Mystic

The Mystic, produced by Bally Manufacturing Corporation in 1941, is a single-player electro-mechanical (EM) pinball machine with an astrology theme. It is a flipperless game, predating the invention of the flipper by several years, and offers players five balls for 5 cents.

The machine's playfield relies on 12 passive bumpers to direct ball movement, typical of pre-flipper era pinball design where skill was expressed through plunging and nudging rather than flipper control. Its straightforward, minimally ornamented design reflects the conventions of early 1940s pinball manufacturing.

The Mystic's astrological theme is a modest departure from more common subjects of its era. Little information has survived about the machine's specific designer or the circumstances of its release, but as an early Bally title from the flipperless era, it remains a piece of pinball history for collectors interested in the pre-war period of the game.