Match 'Em

Match, manufactured by Genco Manufacturing Company in January 1937, is an electro-mechanical pinball machine notable for a couple of distinctive design choices. The game offers six balls per play, rather than the single-ball format that would eventually become standard, giving players a longer overall session per coin.

Match also has no bumpers on its playfield, an unusual and stripped-down layout compared to many of its contemporaries. This absence of bumpers means play would have relied more heavily on lane placement, targets, and skillful plunging than on bumper-driven chaos.

Little is documented about Match's original design, artwork, or theme, which is typical for many surviving records of 1930s Genco machines. Its unusual six-ball, no-bumper format nonetheless makes it a notable curiosity for collectors studying the design experimentation of pre-war electro-mechanical pinball.