Beauty Beach
About This Machine
Beauty Beach is an electro-mechanical bingo machine from Bally Manufacturing Corporation, designed by Don Hooker (model 762). Its exact release year is not confirmed in available records, but its beach, happiness, recreation, and swimming theme is characteristic of Bally's classic bingo line. Note that this game should not be confused with the earlier Bally 1955 title "Beach Beauty."
As a single-player bingo machine, Beauty Beach offers 5 balls for 5 cents, with 20 trap holes and 2 rollover buttons feeding into features like Mystic Lines, Double/Triple Scores, and Red Letter Game. A distinctive element is the ability, when those features are purchased, for players to press buttons at specific points in the game — before the 4th ball, before the 5th ball, or after the 5th ball — to rearrange the colored sections of a card displayed in the backglass.
The beach theme is reflected in the machine's artwork, though specific stylistic details are not well documented. As with many Bally bingo machines, Beauty Beach combined chance-based scoring mechanisms with optional purchasable features, a hallmark of the genre.
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Technical Details
- Theme:
- Beach - Happiness - Recreation - Swimming - Water - Women
- Model Number:
- 762
- Notable Features:
- 5 balls for 5 cents. Trap holes (20), Rollover buttons (2). Mystic Lines, Double/Triple Scores, Red Letter Game. Player can press buttons to rearrange colored sections 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