1996–2026 · Williams & Pedretti Gaming
Tales of the Arabian Nights
Known for Magic Lamp, Genie, Bazaar and Golden Symbols. Palace courtyard with tall palm trunks, cloudy blue sky, minarets and domes of a distant walled city and stone terrace with patterned tile floor.
- Years
- 1996–2026
- Maker
- Williams & Pedretti Gaming
- Type
- Solid state
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Toy
Magic Lamp
- Target
Genie
- scoop
Bazaar
- Target
Golden Symbols
- Goal
Tales
- Mode
Lightning Lamp
- Goal
Make A Wish
- Multiball
Genie Multiball
4 games under this title
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Magic Lamp
Holes 3
- Bazaar scoop
- Harem saucer saucer
- Left saucer saucer
Captive ball 1
- Captive balls
Magnet 1
- Shooting Stars
Targets 2
- Genie
- Golden Symbols
Lanes 2
- Lock lane
- Skill shot holes
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Black-bearded man in a white wrapped turban and red robe with gold embroidery, seated cross-legged on a green rug, holding a brass hookah pipe to his mouth
- woman Dark-haired woman standing behind him, gold beaded collar and headband, holding a goblet of wine, calm expression
- woman Black-haired woman kneeling in front in a red and gold beaded bra and red harem trousers, gold arm cuffs and anklets, one hand reaching to a small brass lamp
- creature Large blue-skinned genie with pointed ears, black beard and topknot, torso rising out of an oil lamp, one arm raised, red sash at the waist
- man Man in an orange tunic and dark trousers with a curved sword at his hip, falling backwards into the lamp with arms flung up
- man Mounted rider in orange and white robes with a turban on a white horse, appearing to leap through the centre background
Setting
- Palace courtyard with tall palm trunks
- Cloudy blue sky
- Minarets and domes of a distant walled city
- Stone terrace with patterned tile floor
Text on it
- TALES OF THE
- Arabian Nights
How it plays
-
Modes 9
- Sinbad and the Rocs
- Ali Baba
- Flying Horse
- Scheherazade
- Great Camel Race
- Forty Thieves
- Cyclops
- Lightning Lamp
- Fireball
-
Multiballs 2
- Genie Multiball
- Harem Multiball
-
Goals 7
- Tales
- Jewels
- Ruby
- Make A Wish
- Tiger Loops
- Super Skill Shot
- Lamp Bonus
-
Wizard modes 1
- Rescue the Princess
Made by
- Design
- John Popadiuk
- Art
- Pat McMahon
- Mechanics
- Jack Skalon
- Mechanics
- Ernie Pizarro
- Mechanics
- Joe Loveday
- Software
- Louis Koziarz
- Sound & Music
- Dave Zabriskie
- Display animation
- Adam Rhine
- Display animation
- Brian Morris
The cast
- Princess
- Skeletons
Reference
Linked terms
- Magic Lamp also called Lamp
- Bazaar also called Bazaar scoop
- Harem saucer also called Harem Sneak-in
- Make A Wish also called Wish also called Wishes
- Harem Multiball also called Harem
- Rescue the Princess also called Genie Battle
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Standard
- orange
- teal
- gold
- red
Fingerprint: Central mermaid with teal bandeau on pink shell surrounded by bonus-step discs, enormous treasure chest spilling gold above, glowing cyan arrow line down middle, teal-gold domed turret, jewel tones of orange, teal, gold, cream and red
A giant painted mermaid with black curly hair, teal bandeau and a green-blue scaled tail sits dead centre of the lower playfield, framed by rows of pale bonus-step discs. A line of glowing cyan triangular arrow inserts runs diagonally down the middle like a spine of diamonds, ending in a white promise banner: IF YOU CHOOSE TO LIE, LOCK & RESUME VALUES THEN THE SEVEN PEARLS TO RESCUE PRINCESS. Above her is an enormous open treasure chest spilling gold and jewels, plus a bulbous teal-and-gold domed turret on a red base. Bottom-left apron holds a dark rule card titled FORGOTTEN TALES; bottom-right holds a white FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY card with a QR code.
