Rebound
About This Machine
Rebound, produced by California Games, Incorporated in November 1934, is an electro-mechanical (EM) pinball machine designed by Joe Orcutt with distinctive gameplay mechanics for its era.
What sets Rebound apart is its use of a combination of kickers to propel balls toward the high-score area, with no traditional outhole. The top kicker loops a ball over an aerial track (habitrail) to the high-score area, while the bottom kicker propels balls back into play. The machine's twin "trip-holes" offer a clever scoring wrinkle: each is worth 200 points, and landing a second ball in the other one releases both balls back to the player for another shot at higher-scoring holes. The 5000-point hole can only be reached from the bottom kicker.
A smaller licensed version of this game, known as 'Rebound (Junior)', was later produced by Exhibit Supply Company, while the original continued to be made by California Games under the name Rebound Senior.
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Technical Details
- Notable Features:
- 10 balls per play. Kickers (2). Top kicker loops ball over aerial track (habitrail) to the high score area. No outhole: the bottom kicker propels balls back to the high score area. The two top-most holes (the twin "trip-holes") are each worth a low 200 points. Landing a ball in either one of them scores 200 points. Landing a second ball in the other one releases both balls back to the player, allowing the opportunity to launch them back into play to hopefully fall into higher-scoring holes. The 5000-point hole can only be reached from the bottom kicker.
Credits
- Designer:
- Joe Orcutt