Description

Show Boat

Show boat is a difficult game, very challenging. However, it is unusual to engage a left flipper using the right button and vice versa. It’s also annoying that you can’t engage a single flipper separately. But if you complete all of the objectives, your rewards will be fantastic: loads of points, three credits, and two match numbers…..

The following is from the International Pinball Database:

Description

Name: Manufacturer:	Show Boat D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture:	April, 1961
Model Number:	177
Type:	Electro-mechanical (EM)
Production:	1,950 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:	View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme:	American History – Boats
Notable Features:	Flippers (4), Pop bumpers (6), Passive bumper (1), Rollunders (4). The left flipper button operates the left-side pair of flippers. The right flipper button operates the right-side pair of flippers. Scoring A-B-C will light a second match number to appear at end of game. Backglass has a “Score To Beat” window allowing the operator to place a card behind the backglass showing a suggested high score visible to the player. Maximum displayed point score is 1,999 points.
Design by:	Wayne Neyens
Art by:	Roy Parker
Notes:	Another game that allows the player to earn a second match number is Gottlieb’s 1961 ‘Big Casino’. We previously showed a date for this game of March 1961. The new date is per Gottlieb documentation. Based on Edna Ferber’s 1926 novel of the same name, Show Boat has been on Broadway and film several times each from 1927 to 1994.

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