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This game received 87 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.465 _/10

7.465

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #173 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game design: 7.315

Artwork: 7.541

Sounds/Music: 7.152

Other Aspects: 7.455

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6.947

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6.800/10

83 days ago

KEY

Keithisonfire

Pinside member

Victoria, BC

3y 25,250 19 28

Class of 1812 isn’t for everyone.
It doesn’t take itself serious at all.
The music is very brooding and dark, but then multiball (which is ridiculously easy to obtain) puts you into some cheery goofy music.
It’s only a 2 ball multiball but for some mysterious reason it’s really hard to keep both balls in play and I always seem to be only a few shots away from a drain so I generally find my primary objective in this game is just trying to keep the 2 ball multiball going.
It’s a rare game and it has its cult following. I had it, sold it but want one again.
It’s an oddball. You’ll love it or hate it.

Keithisonfire has this game on the wishlist.

9.840/10

4 months ago

WJB

IndianaBIll

Pinside member

Evansville, IN

<1y 24,000 6 10

I love this game! I played it a few times in the early 90s, and I wondered what crazed mind came up with this theme, the beating heart, the chattering teeth, and the chicken clucking the "1812 Overture." I don't know how or why, but I am really glad they did!

It took me more than 25 years to find one to play again. And luckily, I found one to buy in May 2020.

I understand some of the criticisms, especially about the frequency of the multi-ball. I choose to look at this not so much as something that has to be earned (like most multi-balls) but as another regular element of the game.

IndianaBIll currently owns this game.

8.423/10

8 months ago

JNS

TecumsehPlissken

Pinside member

Longwood, FL

6y 109K 2,143 10 103

a surprisingly fun & oddball game , hope to add one of these to my collection someday

TecumsehPlissken has this game on the wishlist.

5.721/10

8 months ago

CEC

JustEverett

Wichita Pinball (WPC)

Wichita, KS

3y 99,100 694 9 54

Another weird ass game by Gottlieb from the early 90s era. This game is difficult to score because it's so bad. The art is horrific, but almost to the point that I like it. It's quirky and odd, and somehow interesting because of that. The scoring and rules seem slightly off like the art. Overall a weird novelty, but nothing I would want in my basement or to see often. Maybe it's like the ugly gimp you put in a closet and only see on occasion when you want to see some weird shit.

8.312/10

1 year ago

MOM

Chumbuket

Pinside member

Annandale, VA

1y 26,400 7 12 8

Class of 1812 is a good light hearted game it’s very funny. It’s good for a few fast games to wind down. I’m glad I own it in my collection because it’s different and always makes me laugh. How can you not laugh at singing chickens.

Chumbuket currently owns this game.

7.122/10

1 year ago

OLO

Agent_Hero

Pinside member

5y 70,350 1,300 26

My ratings are probably not going to line up with how I feel about this game. It looks great, it's kooky as anything out there in the pinball world, and it's a ton of fun to play--for about a dozen games. After that, it's multiball on EVERY DAMN BALL. EVERY DAMN SHOT is either multiball or a door prize (which can give you an instant multiball). There isn't much shot variation--it's basically aim for the left ramp, aim for the right ramp, aim for either set of drop targets, or shoot it up the middle into the pop bumpers (or if you miss that shot it falls into the GIANT door prize hole).

The game is cool as can be and if you see one at a show or on location it's definitely worth a few plays, but I can't recommend this game in a collection unless you're positive that its limited variation in game play fits your tastes.

7.388/10

1 year ago

MAS

Swainer80

Pinside member

Ballwin, MO

7y 72,300 676 32 27

An approachable and unique game that just can't tie the sum of its parts together to make it a great/good game. Two ramps, three pops, two banks of drop targets, silly chattering teeth, a beating heart, a spinner that increases in value with stand up target hits, campy call-outs and music with different "stiffs" that rap. Lots in this game for sure but the rules hold the game back. The only way to score the stiffs is though switch hits (like the way end of ball bonuses are calculated in nearly all machines), the multiball is given out like candy and the jackpot ramp can be backhanded easily (and repeatedly) with the left flipper. The sounds and music are very good for the period and the layout is solid as well (dare i compare it to elvira) but the game just doesn't build up to anything. A good game to play anywhere but a shallow game to own. Anyone comparing this to Monster Bash is totally out of line and unfair as the only similarity is that the games have different stiffs/monsters, otherwise they have nothing alike. If the rules were better this game could rival most of system 11's of its time but as they are written the game play is mediocre.

