Cleopatra

Cleopatra is an obscure electromechanical pinball machine produced by Nate Schneller Incorporated (Nasco) in 1949, as a conversion of United's 1948 flipperless game Tropicana. Reporting from the time indicates two distinct versions were released — the first in the first half of 1949, and a second announced that September which incorporated some unspecified features from Nasco's own Film Cavalcade; the two versions are believed to differ mainly in playfield.

Because Tropicana was a flipperless game, Cleopatra's core gameplay likely involved guiding the ball via plunger and playfield layout rather than flipper control, though it is not confirmed whether the conversion added flippers. Little else is documented about its rules or scoring objectives.

The historical theme evokes ancient Egypt, in keeping with Nasco's practice of re-theming existing playfields for new releases. Beyond its association with Nate Schneller Incorporated, little is known about Cleopatra's design or production, but its rarity and obscure history make it an interesting curiosity for collectors of early postwar pinball.