1976–1977 · Gottlieb & Europlay & Maresa
Royal Flush / Card Whiz
Known for Drop bank, Far-left white lane, Joker lanes and Card Bonus. Abstract casino card motif, crimson sunburst with radiating spikes upper left, deep blue field with floating cards and chips and no real-world setting depicted.
- Years
- 1976–1977
- Maker
- Gottlieb & Europlay & Maresa
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
Known for
- Drop target
Drop bank
- Lane
Far-left white lane
- Lane
Joker lanes
- Goal
Card Bonus
5 games under this title
On the playfield
Hole 1
- Right saucer saucer
Drop targets 5
- Drop bank
- Jacks
- Queens
- Kings
- Red targets
Target 1
- Joker standups standup target
Lanes 3
- Far-left white lane
- Joker lanes
- White Joker
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Upper left, long dark hair, teal-blue sleeveless dress, arm raised, standing beside a fan of large playing cards
- woman Middle left, dark hair, green top, arm outstretched pointing at a glowing blue-white sphere
- woman Lower left, dark clothing, crouching or leaning forward, partly obscured by cards
Setting
- Abstract casino card motif
- Crimson sunburst with radiating spikes upper left
- Deep blue field with floating cards and chips
- No real-world setting depicted
Text on it
- Goldie's
- CARD WHIZ
- A GAME OF SKILL
- PLAYERS
- 1 OR 2
- CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME
- BALL IN PLAY
- 3 CREDITS
- 05,020
- 00,000
How it plays
-
Goals 4
- Card Bonus
- Full House
- Royal Flush
- Double Bonus
Made by
- Design
- Ed Krynski
- Art
- Gordon Morison
Reference
Linked terms
- Drop bank also called Card drop targets
- Red targets also called A-K-Q-J-10
- Far-left white lane also called White Joker lane also called left orbit
- Joker lanes also called Jokers
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Royal Flush
- yellow
- red
- cream
- teal
Fingerprint: Royal Flush, huge glowing yellow title across upper playfield in chunky serif face appearing mirror-reversed through glass over fan of painted royal playing cards, fan of painted royal playing cards beneath title, row of separate raised white tiles carrying letters K K Q flanked by crowned king and dark-haired woman, whole middle is symmetrical red fan of stacked trapezoid value panels
The most memorable element is the huge glowing yellow 'ROYAL FLUSH' title across the upper playfield, rendered in a chunky serif face and appearing mirror-reversed when photographed through the glass, sitting over a fan of painted royal playing cards. Directly beneath it is a row of separate raised white tiles carrying the letters K K Q, flanked by a grinning crowned king and a dark-haired woman's face. Second, the whole middle of the field is a symmetrical red fan of stacked trapezoid value panels stepping 5000, 4000, 3000, 3000, 2000, 1000 downwards, each paired with a yellow arrow. Third, the lower apron carries a large cream instruction card headed ROYAL FLUSH and a blue arrow-shaped legend pointing sideways to 'FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET'. Fourth, a round starburst pop bumper with a white, red-pipped face sits at the top right, glowing under an amber ring lamp.
