1967 · Williams
Shangri-La
Known for Center rotating target, Star Target and 1-2-3 sets. Snow-capped mountain peak, pale blue sky, turquoise pond with pink lotus flowers, green shrubbery and grey rocks and small dark pagoda on a ridge.
- Year
- 1967
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Target
Center rotating target
- Target
Star Target
- Goal
1-2-3 sets
On the playfield
Bumpers 2
- Top pop bumpers
- Bottom pop bumper
Targets 3
- Center rotating target
- Star Target
- Side standup targets
Lane 1
- Out lanes
Post or gate 1
- Upper right gate gate
Controls 3
- Top rollover buttons buttons
- White rollover buttons buttons
- Center rollover button button
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Top-left station, blue patterned tunic with yellow sash, holding a long horizontal pole, dark hair
- woman Above the top-left station, very wide black-and-white conical hat, pink and orange robe
- man Mid-left 2 up station, blue tunic, red and white turban-style headdress, holding a staff
- woman Mid-right, long black hair, yellow robe with pink sleeves, smiling, standing beside a waterfall
- woman Lower centre, black hair in an updo, yellow robe with black swirling pattern, in the lotus pond
- animal White crane with black wingtips and red legs, long beak, standing in the pond
Setting
- Snow-capped mountain peak
- Pale blue sky
- Turquoise pond with pink lotus flowers
- Green shrubbery and grey rocks
- Small dark pagoda on a ridge
Text on it
- 1 UP
- 2 UP
- 3 UP
- 4 UP
- 1 PLAYER
- 2 PLAYER
- 3 PLAYER
- 4 PLAYER
- Williams
- FOUR PLAYER
- CAN PLAY
- BALL IN PLAY
- IT'S FUN TO COMPETE
- INVITE COMPETITION
- PLAY SKILL GAMES FOR FUN & RECREATION
How it plays
-
Goals 2
- 1-2-3 sets
- Collected 1s
Made by
- Design
- Steve Kordek
- Art
- Christian Marche
Reference
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- yellow
- turquoise
- black
Fingerprint: SHANGRI-LA — snow-capped mountain peak centre with jagged orange fantasy-script title, four pagoda-roof score windows scattered around peak (1 UP 2 UP 3 UP 4 UP), four figures in oriental costume per station, white crane red legs turquoise lotus pond bottom, woman yellow-black patterned robe, square framed landscape centred four players around terrain
A snow-capped mountain peak filling the centre, with the game's title written across it in jagged orange fantasy-script letters outlined in yellow and black. Four separate score windows shaped like pagoda roofs, labelled 1 UP, 2 UP, 3 UP and 4 UP, are scattered around the peak rather than lined up in a row - unusual for a four-player backglass. A white crane with red legs stands in a turquoise lotus pond at the bottom next to a woman in a yellow and black patterned robe. A small green cursive maker's word sits above the main title.
Setting
- Snow-capped mountain peak
- Pale blue sky
- Turquoise pond with pink lotus flowers
- Green shrubbery and grey rocks
- Small dark pagoda on a ridge
Symbols
- Pink lotus blossoms
- Green conifer trees
- Bamboo leaves top right
- Pagoda roofs on score panels
- Four circled numbers 1 2 3 4
- Yellow starburst
- Waterfall
Lettering
- Large jagged fantasy-script main title in orange-red with heavy yellow and black outline shadows; small green cursive word above it; red sans-serif block capitals for player labels; white-on-red digit reels
Themes
- Mountain temple
- Oriental costume
- Lotus pond
- Crane
- Multi-player
- Score reels
Title on it
- Shangri-la
Text on it
- 1 UP
- 2 UP
- 3 UP
- 4 UP
- 1 PLAYER
- 2 PLAYER
- 3 PLAYER
- 4 PLAYER
- Williams
- FOUR PLAYER
- CAN PLAY
- BALL IN PLAY
- IT'S FUN TO COMPETE
- INVITE COMPETITION
- PLAY SKILL GAMES FOR FUN & RECREATION
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Top-left station, blue patterned tunic with yellow sash, holding a long horizontal pole, dark hair |
| Woman | Above the top-left station, very wide black-and-white conical hat, pink and orange robe |
| Man | Mid-left 2 up station, blue tunic, red and white turban-style headdress, holding a staff |
| Woman | Mid-right, long black hair, yellow robe with pink sleeves, smiling, standing beside a waterfall |
| Woman | Lower centre, black hair in an updo, yellow robe with black swirling pattern, in the lotus pond |
| Animal | White crane with black wingtips and red legs, long beak, standing in the pond |
A square, brightly coloured backglass framed by a black border, laid out as four player stations around a central landscape. Centre: a snow-capped pink-and-white mountain peak rising against pale blue sky, with a small dark pagoda and a green conifer on the left ridge. Over the peak sits a two-word logo - a small green cursive word above a large jagged fantasy-script main title in orange-red letters with heavy yellow and black outline shadows, and 'FOUR PLAYER' in red block capitals beneath. Four score windows are mounted as red and white panels shaped like pagoda roofs: '1 UP' top-left, '3 UP' top-right, '2 UP' mid-left, '4 UP' mid-right, each above a row of four white digit reels on a red bar and a label reading '1 PLAYER', '3 PLAYER', '2 PLAYER', '4 PLAYER'. Four separate human figures in oriental costume are painted one per station: top-left a man in a blue patterned tunic and yellow sash holding a long pole; above him a woman in a wide black-and-white conical hat with pink and orange robe; mid-left a man in a blue tunic with a red-and-white turban-like headdress holding a staff; mid-right a smiling woman with long black hair in a yellow robe with pink sleeves. Lower centre a white crane with black wingtips and red legs stands beside a woman in a yellow and black patterned robe with black hair in an updo. Background is a turquoise pond with pink lotus blossoms, green shrubbery and grey rocks. Bottom-left shows four circled numbers 1 2 3 4 above 'CAN PLAY'; bottom-right a yellow starburst reads 'BALL IN PLAY'. Red, yellow, turquoise and black dominate.