Swainer80 has owned this game in the past.

5.247/10

2 years ago

MLP

tabascoman77

Pinside member

3y 29,900 2 95

"Class of 1812" is the answer to "What if Gottlieb made their own really crappy version of Monster Bash?"

Here, we have Gottlieb upping their game a bit and presenting us with a pinball game where you need to collect "stiffs" like zombies and vampires in order to score points. The other objective is to light high-scoring ramps and targets by hitting drop targets which, like the main objective as well as the multi-ball functions, is far more simple than it should be.

If anything, it's the toys that steal the show: a severed hand, a set of chattering vampire teeth that serves to mock you much like the head in "Funhouse" and a cool "beating" heart. The problem is that none of it really amounts to much and they don't really have a place in the game. They're just there to be there.

Yay for Gottlieb putting some thought into this one...too bad it wasn't more fleshed out.

7.779/10

2 years ago

GIL

Imagineerie

Pinside member

6y 43,550 7 179

Been awhile since playing this title. But I remember liking it very much. a fun game

7.863/10

2 years ago

DJB

brenna98

American Pinball

Wind Point, WI

6y 126K 1,940 56 54

I never thought I would get the chance to buy this game, as it’s quite rare and sought after. I only played a partly working example once in person and on the pinball arcade app. I stumbled upon one by chance at an auction in better than decent shape. To my surprise it’s a very fun and additive game! I love the campy horror theme. Music/sounds are great. Gameplay has a bit more complexity to it than I initially thought. Too bad it didn’t come out a bit later to include a DMD… O well, still overall a great pin.

brenna98 currently owns this game.

6.925/10

4 years ago

AGB

Ramtuathal

Pinside member

Louisville, KY

5y 61,150 122 1 148

Just... so... weird - gotta like it just because it is gross and funny and somewhat of an unusual overall shape and presentation. Super easy to start up a fun two-ball multiball, and I think the shots are open and clean to the drops and ramps. It's not a complex or intricate pf, and the rules were beyond me on location. I also had quite a few direct-to-outlane (usually right) bounces and the center post was not as helpful as some other games. Still, glad I had the experience of playing.

I'd probably not add this to a personal collection, but it is a fun game nonetheless. I can see how it might get annoying after too much play time, but I think it is worth a go where ever you might find it chattering away at you.

Ramtuathal edited previous rating on January 30, 2017.

8.581/10

4 years ago

AMK

amkoepfer

Pinside member

Toledo, OH

6y 154K 3,900 3 51 1

Very fun game with great art!

amkoepfer has owned this game in the past.

7.021/10

5 years ago

AMK

OrdealByFire

Inactive member

New Baltimore, MI

5y 23,650 57 43

Not sure how I feel about this table after a few plays on it. While I like the layout (or at least how it looks) for some reason, and the general simplicity of getting a decent score on this machine, I still don't understand if there's some sort of "story" to what I'm supposed to be doing on it. There's a very easy to get million point shot, multiball releases easily... it's just a very straight forward machine that definitely seems more geared to children. Byfar the worst thing about Class of 1812 is the horribly repetitive sound. The chicken during multiball is annoying, and the sounds in general are just pretty bad. While I sort of enjoy playing this table for some reason, I think I'd rather play it with ear plugs in.

5.695/10

5 years ago

SDC

Archytas

Pinside member

Kettering

7y 71,650 279 2 152

A lot of people really like this game and I cannot fathom why, the theme is downright awful. What the hell where Gottlieb thinking with this one? I get that you have to bring together classmates for a reunion but it just doesn't translate very well at all. The music is dull and the multiball chicken overture while cool the first time gets boring super fast. A poor solid state release from Gottlieb.

