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Twin Six

Manufacturer: Victory Games (1942-1947)
Year: 1946
Date: October, 1946
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM)
Players: 1

About This Machine

The Twin Six was a conversion kit released by Victory Games in October 1946, based on Gottlieb's 1940 machine 'Gold Star.' Rather than a standalone new design, it was one of many post-war conversion kits sold to operators looking to refresh existing electro-mechanical cabinets cheaply. Its earliest known advertisement appeared in Billboard in October 1946, with its last known mention in Victory Games' final Billboard ad the following April.

As a Flipperless game, Twin Six predates the flipper era entirely — players had no paddles to control the ball, relying instead on the era's typical mix of plunger skill, bumpers, and gravity to score. This places it firmly within the pre-flipper electro-mechanical tradition rather than as any kind of transitional design.

Details on Twin Six's specific theme or artwork are scarce, which is typical of conversion kits, since they were often applied over an existing cabinet rather than featuring wholly original art. Its brief commercial life in the immediate post-war conversion-kit market makes it a niche but interesting artifact for collectors researching Victory Games and the Gold Star lineage.

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