Gottlieb

Bank Shot

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This game received 15 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.820 _/10

7.82

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #129 in the Pinside EM Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 8

Artwork: 7.516

Sounds/Music: 2.63

Other Aspects: 7.78

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7.475/10

5 months ago

SPD

sped372

Pinside member

Waunakee, WI

5y 35,150 100 6 8

So many shots to make and you have to hit them all to be able to earn WOWs - lots of good practice here. Make sure the kick-out holes are adjusted properly and they will each feed the opposite flipper. A dead flip will send it to the opposing flipper and you can then feed the other saucer for some good L-R-L-R bonus collecting action. Deceptively simple game and a late Gottlieb that is uniquely devoid of drop targets. It is possible to get the 1 from the flippers but extremely rare to do so.

sped372 has owned this game in the past.

7.188/10

1 year ago

PGR

VALIS666

Pinside+ Frequent

4y 116K 1,129 245 1

Very similar layout to 1965's Bank-A-Ball and Flipper Pool, but this version (and its clones Sure Shot and Spot Pool) add kickout saucers where the old ones had more standups, plus 3" flippers over 2s. Other than that it's a nice game but really standard across the board in theme, layout, rules, etc. I love billiard themes, partly because they fit so well with pinball and partly because the rules are usually self-evident (collect all the balls) and it's the same here. This is the famous game Roger Sharpe called his shot on, which led to pinball being de-classified as a gambling game in New York.

9.493/10

3 years ago

BPC

Whitebark

Inactive member

Bozeman, MT

3y 8,750 1 8

Fun game, with some tricky shots to get all the balls. A bit of luck involved when sinking the 1 ball, but with the add a ball feature it has the potential to be good for 10 ball some games!

7.527/10

3 years ago

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dmac57

Pinside member

Spring, TX

6y 20,000 2 18

Great Themed Period game. The thought process in making the "1" so hard to get in frustrating though.
Good lighting and artwork. this is a game for Shotmakers.

7.972/10

3 years ago

AMA

amalongi

Pinside member

Maplewood, MN

14y 54,150 237 2 7

Looking to add a wedge head to the arcade, we picked this up recently for a good price. Have always enjoyed billiards as a theme and this game doesn't disappoint. Easy to understand objective and it is all right there in front of you. I rather enjoy that the one ball is only available through an upper rollover, making it a great skill shot. Art work might not be up there with the best, but it works. Happy to have this in my collection at the moment.

amalongi has owned this game in the past.

9.763/10

3 years ago

FCA

Pinboy21

Pinside member

Garmisch-partenkirchen

11y 24,800 19 1 8

Classic EM pool theme with an emphasis on ball control and aim. Getting the one ball can be a pain, but is very exciting once accomplished!

Pinboy21 edited previous rating on December 17, 2020.
Pinboy21 has owned this game in the past.

6.886/10

5 years ago

ZAC

zacaj

RPC

Rochester, NY

11y 158K 10,387 85 122 1

fun game, but really needs some other way to collect the #1 ball besides plunging the center lane up top. With no way back up there, you can be stuck for the whole game trying to plunge that lane and locked out of everything

zacaj edited previous rating on May 17, 2021.
zacaj has owned this game in the past.

8.872/10

9 years ago

FC

njPinWiz

Pinside member

Branchburg, NJ

10y 34,150 112 10 11

Bank Shot is a Gottlieb classic wedgehead. Cool theme, nice color & artwork. It's pretty straightforward as far as rule set & objectives, but very challenging. For it's age it has active pop bumpers & slings. This pin is set up for shot making, I've found that when people begin playing it, they keep coming back for more & more. Fun pin!

njPinWiz currently owns this game.

7.962/10

10 years ago

ZUL

Caucasian2Step

Evil McBooty

12y 163K 1,455 51 1011

Bank Shot is the game that Roger Sharpe used to demonstrate the "skill" involved in playing pinball that got the game back into NYC.

The Pros:
Lots to shoot for. Some shots are gimmes. the lane shots at the top of the PF can be shot from below (so tough) as well as dropped in from above with a bit of nudging and luck. Complete all 15 ball targets ASAP and hit the alternating lit Specials at the saucers and the center "1" upper lane. The 1 lane from the top is the "skill" shot Roger hit to prove his point to the NYC legislators and is an absolute priority from the plunger. Lighting 1-5 also lights up the pops which can offer big points!

The Cons:
Finding a copy with a nice PF and BG is a tough call.

The Takeaway:
A very simple, but never easy game from Master K and the king of pinball in the early 70's, Gottlieb. This game is a true player that keeps on giving.

7.718/10

10 years ago

J-Z

jayway1982

Inactive member

Malvern, AR

10y 18,900 10 2 7

Good fun EM. Only one player but simple rules keep everyone coming back. Well made but not the most artistic pin.

jayway1982 currently owns this game.

8.636/10

10 years ago

SS

Shapeshifter

Pinside member

13y 150K 10,467 8 144

The AAB of Sure Shot. Both are great games in that there are different shots all over the playfield and each game is different as you never know which ball is the last one to be potted. The shot to the kick out holes is just so satisfying.
Artwork is not as good as other 70's pins but the early 60's ruled the world for artwork. Very nice to have next to a drop target games as so different.
Game needs to be dialed in so that it is not too easy and that extra balls is like getting a replay on Sure Shot. May be worth trying the game on 3 ball play.

Shapeshifter edited previous rating on April 06, 2017.
Shapeshifter has owned this game in the past.

7.763/10

11 years ago

MLF

stashyboy

Pinside member

High Falls, NY

11y 91,050 2,643 14 44

Better than one might think, though still a simple ruleset. Lack of drops turns off many but still a fun game.

stashyboy has owned this game in the past.

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