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  1. By Flipcommons AI Descriptions (GameplayFeature)

    Seed import (backfilled).

    description
    A numbered bumper found on pre-[[gameplay-feature:flippers]] era playfields that lights a corresponding indicator on the backglass when struck by the ball. Each scoring bumper carried a printed number, and hitting it illuminated the matching number behind the glass — a visual scorekeeping system that tied physical playfield events to the backglass display. Scoring bumpers appeared on over 80 IPDB-cataloged machines from the 1930s and 1940s, when pinball scoring relied on mechanical and electrical indication rather than point counters. They represent one of the earliest forms of interactive feedback between the playfield and the backglass.
  2. By Flipcommons Catalog

    Seed import (backfilled).

    gameplay_feature_alias
    Scoring bumper
    gameplay_feature_parent
    Bumpers
    name
    Scoring Bumpers
    slug
    scoring-bumpers