1977–1978 · Recel
Poker Plus
Known for Ace targets, Center target, Outside top lanes and Double Bonus. Blue sky with white clouds, radial sunburst rays in magenta, orange and blue, dark green card table and patterned wallpaper-like blue and purple field on the left.
- Years
- 1977–1978
- Maker
- Recel
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Target
Ace targets
- Drop target
Center target
- Lane
Outside top lanes
- Award
Double Bonus
2 games under this title
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EM 1977 · Electro-mechanical · Score reels -
Standard 1978 · Solid state · Alphanumeric
On the playfield
Drop target 1
- Center target
Targets 2
- Ace targets
- Upper left standup target
Lanes 3
- Outside top lanes
- Rollover lanes
- Left out lane
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Young dark-haired woman, red bodice with gold trim and white ruffled collar, jester-style, seated on a red ball, right arm raised holding a fan of five playing cards, smiling
- man Black-haired man in a bright blue jacket, left foreground, both arms extended over the table, smiling
- man Man in a maroon jacket standing behind the blue-jacketed man, looking down at the table
- man Bald man in a dark suit with green waistcoat and white shirt, centre of the group
- man Grey-haired man in a red jacket, leaning in from the right of the group
- woman Woman in a magenta dress with a black bob haircut, far right, in profile facing left with one hand raised near her chin
Setting
- Blue sky with white clouds
- Radial sunburst rays in magenta, orange and blue
- Dark green card table
- Patterned wallpaper-like blue and purple field on the left
Text on it
- POKER PLUS
- EURO
- FLIP
- PLAYERS
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- A
How it plays
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Goals 1
- Two Ace cycles
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Awards 1
- Double Bonus
Reference
Linked terms
- Ace targets also called Aces also called Four Ace targets
- Center target also called Center drop target also called Center Bonus target
- Outside top lanes also called Outside 50,000 rollover lanes
- Double Bonus also called Double
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass EM
- blue
- magenta
- yellow
- green
Fingerprint: Dark-haired woman in red and gold jester bodice perched on red ball holding fan of five playing cards aloft, giant blue POKER PLUS lettering overhead, bottom-right corner crowded with five sharply dressed adults around green felt table, four oversized white score reels stacked down entire left half, giant floating card aces among sunburst rays
The eye-catching centrepiece is a dark-haired card-playing woman in a red and gold jester bodice perched on a red ball, holding a fan of five playing cards aloft beneath the giant blue POKER PLUS lettering. The bottom-right corner is unusually crowded, with five sharply dressed adults packed around a green felt table against radiating magenta sunburst rays. Four oversized white score reels stacked down the entire left half, set among giant floating aces of hearts, spades and diamonds, is an unusual look for a card-themed game. A small EURO oval plate and a red FLIP arrow sit in the top-left corner.
Setting
- Blue sky with white clouds
- Radial sunburst rays in magenta, orange and blue
- Dark green card table
- Patterned wallpaper-like blue and purple field on the left
Symbols
- Aces of hearts, spades, clubs and diamonds
- Fan of five playing cards
- Gold starburst behind the central woman
- Radial sunburst rays
- Four red numbered player circles
- Red flipper arrow with ball
- Card box on the table
Lettering
- Very bold blue slab-serif capitals with a white inline highlight, two lines, tightly stacked
Themes
- Playing cards
- Poker
- Casino gambling
- Card game
- Five players at a table
Title on it
- Poker plus
Text on it
- POKER PLUS
- EURO
- FLIP
- PLAYERS
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- A
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Young dark-haired woman, red bodice with gold trim and white ruffled collar, jester-style, seated on a red ball, right arm raised holding a fan of five playing cards, smiling |
| Man | Black-haired man in a bright blue jacket, left foreground, both arms extended over the table, smiling |
| Man | Man in a maroon jacket standing behind the blue-jacketed man, looking down at the table |
| Man | Bald man in a dark suit with green waistcoat and white shirt, centre of the group |
| Man | Grey-haired man in a red jacket, leaning in from the right of the group |
| Woman | Woman in a magenta dress with a black bob haircut, far right, in profile facing left with one hand raised near her chin |
Tall portrait backglass in a 1970s airbrushed casino style, split into two halves. Left half is a field of blue and magenta sunburst rays scattered with oversized playing cards - aces of hearts, spades, clubs and diamonds drawn at angles - behind four stacked white mechanical score reels in plain white bezels with digit windows. Right half is a bright blue sky with white clouds, dominated at the top by a huge two-line title of bold blue block serif letters with a white inline highlight reading POKER PLUS. Beneath the title a dark-haired woman in a red and gold jester-style bodice with a white ruffled collar sits on a red ball, one arm raised holding a fan of five playing cards, backed by a yellow starburst and radiating pink rays. Lower right, five adults lean over a green felt card table: a black-haired man in a bright blue jacket at the left with both arms out, behind him a man in maroon, a bald man in a dark suit with a green waistcoat, a grey-haired man in a red jacket, and at the far right a woman in a magenta dress with a black bob haircut shown in profile. On the table lie a fan of cards and a card box. A small plate in the top-left corner reads EURO in a red oval beside a second logo panel, followed by a red arrow labelled FLIP.
