Rond-Point

Rond-Point is a pure mechanical pinball machine produced by Scott, Adickes & Cie of Paris, France between 1932 and 1934, with this example dated to 1934. It offers a glimpse into pinball's early development in Europe during the interwar period.

The playfield depicts the Avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris, with the Arc de Triomphe at the top and the Obelisk at the bottom; the Rond-Point (roundabout) that bisects the avenue is rendered as a landscaped traffic circle with fountains and flower beds. Gameplay centers on five ball diverters, which alter the balls' trajectories mid-play, though the diverters are missing from the example pictured in IPDB's records. A similarly laid-out playfield with the same style of diverter can be seen on Genco's 1933 '42nd Street.'

As a purely mechanical game relying on physical mechanisms rather than flippers or electricity, Rond-Point represents pinball's simpler, earlier era of design. Scott, Adickes & Cie operated for only a few years, and surviving examples like this one are rare, offering collectors a window into early French pinball manufacturing.