Make or Break

Make or Break, produced by Pacific Amusement Manufacturing Company (PAMCO) in May 1935, was the second of five compact machines that PAMCO advertised together as the "Quintuplets" (along with Hit or Miss, Odd or Even, Double or Nothing, and Left or Right). Like the rest of the series, it used a miniature 14-by-25-inch cabinet meant for locations too small for a full-size machine, with removable legs allowing it to also serve as a countertop game.

The gameplay is notable for its use of two captive balls, which are shot into scoring pockets to establish a "House" score as a target for the player, along with a kicker that returns balls to active play. This is one of the few Quintuplet games for which specific mechanical details survive.

Little is known about Make or Break's artwork or intended theme. Interestingly, PAMCO's promotional materials originally referred to this title as "Heads or Tails" before it was released as Make or Break. It remains an interesting example of PAMCO's experimentation with compact, low-cost pinball formats during the mid-1930s.