Setting
- Underwater/sea fantasy with crescent moon, clouds and seascape panels
- A treasure vault interior with an open chest of gold and jewels
- Ornate patterned playfield cloth with swirling filigree, cards and heraldic motifs
- Glowing gem and pearl fields in the mid and lower playfield
Symbols
- Rows of playing-card suits
- Pearls and scattered gemstones
- Gold coin treasure
- Painted crescent moon and clouds
- Ornate heraldic filigree borders
- Glowing cyan triangular arrow inserts
- Circular bonus-step value discs
- Blue diamond-shaped mode inserts
- Qr code on the lower-right apron card
Notable shapes
- Large clear circular spinner dish at upper right
- Bulbous domed turret with pointed cap at upper centre
- Spiral diagonal row of cyan triangular inserts down the middle
- Curved banks of pale circular bonus-value discs
- Orange filigree filigree-bordered side lanes
Art motifs
- Airbrushed fantasy illustration with glowing gem fields
- Ornate victorian scrollwork
- Jewel and pearl scatter
- Wave and shell motifs
Themes
- Undersea fantasy
- Buried treasure
- Rescue quest
- Seven pearls
- Princess
Title on it
- Forgotten tales
Text on it
- FORGOTTEN TALES
- IF YOU CHOOSE TO LIE, LOCK & RESUME VALUES
- THEN THE SEVEN PEARLS TO RESCUE PRINCESS
- SPECIAL BONUS
- ADVANCE BONUS
- SHOOT AGAIN
- MULTIBALL
- COMBO
- JAM
- AFTER LOCK SCORE BONUS VALUES
- HOLD FOR STATUS
- Change Taste
- FALL FOR STATUS
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- SEE BACKGLASS DISPLAY FOR
- 3 BALLS PER GAME
- 1 PL
- 4 PL
- 1995 Williams Sales America
- TILT
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Large central painted figure, adult, pale skin, black curly hair piled high, teal bandeau top, arms out to each side, long green-blue scaled mermaid tail with white ribbon streamers, seated front-facing |
| Creature | Huge open treasure chest with a domed lid, spilling gold coins, pearls and red gems across the upper centre |
| Other | Bulbous domed turret with a green pointed cap, teal and gold banding and white rivets, mounted on a red-and-cream pedestal, centre upper playfield |
| Other | Left-edge and right-edge painted warriors and faces in profile amid orange filigree, partially hidden by plastics |
Full-length illustrated pinball playfield, very busy, in jewel-toned orange, teal, gold, cream and red. The centre of the lower half is dominated by a large painted mermaid-like woman with pale skin, black curly hair piled high, a teal bandeau top and a long green-blue scaled mermaid tail with flowing white ribbons; she sits on a pink-and-yellow shell or wave motif. Above her, a crescent moon in cloud sits beside the word JAM in yellow lettering, and a small red-yellow plaque reads SPECIAL BONUS. Rows of pale grey circular value discs labelled with bonus-step numbers curve around her tail. Down the middle runs a line of glowing cyan triangular arrow inserts pointing down toward the apron. The lower centre apron carries a white banner reading IF YOU CHOOSE TO LIE, LOCK & RESUME VALUES THEN THE SEVEN PEARLS TO RESCUE PRINCESS. Blue diamond inserts read SPECIAL BONUS, ADVANCE BONUS and SHOOT AGAIN. The upper half shows a giant open treasure chest with spilling coins and a domed, spiked, teal-and-gold turret-like structure mounted on a red pedestal, plus a large clear plastic dish/spinner at upper right and a tall clear ramp curving down the right side. Six coloured pop-bumper caps glow green on the right. The bottom apron carries a dark rules card headed FORGOTTEN TALES, a red script logo, a white card headed FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY with a QR code and 3 BALLS PER GAME, 1 PL, 4 PL.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Standard
- blue
- red
- green
- gold
Fingerprint: Genie with pointed ears and blue-lit dreadlock tendrils erupting from brass oil lamp, bearded man in white turban smoking hookah cross-legged, two dark-haired women with gold jewellery, peacock with eye-spotted turquoise tail spreading across lower left, ornate mirrored title on cream scroll with blue-and-gold minaret letterforms, Arabian Nights palette
A giant flesh-blue genie with pointed ears, black beard and curled smoke tail erupting from a brass oil lamp on the right side, beside a man falling backwards into the lamp flame. Two enormous painted ceramic urns anchor the bottom left and bottom right corners. A peacock with an eye-spotted turquoise tail spreads across the lower left foreground. A bearded man in a white turban puffing a hookah sits dead centre, flanked by two dark-haired women in gold jewellery. The title sits on a cream unfurled scroll with blue-and-gold minaret letterforms.
