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Playboy backglass

Also known as PB

2002 · Stern

Playboy

Known for Left Playmate ramp, Centerfold ramp, Centerfold and Playmates. Dark interior, wall of overlapping calendar pages, calendar grids with month headings and date numerals and blurred dark bar or shelving in the upper right.

Year
2002
Maker
Stern
Type
Solid state
Display
Dot matrix
Players
4

Known for

  • Ramp

    Left Playmate ramp

  • Ramp

    Centerfold ramp

  • Toy

    Centerfold

  • Goal

    Playmates

  • Goal

    Rabbit Heads

  • Multiball

    Pajama Party Multiball

  • Multiball

    Centerfold Multiball

  • Wizard mode

    Mansion Mania

On the playfield

  • blue
  • magenta
  • yellow
  • black
Playboy playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 1 spinner
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Toys 2

  • Centerfold
  • Triple Jackpot toy

Ramps 2

  • Left Playmate ramp
  • Centerfold ramp

On the backglass

Who and what

  • woman Upper left, blonde with wind-blown shoulder-length hair, black and gold lace bodysuit with criss-cross straps across the chest, standing facing the viewer, serious expression
  • woman Upper centre-left, brown/blonde hair, black top with orange-gold mesh long sleeves, leaning forward, looking out at the viewer
  • woman Lower left, platinum blonde with very full crimped curls, bare shoulder, head and shoulders only, looking directly at the viewer
  • woman Upper right, tall blonde with long styled hair, black lace and mesh paneled bustier, looking downward at her raised hand
  • woman Centre right, brunette with loose wavy hair, bare back and shoulder to the viewer, head turned over her shoulder, lips parted
  • woman Lower right, dark brunette with curled hair, small dangling earring, head tilted, looking up at the viewer

Setting

  • Dark interior
  • Wall of overlapping calendar pages
  • Calendar grids with month headings and date numerals
  • Blurred dark bar or shelving in the upper right

Text on it

  • PLAYBOY
  • FEBRUARY
  • MARCH
  • JULY
  • DECEMBER
  • Th
  • Fr
  • Sa
  • Su
  • Mo
  • We
  • 2
  • 9
  • 16
  • 23
  • 24
  • 1
  • 8
  • 15
  • 22
  • 29
  • 10
  • 17
  • 18
  • 25
  • 26

How it plays

  1. The plunge 1

    • Magazine skill shot
  2. Modes 5

    • Peek-a-Boo
    • Splash
    • Photo Shoot
    • Tease
    • Grotto
  3. Multiballs 2

    • Pajama Party Multiball
    • Centerfold Multiball
  4. Goals 3

    • Playmates
    • Rabbit Heads
    • Collect Playmates
  5. Awards 1

    • Triple Jackpot
  6. Wizard modes 1

    • Mansion Mania

Made by

Design & Software
Dwight Sullivan
Design & Mechanics
George Gomez
Art
Kevin O'Connor
Mechanics
Wesley Chang
Software
Lonnie D. Ropp
Software
Orin Day
Sound & Music
Kyle Johnson
Display animation
Mark Galvez

Reference

Linked terms
  • Left Playmate ramp also called Left ramp
  • Centerfold ramp also called Center ramp
  • Pajama Party Multiball also called Pajama Party
Playfield vision analysis

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

Playboy playfield

Playfield

  • blue
  • magenta
  • yellow
  • black

Fingerprint: Playboy electro-mechanical, unmistakable calendar-like grid twelve blonde photographic portraits labeled miss january through december, two life-size pin-up women in lingerie flanking grid, black arched sign with white rabbit head and lettering, teardrop arrow targets on right lane

Distinctive

The centre of the playfield is a calendar-like 3x4 grid of twelve blonde photographic portraits labelled MISS JANUARY through MISS DECEMBER, which is unmistakable from a distance. A black arched sign at the upper right holds a white rabbit head in a bow tie and reads SHOOT RAMP TO COLLECT SLASHY LETTERS, with a second small leaping rabbit cutout above the lettering. Two life-size painted pin-up women in lingerie lie either side of the month grid, one in a green bikini on the left and one in a white bodystocking on the right. The lower apron carries PLAYBOY in big gold serif letters between two white specification cards.

