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Flip a Card

Description

This is a flat deck March 1970 pinball machine. The object of the game is to hit all of the targets (each represents a different card - ace through king). Once all targets have been hit, the game enters the "special" mode where upon hitting certain targets, you are awarded a free game.

The main feature of the game is the "spin" function, where you drop the ball into a hole in the middle of the deck, you are awarded one of the cards, then the ball is flicked back out of the hole.

Great fun!

Flip a Card was produced by Gottlieb, D. & Co. in 1970.

Gottlieb, D. & Co. released 632 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1929. Gottlieb, D. & Co. was based in United States.

Other machines made by Gottlieb, D. & Co. during the time period Flip a Card was produced include: Airport, Bumper Pool, Mibs, Skipper, College Queens, Polo, Snow Queen, Baseball, Batter Up, and Aquarius

Specs

Name	Flip a Card
Developer	Gottlieb, D. & Co. (United States)
Year	1970
Type	Pinball
KLOV/MOG #	2364
Sub-Type	Mechanical
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard

Flip a Card KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.95 (1 vote)

Fun Factor: 4.40

Overall Like	5.00
Fun (Social)	2.00
Fun (Solo)	5.00
Collector Desire	5.00

Technical Rating: 3.50

Gameplay	4.00
Graphics	3.00
Originality	2.00
Sound/Music	5.00

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

Images

Game Logo

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Flip a Card Census

There are 15,387 members of the Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,716 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 167,516 machines (7,025 unique titles).

Scarce - There are 4 known instances of this machine owned by Flip a Card collectors who are active members. Of these, 4 of them are original dedicated machines.

Wanted - There is one active VAPS member currently looking for Flip a Card.

This game ranks a 1 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 2 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Flyers

Foto-Finder® (Books)

Encyclopedia of Pinball, Volume 2 Bueschel (ISBN 1889933023) Page: 240; Color photo
Pinball Compendium : 1970-1981 Shalhoub (ISBN 0764320742) Page: 19; Color photo

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