Ballerina
About This Machine
Meet Ballerina, an electro-mechanical bingo machine from Bally Manufacturing Corporation's storied past. One of the many creations of designer Don Hooker, Ballerina showcases the company's approach to the bingo genre it dominated. Although its exact year of release is not recorded here, Bally built a confirmed 750 units of this ballet-themed model 628.
Ballerina boasts an impressive array of bingo-machine features. The playfield holds 25 trap holes and two rollover buttons, while the backglass card offers the Magic Screen, an A-H screen, a Top-row Feature, and 2-way Screen Advance. If the right features are purchased with additional coins, players can press buttons to rearrange the numbers on the backglass card - before shooting the fourth ball, before the fifth, or even after the fifth - adding a distinctive layer of strategy to the game.
As a ballet-themed entry in Bally's long-running bingo line, Ballerina is an appealing example of the genre for collectors and enthusiasts interested in this distinctive branch of coin-operated game history.
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Technical Details
- Theme:
- Ballet
- Model Number:
- 628
- Notable Features:
- Trap holes (25), Rollover buttons (2), Magic Screen, A-H screen, Top-row Feature, 2-way Screen Advance Player can press buttons to rearrange numbers on card in backglass if these features are purchased: • Press buttons before shooting 4th ball. • Press buttons before shooting 5th ball. • Press buttons after shooting 5th ball.
Credits
- Designer:
- Don Hooker