Gottlieb
Flip-A-Card Pinside Rating
This game received 11 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.031 /10
Flip-A-Card
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game Design: 8.587
Artwork: 6.809
Sounds/Music: 3.491
Other Aspects: 8.178
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8.680/10
3 years ago
Clifton, NJ
Once again I played this game on location in the early 1970’s and can still feel the excitement this game brought to us addicted pinball players back then. Play field design lay out is superb with a good balance of bull eye stand up targets and rollovers. The main attraction on great card game by Gottlieb is the spin feature in which a player has a chance to make 10 of the 13 suited club cards. Three different ways to score SPECIAL makes this wedge head a EM players dream game. Skilled flipper shots are everywhere and the side kickers if working to perfection will kick the ball into or “up and down” the right side Ace of club rollover for 500 or when going “up and down” a 1000 points or when SPECIAL is lit two replays (pop, pop). Right side return flipper lane is so nice when lit for SPECIAL and what a cool treat it is for a player to shoot or side kick the ball in the spin hole with hopes it will stop on the Ace of clubs for a replay by SPECIAL. This is a player friendly game with just the perfect pop bumper arrangement too. I like everything about the game including the purple colored back glass artwork which brings me back in time when I was 14 yrs old when glancing at it reminds me when everyday life wasn’t so complicated. Simply a challenging, fun, great player with plenty of nostalgia and charm.
9.037/10
3 years ago
Maybe the best playing non drop wedgehead ever. Unbelievably challanging with tight shots everywhere. I really can't say enough about how good this pin is. The art is weak, yes, but play it a few times and you won't care at all. I have a lot of wedgeheadsands, but since I found this gem I haven't played anything else. Completely addictive game that leaves you with one card needed so often and it's a different card every time! Just a killer game! Talk about under valued bang for buck? This one tops my list. If you find one, just buy it.
8.761/10
3 years ago
Another game I kept for about 20 years that I would take back in a second if I could. Big card sequence divided pretty evenly between rollovers and targets and the spinner helps you out a little to complete it, asymmetrical playfield. I don't even like looking at pictures of it now because it makes me misty.
8.389/10
10 years ago
Flip-A-Card is an underrated Wedgehead that can be had for a reasonable price. Get ready for some good action on this asymmetrical game and once you clear all of the cards and your special is lit. Pop-Pop-Pop-Pop! Always a satisfying sound!!
8.270/10
10 years ago
Fun game with many shots all over the place. Good pop bumper placement and a good shot to get the ball back to the top.
7.722/10
11 years ago
A fantastic playing EM that has that perfect, "one more game" addictive quality to it. The asymmetric layout is awesome, and getting that 7 or 8 up by the pop bumpers will infuriate you (in a good way!).
I really, really wish the art package was better on this table. The playfield is barren with only a couple geometric shapes of color, and while the backglass is well illustrated, it's about as boring as it gets. It does absolutely no justice as to how fast and exciting the table actually plays. I owned one in the past, and I would definitely pick up another.
I really, really wish the art package was better on this table. The playfield is barren with only a couple geometric shapes of color, and while the backglass is well illustrated, it's about as boring as it gets. It does absolutely no justice as to how fast and exciting the table actually plays. I owned one in the past, and I would definitely pick up another.
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