Back Olympic Pool

Sources

IPDB and Flipcommons Catalog contributed to this record.

Sources agree (6 fields)

theme
Billiards IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
technology_generation
electromechanical IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
month
6 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
year
1956 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
player_count
2 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
ipdb_id
5313 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog

Single source (10 fields)

gameplay_feature
IPDB Kick-Out Holes used
ipdb.manufacturer_trade_name
IPDB Williams used
ipdb.corporate_entity_name
IPDB Williams Manufacturing Company used
ipdb.image_urls
IPDB ["https://www.ipdb.org/images/5313/image-6.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5313/image-1.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5313/image-2.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5313/image-3.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5313/image-4.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5313/image-5.jpg"] used
ipdb.model_number
IPDB 169 used
ipdb.notable_features
IPDB 10 cents for 1 player or 20 cents for 2-players. Kick-out hole (1). The flyer indicates playing doubles as an option for a 4-player game. The ones and tens digits of backbox score displays are dummy score reels. Very similar to Williams' 1956 'Score Pool' and United's 1956 'Hi-Score Pool' but has additional mechanisms to provide 'bonus build-up' and 'progressive high scoring' options. An 'Olympic' hole at top of playfield catches the ball and kicks it back onto the playfield for an attempt to score again. It usually aims at the 500 point hole. Bumpers illuminate to indicate bonus level. Individual bonus levels acquired by player are 'remembered' for each player. Game is over after 10 balls have been scored. used
corporate_entity
Flipcommons Catalog williams-manufacturing-company used
title
Flipcommons Catalog olympic-pool used
name
Flipcommons Catalog Olympic Pool used
slug
Flipcommons Catalog olympic-pool used