Hurdy Gurdy

Gottlieb

Hurdy Gurdy

Pinside Rating

This game received 9 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.116 /10

8.116

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #54 in the Pinside EM Top 100.



Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 8.119

Artwork: 8.359

Sounds/Music: 3.25

Other Aspects: 7.985


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8.851/10
2 years ago
This game has taught me patience in regards to dead flips and trust saves, as well as how to nudge and jostle in some pretty interesting ways in order to keep the ball from going down one of the six (Yes, SIX!) drains. The two money shots in the center aren't as dangerous as one might think they would be. I have a good game about once every three or four games, with the rest ending up in the 1200-2400 score range. Sometimes it's frustrating waiting for the pop bumpers to hit the stand-ups, but if one focuses on ball control and getting the ball back up where the pops can do their job, the game makes a lot more sense.

I'm a pinball noob, so my funny story is that I used to hoard dimes to play this machine at Blairally because I fell in love with it, and probably put about five bucks into it before I realized it was set on free play and one only needed to press the coin return button to start a new game.
5.960/10
2 years ago
Interesting wedge head with animation in the backbox.
9.868/10
2 years ago
For an em this has to be one of the best. really cool classic game with a great backbox animation.A real piece of American art here these are getting harder to find by the minute and I know why.
8.250/10
3 years ago
Classic game
7.899/10
3 years ago
I don’t own this one yet. But got to play it at a friends house. Great game! Loved the play.
9.821/10
3 years ago
I gave Hurdy Gurdy three 10's and here's why! The backglass Art is absolutely beautiful and captures that Coney Island / Long Beach Pike boardwalk vibe! The playfield art is stunning! I absolutely dig the overall detail and art work on Hurdy Gurdy! The mechanical Monkey on the Backglass banging on the 5" bell is amazing to watch giving that carnival feel. The playfield is Awesome! Requiring both patience and skill. With the smaller flippers positioned around two center lanes and three bumbers, this game is addicting to play. It is my most favorite game to play ever and is well balanced with targets in just the right spots! And with the add a ball feature it is the icing on the cake! The 1966 Gottlieb Hurdy Gurdy is an absolute joy to play! Artwork is Beautiful! The Game requires patience and skill! AWESOME!
7.528/10
5 years ago
The short-flippered, split layout at the bottom is a bit of a throwback and may be off-putting to some, but Hurdy Gurdy is among the better-designed iterations of this style despite the frustration you'll have with the house balls. It rewards carom shots to send back balls to the upper playfield, and the center skill shot to light the green or yellow bumpers is essential to racking up a high score ball. You have to take the calculated risk sometimes of hitting the lit center box post in the lower playfield, so it's not merely an UTAD (return to the very top is quite difficult anyway). As an add a ball -- with up to 10 balls -- it allows for a "comeback" with a good ball. And what the hell -- there is a MONKEY RINGING A BELL WITH A HAMMER in the backbox. ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?

I had the pleasure of playing a completely restored one recently and it reminded me that those non-Italian-layout games can be a hoot and a holler and a real test of skill.
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