2 games under this title
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Lucky Man 1976 · 2 players -
Monte Carlo 1976 · 1 players
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Lucky Man
- blue
- red
- yellow
- white
Fingerprint: LUCKY MAN title in bold red with cream outline, woman with bright green beehive and blue eye-shadow in strapless red top holding cocktail glass, suave man in white dinner jacket with black bow tie, grinning clown with green face and white ruff, fairground with white-and-yellow striped tent, two mechanical score reels showing 008000 and 000000, carnival lights and prizes, mid-century cartoon style, red-blue-yellow palette.
The most memorable element is a woman with an extravagant bright green beehive hairstyle, heavy blue eye-shadow and a strapless red top, glass of liquor raised, standing beside a suave man in a white dinner jacket and black bow tie. Close behind them, a lurid green-faced clown with a white ruff grins out of the crowd. Two large counter-style score reels marked 008000 and 000000 fill the upper right, and the bold stacked red title LUCKY MAN dominates the lower left. A royal-blue arc sweeps across the top left above a white-and-yellow striped fairground tent.
Setting
- Carnival fairground
- Striped big-top tent
- Prize stall
- String of light bulbs
Symbols
- Two mechanical score reels
- Red star
- Cocktail and martini glasses
- String of coloured light bulbs
- Painted clown face on the tent
- Prize stall toys
- Ferris-wheel-like fairground structure at the top
- Scalloped white ribbon banners
Lettering
- Bold condensed red block capitals with a cream inner keyline and yellow outer outline for the title; small black sans-serif capitals for instruction text; black ribbon banner with white capitals for millions; white numeral on a red flag for the player numbers.
Themes
- Carnival
- Fairground
- Luck
- Gambling
- Skill game
- Drinks party
Title on it
- Lucky man
Text on it
- CAN PLAY AT THE TIME
- 1st
- MILLIONS
- A GAME OF SKILL
- LUCKY
- MAN
- PLAYER
- 2 PLAYERS
- BALL IN PLAY
- 008000
- 000000
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Young adult, bright green beehive coiffure, heavy blue eye-shadow and red lipstick, strapless red top, holding a raised cocktail glass, smiling |
| Man | Middle-aged, black slicked hair with a grey streak, pencil moustache, white dinner jacket over a white shirt with black bow tie, arm raised holding a martini glass, dapper and poised |
| Man | Young, fair-haired, light blue and white striped shirt, grinning broadly, arm around the woman |
| Other | Clown with a green painted face, white ruff collar and red nose, grinning, at the left edge |
| Other | Small green and blue painted carnival-attendant figure in a cap behind the title letters |
| Other | Brown-haired figure in a top hat with a red band, holding a cane, just left of the man in the white jacket |
A brightly coloured, flat cartoon-illustration backglass dominated by two horizontal mechanical score reels set into yellow-orange framed windows on the upper right, the upper one flagged with a red box reading 1st and showing 008000, the lower showing 000000 with a red flag. A wide royal-blue band runs across the top and left background, carrying a small line of black text at the very top. Below the reels a carnival fairground scene: a white-and-yellow striped tent on the left with a small sign reading A GAME OF SKILL, a fairground stall of tiny coloured prizes, and a scattering of small bulb lights. A large red block-letter title with cream and yellow outline, LUCKY MAN, sits at the lower left. In front stand several figures: a grinning clown with a green face and white ruff; a small green and blue painted carnival attendant; a smiling man in a white tuxedo jacket, black bow tie and black slicked hair with a grey streak, holding a raised martini glass; beside him a young fair-haired man in a light blue patterned shirt; and a woman with a bright green beehive coiffure, heavy blue eye-shadow and a strapless red top, also holding a cocktail glass. Black 2 PLAYERS text and BALL IN PLAY sit along the bottom edge.
Backglass Monte Carlo
- blue
- gold
- red
- white
Fingerprint: Glamorous blonde woman in strapless green dress leaning on green baize table beside moustached man in white jacket, huge gold roulette wheel with silver spinner directly over red BALLS TO PLAY lettering, MONEY CARD stacked in slanted red and orange letters on yellow oval, champagne bottles and coloured chips cluttering table
A glamorous blonde woman in a strapless green dress leaning on a green baize table beside a moustached dark-haired man in a white jacket and black bow tie, both rendered in 1950s airbrushed pin-up style. Below them a huge gold roulette wheel whose silver central spinner sits directly over the red wording BALLS TO PLAY. The title MONEY CARD is stacked in slanted red and orange block letters on a yellow oval, with a six-digit white score window beside it reading 890,678. Champagne bottles in ice buckets, a coupe glass and piles of coloured chips clutter the table, and a small gold-framed green card marked 9 with MILLIONS SCORE hangs at the right.
Setting
- Deep royal-blue field with pale concentric arc lines
- Green baize gaming table with a gold rail
- Yellow-gold oval cartouche behind the title
- Large gold roulette wheel filling the lower left
- Scattered red, orange and yellow lozenge shapes as confetti
Symbols
- Roulette wheel
- Gaming chips
- Champagne bottles in ice buckets
- Coupe cocktail glass
- Playing card
- Score reels
- Scattered lozenge confetti
Lettering
- Chunky slanted serif capitals, money in red over card in orange-amber on a yellow oval, each letter with a thick black outline and a white drop shadow; red block sans lettering for the captions
Themes
- Casino
- Roulette
- Gambling
- Money
- Champagne
- High society
Title on it
- Money card
Text on it
- MONEY
- CARD
- 890,678
- 9
- MILLIONS SCORE
- BALLS TO PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Young blonde woman, strapless green dress, bare left arm laid along the table rail, head turned towards the viewer, red lips, arched brows, shoulder-length curled hair |
| Man | Dark-haired man with a neat moustache, white jacket over a black bow tie, smiling broadly, right hand raised holding a cigarette, seated beside the woman |
| Other | Silver roulette spinner mounted on the gold wheel at lower left, with radiating spokes |
A casino-themed backglass on a deep royal-blue background swept with pale concentric arc lines and scattered small red, orange and yellow lozenge shapes. Top left is a yellow-gold oval carrying the title in two stacked, slanted, chunky serif lines: MONEY in bright red above CARD in orange-amber, both with heavy black outline and a white drop shadow. To its right a long white rectangular window with a dark-green border holds six mechanical score reels reading 890,678. Below the title sit two people at a green baize gaming table with a gold rail: a blonde young woman in a strapless green dress, left arm laid along the rail, and beside her a dark-haired, moustached man in a white jacket with a black bow tie, smiling and holding a cigarette. Around them are champagne bottles in ice buckets, a coupe glass, and stacks of red, orange, white and yellow gaming chips. Right of centre hangs a small gold-framed green card showing a white square with 9, captioned MILLIONS SCORE in red. Bottom left is a large gold roulette wheel with a silver spinner and red lettering on its hub reading BALLS TO PLAY, and a green playing-card motif lies at the bottom right.