Fun game, bottom pop bumper messes with your normal flipper timing

This was my first pin and an excellent start for my collection. Lots of action on the upper playfield and, although fairly unpredictable, gameplay on the lower playfield is very exciting, thanks to the center pop bumper and the horseshoe. Lively pop bumpers and new rubbers make the game come alive.

The replay version of 1968's Cue-T, also sharing a lot of playfield similarities (the bottom half) with 1966's 8-Ball, this is a great playing, fresh looking game from one of pinball's rougher years of 1969. I personally love the lower pop bumper design as seen on here, the previously mentioned games, 1972's Spanish Eyes, and others. It really demands the player changes up their strategy and practices a lot of patience as the ball can and often will work its way out of a drain with the right nudge (or lack of one!) at the right time. The main scoring goal here, the extra ball, it achievable but on the harder side, something I'll get one of every three to five games.

The art is nice. Elegant. It's not Christian Marche's first "pointy people" game, but among his earlier games in that style.

This is definitely a game for you to refine your nudging skills on the upper playfield. Once the ball gets to the lower pop, anything can happen.

Miss-O is another game that utilizes the center bumper. The jury is still out on this game... check out why below.

The Pros:
Interesting shots, the horseshoe works very well with this setup. Good action up top with the bumpers, good action below with the bumpers.

The Cons:
The center bumper needs to be fresh and lively or the game gets old quickly. Fresh rubber helps as well.

The Takeaway:
My play rating is a bit low on this game as the owner had replaced the 2 inch flippers with 3 inch flippers due to his frustration with the quick gameplay. I'll review this game again when I get a game set up to play as designed with bouncy rubber (esp by the fleepers). I also think that with the horseshoe giving the add a ball on Cue-T... I may like the other version better. Can't wait to get my hands on a copy.

Update:
Carnegie, PA, comin' through! This game was setup with the 2" fleepers and played as it should. Man, those eeety-beeety-fleepers were tough to work with, but it completely changed the gameplay and made the game a challenge as compared to a "What's goin' on here???" experience. This game MUST have fresh rubbers to bounce around as it should. Don't flip unless you need to. Otherwise you're gonna get bitched. Even with the pop-bumper between the flippers to help out the team... you can expect to lose a few soldiers between the spaces waiting hungrily on this deck. Expect it and play accordingly. I think once you get the "feel" of Miss-O, you'll have a great time playing this table.