2018 · Jersey Jack Pinball
Pirates of the Caribbean
Known for Black Pearl Ship, Chest, Star Map and Maelstrom. Smoky dark seascape behind the title, sunken galleon silhouette at upper left, pale ghost figure and skull at upper right, aged parchment sea chart covering the lower panel and carved dark-wood cabinet furniture surrounding the panel.
- Year
- 2018
- Maker
- Jersey Jack Pinball
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- LCD screen
- Players
- 4
Known for
- upper playfield
Black Pearl Ship
- Toy
Chest
- Magnet
Star Map
- Ramp
Maelstrom
- loop
Fountain of Youth
- Target
PIRATE target
- Multiball
On Stranger Tides Multiball
- Wizard mode
Movie wizard modes
3 games under this title
On the playfield
Toys 3
- Chest
- Cannon
- Spinning disc spinning disc
Extra level 1
- Black Pearl Ship upper playfield
Ramps 2
- Maelstrom
- Black Pearl Ramp
Orbits 3
- Fountain of Youth loop
- Port Royal
- Open Sea
Shot 1
- Devil's Triangle
Holes 5
- Depths
- Bayou
- Captain's Quarters
- Ship popper popper
- Tortuga Saucer saucer
Magnet 1
- Star Map
Targets 5
- PIRATE target
- Chest Targets
- MAP targets
- GOLD targets
- Spot Character target
Lane 1
- PIRATE lanes
Control 1
- Action Button button
On the backglass
Who and what
- skeleton Central grinning skull in a red patterned headscarf with dangling coins and beads, over crossed cutlasses and a flintlock pistol, two flaming torches behind
- man Painted pirate captain bust at bottom centre: long dark hair, moustache and goatee, black tricorn hat, red coat and white ruffles, inside a ship's helm
- other Four small pirate head portraits inside the drop-target windows along the top of the playfield panel (skull-faced, bearded men in red headwear)
- vehicle Faint sinking galleon with torn sails at upper left
- other Pale translucent ghost figure floating at upper right
- skeleton Plain skull at mid-right edge beside the map frame
Setting
- Smoky dark seascape behind the title
- Sunken galleon silhouette at upper left
- Pale ghost figure and skull at upper right
- Aged parchment sea chart covering the lower panel
- Carved dark-wood cabinet furniture surrounding the panel
Text on it
- PIRATES
- of the
- CARIBBEAN
- LEFT ORBIT
- LEFT RAMP
- INNER LOOP
- LEFT LANE
- Enter the Devil's Triangle
- Open chest
- Locky
- Lake
- Steal the Heart
- Capture mermaid
- Collect 8 totems
- Find doubloons
- Discover entrance
- Fountain of Youth
- Collect the 8 Pieces of Eight
- Sink a Ship
- Light face
- Loot cannon
- Intercept ship
- Spin ship
- BETTER
- MYSTERY
- BALL 2/3
- CREDITS: 3
- BONUS
- 4X
- PL-1
- PL-2
- PL-3
- 234,567
- 467,753
- 342,245
- PLAYER 4
- Grand Champion at 500,000
- GOLD
- 45
- FREE PLAY
- DEFIANT ISLAND
How it plays
-
Modes 4
- Chapters
- Liar's Dice
- Arrr! Frenzy
- Treasure Hoard
-
Multiballs 6
- On Stranger Tides Multiball
- Dead Man's Chest Multiball
- At World's End Multiball
- Tortuga Multiball
- Curse of the Black Pearl Multiball
- Dead Men Tell No Tales Multiball
-
Awards 2
- Add A Ball
- Skull Hold
-
Wizard modes 1
- Movie wizard modes
Made by
- Design
- Eric Meunier
- Software
- Keith P. Johnson
- Software
- Joe Katz
- Software
- JT Harkey
- Software
- Ted Estes
- Sound & Music
- David Thiel
- Display animation
- Jean-Paul de Win
The cast
- Pintel
- Tia Dalma
- Jack Sparrow
- Philip Swift
- Weatherby Swann
- Hector Barbossa
- Bootstrap Bill
Reference
Linked terms
- Black Pearl Ship also called Black Pearl
- Chest also called Dead Man's Chest
- Tortuga Saucer also called right saucer
- On Stranger Tides Multiball also called Multiball 4
- Curse of the Black Pearl Multiball also called Black Pearl Multiball
- Arrr! Frenzy also called ARRRRR Frenzy
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield LE
- blue
- maroon
- tan
- black
Fingerprint: Royal Conquerors modern solid-state, massive tan parchment compass-chart disc at center, painted pirate captain and ghostly faces, crown of glowing blue triangular arrows pointing inward, wooden ship deck toy upper right corner, dark maroon near-black field with chrome wireform ramps
The single most memorable element is a giant tan parchment compass-chart disc filling the middle of the playfield, printed with concentric black circles and dense map-like line work, ringed by a crown of glowing blue triangular arrows all pointing inward at it. A painted pirate captain with a black beard, wide-brimmed hat and green coat stands immediately above the disc. Second most striking: the mass of bright blue arrow inserts and blue LEDs glowing against an otherwise near-black maroon field, with chrome wireform rails crossing over everything. A real 3D wooden dock or ship deck with a barrel and railings sits in the top-right corner. Pale ghostly faces appear on the side plastics at far left.
