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1982 · Bally

Speakeasy

Known for 5-9 Hearts rollovers, 10-Ace flyaway targets, Joker lane and Roulette wheel. Nightclub interior, stage with magenta curtains, jazz orchestra pit and bar counter with stacked glasses.

Year
1982
Maker
Bally
Type
Solid state
Display
Alphanumeric
Players
2

Known for

  • Lane

    5-9 Hearts rollovers

  • Target

    10-Ace flyaway targets

  • Lane

    Joker lane

  • wheel

    Roulette wheel

  • saucer

    Right saucer

  • event

    Subtract a Ball

On the playfield

  • turquoise
  • gold
  • red
  • black
Speakeasy playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 3 pop bumpers
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Toy 1

  • Roulette wheel wheel

Holes 2

  • Left saucer saucer
  • Right saucer saucer

Targets 2

  • 10-Ace flyaway targets
  • Left standup target

Lanes 3

  • 5-9 Hearts rollovers
  • Joker lane
  • Star rollover

Control 1

  • Sacrifice button button

On the backglass

  • blue
  • maroon
  • cream
  • yellow
Speakeasy backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • woman Young adult, dark bobbed hair with jewelled headband, yellow sleeveless fringed flapper dress, pearl necklace and bracelets, smiling, right arm linked through the man's arm
  • man Young adult, slicked-back dark hair, blue pinstripe three-piece suit, striped tie, white lapel flower, holding a short tumbler glass, looking at the woman
  • man Bartender, white shirt with sleeves rolled, dark vest, black bow-tie, wide grin, leaning forward behind the counter
  • man Band member in a black top hat and dark coat, partly in shadow, centre-left
  • man Cornet/trumpet player, brass horn raised to mouth, upper centre
  • man Several additional band members in dark suits and bow ties in the upper background, one holding a large upright double bass at the right

Setting

  • Nightclub interior
  • Stage with magenta curtains
  • Jazz orchestra pit
  • Bar counter with stacked glasses

Text on it

  • Bally
  • Speakeasy
  • TM
  • FEATURING
  • ADD-A-BALL
  • TELEPHONE
  • GAME OVER
  • CREDIT
  • BALLS
  • TO
  • PLAY

How it plays

  1. Modes 2

    • Subtract a Ball event
    • Spin Roulette event
  2. Goals 4

    • Two Added Balls
    • Center Added Ball
    • Joker Added Ball
    • Chip value

Made by

Design
George Christian
Art
Greg Freres
Software
Rehman Merchant

Reference

Linked terms
  • 5-9 Hearts rollovers also called Hearts also called Top Hearts also called 5-9 lanes
  • 10-Ace flyaway targets also called Spades also called Flyaway targets also called Center Spades also called 10-Ace targets
  • Joker lane also called Jokers also called Right Joker lane
  • Roulette wheel also called Big wheel also called Wheel
  • Left saucer also called Roulette saucers
  • Star rollover also called Upper right lane
  • Sacrifice button also called Sacrifice also called Return to sequence button
Playfield vision analysis

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

Speakeasy playfield

Playfield

  • turquoise
  • gold
  • red
  • black

Fingerprint: Pinball electro-mechanical, large red-yellow numbered spinner wheel at center, huge gold sunburst from bottom center with spoke pattern one through fifteen, three amber domed bumper caps at top under blue plastic ramp, ornate gold script numerals seven and five in side lanes

Distinctive

The centrepiece is a big dark circular wheel encircled by lettered segments, with a fan of five playing cards and a red PINBALL title panel directly above it. Second most memorable is the huge gold sunburst whose rays emanate from the bottom-centre triangle and carry a numbered spoke pattern 1-15 with a central 60 and 30. Three amber domed bumper caps glow at the top under a bright blue plastic ramp assembly, with five playing cards spread like a hand just below them. Large ornate gold script numerals (a 7 at left, a 5 at right) are painted into the side lanes, and the wooden apron carries large red-outlined outline capitals spelling PINBALL.

Setting

  • Teal painted playfield with radiating gold sunburst rays
  • Pale blue-green side lanes with ornamental gold filigree
  • Black and red banded upper playfield under blue plastics
  • Cream-coloured instruction cards on the wooden apron

Symbols

  • Playing-card suits spades and clubs
  • Numbered circles 1 through 15
  • Round coloured inserts
  • Multiplier ovals 10x 5x 3x 2x
  • Target bullseye of 7,000
  • Arrow
  • Starburst rays
  • Domed bumper caps

Notable shapes

  • Big central letter wheel with round holes
  • Fanned hand of five playing cards
  • Numbered spoke pattern 1-15 in a gold sunburst triangle
  • Arched blue plastic over the upper playfield
  • Tall ornamental gold 7 and 5 lane panels

Art motifs

  • Radial sunburst
  • Concentric wheel
  • Billiard hall numbering
  • Gold filigree scrolls
  • Red and cream chevron outlines

Themes

  • Playing cards
  • Arithmetic number game
  • Speakeasy
  • Outhole wheel
  • Multiplier inserts

