Made by
- Design
- Wayne Neyens
- Art
- Roy Parker
Vision analysis
On the playfield
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- pale blue
- cream
- red
- yellow
Fingerprint: Large cream concentric-ring saucer at center marked bonus when lit, five colored mushroom bumpers surrounding, stacked red-cream triangle motif at top, repeating small red yellow and navy playing-card diamonds on pale blue field, wood-grain circular disc at bottom center
A large cream concentric-ring saucer at dead centre printed 1 BONUS WHEN LIT, ringed by five brightly coloured mushroom pop bumpers in yellow, green, cream, purple and red. A stacked red-and-cream triangle motif spells out 1 TO 3 PLAYERS / 50 / 100 POINTS in the upper centre. The whole surface is covered in repeating small red, yellow and navy playing-card-style diamonds and triangles on a pale blue field. Near the bottom a varnished wood-grain circular disc surrounds the flipper batten, with two OUT HOLE ovals and a yellow script brand name above it.
Setting
- Pale blue painted playfield with repeating geometric card-suit diamond and triangle motifs
- Cream/ivory wooden apron with white instruction cards
- Arched cream top rail behind a red triangle insert
Symbols
- Playing-card diamonds
- Red/yellow/navy triangles
- Hearts (10 points when lit inserts)
- Concentric rings
- Stars flanking the special when lit label
- Red triangle game over insert
Notable shapes
- Large concentric-ring central saucer
- Wood-grain circular disc at bottom centre
- Arched top rail
- Stacked triangle motif
- Chrome wireform ball guides down both outer edges
Art motifs
- Arched top rail
- Triangle stacks
- Creamy teardrop instruction labels
- Wood-grain disc at the bottom centre
Themes
- Score reels
- Bonus ladder
- Card-suit geometry
- Electromechanical
- Single-level playfield
Text on it
- GAME OVER
- 10 POINTS
- 50
- WHEN LIT
- 1 TO 3 PLAYERS
- 100 POINTS
- HITS 7 LITES WHEN LIT
- HITS 7 LITES 4TH WHEN LIT
- SUPER BONUS WHEN LIT
- 1 BONUS WHEN LIT
- 300 Points
- 200 Points
- 100 Points
- SPECIAL WHEN LIT
- OFF BUMPERS
- 10 POINTS WHEN LIT
- SHOOT AGAIN
- 100 WHEN LIT
- OUT HOLE
- TILT
- END GAME
- ONE OF TWO PLAYERS
- TOURNAMENT 9 PLAYER 99 CENTS
- 5 BALL GAME
- FLIPPER
- CREDIT
- MATCH
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Small painted head of a dark-haired man in profile inside a yellow-bordered panel on the lower left playfield, near a red 10 points when lit heart |
| Other | A second small painted figure panel on the lower right playfield, partly obscured by the ball guide |
A single-level electro-mechanical playfield photographed under glass in a wooden cabinet, with a cream/ivory apron at the bottom and a pale blue playfield background. The top is crowned by an arch with a red plastic triangle insert reading GAME OVER, flanked by two arched rails each carrying 10 POINTS / 50 / WHEN LIT in green and blue. Below sits a large cream-and-red triangle stack reading 1 TO 3 PLAYERS, 50 and 100 POINTS in bold red. Four mushroom-style pop bumpers with coloured caps (yellow, green, cream, red, purple) ring a large central concentric-ring saucer that reads 1 BONUS WHEN LIT. Repeated cream teardrop labels read HITS 7 LITES WHEN LIT, HITS 7 LITES 4TH WHEN LIT and SUPER BONUS WHEN LIT. A white panel lists 300 Points, 200 Points and 100 Points above the black-and-white SPECIAL WHEN LIT / OFF BUMPERS label. The lower playfield carries red heart-shaped 10 POINTS WHEN LIT inserts beside a small illustrated panel of a man's face, a yellow script brand name, and a large wooden-look circular motif with a flipper batten and OUT HOLE ovals. Metal ball guides and a chrome wireform run down both sides; three silver lane guides and two round targets sit above the flipper. Flipper buttons and instruction cards fill the cream apron.