Setting

  • Bright blue field scattered with small white five-pointed stars
  • Dark grey and black lower apron area
  • Tan and gold wooden cabinet side rails visible at left and right edges

Symbols

  • Bow-tied rabbit head
  • White stars
  • Martini glasses
  • Playing cards
  • Billiard balls
  • Cocktail glasses
  • Cherries
  • Pink neon triangles
  • Gold chains
  • Feather fans

Notable shapes

  • 3x4 grid of month portrait windows
  • Arched black sign housing the rabbit head
  • Yellow teardrop arrow targets
  • Hoop/horseshoe habitrail in the upper playfield
  • Neon-pink teardrop and triangle outlines on the lower deck

Art motifs

  • Neon pink and gold trim outlining every lane
  • Yellow teardrop arrow targets
  • Marble-like gold scrollwork
  • Star-spangled blue backdrop

Themes

  • Playboy bunny
  • Playmate calendar
  • Pin-up
  • Mansion
  • Billiards hall
  • Magazines

Title on it

  • Playboy

Text on it

  • PLAYBOY
  • SHOOT RAMP TO COLLECT SLASHY LETTERS
  • MISS JANUARY
  • MISS FEBRUARY
  • MISS MARCH
  • MISS APRIL
  • MISS MAY
  • MISS JUNE
  • MISS JULY
  • MISS AUGUST
  • MISS SEPTEMBER
  • MISS OCTOBER
  • MISS NOVEMBER
  • MISS DECEMBER
  • OBJECTIVE
  • Collect Playmates to start Mansion Mania
  • 25 Yards to start Bunny Party!
  • SKILL SHOT
  • To open the MAGAZINE for a Skill Shot plunge the ball lightly.
  • EXTRA BALL
  • SPECIAL
  • Collecting Playmates will light Extra ball and SPECIAL
  • CENTERFOLD CENTER RAMP four times to open the CENTERFOLD
  • BOGEY
  • NUDE JACKPOT
  • VULVA JACKPOT
  • Athenian Pool Party
  • BUNNY
  • MANSION MANIA
  • SHOOT AGAIN
  • KAREEM McDOUGAL
  • V.I.P.
  • OPEN CURTAIN
  • STOP POST
  • PEEK A BOO
  • GO FOR BUNNIES
  • BANANA SPLIT PARTY
  • MULTI BALL
  • SPELL BONUS
  • HINT
  • SPOIL
  • HIT THE LOCKS
  • TEASE
Pop bumpers
Cluster of three round bumpers in the upper-middle area
Spinners
One spinner in the upper-left lane
Drop targets
A bank of three stand-up drop targets on the left mid-playfield
Ramps
One large wireform ramp arcing from the lower left up to the upper left and across the top, plus a raised habitrail loop in the upper middle
Slingshots
Two standard triangular slingshots flanking the lower playfield, edged in chrome
Upper playfield
Raised platform behind the backbox with a horseshoe-shaped habitrail, a red triangular sign and a small ramp returning to the lower deck
Apron and lower playfield
Dark grey apron with two large white instruction cards, gold playboy lettering in the centre, and two neon-pink outlined rabbit-and-stars emblems; a single round coin-sized metal disc sits on the front of the cabinet box below
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Painted pin-up on the left of the month grid, blonde, reclining on her side in a green-and-white bikini, one arm raised
Woman Painted pin-up on the right of the month grid, brunette, in a white bodystocking and black bow tie, leaning forward over a chrome post
Woman Large photographic-style portrait labelled miss october, brunette with long dark hair, at the top right of the month grid
Woman Twelve separate photographic-style blonde portraits, one per month, in a 3x4 grid
Animal White rabbit head with black eye and bow tie on the black arched upper-right sign
Animal Small white leaping rabbit above the shoot ramp lettering
Other Neon-outlined rabbit head with radiating white stars, one on each side of the apron
Full description

A full-length pinball playfield shot from above, dominated by a bright blue star-flecked background and a large central grid of twelve framed photographic-style portraits of smiling blonde women, each on a grey nameplate reading MISS JANUARY, MISS FEBRUARY, MISS MARCH, MISS APRIL, MISS MAY, MISS JUNE, MISS JULY, MISS AUGUST, MISS SEPTEMBER, MISS OCTOBER, MISS NOVEMBER and MISS DECEMBER. Painted pin-up figures in lingerie flank the grid: on the left a reclining blonde in a green-and-white bikini, on the right a woman in a white bodystocking and bow tie leaning over a steel post. Yellow, magenta and green teardrop arrows labelled EXTRA BALL, MULTI BALL, SPELL BONUS, HINT and SPOIL point down the right lane. A black arched panel at upper right carries a white bow-tied rabbit head and the text SHOOT RAMP TO COLLECT SLASHY LETTERS, with a smaller leaping rabbit above it. The dark grey apron below shows PLAYBOY in large gold serif capitals between two white instruction cards, flanked by neon-outlined rabbit-head-and-stars emblems.

