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Island Queens

Manufacturer: Bally Manufacturing Corporation (1931-1983) [Trade Name: Bally]
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM)
Players: 1

About This Machine

Island Queens is an electro-mechanical pinball machine (Model 651-B) from Bally Manufacturing Corporation. Its production year is not documented, but IPDB notes a related two-ball version, Model 651-A, released as Bally's 1960 'Island Queens,' suggesting a similar era for this one.

Notably, Island Queens is a Flipperless single-player game played over five balls — meaning scoring depends on where the ball naturally falls and rolls rather than on flipper-controlled shots, a design common to many Bally games of that period before flippers became standard. The schematic wiring part number on file is W-921-25d.

Beyond these details, little else is documented about Island Queens' theme, artwork, or rules. As one of many lesser-known Bally machines from the mid-20th century, it remains a minor but historically interesting example of pre-flipper pinball design.

Technical Details

Model Number:
651-B
Notable Features:
5 balls per game.

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