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1965 · Williams

Lucky Strike / Bowl A Strike

Known for Center rollover buttons, Green standup target and Spare. Stylised indoor bowling alley in one-point perspective, sky-blue upper field with red and blue sunburst rays and dark blue border strip along the top edge.

Year
1965
Maker
Williams
Type
Electro-mechanical
Display
Score reels
Players
1

Known for

  • rollover buttons

    Center rollover buttons

  • Target

    Green standup target

  • Goal

    Spare

2 games under this title

On the playfield

Holes 2

  • Side saucers saucers
  • Kickers behind the flippers kickers

Bumper 1

  • Red pop bumpers

Targets 2

  • Upper left/right standup targets
  • Green standup target

Lanes 2

  • Center rollover buttons rollover buttons
  • Out lanes

On the backglass

  • pink
  • sky blue
  • white
  • orange
Lucky Strike / Bowl A Strike backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • woman Shoulder-length brown hair, green short-sleeved top, dark skirt or shorts, seen from behind and side in a deep crouch, arm swung back holding a large magenta bowling ball at hip height
  • child Short blond hair, pale blue top, at the lower left edge, head in profile, only upper body visible
  • other Acrobatic figure mid-tumble above the woman, white-and-blue top, red shorts, both legs with white shoes kicked high, body inverted
  • other Several ranks of small white bowling pins with red neck stripes arranged in receding rows down the right side of the lane

Setting

  • Stylised indoor bowling alley in one-point perspective
  • Sky-blue upper field with red and blue sunburst rays
  • Dark blue border strip along the top edge

Text on it

  • 1 PLAYER
  • BOWL
  • STRIKE
  • 0 7 2 6
  • PLAY FLIPPER SKILL GAMES
  • FOR FUN AND RECREATION

How it plays

  1. Goals 1

    • Spare

Made by

Design
Norm Clark

Reference

Backglass vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Lucky Strike / Bowl A Strike backglass

Backglass Bowl A Strike

  • pink
  • sky blue
  • white
  • orange

Fingerprint: Female bowler in green top seen from behind low crouch hurling large magenta ball down pink-and-blue perspective lane, acrobatic figure frozen mid-tumble with both legs thrown up, stacked fat white bubble capitals for BOWL over orange-yellow banded letters for STRIKE tilted on pink block, row of pink pennants with white crowns running right side

Distinctive

The most memorable element is a female bowler in a green top, seen from behind in a low crouch, hurling a large magenta ball down a pink-and-blue perspective lane. Immediately above her an acrobatic figure is frozen mid-tumble with both legs thrown up in the air. The title BOWL STRIKE is set in two stacked styles — fat white bubble capitals for BOWL over orange-and-yellow banded letters for STRIKE — tilted at an angle on a pink block. A row of pink pennant triangles printed with small white crowns runs along the right side, and a white ribbon banner carries the slogan PLAY FLIPPER SKILL GAMES FOR FUN AND RECREATION.

Setting

  • Stylised indoor bowling alley in one-point perspective
  • Sky-blue upper field with red and blue sunburst rays
  • Dark blue border strip along the top edge

Symbols

  • Small white crowns printed on each pink pennant triangle
  • Magenta bowling ball
  • White bowling pins with red stripes
  • Radiating sunburst rays
  • White ribbon banner

Lettering

  • Chunky 1970s display type: bowl in fat rounded white bubble capitals with pink drop shading, strike in wide orange letters banded with yellow and outlined in red; slogan in plain condensed red capitals on a white ribbon

Themes

  • Bowling
  • Sport
  • Ten-pin alley
  • Leisure
  • Pennant bunting

Title on it

  • Bowl strike

Text on it

  • 1 PLAYER
  • BOWL
  • STRIKE
  • 0 7 2 6
  • PLAY FLIPPER SKILL GAMES
  • FOR FUN AND RECREATION
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Shoulder-length brown hair, green short-sleeved top, dark skirt or shorts, seen from behind and side in a deep crouch, arm swung back holding a large magenta bowling ball at hip height
Child Short blond hair, pale blue top, at the lower left edge, head in profile, only upper body visible
Other Acrobatic figure mid-tumble above the woman, white-and-blue top, red shorts, both legs with white shoes kicked high, body inverted
Other Several ranks of small white bowling pins with red neck stripes arranged in receding rows down the right side of the lane
Full description

