Good game straight forward rules 5 ball play. You need to understand the rules best pool theme pinball I have in my line up. Gobble holes are a lot of fun, oldest game I have. If you have not played a pin with gobble holes find one it will drive you crazy so much fun. Have to stay on the kids and keep them from launching all 5 balls at once. Machine was not designed to have multi ball. old school ball launch adds a Cool way to launch ball into play. My opinion must have strong rubbers, waxed and slope so it plays fast. Really like roll over balls gives you a lot to shoot for challenging to complete multiple times.

Only thing that gets difficult is how bright the balls are when not activated sometimes it is hard to tell which need to be hit yet. I could add brighter bulbs but worried about heat on a game this old.

Upper playfield can be frustrating. Light the bumper to get 10 points instead of one. Can be frustrating because if a gobble hole takes your ball the bottom bumpers shut off back to 1point. Complete first set of all balls lights the top bumper. Hit the 100 point drop target then get it in kick out holes to rest it.
Sound it’s an early EM what do you expect.

Did not think the grand kids would like it but it is the second game they go to after 4 square. Makes me wonder Why I have spend so much on the new games when they like these early EM's so much.

You do not see a lot of them come available around 2300 made grab it if you do. I will be keeping mine.

I picked mine up for $350 in 2022 cabinet was good, playfield great, back glass poor. Anyone come across a good back glass give me a shout.

Skill Pool is a pretty fun EM. Gotta light those pop bumpers with the rollovers or the points don't come. For some reason I just keep throwing quarters in this machine. I usually don;t like games with gobble holes, but this is a good one.

Skill Pool is a game of endurance. Keep the ball around long enough... and you'll do great.

The Pros:
15 rollovers means there is more to shoot for than what one would normally expect. The single drop target is tempting, but saving it up for a special is what you need to do. Good action at the top of the PF in the pops. The PF is bright and engaging with the theme of a pool game.

The Cons:
Unless the tilt and slings are sensitive and the game has fresh rubbers on it, this game can be too easy. The gobble holes are worthless until the specials are lit as you get deeper into the gameplay. The Bg looks flat and dull compared to the vibrant PF color scheme.

The Takeaway:
Take care of this deck and keep it greedy. You'll have a blast. A different design from the great Steve Kordek. The inverted wedgehead is interesting, but a novelty at best. So, who is the mystery artist? Art Steinholm would be my best guess. Does anyone know who put together this art package?