Also known as PG
1979 · Bally
Paragon
Known for Golden Cliffs, Paragon saucer, Valley of Demons and Back saucer. Flame-like swirling red and orange sky, green and blue painted drapery or stormy sky behind the lion, stone columns and masonry and earth-toned rocky ground at the bottom.
- Year
- 1979
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- saucer
Golden Cliffs
- saucer
Paragon saucer
- route
Valley of Demons
- saucer
Back saucer
- chamber
Beast Lair
- extra flipper
Upper left mini flipper
On the playfield
- red
- gold
- green
- white
- 3 flippers
- 4 pop bumpers
- 2 ramps
- 2 slingshots
Shot 1
- Valley of Demons route
Holes 4
- Golden Cliffs saucer
- Paragon saucer saucer
- Back saucer saucer
- Beast Lair chamber
Targets 3
- Inline drops
- Right drop targets
- Advance Bonus targets
Lanes 2
- Waterfall lane
- Star rollover rollover
Flippers 2
- Upper left mini flipper extra flipper
- Double right flipper extra flipper
On the backglass
Who and what
- animal Roaring winged lion head, tawny fur, black-tipped mane, gaping red mouth with white fangs, large brown and cream feathered wings spread to both sides
- woman Tanned blonde adult woman, reclining on her left elbow in the lower centre, wearing a blue-and-gold two-piece costume with a studded collar and arm band, bare legs extended to the left, looking up towards the upper left
- man Muscular bare-chested adult man at upper centre, kneeling, wearing a winged helmet, wrist bracers and boots, gripping a long spear held upright
- other Ornate gold crown with coloured jewels and pearl trim, cropped by the top right corner
- skeleton Two grey human skulls side by side on the ground at the bottom left
Setting
- Flame-like swirling red and orange sky
- Green and blue painted drapery or stormy sky behind the lion
- Stone columns and masonry
- Earth-toned rocky ground at the bottom
Text on it
- PARAGON
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 1 to 4 Can Play
- Paul Young
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- PARAGON letters
Made by
- Design
- Greg Kmiec
- Art
- Paul Faris
Reference
Linked terms
- Golden Cliffs also called Golden Cliffs saucer
- Valley of Demons also called Valley
- Back saucer also called 5x saucer
- Waterfall lane also called Waterfall
- Beast Lair also called Beast's Lair
- Star rollover also called top star rollover
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- red
- gold
- green
- white
Fingerprint: Paragon, massive brown winged beast bursting from lower-right beside numbered oval bank, crown-shaped mechanism at upper centre, four cream pop-bumpers under rainbow light arc, green SUPER BONUS shield with 20/30/40 windows, ornate gold cartouche with leafy filigree framing, medieval fantasy motif, yellow field, gold and red embellishments
A huge painted brown winged bird or griffin head bursting out of the lower-right playfield, its hooked head rising beside the numbered 1-10 oval bank. Four cream pop-bumper caps with identical red-and-white sunburst rings set under a rainbow arc of cyan and white light strips. An ornate arched PARAGON title cartouche of gold medallion letters sitting over a green SUPER BONUS shield with 20 / 30 / 40 windows. Red glowing display lettering across the lower apron between two cream instruction cards.
Setting
- Dark red and black painted backdrop
- Bright cyan and white arcing light strips across the upper third
- Red, green and yellow stained-glass-style wings in the top corners
- Gold ornamental scrollwork framing the centre
Symbols
- Card suit pips
- Golden medallion letter roundels
- Numbered ovals 1-10
- Crown
- Scrollwork filigree
- White marble pillar with a dome at upper centre
- Orange candle-like posts flanking the super bonus shield
- Silver coin medallion stamped into the lower left apron
Notable shapes
- Deep wedge-shaped playfield narrowing towards the top
- Arched title cartouche with a tall gothic window shape
- Triangular 1-10 oval number bank
- Arched rainbow of light tubes
- Cut-out habitrail channel running down the left side with a small white ball-guide cup
- Three white flippers with red rubber rings
Art motifs
- Illuminated arch
- Leaded stained glass
- Wings
- Gilded baroque ornament
- Stone gargoyle
- Rainbow light arc
Themes
- Medieval
- Fantasy
- Sorcery
- Bonus ladder
Title on it
- Paragon
Text on it
- PARAGON
- SUPER BONUS
- 3X
- 5X
- 20
- 30
- 40
- BANK
- ESCAPE
- BEAST
- ZONE
- COLLECT
- SHOOT AGAIN
- RETURN
- We make the games people play
- INSTRUCTIONS
- 1 TO 4 CAN PLAY
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- 5 BALLS PER GAME
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Creature | Large brown painted winged bird or griffin head at lower centre-right, hooked beak, scaly brown neck, wings spread across the numbered oval bank |
| Creature | Painted dragon or beast head on the right of the centre cartouche beside the 5x medallion |
| Other | Small painted human face in the top-left corner, orange skin tone, dark hair |
| Other | Small painted human face in the top-right corner, dark hair, yellow-green wing behind |