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- navy blue
- orange
- cream
- yellow
Fingerprint: LITE-A-CARD arched beneath giant hand of fanned playing-cards showing hearts and diamonds, two identical pin-up women in gold halters on heart-shaped pedestals, bespectacled man at bottom spreading cards, navy-blue field with cream banner at top, yellow starburst score-reel panels, skill-game competition theme
The centrepiece is a giant arc-shaped hand of about twenty playing cards, all hearts and diamonds, fanned across the middle of the backglass. Flanking it are two identical cartoon pin-up women in gold halter tops and pale blue tutu-like skirts, seated on heart-shaped pedestals and reaching inwards to support the fan of cards. The title 'LITE-A-CARD' arches beneath the cards in orange block letters. A bespectacled man at bottom centre holds another spread fan of cards over a small plate reading 'D. Gottlieb & Co.'.
Setting
- Flat navy blue field
- Horizontal orange-brown band across the bottom edge
- Light wood cabinet frame around all four sides
- Cream and orange banner across the top
Symbols
- Playing-card suit roundels (hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades) in two arcs
- Fan of heart and diamond cards
- Heart-shaped pedestals
- Yellow starburst panels behind the score reels
- Red and gold arrow shapes
- Orange 'ball in play' arrow
- Row of small dot pairs along the bottom band
Lettering
- Main title in large arched orange slab-serif capitals with white and black outline and drop shadow; supporting text in white script and white block capitals; corner boxes mix red-and-blue cursive with small black capitals; player labels in yellow cursive script on blue outlined panels
Themes
- Playing cards
- Card fans
- Competition
- Skill game
- Casino card motif
Title on it
- Lite-a-card
Text on it
- It's More Fun
- to Compete
- A GAME OF SKILL
- 1 PLAYERS 2
- 1 or 2
- Can Play
- AT THE SAME TIME!
- LITE-A-CARD
- Gottlieb
- 2 PLAYER
- 1st Player
- 2nd Player
- D. Gottlieb & Co.
- GAME OVER
- BALL IN PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Left-hand figure: cartoon pin-up woman with short curly blonde hair, gold/yellow halter top, pale blue-white tutu skirt, bare legs and high-heeled shoes, seated on a red heart-shaped pedestal, arms outstretched to the right supporting the fan of cards, smiling |
| Woman | Right-hand figure: mirror-image cartoon pin-up woman with curly red hair, gold/yellow halter top, pale blue-white tutu skirt, bare legs and high-heeled shoes, seated on a red heart-shaped pedestal, arms outstretched to the left supporting the fan of cards, smiling |
| Man | Bottom centre: cartoon man with dark/grey swept-back hair and a wide grin, in a white shirt, leaning forward and holding/spreading a fan of playing cards in both hands, positioned behind a small cream name plate |
A painted, cartoon-style backglass inside a light wooden cabinet frame, with a dark navy-blue field behind everything and a horizontal orange-brown band running across the bottom. Across the very top sits a cream banner reading '1 PLAYERS 2' in red-outlined white block capitals, flanked on the left by a cream box with 'It's More Fun to Compete' in red-and-blue script and 'A GAME OF SKILL' in black, and on the right by a cream box reading '1 or 2 Can Play' with 'AT THE SAME TIME!' beneath. Two rows of card-suit roundels (hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades) form an arc under the banner. The centre is dominated by a huge fan of white playing cards, all hearts and diamonds, spreading from left to right. Below it the main title 'LITE-A-CARD' runs in large arched orange letters with white and black outlines, with 'Gottlieb' in white script and '2 PLAYER' in white block letters underneath. Two scantily-clad women sit symmetrically on heart-shaped pedestals at the left and right edges, and a man at the bottom centre fans out cards. Two yellow starburst panels carry mechanical score reels reading 1,505 and 1,000, labelled '1st Player' and '2nd Player'.