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Yacht Club

gameactive7 mentionsFirst seen Oct 28, 2015Last seen Aug 22, 2019

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Yacht Club is a game mentioned in 0 episode(s).

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Claims (7)

  • factualhigh

    Yacht Club is the only game showing all five card positions at once with illuminated strips

    Source: Nicholas Backbone (via Jeffrey Lawton)Episode 346 - My EM Happenings for 2-17-16 pt. 1
  • factualhigh

    Yacht Club uses overlapping cards that allow players to move two vertical yellow lines across a 9×5 grid to select a 5×5 playing area

    Source: Nicholas BaldridgeEpisode 231 - 1953 Bally Yacht Club
  • factualhigh

    The overlapping cards feature maintains Sudoku-like constraint where each number can only appear once in the 5×5 grid, though numbers are rearranged as the window moves

    Source: Nicholas BaldridgeEpisode 231 - 1953 Bally Yacht Club
  • factualhigh

    Superlines (rows 2 and 4) in Yacht Club score as one higher than normal (3-in-line scores as 4, 4-in-line scores as 5)

Recent Mentions (7)

  • 1953 Bally bingo pinball machine featuring overlapping cards mechanic; subject of detailed analysis in this episode

    Episode 231 - 1953 Bally Yacht ClubOct 28, 2015
  • Bally game remaining on MultiiBingo animation list where animation mechanics are uncertain

    Episode 426 - Multi-Bingo Animation Update, Jones Plug Issues, 1949 Gottlieb Double-ShuffleJul 19, 2018
  • Bally bingo game; only one made; featured light-delineated card play with design flaw: unclear lines caused player confusion.

    Episode 335 - Interview with Jeffrey Lawton and Robert Medl 1-29-16Feb 9, 2016
  • Bingo with lighted sections scored, allowing additional cards and highlight positions; available in Joop's simulation

    Episode 365 - Bingo EmulationMar 10, 2016
  • Proto-magic screen with illuminated strips showing five card positions; dial selector for card choice

    Episode 346 - My EM Happenings for 2-17-16 pt. 1Feb 20, 2016
  • Bally bingo pinball machine; Butch's first personal machine (gift from uncle at age 17); also the machine where he witnessed eight-ball glitch as child

    Episode 407 - Interview with Bingo Butch Glauda 10-01-2017

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Source: Nicholas BaldridgeEpisode 231 - 1953 Bally Yacht Club
  • factualhigh

    Players could select their card window until the fourth ball was shot

    Source: Nicholas BaldridgeEpisode 231 - 1953 Bally Yacht Club
  • factualhigh

    Maximum 5-in-a-line payout for Yacht Club was 300 replays

    Source: Nicholas BaldridgeEpisode 231 - 1953 Bally Yacht Club
  • opinionmedium

    New players would likely find Yacht Club's overlapping cards confusing without reading the instruction card

    Source: Nicholas BaldridgeEpisode 231 - 1953 Bally Yacht Club
  • Oct 19, 2017
  • EM pinball game with selector lock and ball return mechanism; subject of troubleshooting question

    Episode 454 - Yacht Club Selector Lock, Roger Sharpe Recordings, Multi-Races Progress, 1939 Gottlieb Keen-A-BallAug 22, 2019