Baffle Ball

Baffle Ball is a pinball machine created in 1931 by Gottlieb. It was the first pinball machine, and was designed by company founder David Gottlieb. It cost a penny to play and gave players seven balls to shoot into scoring holes. It spawned a home version in 1932 called Baffle Ball Senior.^[1]

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Baffle Ball was responsible for the launch of the company Gottlieb that went on to make pinballs such as Ace High and Black Hole. It used no electricity and for 1 cent, players got 5 balls. They would be fired up onto the playfield and fell into pockets and holes (there were no flippers). Some were worth more than others, and players tried to fire the ball at just the right speed. The best thing to get was the Baffle Ball, which was getting the ball into a tiny hole at the top. It would double all points! All scoring had to be done by hand. It would sit atop bar counters and the bar tender may award payouts for high scores. It seems rather basic now among all of these electronic flipper pinballs nowadays, but it was well ahead of its time. It is very popular with collectors and is very sought-after.

External links

• Baffle Ball at the Internet Pinball Database

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