Setting
- Deep maroon-to-black painted backdrop
- Aged parchment chart surface
- Open sea / pirate voyage implied
- Wooden ship deck at top right
Symbols
- Triangular arrow inserts
- Card suits
- Dice
- Map roll
- Treasure chest
- Anchor
- Compass rose
- Mail icon
- Barrel
- Wooden railings
Notable shapes
- The huge circular parchment-chart target in the centre
- Crown of inward-pointing glowing blue triangular arrows
- Circular barrel and railings in the top-right corner
- Curved chrome rails crossing diagonally over the right side
Art motifs
- Aged parchment map
- Concentric circle target
- Compass and route lines
- Aged scroll edges
- Blue neon-style arrow outlines
Themes
- Pirates
- Medieval
- Adventure
- Sailing
- Treasure
- Nautical chart
Title on it
- Royal conquerors
Text on it
- CHEST
- MAP
- MAIL READ
- ROYAL
- CONQUERORS
- GUINEVERE
- BAYOU
- DEVIL'S TRIANGLE
- KING
- CLUBWOMAN
- NEW YORK
- DICE
- BEAU
- CHARACTER
- EVIL
- THE CAPTAIN
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Painted pirate captain with full black beard, wide-brimmed black hat and green coat, standing front-on just above the central disc, mouth open in a shout |
| Man | Flat portrait head at upper centre, short black hair, sideburns, dark moustache, bare shoulders, facing left |
| Woman | Long dark brown hair flowing to the shoulders, bare shoulders, head and upper torso only, painted at mid-left beside the disc |
| Man | Older grinning man's face with heavy brows at lower right of the disc, painted as a bare head |
| Man | Smaller male head in a cap to the right of the captain, painted in profile facing left |
| Man | Pale/grey-faced figure printed on the left side plastic, ghostly and worn-looking |
| Other | Painted female figure standing small in a dark landscape above the captain, near the bayou lettering |
A modern solid-state playfield shot under dim club lighting, its artwork a swashbuckling pirate/Arthurian adventure painted on a dark maroon-to-black background. The centre is dominated by a huge tan parchment-coloured circular disc printed like a nautical chart or maze, ringed with black concentric circles and black triangular arrows pointing inward, with a painted bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and a smaller standing figure just above it. Around the disc radiate large glowing blue-outlined triangular arrow inserts pointing inwards. Flat painted portrait heads of several characters ring the middle: a black-haired man with sideburns at upper centre, a woman with long dark flowing hair at left, an older grinning man's face at lower right, and other male heads. Bright blue LED-lit plastics glow through the arrow inserts. Real chrome wireform ramps and rails snake across the right side, a weathered grey anchor-encrusted post sits left of centre, and a miniature wooden ship/dock structure with a barrel and railings occupies the top-right corner. Pale ghostly faces are painted on the side plastics at the far left.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Standard
- brown
- gold
- red
- black
Fingerprint: pirates of the caribbean, antique hand-drawn treasure map on parchment with red dotted route between named islands and hazards, skull-and-crossbones with red bandana under title with crossed cutlasses and flaming torches, ship's wheel framing painted pirate captain portrait, dark pirate seascape background with sinking galleon and ghost figure
The whole playfield graphic is rendered as an antique hand-drawn treasure map on parchment, with a red dotted route running between named islands and hazards such as a whirlpool and a smoking volcano. A skull-and-crossbones with a red bandana, two crossed cutlasses and a flaming pair of torches sits directly under the title. The score area is disguised as a ship's wheel framing a painted portrait of a bearded pirate captain, flanked by faux wooden player-score panels.
