Hockey Girl
About This Machine
Hockey Girl, manufactured by Rally Play Company of Nice, France in 1964, is an electro-mechanical (EM) pinball machine from one of the relatively few French pinball manufacturers of the era.
Hockey Girl's gameplay features 2 flippers, 2 pop bumpers, 4 slingshots, and 4 standup targets, including a Roto-target. The machine also includes a distinctive design element: small metal nails embedded in the playfield's top lanes, which help deflect the ball's path to prevent it from dropping directly into the lower playfield.
Hockey Girl's theme combines hockey with elements of croquet (the game depicted on the backglass is croquet) in a somewhat unusual pairing. While little information is available about the machine's designer or artistic influences, distinctive details survive, such as its 220-volt line cord (with a transformer tap for 110v) and servicing quirks around its locking backbox door. These details make Hockey Girl an interesting example of a European EM machine for collectors.
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Technical Details
- Theme:
- Sports - Hockey - Croquet
- Notable Features:
- Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (2), Slingshots (4), Standup targets (4), Roto-target (1). The lower ends of the "H" and "E" top lanes each have a small metal nail embedded fully there, with only its small rounded he ad above the playfield for the ball to touch, effective in deflecting the ball's path as it exits this lane, presumably to prevent it from dropping directly into the lower playfield. The close-up pictures show each nail can be placed in the operator 's choice of three pre-drilled positions. The relays on this game are not identified with cardboard labels. Instead, their letter designations are stamped in yellow on the metal relay bracket, hidden behind the spring. Additionally, the schematic diagram does not show the color coding of the wires. The line cord has a two-prong plug for 220v. The transformer has a tap to convert to 110v if needed. France later made mandatory three-prong plugs. Inside this game a two-prong service outlet was installed either by the factory or by an operator. We are told the basic soldering irons sold in France today have three-prong plugs but, unlike the USA, the ground prong is female, and this difference will allow these soldering irons to operate in this two-prong service outlet. Maximum displayed point score is 1,999 points per player. Replay wheel maximum: 26 Sound: bell, knocker.
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Documentation
- DownloadSchematic Diagram (French, continuous using stitched images, no color coding on the wires)635 KB