Guide Note

Pinball is a coin-operated arcade game played on a pinball machine, a slanted board usually enclosed in glass. The objective of pinball is to keep the metal ball in play on the board, and score points by propelling the ball against pins and other obstacles placed around the game board. The player controls the ball with two flippers at the bottom of the board, which are moved by pressing buttons on either side of the pinball machine.

Fast Facts

1. Pinball's origins are rooted in a game called Bagatelle
2. First coin-op pinball machine was manufactured in 1931
3. The "tilt" mechanism was invented in 1934
4. The first digital scoring pinball machine was released in 1966
5. According to the WPPR Keith Elwin is the #1 player in the world
6. Pinball Hall of Fame opened in Las Vegas at the beginning of 2006