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Variety

gameactive7 mentionsFirst seen Jun 21, 2015Last seen Jan 17, 2019

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Variety is a game mentioned in 0 episode(s).

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Claims (4)

  • factualmedium

    Variety is the first moving numbers game

    Source: Nicholas BackboneEpisode 346 - My EM Happenings for 2-17-16 pt. 1
  • factualhigh

    Players can rearrange the first three columns of numbers out of five on Variety's backglass

    Source: Nick BaldridgeEpisode 288 - 1954 Bally Variety
  • factualhigh

    Variety has an extended time feature allowing repositioning of Magic Lines until the fifth ball is shot

    Source: Nick BaldridgeEpisode 288 - 1954 Bally Variety
  • factualhigh

    Variety features music and dancing performers on the backglass and playfield artwork themed as a variety show

Recent Mentions (7)

  • Bingo pinball machine; first moving lines game with vertically movable lines (A, B, C); features two Super Cards that award 200-point corner bonus; Robert owns one and has extensively restored and analyzed it

    Episode 102 - Interview with Robert Medl 6-11-15Jun 21, 2015
  • Bingo game with magic lines; Nick was working on this in prior episode; used as proof of concept for virtual stepper mechanics

    Episode 385 - All the Miss Americas, 83 Games, Next StepsDec 15, 2016
  • Game featured in Multi-Bingo; used as example of overlapping odds animation challenges

    Episode 439 - Multi-Bingo Fine Tuning, Multi-Races Playfield Wiring, 1958 Bally Skill ParadeJan 17, 2019
  • Bally bingo game; featured three moving lines; customer preferred it over Gaiety due to simpler feature set.

    Episode 335 - Interview with Jeffrey Lawton and Robert Medl 1-29-16Feb 9, 2016
  • 1954 Bally pinball machine, first game to feature Magic Lines moving-numbers feature

    Episode 288 - 1954 Bally VarietyDec 24, 2015
  • Early bingo machine Chris Dade distinctly remembers playing in the 1960s; complex restoration due to artwork

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Source: Nick Baldridge
Episode 288 - 1954 Bally Variety
Episode 355 - Email Interview with Chris Dade 2-28-16
Feb 29, 2016
  • First moving numbers game; features magic lines with three moving columns

    Episode 346 - My EM Happenings for 2-17-16 pt. 1Feb 20, 2016