Also known as SOF
1988 · Williams
Swords of Fury
Known for Mini-playfield, Lionman ramp, Ogre's Alley and U-turn lane. Black smoky night sky, orange-red flames and fire streaks, grey-blue stone castle battlements and arched stone gateway on the right.
- Year
- 1988
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- upper playfield
Mini-playfield
- Ramp
Lionman ramp
- loop
Ogre's Alley
- Lane
U-turn lane
- Lane
Left lane
- Target
Avenger targets
- Multiball
Titan Multiball
On the playfield
Extra level 1
- Mini-playfield upper playfield
Ramp 1
- Lionman ramp
Orbit 1
- Ogre's Alley loop
Targets 2
- Magic drop targets
- Avenger targets
Kickback 1
- Sheild Kickback
Lanes 2
- U-turn lane
- Left lane
Flipper 1
- Upper flipper extra flipper
Lights 1
- Diverter lights
On the backglass
Who and what
- monster Upper centre: bare-chested demon-warrior with dark brown skin, huge wild white hair radiating outward, snarling open mouth with pointed fangs, arm raised holding a short sword; a coiled spiral of orange fire curls beside him
- other Lower centre foreground: enormous blue steel great helm with domed skull, flat brow, narrow black eye slit, riveted neck collar and a red horsehair plume; set on a rounded purple-and-gold armoured breastplate bearing a small white skull emblem
- man Left: red-haired male warrior in blue and gold plate armour with bare muscular arm, leaping forward over the battlements, right arm raised with a long silver sword, left arm carrying a yellow-and-gold kite shield
- man Right: gold, blue and purple armoured warrior with multiple visible limbs, thrusting a long poleaxe with a spiked head, beside a white banner or axe-blade shape
- creature Lower right: a blue dragon or serpent head with a segmented curling neck, open jaw, sitting among yellow crested lizard-like beasts with open mouths
- creature Lower right: two small yellow-gold horned lizard or dragon creatures with gaping mouths and red interiors, flanking the blue dragon head
Setting
- Black smoky night sky
- Orange-red flames and fire streaks
- Grey-blue stone castle battlements
- Arched stone gateway on the right
Text on it
- SWORDS
- OF
- FURY
How it plays
-
Modes 1
- Lionman Frenzy
-
Multiballs 1
- Titan Multiball
-
Goals 4
- Lionman
- Magic Value
- Lock Spins
- Frenzy Value
Made by
- Design
- Steve Kirk
- Design
- Tony Kraemer
- Art
- Doug Watson
- Software
- Dan Lee
- Sound & Music
- Brian Schmidt
Reference
Linked terms
- Magic drop targets also called Magic
- Lionman ramp also called center ramp
- Ogre's Alley also called Ogre Alley
- U-turn lane also called Magic-spinner also called Magic spinners
- Left lane also called left lock lane also called Titan lock lane
- Avenger targets also called AVENGER also called Avenger
- Sheild Kickback also called Sheild
- Titan Multiball also called Titan
- Lionman also called Lionman bonus
- Lionman Frenzy also called Frenzy
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- orange
- gold
- blue
- black
Fingerprint: theater of magic: Winged gold-purple woman horned helmet rising above fanged grinning face gold collar, two giant cream tusks flanking, large red script title arching over centre, two orange triangular ramps from flippers meet centre, blue mosaic tilework, three-window BONUS gate left, orange AVENGER ladder right
The memorable centrepiece is a winged, gold-and-purple-clad woman with a horned helmet rising above a fanged grinning face in a gold collar, flanked by two giant cream tusks. A large red script title arcs over her across the middle of the playfield. Two mirrored orange triangular ramps rise from the flippers to meet at the centre, framed by blue mosaic tilework. On the lower right an orange AVENGER lane ladder with a sun-face medallion mirrors the three-window BONUS gate and blue MILLION CANDY panel on the left. Four yellow star-rimmed round targets labelled 1X, 2X, 3X and 4X sit in a row just above the flippers.
