other | Rows of illustrated king, queen, jack and ten playing-card court figures printed on the centre cards |
| Vehicle | Chrome ball-return trough running down the right side of the cabinet |
A complete electro-mechanical playfield photographed in a dark room, photographed from above with the wood-grain cabinet rails and chrome legs visible. The field is a cartoon playing-card theme dominated by turquoise-teal, bright orange, cream and red. Three staggered horizontal rows of five enlarged playing cards (aces, kings, queens, jacks, tens of hearts, diamonds, clubs and spades) fill the centre, with a stepped black arrow chase running down between them. Two large comic profile heads face each other across the card rows, one dark-haired with red lips on the left, one black-haired on the right, and two more grinning faces sit in the upper left and upper right corners. The upper deck holds three big translucent domes - amber-yellow, glowing red and glowing red - beneath a bare metal ball-guide arch, with four slim yellow posts between them and orange round windows lettered P, O, K. Below the cards a row of five dark circular holes is captioned THOUSANDS, over orange 2X 3X 4X 5X targets and a large 10X roundel flanked by fan cards reading DOUBLE and TRIPLE. Two cream-slingshot flippers with red rubber sit at the bottom above a cream apron carrying two rule cards and a QR code.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- orange
- teal
- black
- pink
Fingerprint: LADY LUCK — central pin-up woman holding two enormous fanned hands of playing cards filling most of backglass, four red seven-segment score windows in corners and lower third, pale blue-grey radiating sunburst behind her head, wide teal banner carrying title, confetti-like banknotes and card scraps scattered everywhere, script signature lower right
The most striking feature is the central pin-up woman holding two enormous fanned hands of playing cards, with the cards so large they fill most of the backglass. Four red seven-segment score windows glow in the corners and lower third, some lit and some dark grey. A pale blue-grey sunburst of tight diagonal lines radiates from behind her head, crossed by a wide teal banner carrying the title. Confetti-like banknote and card scraps are scattered all over the artwork. A small script signature is printed at the lower right above tiny licence text.
Setting
- Radiating sunburst of diagonal pale blue-grey lines
- Wide teal horizontal banner across the upper third
- Large fan of oversized playing card backs and court-card faces behind the figure
- Scattered confetti and banknote scraps
Symbols
- Heart suit card
- Club suit card
- Court card faces (king/queen)
- Card backs with concentric border pattern
- Hearts jewellery pendant
- Diamond shapes behind the woman
- Confetti squares
- Red seven-segment score numerals
- Diamond/arrow decorative motifs in the border
Lettering
- Main title in large block sans-serif capitals in orange with white highlights and black outline, spread across a teal banner; a large cursive script word in orange with a swash flourish overlapping the right side. small instruction labels in plain condensed sans capitals, pale cream. manufacturer plate logo in mixed script and bold sans at top left.
Themes
- Playing cards
- Luck
- Gambling
- Pin-up
- Purple sunburst
Title on it
- Lady luck
Text on it
- Bally MIDWAY
- LADY
- Luck
- TILT
- HIGH SCORE
- SHOOT AGAIN
- GAME OVER
- 5.0
- 00
- 5,
- 000
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | One adult woman, brunette with dark wavy shoulder-length hair, arched dark brows, heavily lined eyes, orange-red lips, small beauty mark. bare shoulders and upper chest, low-cut top lit orange from below. thin gold chain necklace with a small heart pendant. standing front-on, head slightly tilted, fanning four oversized playing cards in each outstretched hand; left-hand cards show a red heart card back and an ornate court-card face (black-haired crowned king/queen), right-hand cards show court faces and a black club card back. legs not visible, figure fades out at the lower edge. |
A rectangular backglass under a black plastic bezel, with a photographic reflection of coloured room lights scattered across the surface. The artwork is a mid-century style comic/realistic-painted pin-up scene: a single woman with dark wavy shoulder-length hair, arched brows and orange-red lips stands centrally, facing the viewer, bare-shouldered in a low-cut orange-lit top, wearing a thin gold necklace with a heart pendant. She fans out four large playing cards in each hand. Behind her a big fan of oversized card backs and faces radiates across the backdrop, with a wide teal horizontal band across the upper third carrying the title lettering, and a pale blue-grey radiating sunburst of diagonal lines behind. Small rectangular confetti and banknote-like scraps are scattered everywhere. Six rectangular score windows are inset: two in the upper corners, two at mid-left and mid-right, and two along the lower third, all showing red seven-segment numerals. Colour palette is dominated by orange, teal-blue, pink-lavender and black.
Backglass
- red
- black
- purple
- pink
Fingerprint: Enormous black-haired pin-up woman in red halter top staring straight out fanning playing cards, LADY in huge pink block capitals with LUCK in flamboyant orange cursive on pale blue banner, clubs and spade pips painted floating across forearms and lower panel, four grey score windows recessed into art, lavender diagonal-pinstripe background
A single enormous black-haired pin-up woman in a red halter top staring straight out, fanning playing cards with ace and face cards held out at both sides of the frame. The title pairs huge pink block capitals LADY with a flamboyant orange cursive Luck slanted across a pale blue banner. Black clubs and spade pips are painted floating across her bare forearms and the lower panel, as if the pips have come off the cards. Four blank grey score windows are recessed into the art, two up top flanking her head and two lower down at each side.
Setting
- Flat graphic interior of abstract geometric panels
- Lavender diagonal-pinstripe panel
- Orange-red field with red diamonds
- Dark maroon surround
Symbols
- Heart suit pips
- Black club pips
- Black spade pips
- Red diamond pips
- Playing card aces
- Court/face cards
- Red diamond shapes
- Scattered confetti diamonds
- Heart pendant
Lettering
- Lady in tall pink sans-serif block capitals with blue-grey drop shadow on a pale blue band; luck in large slanted orange-red cursive script with dark outline; small pink wordmark top-left
Themes
- Playing cards
- Pin-up
- Gambling
- Aces
- Hearts
- Suits
Title on it
- Lady luck
Text on it
- Bally MIDWAY
- LADY
- Luck
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Single adult pin-up, waist-up, facing forward, black shoulder-length waved hair, arched dark brows, red lips, pale skin, scarlet halter-neck top, red heart pendant, holding fanned playing cards in both hands |
A painted pinball backglass dominated by a large stylised pin-up woman with jet-black shoulder-length waved hair, arched brows, red lips and pale skin, wearing a low-cut scarlet halter top and a small red heart pendant on a chain. She faces the viewer dead-on from the waist up, fanning playing cards in both hands: her right hand (left of picture) holds an ace and a red face card, her left hand (right of picture) holds an ace and a face card, with black clubs and spade pips scattered across her forearms and the lower panel. The title sits across a pale blue horizontal banner at the top: LADY in huge pink block capitals with blue-grey shadowing, and Luck to the right in flowing orange-red cursive script. A pink manufacturer wordmark is printed in the top-left corner. Behind the woman is a lavender panel of fine diagonal white pinstripes, an orange-red field carrying three large red diamond shapes, and a dark maroon border with a purple block at lower left. Four plain grey rectangular score windows (two upper, two lower) are inset into the artwork. Confetti of small red, blue and white diamond and rectangle shapes is scattered across the background.