Setting
- Smoky dark seascape behind the title
- Sunken galleon silhouette at upper left
- Pale ghost figure and skull at upper right
- Aged parchment sea chart covering the lower panel
- Carved dark-wood cabinet furniture surrounding the panel
Symbols
- Skull and crossbones
- Crossed cutlasses
- Flintlock pistol
- Flaming torches
- Treasure chest
- Gold doubloon coins
- Ship's wheel
- Compass rose
- Whirlpool
- Palm trees
- Smoking volcano
- Galleon with three masts
- Red dotted route line
- Arrows and star symbols in the map sky
- Skull-and-crossbones island markers
Lettering
- Massive gold beveled roman-serif capitals with dark outline for pirates and caribbean, small white italic script for of the; map labels in a mix of black hand-lettered script and red cursive; score text in white serif on brown wood
Themes
- Pirates
- Treasure map
- Caribbean
- Skull and crossbones
- Shipwreck
- Doubloons
- Adventure
Title on it
- Pirates of the caribbean
Text on it
- PIRATES
- of the
- CARIBBEAN
- LEFT ORBIT
- LEFT RAMP
- INNER LOOP
- LEFT LANE
- Enter the Devil's Triangle
- Open chest
- Locky
- Lake
- Steal the Heart
- Capture mermaid
- Collect 8 totems
- Find doubloons
- Discover entrance
- Fountain of Youth
- Collect the 8 Pieces of Eight
- Sink a Ship
- Light face
- Loot cannon
- Intercept ship
- Spin ship
- BETTER
- MYSTERY
- BALL 2/3
- CREDITS: 3
- BONUS
- 4X
- PL-1
- PL-2
- PL-3
- 234,567
- 467,753
- 342,245
- PLAYER 4
- Grand Champion at 500,000
- GOLD
- 45
- FREE PLAY
- DEFIANT ISLAND
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Skeleton | Central grinning skull in a red patterned headscarf with dangling coins and beads, over crossed cutlasses and a flintlock pistol, two flaming torches behind |
| Man | Painted pirate captain bust at bottom centre: long dark hair, moustache and goatee, black tricorn hat, red coat and white ruffles, inside a ship's helm |
| Other | Four small pirate head portraits inside the drop-target windows along the top of the playfield panel (skull-faced, bearded men in red headwear) |
| Vehicle | Faint sinking galleon with torn sails at upper left |
| Other | Pale translucent ghost figure floating at upper right |
| Skeleton | Plain skull at mid-right edge beside the map frame |
| Other | Black volcanic island with smoke plume at map far left |
| Creature | Small black bat-like marks and a rock arch on the map islands |
A square, dark pirate-titled backglass. Across the top, huge gold stone-textured serif letters with black shadow read PIRATES, with a small italic of the stacked between, then CARIBBEAN. Under the title sits a grinning white skull in a red headscarf with hanging coins and beads, laid over two crossed cutlasses and a flintlock pistol, with two flaming torches burning behind it. The background is a smoky brown-and-black seascape: a faint green-tinged sinking galleon at upper left, a pale ghostly figure and a skull at upper right, embossed gold coins down the left edge. A dark carved-wood panel fills the lower two thirds, its top edge carrying four drop-target windows labelled LEFT ORBIT, LEFT RAMP, INNER LOOP and LEFT LANE. It holds an aged parchment treasure map: a red dotted route linking a smoking volcano and the Enter the Devil's Triangle at far left, chest and island groups, a whirlpool and scattered cutlasses, palms, skull-and-crossbones marks, a ship and compass rose at far right. Below the map a wooden ship's helm carries a painted portrait of a long-haired, goateed pirate in a tricorn hat, flanked by white scores, with BONUS 4X and GOLD 45 in round gold-rimmed medallions.