Setting
- Fantasy castle courtyard of blue mosaic tile and orange brickwork
- Stone ramp geometry
- Dark starry void around the edges
Symbols
- Playing-card suits (hearts, diamonds, spades) in the left lanes
- Stars
- Sun with rays
- Skull
- Shield crest
- Red dragon emblem
- Helmet and armour motifs
- Coin and score discs
- Arrowed w monogram logo on the apron
Notable shapes
- Two giant cream tusks flanking a domed castle graphic at bottom centre
- Four star-rimmed round multiplier targets in a row (1x, 2x, 3x, 4x)
- Orange avenger lane ladder
- Large red curved script title band across the middle
- Scalloped inner arcs separating the apron from the ramps
Art motifs
- Blue mosaic tilework
- Orange brick and cobblestone
- Golden scale fan
- Curved banner lettering
- Winged and horned helmets
- Flame and smoke
Themes
- Fantasy
- Magic
- Sorcery
- Medieval
- Wizard
- Monsters
- Dragon
Title on it
- Theater of magic
Text on it
- BONUS
- 3X
- 200
- 1X
- MILLION CANDY
- ADVANCE MODE VALUE
- AVENGER
- WINNER
- EXP
- RESCUE
- LINE
- SAUCER
- 2X
- 4X
- 100K
- 150K
- 250K
- 6X
- AVENGER SCORE VALUE
- SHIELD
- SKILL SHOT
- B-BOMB
- 3-BOUNCE LIT ACROSS
- HOLD FLIPPER
- AUTOPLUNG
- STATUS REPORT
- DEFENDER SCORE FILE LOAD BALL
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- 1 PLAY
- 50¢
- 4 PLAYS
- $1.50
- 6 PLAYS
- $2.00
- Theatre of Magic
- 4-5 Magic Drop Targets, when made, score to advance
- SAUCER-X-K awards a roll field from 50k to EXTRA BALL and lights FRENZY lit when landed on
- Center Ramp advances LEONARD bonus, and when lit, scores 100K
- ROLLOVER advance or collect value
- ROLLOVER ROLLOVER
- LOCK
- KEEP
- 3-BALL
- MULTI-BALL
- SUPER VALUE
- JAM
- SHOOT AGAIN
- SPECIAL
- TILT
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Central winged female figure, gold and purple robe, horned or winged gold helmet, arms raised, holding a staff or spear, rising above orange-gold scale-shaped fan |
| Monster | Large fanged grinning face with wide eyes set inside a gold collar/headdress directly below the central woman |
| Creature | Red dragon head emblem on a shield-shaped crest at upper left of centre |
| Creature | Green-blue dragon or serpent head sculpture at the top of the upper playfield |
| Creature | Brown shaggy-bearded wizard or troll head on the right side of the upper playfield, facing left |
| Other | Small robed magician figure in red at the top right holding an object |
| Other | Sun face with radiating rays on an orange round medallion on the right ramp, plus a white skull motif beneath it |
| Other | Small crowned cartoon king or jester in a red robe at the lower right corner of the playfield |
| Vehicle | Silver and red ship or cannon-like object with a metal tube at the upper left |
A photographed playfield under glass in a wooden cabinet, lit unevenly with glare streaks across the upper left. The art is a fantasy-magic theme rendered in saturated orange, gold, blue mosaic tile and black. A large curved band of orange and blue cobblestone-pattern stonework sweeps from lower left to upper right, dividing the lower half into two mirrored triangular ramps. Across the centre a huge red flowing script title arcs over a winged, helmeted female figure in gold and purple who rises from a fan of orange-gold scale shapes; below her is a grinning fanged monster face inside a gold headdress. Two enormous cream tusks/horns flank a small domed castle or balloon graphic at bottom centre. The lower left carries a three-window BONUS gate showing 3X, 200 and 1X with a blue MILLION CANDY panel beneath; the lower right has an orange AVENGER ladder of lanes with a sun face medallion. Two flippers, one in each lower corner, are plain rubber-white. Bottom apron holds a yellow oval logo with a red angular W, a cream rules card, a white price card and a red side button strip.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- blue
- orange
- grey
Fingerprint: swords of fury: SWORDS OF FURY in oversized red letters arched across smoky flame-lashed sky, colossal blue steel knight's helmet filling lower centre foreground with red plume and skull emblem, white-haired dark-skinned fanged demon-warrior top centre bare-chested mid-roar with spiral fire, many-armed armoured warrior with poleaxe right
The single most memorable element is the colossal blue steel knight's helmet filling the lower centre foreground, its flat brow and black eye slit looming over the viewer with a red plume and a tiny skull-and-crossbones badge on its chest. Second is the white-haired, dark-skinned fanged demon-warrior at the top centre, bare-chested and mid-roar, with a spiral of fire coiling from his side. Third, the two-word title SWORDS OF FURY in oversized red letters arched across the smoky, flame-lashed sky. Fourth, the crowded right side: a many-armed armoured warrior with a poleaxe and a white axe-bladed banner standing over a blue dragon head.
