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Issue: 1978 June 15 - Vol 4 Num 11

Black
Jack
Jumpl
Bumpl
Crash!
Burkheister of Scituate , Mass-
achusetts has introduced three dif-
ferent video wall games- Crash.
Jumpers . and Bump .
The wall units have a dimension of
33 by 23 by 14 inches and a weight
of only about 85 pounds .
Crash is a well-known one- or
two-player game in which the players
try to break thro ugh and clear an
eight-row brick-like wall by ricochet -
ing the ball against the wall off a
paddle .
Jumpers is a highly-successful
one- or two-player game in which the
player bounces two little men
alternating off a seesaw in order to
pop a triple row of balloons.
Bump is also a one- o r two -player
game . The players direct an arrow
toward randomly -appearing and dis-
appearing credi t fields . Hitting the
border of the playfield or the other
player's arrow is a penalty . The
arrows vary in speed and length
depending upon the skills of the
players .
A fourth game will be available
shortly , a wall video version of the
card game 21 . That game will be
supplied with an electronic credit and
pay-out mechanism allowing bets
against the machine .
The wall units are supplied in a
wood-grain finish or in an orange-
color finish . Every game is built to fit
a standard wall mount which is
supplied with every game .
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Players can try their hand at trying
to beat the dealer in a new
four-player electronic flipper game
from Bally called Black Jack .
The player picks up bonuses by
beating the dealer's "hand ." This is
done by shooting the ball into the
kickout hole (at the righthand side of
the playfield) . The player's and
dealer's hands are displayed on the
playfield with point totals of 17
through 21 .
The player can pick up additional
points to rai e the total of paints in his
hand by hitting the targets and
roll overs which are marked to
advance his hand. while trying to
avoid hitting the targets which will
advance the dealer's hand . Game
strategy can also include th e player
advancing the dealer's hand to the
top value of 21 so that the cycle starts
over again at 17 and thus at a lower
value than the player's hand .
Beat the dealer values range from
2X. through 3X . 5X . Extra Ball , to
pecial. The first three values
double. tripl e. or multiply the bonus
by five . Th remaining two values
deliver extra balls or score specials.
Thus . beat the dealer scoring is the
key to top-scoring potential.
Ashu leto
solid state
A new era in the production o f
shuffle alleys has been launched with
United 's Topaz . the industry 's first
solid state shuffle alley , introduced by
Williams Electronics. Inc.
Topaz , available from Williams'
Chicago plant . blends the innovative
benefits of solid state electronics with
the years of manufacturing experi -
ence Williams has gained as a
producer of shuffle alleys .
The six -player Topaz features
rapid digital scoring , unique and
exciting play -action sounds and five
challenging games to play , including
flash . strike 90. regulation. 6th
frame. and rota .
Located behind the handy f1ip -
down backboard are the game 's solid
state components . easily accessible in
the compact , streamlined cabinet.
Al so . the new lightweight of Topaz
(390 pounds) enables quick, easy
installation .
Distributors and operators should
note the game 's solid state boards are
interchangeable with all of Williams'
solid state pinball games .
PLAY METER , June, 1978
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Arnold advances
at Rowe
Charles D . " Chuck" Arnold has
been named general manager of the
northeast region for distributor ope-
rations of Rowe International , Inc .,
according to Matt B . Russ , senior
vice president of the firm .
Arnold joined Rowe in April , 1977
as field sales manager. Previously , he
was vice president of marketing for
Ramtek Corporation . He had held
the vice president of marketing post
with Allied Leisure before his asso-
ciation with Ramtek . He has also
held marketing management posts
with other firms in the coin machine
industry .
consulting and architectural engi-
neering firm headquartered in Chi-
cago .
The Knight organization special-
izes in marketing , materials man-
agement , industrial engineering and
computer systems .
Previously , Marks was vice presi-
dent of marketing/ consulting for
Plan metric/ On -Line Decisions re-
sponsible for developing the mar-
keting and installation of this software
company's product.
Prior to this , he has held key
management positions with Price
Waterhouse & Company and Uni-
vac .
Charles D. Arnold
Jack Lieberman
Marksjoins
Seeburg
Erwin A . Marks has been ap-
pOinted executive vice president of
the Seeburg Corp .
Marks formerly held the oost of
vice president with Lester B. Knight ,
Inc ., an international management
PLAY METER , June, 1978
Trouble Shooting
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o LOT
o PI BALL
o ELE TRONI AM SEMENT
oAR ADE
o BINGO
o VIDEO ELECTRO I
0 MU I
and VENDING
"Your future is our business . ..
Nevada Gaming
Schools, Inc.
3100 iriu Road
Las Vega. evada89102
Tel : 702/873·2345
Lieberman
goestoESD
Jack Lieberman has joined the
ESD organization as western mar-
keting manager. Formerly a sales
represe ntative with Ardmor Com -
pany and regional manager with
Greenwald , Lieberman takes to ESD
a thorough background in sales and
service to route operators, coin
operated laundry equipment dis-
tributors. coin laundries and all allied
coin operated businesses .
Lieberman will have total sales
and service responsibilities for the
west coast on all ESD, Inc . products.
COIN MACHINE
TRAINING FOR
REPAIR
MAINTENANCE
(I
Erwin A. Marks
Ron Crouse
Williams
names Crouse
Ron Crouse has been apPOinted
to the post of marketing manager at
Williams Electronics, Inc. , Chicago , a
leading pinball design and manu-
facturing company .
Crouse had been manager of
Williams'
software
development
since he joined the firm in February
1977 . In that position , Crouse
played a major role in Williams' entry
into the production of solid state
flipper games. coordinating the
design and development of the
games' solid state software archi-
tecture .
He also provided assistance i: I the
manufacturing of the solid state
flippers at Williams' Chicago plant
and coordinated several distributor
service schools when the solid state
games were in troduced .
"As marketing manager , Crouse
will work directly with distributors
and operators to discuss their needs
and review how we can best meet
those needs," explained Williams
President Michael Stroll . "He also
will attend industry meetings and
shows and assist in our promotional ,
advertising and public relations ef-
forts . He will be a most valuable
addition to our marketing staff."
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ixth year
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