Card Whiz

The Card Whiz, manufactured by Europlay of Italy in 1976, is an electro-mechanical (EM) pinball with a cards/gambling theme. It is a single-player version of Gottlieb's 1976 two-player 'Card Whiz' (also released as the four-player 'Royal Flush'), adapted by Europlay for the European market.

The Card Whiz boasts several notable gameplay features, including two flippers, one pop bumper, two slingshots, three stand-up targets, three dip targets, and a 9-bank drop target. The combination of these elements creates an engaging playfield layout typical of mid-1970s EM design. The machine also includes a kick-out hole and a right outlane ball return gate, along with an end-of-ball bonus feature.

The Card Whiz's design is characterized by its wedge head cabinet. Its theme, centered around cards and gambling, matches its Gottlieb source material. Little specific information about the designer or trivia unique to the Europlay release could be confirmed, but as a single-player European adaptation of a Gottlieb design, it remains an interesting footnote for collectors tracing how American pinball designs were licensed and reworked abroad.