Cue Senior De Luxe

The Cue Senior De Luxe is an electro-mechanical (EM) pinball machine manufactured by Chicago Coin Machine Manufacturing Company, dated to January 27, 1936. It was the deluxe version of Chicago Coin's Cue lineup, advertised at the time as having "the same smart action as the standard" model but housed in a larger, more elaborate cabinet.

A key gameplay feature is its 10-balls-per-play format, more generous than the single-ball format of many contemporaries. As a 1936 machine, it predates the invention of the flipper by more than a decade, so players relied on tilting and timing rather than flipper control to influence the ball's path through the billiards-themed playfield.

Unfortunately, no photographs or detailed specifications of the Senior De Luxe cabinet have survived, and little else is documented about this variant beyond its period advertising. Its billiards theme was typical of the recreational motifs popular in pinball during the era, and its rarity today makes it an intriguing subject for collectors and historians alike.