| Other | Tiny grey-green stone gargoyle figure at the lower left of the main playfield beside the apron |
| Other | Painted robed figure standing right of the centre cartouche behind the 5x medallion |
A wedge-shaped playfield seen from above, packed with a medieval fantasy motif. The centre is dominated by an ornate gold-and-brown arched cartouche reading PARAGON in shaded block capitals, each letter on its own round gold medallion, framed by a leafy green arch and red-and-gold filigree. Beneath it a green shield panel reads SUPER BONUS over three black oval windows marked 20, 30 and 40, flanked by black medallions reading 3X and 5X, with a triangular bank of ten numbered ovals below: 7 8 9 10, 4 5 6, 2 3, 1. A huge painted brown winged beast with a hooked head rises at lower right across that number bank. Bright cyan and white light strips arc across the upper third like a rainbow, with red, green and yellow stained-glass wings and small painted faces in the top corners. Four cream pop-bumper caps with red-and-white starburst rings sit across the upper middle and left flank. Two white oval-topped ramp entrances with red and green surrounds flank the centre, the left carrying a blue ESCAPE banner. Three flippers with white bats and red rubber ring the lower playfield. The apron holds two cream instruction cards and gold-outlined red display lettering.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- orange
- gold
- black
Fingerprint: 'PARAGON' title, roaring winged lion with gaping red mouth and spread feathered wings, reclining blonde woman in blue-and-gold costume below, bare-chested spear-bearing man in winged helmet kneeling upper centre, gold crown at top right, skull pair at bottom, fantasy illustration.
A roaring winged lion head with a gaping red mouth and outstretched feathered wings fills the centre of the glass, with a reclining blonde woman in a blue-and-gold costume sprawled directly beneath it. A gold crown with jewelled bands is cut off at the extreme top right corner. Four identical yellow-framed score windows numbered 1 to 4 sit at the four corners of the artwork, framing the scene. A stone pillar with a grotesque gargoyle face rises at the left edge, and a bare-chested spear-bearing man in a winged helmet kneels at upper centre. The white '1 to 4 Can Play' text in the bottom right corner is the only instruction line.
Setting
- Flame-like swirling red and orange sky
- Green and blue painted drapery or stormy sky behind the lion
- Stone columns and masonry
- Earth-toned rocky ground at the bottom
Symbols
- Four yellow-framed rectangular score windows
- Gold crown
- Two skulls
- Spear
- Stone pillar with gargoyle face
- Feathered wings
Lettering
- Red cursive script brand name above an enormous gold-and-white roman-serif title with black outline and green drop shadow; small yellow numerals above each score window; plain white sans-serif instruction text bottom right
Themes
- Fantasy
- Mythological beast
- Winged lion
- Spear and crown
- Arena combat
Title on it
- Paragon
Text on it
- PARAGON
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 1 to 4 Can Play
- Paul Young
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Animal | Roaring winged lion head, tawny fur, black-tipped mane, gaping red mouth with white fangs, large brown and cream feathered wings spread to both sides |
| Woman | Tanned blonde adult woman, reclining on her left elbow in the lower centre, wearing a blue-and-gold two-piece costume with a studded collar and arm band, bare legs extended to the left, looking up towards the upper left |
| Man | Muscular bare-chested adult man at upper centre, kneeling, wearing a winged helmet, wrist bracers and boots, gripping a long spear held upright |
| Other | Ornate gold crown with coloured jewels and pearl trim, cropped by the top right corner |
| Skeleton | Two grey human skulls side by side on the ground at the bottom left |
Illuminated glass backglass in a hand-painted airbrushed fantasy style. Top left carries the title: a red cursive script word above a huge gold-and-white Roman-serif word outlined in black with green shadowing. Four yellow-framed rectangular score windows with cream interiors are set across the glass and each is numbered in small yellow digits: 1 at upper left, 2 at upper right, 3 at lower left, 4 at lower right. The centre is dominated by a roaring winged lion head, tawny with a black-tipped mane, gaping red mouth and white fangs, its feathered wings spread wide in brown, cream and black. Below and to the right of the lion a tanned blonde woman in a scanty blue-and-gold two-piece costume with a studded collar lies on one elbow, looking up and to the left. A muscular bare-chested man in a winged helmet, wrist bracers and boots kneels at upper centre holding a long spear. The background is a blaze of red, orange, green and blue flame-like sky, with stone pillars, an ornate gold crown at the top right corner, and a pair of skulls at bottom left. Bottom right reads '1 to 4 Can Play' with a cursive 'Paul Young' signature above it.