Bing-A-Roll

The Bing-A-Roll, manufactured by Genco Manufacturing Company in 1947, is a electro-mechanical (EM) rolldown pinball game notable for its high production run of 1,196 confirmed units, made between October 1947 and May 1948. As a single-player rolldown machine, it belongs to a specialty category distinct from flipper pinball, in which balls are guided down the playfield toward scoring positions.

One distinctive aspect of the Bing-A-Roll is its scoring mechanism, which displays a maximum point total of 285,000 points. IPDB records also note an oddity in its history: the surviving schematic is dated January 6, 1948, after production had already begun, and the game was previously miscataloged under the name 'Bingo Roll.'

The Bing-A-Roll's design and artwork are representative of mid-20th century aesthetics. While little is known about its designer, the machine remains a tangible piece of pinball history from the transitional electro-mechanical era of the late 1940s.