Setting
- Flat painted card-table surface with fans of oversized playing cards
- Pale cream/ivory cabinet and apron
- No depicted room or landscape, purely graphic playing-card motif
Symbols
- Playing-card suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs)
- Oversized fanned playing cards
- K k q letter tiles
- Crowned king figure
- Starburst emblem on the bumper cap
- Yellow lightning bolt
- Red and teal arrows
- Card pips
- Score numerals
Notable shapes
- Large cream circle at lower centre carrying a red-and-yellow lightning bolt
- Yellow double bonus lozenge above it
- Stacked red trapezoid scoring panels forming a symmetrical descending fan
- Cream slingshot paddles with red rubber at roughly the 4 and 8 o'clock positions
- Chevroned teal and magenta inlane guides feeding the flippers
Art motifs
- Flat 1950s airbrushed card-and-poker imagery
- Mirrored glowing title lettering
- Stacked trapezoid value panels
- Cream slingshot inlane boots
- Pinstriped apron border
Themes
- Playing cards
- Poker
- Royal flush
- Las vegas
- Gambling
- Five ball
Title on it
- Royal flush
Text on it
- ROYAL FLUSH
- DOUBLE BONUS
- 5000
- 4000
- THREE QUEENS
- 3000
- KINGS & JACKS
- 2000
- 1000
- 1000 and SPECIAL when lit
- 3000 when lit
- WHEN LIT
- K
- Q
- OPENING GATE
- MEN LIT
- INSTRUCTIONS
- ONE, TWO, THREE or FOUR PLAYERS - 5 BALLS PER PLAYER
- INSERT COIN OR PRESS C BUTTON TO RESET MACHINE
- REPEAT FOR ADDITIONAL PLAYERS
- DROP TARGETS SCORE NOBLE POINT VALUE, COMPLETING DROP TARGETS LIGHTS CENTRE TARGET FOR 3000 POINTS
- TARGETS AND ROLLOVERS SCORE 500 POINTS
- JOKERS LIGHT CORRESPONDING ROLLOVERS AND HOLE FOR ADDITIONAL SCORE COMPLETING THE THREE JOKER SEQUENCE LIGHTS HOLE ALTERNATELY FOR SPECIAL
- POP BUMPER SCORES 100 POINTS
- BONUS IS SCORED AFTER COMPLETION OF BALL IN PLAY, BONUS SCORES DOUBLE ON FIFTH BALL
- A TILT DOES NOT DISQUALIFY A PLAYER
- MATCHING LAST TWO NUMBERS IN SCORE TO NUMBER THAT APPEARS ON BACK GLASS AFTER GAME IS OVER SCORES 1 REPLAY
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 78,000 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 92,000 POINTS
- FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET
- INSERT COIN ONLY WHEN COIN ENTRANCE IS LIT
- D. Gottlieb & Co.
- 185 W. LAKE ST
- 1 PLAY
- 25c
- T73
- A-12933
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Grinning cartoon king at the upper right, pale face, large pink-and-white spotted crown, white ruffled collar, wide open laughing mouth, painted flat with heavy black outline |
| Woman | Painted head of a woman with short dark bobbed hair and a bright smile, centre-top, only head and shoulders visible between the card fan and the letter tiles |
| Other | Circular pop bumper cap printed as a white disc ringed with red card pips around a blue-and-red starburst emblem |
| Other | Numerous painted playing-card faces and card backs scattered as flat decorative motifs across the yellow upper field |
Full-length playfield of a 1950s electro-mechanical card-themed game, shot from directly above through slightly reflective glass, with the cream/ivory cabinet frame and lower apron visible. The upper third is a warm yellow-to-orange field crowded with painted playing-card artwork: a fan of oversized cards, a row of white letter tiles spelling K K Q, a woman's face with dark bobbed hair, a grinning king wearing a spotted crown and ruff at the right, and a large mirrored yellow title 'ROYAL FLUSH' glowing across the centre-top, seen reversed through the glass. Sliding in at the top right is a round pop bumper with a white face printed with a blue-and-red starburst and red card pips, flanked by chrome ball guides. The middle band is a bold red fan of trapezoid scoring panels carrying cream-outlined numerals 5000, 4000, 3000, 3000, 2000, 1000 and yellow right-pointing arrows, plus a red oval reading '1000 and SPECIAL when lit' and a yellow 'DOUBLE BONUS' lozenge. Sloped inlanes in teal and magenta converge on a cream disc carrying a red-and-yellow lightning bolt. The lower apron is white with red and teal pinstriping, a blue arrow reading 'FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET', and a cream instruction card headed ROYAL FLUSH. Two cream flippers with red rubber flank a yellow bolt.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Card Whiz
- blue
- red
- yellow
- white
Fingerprint: CARD WHIZ in massive yellow-red block letters, cream "Goldie's" script above, deep blue playfield studded with tumbling face-cards and aces, crimson sunburst burst rays, three women down left edge including figure pointing glowing blue orb, white mechanical score windows with yellow player badges, comic-cartoon 1970s airbrushed
The most memorable element is the title 'CARD WHIZ' in enormous yellow block capitals with a heavy red inline and black shadow, sitting under a cream script 'Goldie's'. Behind it the whole board is a deep blue field strewn with dozens of tumbling, individually-painted playing cards, each showing a real face card, wrapped around a crimson sunburst. Three women are stacked down the left-hand edge, the middle one pointing at a glowing blue orb. Two white mechanical score reels with chrome bezels and yellow numbered discs (1 and 2) occupy the upper right quadrant.