Setting
- Black smoky night sky
- Orange-red flames and fire streaks
- Grey-blue stone castle battlements
- Arched stone gateway on the right
Symbols
- Small white skull emblem on the foreground armour
- Spiked mace or flail head on a shaft
- Poleaxe
- Swords
- Shield
- Dragon heads
- Flame and fireball motifs
- Stone arch gateway
Lettering
- Very large arched red capitals with thick white outlines and grey-blue drop shadows, sword-like serifs on some letters, laid directly over the smoky sky without a banner or plaque
Themes
- Fantasy
- Sword and sorcery
- Knights in armour
- Demons
- Fire
- Castle battlements
- Dragons
Title on it
- Swords of fury
Text on it
- SWORDS
- OF
- FURY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Monster | Upper centre: bare-chested demon-warrior with dark brown skin, huge wild white hair radiating outward, snarling open mouth with pointed fangs, arm raised holding a short sword; a coiled spiral of orange fire curls beside him |
| Other | Lower centre foreground: enormous blue steel great helm with domed skull, flat brow, narrow black eye slit, riveted neck collar and a red horsehair plume; set on a rounded purple-and-gold armoured breastplate bearing a small white skull emblem |
| Man | Left: red-haired male warrior in blue and gold plate armour with bare muscular arm, leaping forward over the battlements, right arm raised with a long silver sword, left arm carrying a yellow-and-gold kite shield |
| Man | Right: gold, blue and purple armoured warrior with multiple visible limbs, thrusting a long poleaxe with a spiked head, beside a white banner or axe-blade shape |
| Creature | Lower right: a blue dragon or serpent head with a segmented curling neck, open jaw, sitting among yellow crested lizard-like beasts with open mouths |
| Creature | Lower right: two small yellow-gold horned lizard or dragon creatures with gaping mouths and red interiors, flanking the blue dragon head |
A painted fantasy-war backglass dominated by the arched title SWORDS OF FURY in huge red block capitals with white outlines and grey-blue drop shadows, the words spread across the upper third against a black, smoke-filled sky laced with orange-red flame and lightning-like fire. Five armoured figures are arranged around the frame. At the top centre a bare-chested, dark-skinned demon-warrior with a mane of wild white hair and a snarling fanged face raises a sword, a coiled ribbon of fire spiralling beside him. Bottom centre, closest to the viewer, is an enormous blue steel great helm with a narrow eye slit and a red plume, mounted on a purple-and-gold armoured torso bearing a small white skull emblem. Left, a warrior in blue and gold plate, red-haired, leaps forward with a raised sword and a yellow shield. Right, a multi-limbed armoured figure brandishes a poleaxe and a white banner, with a blue dragon head and yellow crested beasts below. Grey-blue castle battlements and an arched gateway run along the lower third.