Club House

Club House, released by Williams on November 18, 1958, is a single-player electro-mechanical game built around a playing cards and blackjack theme. It was designed by two giants of the industry -- Harry Williams and Sam Stern -- with artwork by George Molentin.

The blackjack conceit drives the scoring: two scoring reels track the player's card score, and if it beats the dealer's score without exceeding 21, the player wins a replay. The backglass is notable for combining both bulb scoring and reel scoring. On the playfield, players work with two flippers, three pop bumpers, three kick-out holes, and a gobble hole, with two bells and a knocker providing the classic EM soundtrack.

With its casino theme and clever card-game scoring system, Club House is an appealing example of Williams' late-1950s output, when gambling motifs were a popular way to add drama to replay-based amusement play.