Setting
- Abstract casino card motif
- Crimson sunburst with radiating spikes upper left
- Deep blue field with floating cards and chips
- No real-world setting depicted
Symbols
- Playing cards (aces, face cards, 10 of hearts, 5 of spades)
- Casino chips
- Yellow numbered discs 1 and 2
- Card-suit pips
- Glowing blue orb
Lettering
- Cream cursive script for the possessive name, huge yellow block capitals with red inline and black drop shadow for the main title, small white condensed sans-serif caps for instructions, blue capitals for player text
Themes
- Playing cards
- Casino
- Skill game
- Card magic
- Two player
Title on it
- Card whiz
Text on it
- Goldie's
- CARD WHIZ
- A GAME OF SKILL
- PLAYERS
- 1 OR 2
- CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME
- BALL IN PLAY
- 3 CREDITS
- 05,020
- 00,000
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Upper left, long dark hair, teal-blue sleeveless dress, arm raised, standing beside a fan of large playing cards |
| Woman | Middle left, dark hair, green top, arm outstretched pointing at a glowing blue-white sphere |
| Woman | Lower left, dark clothing, crouching or leaning forward, partly obscured by cards |
A photographic-style painted backglass inside a cream/ivory wooden cabinet frame, shot at a slight angle so the right-hand edge and a wicker basket of paperwork are visible beside it. The playfield-art background is deep royal blue with a crimson-red upper-left sunburst and jagged radiating spokes, overlaid with tumbling white playing cards (aces, kings, queens, a full 10 of hearts, a 5 of spades) and scattered round casino chips in red, white and yellow. Two white mechanical score windows with chrome bezels sit upper right, reading 05,020 and 00,000, each paired with a yellow-and-red circular badge numbered 1 and 2. Down the left edge are three drawn figures: a dark-haired woman in a teal-blue dress raising a hand beside a fan of cards, a woman in a green top pointing at a glowing blue-white orb, and a crouching figure in dark clothing at the lower left. The title sits low centre: small yellow script Goldie's above huge yellow-and-red block letters CARD WHIZ, with a purple banner beneath, and blue-and-white instruction text below that.
Backglass 1P
- purple
- red
- orange
- white
Fingerprint: Startled magician in black top hat, blue tailcoat, flowing red cape leaping at lower left with arms flung out, playing cards bursting around him, woman in teal costume and gold feathered headdress dancing with arms raised above, huge orange-yellow "CARD WHIZ" logo in red-outlined comic lettering against purple-blue starburst, numerous oversized playing cards spiraling outward, mechanical reel counter at top showing 0 0 0,000 0 0.
The most memorable element is a startled magician-like man in a black top hat, blue tailcoat and swirling red cape, leaping at the lower left with his arms thrown out as playing cards burst around him. Directly above him a woman in a teal costume and gold feathered headdress dances with both arms raised. The second standout feature is the huge orange-yellow CARD WHIZ logo in red-outlined comic lettering set against a purple-blue starburst of mint-green spokes. Numerous oversized playing cards of every suit spiral outward from the centre, giving the whole glass a chaotic gambling theme. A wide black-framed cut-out strip across the top contains a mechanical reel counter reading 0 0 0,000 0 0.
Setting
- Purple-blue radial starburst with pale mint spokes
- Deep red curved banner across the top with teal and grey speed streaks
- Cream/white plastic outer border with card-suit inlays on the side rails
Symbols
- Playing-card suits (hearts, spades, clubs, diamonds)
- Playing cards showing court figures
- Spokes/burst lines radiating from centre
- Speed streaks
- Card-suit inlays on the cabinet side rails outside the art window
Lettering
- Large comic-book display lettering, orange-yellow fill with thick red outline and white drop shadow, slightly arched; small cursive gold script signature near the bottom centre
Themes
- Playing cards
- Gambling
- Card trick
- Magic
- Casino
- Comic book
Title on it
- Card whiz
Text on it
- CARD WHIZ
- PALLE 'N' GOGO
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Adult woman with long dark hair, gold feathered/plumed headdress, teal sleeveless fitted costume, dancing pose with both arms raised and bent, smiling, standing on the left side above the man |
| Man | Adult man in black top hat, dark blue tailcoat with long flaring tails, white shirt, and a large flowing red cape or scarf wrapping around him; mid-stride leap with arms flung wide, eyes wide and mouth open in a startled comic expression, at lower left |
| Other | Numerous oversized playing cards (kings, jacks, queens, aces) of hearts, spades, clubs and diamonds drawn as flat white rectangles with coloured pips, scattered and spiralled across the field, some fanned behind the man |
A roughly square illustrated backglass with a white/cream plastic outer border, inside which a rounded-rectangle window is filled with artwork. The background is a purple-to-blue field with pale mint-green spokes radiating from a central vanishing point, overlaid by a deep red curved banner across the top edge with teal and grey speed streaks. The main title CARD WHIZ sits centre-right in chunky orange-yellow comic lettering with a red outline and white drop shadow. A wide rectangular cut-out at the top centre holds a mechanical score reel window showing six reel drums reading 0 0 0,000 0 0. Two cartoon figures occupy the left third: a dark-haired woman in a teal sleeveless costume and a gold feathered headdress, arms raised dancing, and a startled man in a black top hat, blue tailcoat and flowing red cape, mid-stride with arms flung out. Playing cards of all suits scatter and spiral across the field, some held in fans. A small white rectangular label sits lower right; a tiny badge logo sits upper right on the red banner. Comic-book airbrushed style with heavy black outlines and flat saturated colour.