Title on it

  • Pinball

Text on it

  • PINBALL
  • THOUSANDS
  • OUTHOLE
  • SPINS
  • WHEEL
  • SPEAKEASY
  • 3 BALLS PER GAME
  • For Amusement Only
  • 2 TO 4 PLAYERS
  • EXTRA BALL FOR EACH SCORE OF 1,440,000 POINTS
  • EXTRA BALL FOR EACH SCORE OF 2,880,000 POINTS
  • INSTRUCTIONS
  • SHOOT AGAIN FOR ADDITIONAL BALL WHEN LIT
  • 10X
  • 5X
  • 2X
  • 3X
  • 10,000 ON SPECIAL WHEN LIT
  • 7,000
  • SPECIAL
  • 60
  • 30
Ramps
Blue plastic covered ramp over the top third, with a curved habitrail looping the upper playfield and a metal ball-return trough across the top
Slingshots
Two triangular slingshots with cream faces and red rubber, angled inward toward the flippers
Upper playfield
Raised upper section with three domed pop-bumper caps glowing amber, a curved clear habitrail, and a top arch of blue-lit plastic; card fan sits mid-field below it
Apron and lower playfield
Cream wooden apron with pinball in large red-outlined outline capitals, a left card reading 3 balls per game and 2 to 4 players, cream instruction cards on both sides, and an outhole spins wheel arrow above the drain
Who and what
Kind Description
Other No human figures; artwork is entirely geometric and abstract
Other Five oversized playing cards (black spades and clubs, red accents) fanned like a dealt hand above the centre wheel
Other Large dark circular centre wheel divided into wedge segments with round cut-out holes and a band of block letters around its rim
Other Tall gold ornamental numeral 7 painted into the left lane and a gold numeral 5 in the right lane
Vehicle Painted side-wheel motor housings at lower left and lower right, chrome with dark housings
Full description

Illuminated electro-mechanical playfield with a deep teal ground overlaid by a large gold sunburst of rays fanning up from the bottom centre. Two flippers with white faces and red rubber rings sit either side of a red-outlined triangle at the bottom, with an arrow below reading OUTHOLE SPINS WHEEL. Dead centre is a large circular wheel of dark metal with wedge segments and round holes, ringed by a black band of letters. Above the wheel a fan of five playing cards (spades and clubs, with a red PINBALL title panel behind) sits above an arc of coloured round inserts and a row of red jewel-like lamps. Three domed pop-bumper caps at the top glow amber under a blue plastic ramp covering the upper playfield, with a long metal ball-return trough. The outer lanes are pale blue-green with yellow-gold ornamental artwork, including a tall gold 7 on the left and a right-hand panel of small yellow scoring text. Dominant colours: turquoise, gold, red, black, with a blue LED wash. Painted in flat airbrushed 1970s style with heavy black keylines.

Backglass vision analysis

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

Speakeasy backglass

Backglass

  • blue
  • maroon
  • cream
  • yellow

Fingerprint: Flapper-era 1920s speakeasy scene, young woman in fringed yellow sleeveless dress and jeweled headband linking arms with slicked-back man in blue pinstripe three-piece suit holding tumbler glass, jazz band in shadowed purple background with trumpet player and double-bass musician, grinning bow-tied bartender in white shirt leaning over counter stacked with cocktail glasses, score reels in red-and-gold filigree scrollwork upper left.

Distinctive

A flapper-era couple standing centre stage: woman in a fringed yellow dress and beaded headband linking arms with a slick-haired man in a blue pinstripe suit holding a tumbler, framed by a shadowy jazz band. Behind and above them a wall-mounted blue bulb-bordered sign reads FEATURING ADD-A-BALL with marquee lights. A grinning bow-tied bartender in a white shirt leans over a counter of stacked glasses at the right. Two orange-digit mechanical score reels sit at upper left inside ornate red-and-gold scrollwork, above a TELEPHONE panel.

Setting

  • Nightclub interior
  • Stage with magenta curtains
  • Jazz orchestra pit
  • Bar counter with stacked glasses

Symbols

  • Brass trumpet
  • Upright double bass
  • Tumbler glass
  • Pearl necklace
  • Diamond headband
  • Scallop-shell wall ornament
  • Gold trophy
  • Stacked cocktail glasses
  • Red-and-gold filigree scrollwork
  • Marquee light-bulb border
  • Gold corner squares

Lettering

  • Large cream-to-pale-yellow retro script/serif logotype with thick blue keyline and drop shadow; small white sans-serif capitals on the add-a-ball panel; white sans-serif capitals on the bottom instruction cards

Themes

  • Speakeasy
  • Jazz club
  • Flapper era
  • 1920s nightclub
  • Gangster
  • Band

