UK Machine Record
Black Jack
Bally · 1977 · at 1 UK venue.
Black Jack is a Bally machine that brings casino-style card play into pinball. The game uses cards, betting imagery and blackjack scoring as the basis for its objectives.
The rules are easy to understand: build your hand, manage the cards and try to beat the dealer without going over. That familiar structure makes it one of the more immediately accessible themes in classic pinball.
The challenge is turning the casino concept into good pinball decisions. Know when to hit and when to stand, and remember that the machine is always dealing you another problem.
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If extra balls are off - worth 20,000 points and special awards 50,000 and stays lit at the saucer for rest of ball. Big points opportunity.
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Top 4 lanes are not flipper controlled. Each one lights one pop bumper. All 4 lanes lights spinner
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If your ball starts off with player beating dealer, short plunge into right kickout
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Beating dealer awards 2x, 3x, 5x bonus, EB, then special. If both have the same hand, dealer wins. Spinner shot is safe to change hands.
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Spinner adds bonus every 5 rotations and each rotation advances the dealers hand. Top lanes advance players hand.
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When plunging the ball and you’re ahead of the dealer, try to plunge so that it falls into the lane that leads to the “Beat The Dealer” hole. This will light “2x bonus” if you are currently beating the dealer.
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Saucer on right lane is bonus multipliers and are only awarded if your hand is beating the dealer.
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Besides beating the dealer, the goal is to get all the suits to light the spinner (1K per spin), then hit the spinner all day.
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