1961 · Gottlieb
Lancers
Known for Light A, Light B, Yellow and red bumpers and Line of three saucers. Deep blue star-filled night sky border, pale blue sky, sandy yellow open ground, green pine trees, pale green rolling hills and cream cabinet surround.
- Year
- 1961
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
Known for
- Lane
Light A
- Lane
Light B
- Bumper
Yellow and red bumpers
- saucers
Line of three saucers
On the playfield
Shot 1
- Broad outer gaps gap
Holes 2
- Line of three saucers saucers
- Top saucer
Bumper 1
- Yellow and red bumpers
Lanes 4
- Light A
- Light B
- A and B side lanes
- Out lanes
Slingshot 1
- Lit slingshots
Post or gate 1
- Center post post
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Central blonde woman, white military tunic with red trim and gold braid, plumed red-and-white hat, white breeches, knee-high red boots, standing facing forward holding a long lance
- man Left: mounted soldier in red tunic and red-plumed helmet on a white horse, side-on facing right
- man Left: second mounted soldier in red tunic and plumed helmet on a white horse behind the first
- man Right: rank of about five or six mounted lancers in red tunics and dark helmets on white and grey horses, carrying tall upright lances with small pennants
- animal Multiple white and grey horses with red-trimmed saddle cloths across both thirds of the artwork
Setting
- Deep blue star-filled night sky border
- Pale blue sky
- Sandy yellow open ground
- Green pine trees
- Pale green rolling hills
- Cream cabinet surround
Text on it
- Gottlieb's
- Lancers
- 1st PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- 1
- 2
- PLAYERS
- 1 or 2
- CAN PLAY
- AT THE SAME TIME
- Ball in Play
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE!
- A GAME OF SKILL
Made by
- Design
- Wayne Neyens
- Art
- Roy Parker
Reference
Linked terms
- Light B also called B
- Line of three saucers also called center holes also called side saucer also called Four kickout holes
- A and B side lanes also called side lanes also called side rollovers
- Out lanes also called bottom rollover
- Lit slingshots also called Alternating kickers also called lower kickers
- Broad outer gaps also called Broad gap also called Outer-saucer gap
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- cream
- red
- yellow
Fingerprint: 'Gottlieb's Lancers' in red cursive script with blue swoosh, blonde woman in white military tunic plumed hat red boots center holding lance, mounted soldiers in red tunics on white horses flanking, red-yellow striped pennant above, costume historical cavalry scene
A red-and-yellow striped pennant above a huge slanted cursive logo reading 'Gottlieb's Lancers' dominates the centre-right, with a blue swoosh behind it. A blonde woman in a white jacket, white breeches and knee-high red boots with a plumed hat stands full-length centre-front, holding a lance between two ranks of red-coated cavalry on white horses. Two parallel banks of large reel score windows run across the top, each labelled with a red '1st PLAYER' / '2nd PLAYER' banner and a yellow shield numeral. A boxed slogan at bottom right reads 'IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE!' with 'A GAME OF SKILL' beneath it.
Setting
- Deep blue star-filled night sky border
- Pale blue sky
- Sandy yellow open ground
- Green pine trees
- Pale green rolling hills
- Cream cabinet surround
Symbols
- Playing-card-style numeral shields 1 and 2
- Striped pennant
- Trumpet or lance bell
- Score reel windows
- Blue swoosh behind logo
Lettering
- Large slanted red cursive script with yellow inline and thick white drop shadow for the title; cream block serif capitals on red banners for player labels; bold condensed sans-serif capitals in cream and red boxes for the bottom instructions
Themes
- Cavalry
- Military
- Lancers
- Mounted soldiers
- Carousel
- Circus
- Nineteenth-century costume
Title on it
- Gottlieb's lancers
Text on it
- Gottlieb's
- Lancers
- 1st PLAYER
- 2nd PLAYER
- 1
- 2
- PLAYERS
- 1 or 2
- CAN PLAY
- AT THE SAME TIME
- Ball in Play
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE!
- A GAME OF SKILL
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Central blonde woman, white military tunic with red trim and gold braid, plumed red-and-white hat, white breeches, knee-high red boots, standing facing forward holding a long lance |
| Man | Left: mounted soldier in red tunic and red-plumed helmet on a white horse, side-on facing right |
| Man | Left: second mounted soldier in red tunic and plumed helmet on a white horse behind the first |
| Man | Right: rank of about five or six mounted lancers in red tunics and dark helmets on white and grey horses, carrying tall upright lances with small pennants |
| Animal | Multiple white and grey horses with red-trimmed saddle cloths across both thirds of the artwork |
A printed backglass in a cream cabinet surround, framed by a dark blue star-speckled night-sky border. Two large cream score panels fill the top left and top right, each a horizontal reel window showing a row of large black zeros, with a red banner beneath reading '1st PLAYER' and '2nd PLAYER'; a yellow-and-red '1' shield sits above the left panel and a matching '2' above the right, with a golden trumpet-bell pointing inward from the top right corner. Between the panels a small yellow plate hangs below a red-and-yellow striped pennant. Centre-right carries a big slanted cursive logo, 'Gottlieb's Lancers', in red script with yellow inline and a heavy white drop shadow over a blue swoosh. Left third: two mounted soldiers in red tunics and plumed helmets on white horses. Centre: a blonde woman in a white-and-red plumed uniform, white breeches and knee-high red boots holding a lance. Right third: about six mounted lancers on white horses with tall pennanted lances. Pale green hills, pine trees, pale blue sky and sandy yellow ground behind.