Backglass Royal Flush
- purple
- red
- yellow
- turquoise
Fingerprint: Plunging cartoon magician black top hat swirling red cape reaching white starburst blonde woman blue dress yellow feather plume shrugs open arms behind, whole backglass showered tumbling court playing-cards gold coins over purple background laced turquoise rays, fat yellow ROYAL FLUSH logo Gottlieb's white script above
A plunging cartoon magician in a black top hat and swirling red cape, reaching toward a white starburst while a blonde woman in a blue dress and yellow feather plume shrugs with open arms behind him. The whole backglass is showered with tumbling court playing-cards and gold coins over a purple background laced with turquoise rays. The title is a fat yellow 'ROYAL FLUSH' logo with 'Gottlieb's' in white script perched above it. Four white reel score windows on black bezels are paired under yellow numbered discs 1-4.
Setting
- Flat purple field with radiating pale turquoise rays
- White starburst glow low centre-left
Symbols
- Playing cards of all four suits
- Court/face cards
- Gold coins
- Card-suit hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades
- Yellow numbered discs 1, 2, 3, 4
- White starburst
- Feather plume headdress
Lettering
- Fat yellow block capitals with red inline shading for the main title; white brush script for the maker script line; white outlined sans-serif capitals for slogans and instruction text
Themes
- Playing cards
- Poker
- Magic
- Casino
- Cartoon gambling
Title on it
- Gottlieb's royal flush
Text on it
- BALL IN PLAY
- D. Gottlieb & Co.
- CHICAGO
- Gottlieb's
- ROYAL FLUSH
- A GAME OF SKILL
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE!
- PLAYERS
- 1 2 3 4
- CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME
- TILT
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Adult blonde woman, sleeveless sky-blue dress, black feather boa, tall spray of yellow-green feather plumes on head, arms raised and open in a shrug, smiling, standing upper left |
| Man | Adult man magician in black top hat, dark blue suit with tails, white shirt, red swirling cape, grinning and lunging to the right with one arm outstretched and fingers splayed, lower left |
A brightly coloured cartoon backglass with a deep purple background shot through with pale turquoise speed-rays radiating from a glowing white-and-teal burst low centre-left. Two human figures dominate the left side: a smiling blonde woman in a sleeveless sky-blue dress with a black feather boa, arms flung out in a shrug, wearing an extravagant spray of yellow-green feather plumes on her head; below and to her right a grinning magician in a black top hat, dark blue suit, white shirt and red cape, lunging to the right with one arm outstretched and fingers splayed. Dozens of playing cards (hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades and court cards) and pale gold coins are scattered and tumbling across the whole panel, drawn with heavy black outlines. Four rectangular mechanical score windows with white reel drums and black bezels sit in two rows across the upper half, each row headed by a yellow-and-red numbered disc (1, 2 above; 3, 4 below). The centre logo reads 'ROYAL FLUSH' in fat yellow block capitals with red inline shading on a purple lozenge, with 'Gottlieb's' in white script above it. 'BALL IN PLAY' appears top left; a small rectangular 'D. Gottlieb & Co. CHICAGO' maker's badge sits top right. 'TILT' is printed at the bottom left edge.