Translucent backglass artwork with a bright, flat 1970s airbrushed-graphic look, dominated by hot pink, sky blue, white, orange and yellow. A deep blue border frames the top. The title logo sits top-left, tilted and stacked: the word BOWL in large rounded white bubble letters with pink shading, and STRIKE below it in chunky orange-and-yellow striped letters outlined in red, on a pink shape. Above the logo a small white strip reads 1 PLAYER in black, and a cursive pink script name is printed diagonally over the blue. Top-right is a white score window showing reel digits 0 7 2 6 in dark blue, backed by radiating red and blue sunburst rays, with a white ribbon banner beneath reading PLAY FLIPPER SKILL GAMES FOR FUN AND RECREATION in red capitals. A row of pink triangular pennants with white crown motifs runs across the middle-right. The lower half shows a stylised bowling alley in perspective: a woman with shoulder-length brown hair in a green top crouching and releasing a magenta bowling ball, a blond child in a pale blue top, and an acrobatic figure in a white-and-blue top with red shorts, legs kicked up in mid-tumble. At the right, ranks of small white bowling pins stand on the lane in receding rows. A pale blue blank instruction panel runs along the bottom edge.

Lucky Strike / Bowl A Strike backglass

Backglass Lucky Strike

  • teal
  • red
  • magenta
  • yellow

Fingerprint: Three girls in retro sportswear sprawled across stylised bowling lane, auburn-haired girl lying flat reaching forward, red-haired girl hugging purple bowling ball, LUCKY STRIKE with each LUCKY letter in white oval and STRIKE over yellow pin-shaped objects with red ball tops, green diagonal banner reading PLAY FLIPPER SKILL GAMES, teal sunburst with purple arrow, small white crowns on triangles

Distinctive

The most memorable feature is the three girls in retro sportswear sprawled and crouching across a giant stylised bowling lane, one auburn-haired girl lying flat reaching forward while a red-haired girl hugs a purple bowling ball. Above them the title LUCKY STRIKE is spelled with each LUCKY letter floating in its own white oval, and the word STRIKE is built over a row of five yellow pin-shaped objects with red ball tops. A green diagonal banner reading PLAY FLIPPER SKILL GAMES FOR FUN AND RECREATION cuts across a teal sunburst filled with a huge purple arrow. Small white crowns on striped triangles under the banner are an easily recalled detail.

Setting

  • Bowling alley interior shown as a giant stylised perspective lane with teal and red horizontal stripes
  • Magenta and pink diamond harlequin pattern behind the title
  • Teal and red sunburst rays radiating from the upper right
  • Abstract striped and triangle-patterned lower border

Symbols

  • Ten-pin bowling pins
  • Purple bowling ball
  • Row of five pin-shaped yellow objects with red ball tops
  • White crown motifs on triangles
  • Diamond harlequin pattern
  • Sunburst rays
  • Large purple and turquoise arrow
  • White rectangular panel with four grey squares

Lettering

  • Display lettering: lucky in white block capitals each set in an individual white oval with a red ring, strike in very heavy red capitals with yellow fill and black outline, plus a small red cursive maker's script above the title; all other text in plain white sans-serif capitals on green and on the lower panel

Themes

  • Bowling
  • Ten-pin
  • 1950s pin-up illustration
  • Electro-mechanical

Title on it

  • Lucky strike

Text on it

  • LUCKY
  • STRIKE
  • PLAY FLIPPER SKILL GAMES
  • FOR FUN AND RECREATION
  • BALL
  • PLAY
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Red-haired young woman at the lower left, short curled bob, teal short-sleeved blouse with a white collar, shown in profile facing right, cradling a large purple bowling ball against her hip
Woman Young woman at upper left of the lane, blonde hair swept back, white blouse with teal shoulders and a red skirt, teal flat shoes, bent forward at the waist with both arms reaching down to the lane in a follow-through pose
Woman Auburn-haired young woman lying flat along the lane at centre right, green short-sleeved top, white skirt, teal sash at the waist, one arm stretched forward along the lane, painted in a pin-up style
Full description

A brightly coloured illustrated backglass for a bowling-themed electro-mechanical game. The upper left carries the title: the word LUCKY, each letter printed separately inside its own white oval ringed in red, arranged in a slightly stepped horizontal row, above the word STRIKE in heavy red capitals with a yellow fill and a black outline. A small red cursive maker's script with a circular badge sits above the title. Below the title, five yellow pin-shaped objects with red ball tops stand in a row on a rack. The left background is a magenta and pink diamond harlequin pattern; the top right is a teal and red radiating sunburst with a large purple and turquoise arrow-like form and a white rectangular panel containing four grey squares. A diagonal dark green banner reads PLAY FLIPPER SKILL GAMES FOR FUN AND RECREATION in white capitals. Beneath it is a row of magenta and orange striped triangles, several bearing small white crowns. The lower half shows a bowling alley: teal and red horizontal lane stripes, a purple pin rack of pins, a yellow apron band, and three young women in 1950s sportswear, one kneeling with a purple bowling ball, one standing bent forward, one sprawled reaching along the lane. Black BALL PLAY text with a small white window sits at the lower right.