8.640/10

5 years ago

DEB

Dbaum88

Inactive member

Roswell, GA

8y 80,550 1,258 10 66

Great, hilarious pin. Top notch audio. Monster Bash lite, with that nutty, 80's Gottlieb feel. Too much reliance on left ramp but still enjoy the gameplay. Catch up mode is cool. Kinda rare, I'm keeping mine for a while.

Dbaum88 currently owns this game.

4.530/10

6 years ago

PHI

dirkhermans

Pinside member

Puurs

6y 23,300 59 8 20

Sound is very cool but thats it... Gets bored very quickly.

dirkhermans edited previous rating on September 06, 2016.
dirkhermans has owned this game in the past.

2 Pinsiders starred this rating !

8.200/10

6 years ago

CWS

ClarkKent

Pinside member

Grimmenstein

7y 38,900 382 2 8

A game with Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture with chickens clucking it? Amazing! :)

It's fun to play! I think it's same as good as Monster Bash. It's even more freaky than Monster Bash! ;)

7.868/10

6 years ago

ROB

RobKnapp

Pinside member

Colorado Springs, CO

10y 102K 3,112 13 183

Wild fun under rated pinball

6.736/10

6 years ago

CFL

centerflank

Inactive member

Unknown

8y 143K 13,224 7 169

Fun theme and game

7.040/10

6 years ago

MBR

ShinyBall

Pinside member

7y 75,150 1,204 77

T would Like to add this game in my collection. Problem is finding one in collector condition.
Love the theme / art / call outs. Unique

8.334/10

6 years ago

DAN

BeaverBrewing

Pinside member

Beaver Falls, PA

7y 74,150 287 7 279

On the surface, worst idea for a pin ever...but its done so well! Super campy...funny callouts and music. Really love it. Beating heart always pumps me up for multiball. If there is one table that needs redone and rerun this is it! Too hard to find and almost never seen out in the wild.

BeaverBrewing edited previous rating on December 19, 2013.

8.526/10

7 years ago

PO

toddsolus

Pinside member

Salt Lake City, UT

8y 54,550 1,024 3 28

I had the opportunity to play this machine at the Rocky Mtn Pinball showdown this weekend....i loved it so much I bought it. It is not a deep game, but it is fun and just plain strange. Fits my collection well and my 8 year old enjoys it as well. Not as classically beautiful as HH or BH but more fun then either.....I even got an extra heart.

toddsolus has owned this game in the past.

8.376/10

7 years ago

T.V

scaryflippers

Pinside member

Belgie

7y 44,350 67 57 27 1

underrated pinball its a rare but super scary machine

scaryflippers currently owns this game.

7.593/10

7 years ago

ZUL

Caucasian2Step

Evil McBooty

Westminster, CO

9y 144K 1,321 49 891 1

Class of 1812 is one of those games that could be so much more to play than it is. And that's a damn shame.

The Good:
This game looks fantastic. I mean for a monster theme the only game I may like better are the Elvira games. Sorry Monster Bash... The BG has the relief on it that just looks brilliantly done. Fat Drac, Wolfman in Fez, Medusa Mummy, Farmer Mort and the Kilt wearing Mad-hatter with the Pirhana teeth. Awesome Character from the word go. The sounds are brilliant and I can' help but at least smile if not quietly chuckle to myself when I hear the chickens do their thing in multiball. So much to shoot for.

The Bad:
Parts like the heart the hand and the BG are hard to find if you can find them at all. So much to shoot for but why bother with anything else other than multiball... A completely unbalancing ruleset that needs to be addressed "CALLING MYSTERY PROGRAMMER!"

The Takeaway:
A fun game that is... great fun. Great for the kiddies. The way it feels, it puts me in the same space as when I was a little kid watching an episode of Scooby Doo on Saturday morning... which is most righteous! As a player, multiball over and over. That's not a bad thing... it's just the way it is.

5 Pinsiders starred this rating !

8.880/10

8 years ago

JPB

pinbwzrd

Pinside member

Murrieta, CA

8y 47,150 214 158 32

When you're looking for a non-serious game of pinball, Class of 1812 is the game to play.
Music and sounds are awesome too!

pinbwzrd currently owns this game.

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