Title on it

  • Speakeasy

Text on it

  • Bally
  • Speakeasy
  • TM
  • FEATURING
  • ADD-A-BALL
  • TELEPHONE
  • GAME OVER
  • CREDIT
  • BALLS
  • TO
  • PLAY
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Young adult, dark bobbed hair with jewelled headband, yellow sleeveless fringed flapper dress, pearl necklace and bracelets, smiling, right arm linked through the man's arm
Man Young adult, slicked-back dark hair, blue pinstripe three-piece suit, striped tie, white lapel flower, holding a short tumbler glass, looking at the woman
Man Bartender, white shirt with sleeves rolled, dark vest, black bow-tie, wide grin, leaning forward behind the counter
Man Band member in a black top hat and dark coat, partly in shadow, centre-left
Man Cornet/trumpet player, brass horn raised to mouth, upper centre
Man Several additional band members in dark suits and bow ties in the upper background, one holding a large upright double bass at the right
Full description

Painted backglass in a 1920s speakeasy/nightclub setting, framed by a dark blue cabinet edge and a maroon-and-cream rectangular border with small gold corner squares. Upper right is a large curved cream-and-blue script logo, over deep magenta stage curtains. Left of centre, a man in a blue pinstripe three-piece suit with slicked-back dark hair and a white lapel flower stands facing a woman in a sleeveless yellow fringed flapper dress with a jewelled headband and pearl necklace; her arm rests on his, and he holds a tumbler glass low at waist height. Behind them a jazz band fills the upper half: a cornet player with a brass horn raised, a man in a black top hat, a double-bass player, and several other musicians in shadowed suits under purple lighting. At right, a grinning bartender in a white shirt, dark vest and black bow-tie leans forward behind a counter stacked with glasses and a small gold trophy. Left side carries two mechanical score reels in black windows with orange digits, red-and-gold scrollwork, a TELEPHONE panel, and a red GAME OVER window. Bottom strip has BALLS TO PLAY at left and a red ball-count digit.

Speakeasy backglass

Backglass

  • red
  • black
  • gold
  • brown

Fingerprint: Speak Easy 4 in chunky cream-orange bubble letters, giant yellow numeral 4 stem down centre, glamorous woman in sleeveless yellow dress arm-in-arm with tuxedooed man, full big band in dark suits behind smoky brown background, four ornate gold-scrolled reel windows, warm browns and golds

Distinctive

The oversized stacked logo 'Speak Easy 4' in chunky cream-and-orange bubble lettering with a thick black outline, anchored by a giant yellow numeral 4 whose stem runs down the centre of the glass. A glamorous woman in a sleeveless yellow cocktail dress stands arm-in-arm with a tuxedoedoed man, dead centre, while a full big band in dark suits fills the smoky brown background behind them. Four ornate gold-scrolled red reel windows in two stacked pairs at the top, showing red-on-black digits. A gold signature reading 'Bally' in white cursive script sits directly above the title. The whole glass is ringed by a heavy red-and-gold laminated border with small coloured corner blocks.

Setting

  • Smoky nightclub interior
  • Big-band stage
  • Gold scrollwork cartouches
  • Red-and-gold laminated border

Symbols

  • Trumpets and saxophones
  • Bass drum
  • Upright piano
  • Red led-style score reels
  • Ornate gold scrollwork
  • Double gold pinstripe border

Lettering

  • Large stacked fat bubble/slab letters, cream faces with orange inline shading and heavy black outline, plus a white cursive signature above

Themes

  • Big band
  • Jazz
  • Nightclub
  • Romance
  • Musical instruments

Title on it

  • Speak easy 4

Text on it

  • Speak
  • Easy
  • 4
  • Bally
  • 3621440
  • 3621470
  • 3621443
  • 3621430
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Young adult, short dark curly hair, sleeveless yellow cocktail dress, smiling, left hand resting on the man's arm, standing at left foreground
Man Adult, dark slicked hair, white shirt with black bow tie and dark jacket with pocket square badge, standing centre facing the viewer
Man Horn player seen from behind in a rust-brown jacket, centre-right
Man Drummer in a dark tuxedo seated behind a white-fronted bass drum, right
Man Pianist in a dark suit seated at an upright keyboard piano, right of centre
Man Saxophonist in a dark suit holding a tenor saxophone aloft, upper right
Other Several further band members in dark suits with brass instruments in the smoky background
Full description

A portrait backglass framed by a black outer band with gold pinstripes, a wide red-and-gold banded frame, and small coloured corner blocks. Inside is a painted nightclub big-band scene in warm browns, reds and golds. Four rectangular reel windows sit in the upper half, two left and two right, each in a red box with ornate gold scrollwork cartouches. In front, a young woman with short dark curly hair in a sleeveless yellow cocktail dress stands at left, hand on the arm of a tall man in a white shirt, black bow tie and dark tuxedo jacket. Behind them a band in dark suits plays: a horn player facing away in a rust-coloured jacket, a drummer at a white bass drum, a pianist, and a saxophonist. The huge logo 'Speak Easy 4' fills the lower-left in fat cream and orange bubble letters with heavy black outline, with an oversized yellow numeral 4. A white cursive signature sits just above the title.