Backglass vision analysis

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

Playboy backglass

Backglass

  • black
  • gold
  • cream

Fingerprint: Playboy title in gold slab-serif capitals; cream-outlined neon rabbit-head emblem with bow tie glowing central; six pin-up models in black lingerie arranged either side overlapping; deliberately blurred calendar-page backdrop between figures; photographic collage with airbrushing, neon glow; black field, gold, cream, skin tones

Distinctive

The centrepiece is a huge glowing rabbit-head emblem outlined in cream-white neon tubing, with two long upright ears, a round eye and a bow tie at its neck, glowing against the black background like a neon sign. Six photographic glamour models in black lingerie crowd around it, three to the left and three to the right, in two offset ranks that overlap each other. The single word PLAYBOY in enormous flat gold slab-serif capitals dominates the entire top third of the piece. The background is not scenery but a deliberately out-of-focus wall of calendar pages, with month names and date numerals faintly legible between the figures.

Setting

  • Dark interior
  • Wall of overlapping calendar pages
  • Calendar grids with month headings and date numerals
  • Blurred dark bar or shelving in the upper right

Symbols

  • Glowing rabbit-head emblem with long ears, round eye and bow tie
  • Calendar grids
  • Day and month lettering

Lettering

  • Playboy in very large flat gold slab-serif capitals, flat fill, no outline, spanning the full width across the top; background calendar text in thin white serif caps and roman numerals

Themes

  • Glamour pin-up
  • Calendar pages
  • Neon signage
  • Collage

Title on it

  • Playboy

Text on it

  • PLAYBOY
  • FEBRUARY
  • MARCH
  • JULY
  • DECEMBER
  • Th
  • Fr
  • Sa
  • Su
  • Mo
  • We
  • 2
  • 9
  • 16
  • 23
  • 24
  • 1
  • 8
  • 15
  • 22
  • 29
  • 10
  • 17
  • 18
  • 25
  • 26
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Upper left, blonde with wind-blown shoulder-length hair, black and gold lace bodysuit with criss-cross straps across the chest, standing facing the viewer, serious expression
Woman Upper centre-left, brown/blonde hair, black top with orange-gold mesh long sleeves, leaning forward, looking out at the viewer
Woman Lower left, platinum blonde with very full crimped curls, bare shoulder, head and shoulders only, looking directly at the viewer
Woman Upper right, tall blonde with long styled hair, black lace and mesh paneled bustier, looking downward at her raised hand
Woman Centre right, brunette with loose wavy hair, bare back and shoulder to the viewer, head turned over her shoulder, lips parted
Woman Lower right, dark brunette with curled hair, small dangling earring, head tilted, looking up at the viewer
Full description

A dark, horizontally-framed backglass dominated by six photographic pin-up women in black lingerie arranged in two ranks of three, with a glowing cream-outlined rabbit-head emblem carrying a bow tie centred between them. Across the top, the word PLAYBOY spans nearly the full width in enormous flat gold slab-serif capitals on a black field. Behind the figures the background is a dim, blurred wall of overlapping calendar pages: month headings such as FEBRUARY, MARCH and JULY in white serif caps, day initials Th, Fr, Sa, Su and rows of white date numerals, all deliberately out of focus so the women read as sharp cut-out cutouts. Upper left a blonde woman in a black-and-gold lace bodysuit with criss-cross straps stands facing forward, hair blown wide. Upper centre-left a woman in a black top with orange mesh sleeves leans in over her shoulder. Lower left a platinum-blonde woman with voluminous curls and a bare shoulder looks straight ahead. Upper right a tall blonde in a black lace and mesh bustier looks down at her hand. Centre right a brunette with loose hair turns her bare back and looks over her shoulder. Lower right a dark-haired woman with curled hair and a dangling earring faces the viewer. Dominant colours are black, gold, warm skin tones and cream. Photographic collage airbrush style with a strong glow behind the central emblem.