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Bank-A-Ball may be one of the most deceptive EM designs I have ever encountered.

The Pros:
A completely wide open design that has more to do on it than most would know today. I can hear it now "Look at that game, there's nothing on it. BORING!" And when that player walks away, they walk away from one of the most subtle and nuanced pinball experiences that you could ever have. The artwork on this game is way sweet and the shots are incredibly skillful. Getting all 15 balls to light the specials is never a gimme and that 8 ball shot at the top of the playfield is TOUGH. Rubber all around the perimiter of the game and by the flippers means that a trapped ball to a controlled shot is a rarity. Aiming with a 2" flipper on the fly takes real pinball skills! Getting used to the rotokicker may burn you through a few games, but I also have used the kicker to hit the 12-15 bumpers at the bottom of the playfield for what may be the first ever button activated skill plunge!

The Cons:
Finding one.

The Takeaway:
One of the most open pinball designs that I have ever played. And it WORKS! Harry Mabs is not often referred to as one of the great pinball designers. This man worked for Gottlieb, and then Williams. He trained Steve Kordek (This design is the grand daddy of Strato/Super Flite!) and is most often referred to as the designer of Humpty Dumpty. That's right, Harry Mabs is THE INVENTOR OF THE PINBALL FLIPPER! That's right. Every flip you have ever taken, you owe it to Harry. Find this game. Give it a few plays and watch it bloom right in front of your eyes. Now I gotta find a copy of this game for my own collection!

Thank you Mr. Mabs!

Good old wood-rail. Great looks.

typical woody. Fun as far as woodys go, I would like to own one, but I am a dino.

If there is one game in pinball where the phrase "appearance can be deceiving" is true this is it!! At first glance this appears to be the most boring game ever made, nothing on the playfield at all, everything on the edges, but that's it's brilliance, a pinball playfield shaped like a pool table!!! Getting all the balls is difficult which makes it endlessly challenging, and extremely rewarding when you do!!

Unfortunately, this is a very rare game, only ~800 made in 1950, 62 years later there are only a handful left. If you ever see this game at a show, PLAY IT!!, you won't be sorry!!