Setting
- Palace courtyard with tall palm trunks
- Cloudy blue sky
- Minarets and domes of a distant walled city
- Stone terrace with patterned tile floor
Symbols
- Oil lamps
- Brass hookah pipe
- Goblet
- Ornate ceramic urns
- Peacock feather eye-spots
- Jellyfish
- Palm trees
- Domed minarets
- Ship rigging ropes
- Patterned tile floor
Lettering
- Large blue serif-and-script capitals with black outline and red drop shading; small black serif capitals above; the two initial capitals rendered as blue-and-gold lattice minarets on a cream unfurled scroll banner
Themes
- Arabian nights
- Genie
- Storytelling
- Hookah
- Palace
- Sailing ship
- Peacock
Title on it
- Tales of the arabian nights
Text on it
- TALES OF THE
- Arabian Nights
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Black-bearded man in a white wrapped turban and red robe with gold embroidery, seated cross-legged on a green rug, holding a brass hookah pipe to his mouth |
| Woman | Dark-haired woman standing behind him, gold beaded collar and headband, holding a goblet of wine, calm expression |
| Woman | Black-haired woman kneeling in front in a red and gold beaded bra and red harem trousers, gold arm cuffs and anklets, one hand reaching to a small brass lamp |
| Creature | Large blue-skinned genie with pointed ears, black beard and topknot, torso rising out of an oil lamp, one arm raised, red sash at the waist |
| Man | Man in an orange tunic and dark trousers with a curved sword at his hip, falling backwards into the lamp with arms flung up |
| Man | Mounted rider in orange and white robes with a turban on a white horse, appearing to leap through the centre background |
| Other | Two bare-chested men hauling a rope on the sailing ship at left |
| Man | Figure in red climbing or swinging on the mast of the sailing ship |
| Animal | Large painted peacock at lower left with an eye-spotted turquoise and gold tail fan |
| Animal | White horse with decorated saddle and harness |
| Animal | Small pink jellyfish floating at mid right |
| Animal | Dark bird in flight against the blue sky at upper left |
A painted Arabian Nights scene set among tall reddish-brown palm trunks under a pale blue sky with wispy white clouds. The upper right carries a cream scroll banner reading 'TALES OF THE Arabian Nights' in enormous blue letters outlined in black and shaded red, the two capital A and N towers rising as ornate blue-and-gold lattice minarets. Centre stage: a black-bearded man in a white turban and red embroidered robe sits cross-legged on a green rug with a gold medallion, holding a brass hookah pipe. Behind him stands a dark-haired woman in a beaded gold collar holding a goblet, and in front kneels a black-haired woman in a red-and-gold beaded bra and haream trousers, reaching towards two small brass lamps. Surrounding vignettes include a sailing ship with an orange lateen sail at left, two small men hauling a rope, a figure climbing the rigging, a painted peacock, two huge urns, a large blue genie with pointed ears and black beard rising from an oil lamp at right, a man in orange falling backwards into the lamp smoke, a pink jellyfish, a flying bird, and domed minarets in the distance. Dominant colours are blue, red, green and gold.