Gottlieb Royal Flush (4/1976)

Production Run: 12,250

Designed by: Ed Krynski

Art by: Gordon Morrison

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Royal Flush is generally considered the best of the Gottlieb drop target games. I love the backglass art (as I do most Morrison backglasses).

The bonus count-up at the end of a ball is unique to my knowledge. In order to score big, you have to hit the jokers before dispatching the drop targets. And, once you hit all the jokers, the hole at the right is lit alternately for special.

This game was in great shape when I got it. I subsequently did a complete teardown of the playfield and replaced all the posts with new ones from PBR. New drop targets, rubber, flipper rebuild kit, and a new clown bumper cap were installed. All of the playfield metal was polished to a bright shine with "Mothers" and the playfield received 3 coats of carnauba wax. The coin door is immaculate and the inside of the game is as clean as the outside. The backglass is perfect except for the tape marks typical on this game. The only blemish on the entire game is the cabinet which is still very nice.