1969 · Gottlieb
Skipper
Known for Vary-targets, Movable pointer flipper, Wheel and Mini flippers. Flat medium-blue open water with pale-blue wavy line highlights and short white cloud streaks, cream/ivory painted border framing all four sides and tan wooden jetty planks in the lower right corner.
- Year
- 1969
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Target
Vary-targets
- Flipper
Movable pointer flipper
- wheel
Wheel
- extra flipper
Mini flippers
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Wheel wheel
Hole 1
- Lower saucers saucers
Bumpers 2
- Red pop bumpers
- Green pop bumpers
Targets 3
- Vary-targets
- Upper left standup targets
- Upper right standup targets
Slingshots 2
- Upper slingshots
- Lower slingshots
Flippers 2
- Movable pointer flipper
- Mini flippers extra flipper
On the backglass
Who and what
- man On the sunk ship's deck, adult male in a green-and-white striped long-sleeve shirt and green cap, standing braced among the ropes
- woman On the sunk ship's deck, adult female in a red bikini and wide yellow sunhat, tanned legs, standing upright beside the mast with one arm raised
- man On the upper-left dinghy, adult male in a red shirt, seated and leaning forward with a pole or oar
- woman On the upper-left dinghy, adult female in a red swimsuit, seated at the front of the small boat
- child Small red-clad figure between the two adults in the upper-left dinghy
- man Lower right on the jetty, adult male in a white short-sleeve shirt and blue flat cap, dark trousers, standing and facing right, the red text a game series printed across his shirt
Setting
- Flat medium-blue open water with pale-blue wavy line highlights and short white cloud streaks
- Cream/ivory painted border framing all four sides
- Tan wooden jetty planks in the lower right corner
Text on it
- Skipper
- Gottlieb 4 Player
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 0,935
- 0,000
- PLAYERS
- A GAME SERIES
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE
- SKILL GAME
- MFD. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO.
- CHICAGO, ILL. 60651
Made by
- Design
- Ed Krynski
- Art
- Art Stenholm
Reference
Linked terms
- Movable pointer flipper also called Pointer flipper
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- red
- cream
- yellow
Fingerprint: skipper title in large red script, half-sunk tilted raft-ship as centrepiece with oversized green-and-white beer stein standing upright on deck and playing card propped nearby, crew members in green striped shirt and red bikini, dinghy with three red-clad figures at upper left, two figures on jetty with red slogans A GAME SERIES and IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE printed across clothing, medium-blue sea, flat painted cartoon style
A half-sunk, tilted sailing ship used as a raft dominates the centre, with a comically oversized green-and-white beer stein standing upright on its deck and a playing card propped beside it. The top title is a big high-contrast red script with a fat black drop shadow. Two bleached figures stand on a tan jetty at the lower right with the red slogans A GAME SERIES and IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE printed straight over their white shirts. Three red-clad figures crowd a small dinghy at the upper left.
Setting
- Flat medium-blue open water with pale-blue wavy line highlights and short white cloud streaks
- Cream/ivory painted border framing all four sides
- Tan wooden jetty planks in the lower right corner
Symbols
- Three red-and-white life rings stacked on the hull
- Oversized green-and-white striped beer stein
- Playing card propped on the deck
- Tall bare mast with a small red pennant flag
- Yellow rubber duck near the top right
- Green fishing lure and hook on a line at the right
- Green and yellow fish leaping from the water on the right
- Red, yellow and green beach ball at the lower left
- Four small numbered discs in yellow, red, red and green
- Gull and small white birds on the water
Lettering
- Main title in large flowing red script with a fat black drop shadow and cream highlight, the capital s a big open curl; secondary text in smaller red script with black outline; slogans in plain condensed red capitals over the figures; manufacturing credits in small black condensed capitals on a cream band along the bottom
Themes
- Sailing
- Shipwreck
- Raft
- Sea
- Drinking
- Leisure
- Fishing
- Competition
- Four player
Title on it
- Skipper
Text on it
- Skipper
- Gottlieb 4 Player
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 0,935
- 0,000
- PLAYERS
- A GAME SERIES
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE
- SKILL GAME
- MFD. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO.
- CHICAGO, ILL. 60651
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | On the sunk ship's deck, adult male in a green-and-white striped long-sleeve shirt and green cap, standing braced among the ropes |
| Woman | On the sunk ship's deck, adult female in a red bikini and wide yellow sunhat, tanned legs, standing upright beside the mast with one arm raised |
| Man | On the upper-left dinghy, adult male in a red shirt, seated and leaning forward with a pole or oar |
| Woman | On the upper-left dinghy, adult female in a red swimsuit, seated at the front of the small boat |
| Child | Small red-clad figure between the two adults in the upper-left dinghy |
| Man | Lower right on the jetty, adult male in a white short-sleeve shirt and blue flat cap, dark trousers, standing and facing right, the red text a game series printed across his shirt |
| Woman | Lower right on the jetty, adult female with blonde hair tied back in a white top and red shorts, leaning towards the man, the red text it's more fun to compete printed across her top |
| Woman | Lower centre-right, only a blonde head and shoulders of a reclining woman visible at the edge of the jetty planks |
| Other | Lower left, a stocky orange-brown figure in swim trunks crouched and holding a long fishing rod angled up to the left |
A square painted backglass inside a cream/ivory border, filled with a flat medium-blue sea of water with pale-blue wave lines and short white cloud streaks. Four cream roller-style score windows with black bezels sit in the corners, each paired with a small coloured numbered disc. Across the top centre a large red script title with a heavy black drop shadow, the capital S curling wide, reads Skipper; to its left in smaller red script outlined in black is Gottlieb 4 Player. The centre is a tilted, half-sunk sailing ship used as a raft, of yellow planking and black hull with red trim, with a bare mast, rigging ropes, three red-and-white life rings, a playing card, a tall green-and-white striped beer stein standing upright, a man in a green striped shirt and cap, and a woman in a red bikini and yellow sunhat. Upper left a dinghy carries three red-clad figures. Lower right a tan jetty holds two more people with red slogans printed over their shirts. Small print runs along the bottom in a cream band.