Backglass Standard
- blue
- magenta
- yellow
- red
Fingerprint: poker plus, enormous white playing card upper right with full-length female harlequin in purple top hat and ruffled blue-green costume leaping across it, black-white poker chip ringed by huge yellow spiked sunburst bursting from blue background right of title, five glossy magenta score reels down entire left side each paired with small yellow numbered disc, crowded poker table scene bottom right with woman in pink off-shoulder gown and black bob seen from behind, illuminated rectangular backglass
The most memorable element is the enormous white playing card in the upper right with a full-length female harlequin in a purple top hat, ruffled blue-and-green costume and striped tights leaping across it. Second is the black-and-white poker chip ringed by a huge yellow spiked sunburst that bursts out of the blue background to the right of the title. Third, five glossy magenta score reels run down the entire left side, each paired with a small yellow numbered disc (1-4) and a large ace of spades/hearts/diamonds card. Fourth, the crowded poker table scene at bottom right with a woman in a pink off-shoulder gown and black bob seen from behind.
Setting
- Deep royal-blue field scattered with small white four-pointed stars
- Large white playing cards fanned and overlapping across the composition
- Yellow spiked sunburst/star shapes radiating behind figures
- Bright green felt surface of a card table at the lower right
Symbols
- Aces (large white playing cards with red hearts and black spades)
- Black-and-white poker chip with a ring of rectangular markings
- Yellow-and-white spiked sunburst behind the chip
- Gold oval coin or medallion with a decorative rim
- Yellow circular discs numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 beside the score reels
- White diamond shape near the bottom left of the card fan
- Small white star sparkles scattered over the blue field
- Two small dark red rectangular windows inside a white oval panel at the top left
- Blue oval maker badge and small white rectangular label at the bottom centre
Lettering
- Two-line title in heavy red-orange slab-serif block capitals with darker red interior shading and a thin dark outline, slightly arched, set against the blue field at the upper right
Themes
- Poker
- Playing cards
- Casino
- Card game
- Harlequin
- Score reels
Title on it
- Poker plus
Text on it
- POKER
- PLUS
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- A
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Leaping harlequin/jester figure in the upper right, adult, purple wide-brimmed top hat, black curly hair, pale skin, red corset bodice with green trim, blue and green feathered ruff collar and skirt, one bare pale thigh with striped stocking, green boots, arm raised, standing on a giant white card |
| Man | Leftmost player at the green table, adult, short dark hair, royal-blue suit jacket, white shirt and dark tie, shown in profile leaning in with arms on the felt |
| Man | Second man, just behind and above the blue-suited player, fair-haired, pale complexion, face turned towards the cards |
| Man | Third man, tan/brown tweed or fur-textured jacket, light hair, peering down at the table |
| Man | Fourth man, bright red jacket with black waistcoat and bright green tie, white shirt, dark hair, arms folded on the table |
| Man | Fifth man at the far right, greying hair, grey suit, partially cropped by the frame edge |
| Woman | Right foreground, seen from behind, short glossy black bob haircut, pink off-shoulder dress, blue skirt, seated or standing at the table |
Illuminated rectangular backglass with a cream/white outer cabinet frame visible round the edges and a deep royal-blue star-flecked background. Five long horizontal magenta/purple score reels, each in a white-outlined rectangular window, stack down the whole left half, each preceded by a small yellow disc carrying a black numeral 1, 2, 3 and 4, and each partly overlapped by a large white playing card (an ace). At the top right the title is two lines of chunky red-orange slab-serif capitals with dark shadow, POKER on line one and PLUS on line two. Below the title a leaping female harlequin/jester in a purple top hat, red bodice, blue-and-green ruffled collar and skirt, striped tights and green boots, posed on a huge white card. To her right a black-and-white poker chip set inside a large yellow-and-white spiked sunburst. Lower right: five men in suits and a woman in a pink off-shoulder dress with a black bob haircut, crowded around a bright green felt table. Small white label and blue oval maker badges sit at the bottom centre. A small copyright watermark is overprinted at the bottom right corner.