{"id":1771,"date":"2021-08-11T08:05:21","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T14:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/strong-wp.cloud.fruitionqa.com\/?post_type=exhibit&#038;p=1771"},"modified":"2023-05-30T15:35:52","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T19:35:52","slug":"pinball-playfields","status":"publish","type":"exhibit","link":"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/exhibit\/pinball-playfields\/","title":{"rendered":"Pinball Playfields"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Immerse yourself in the pops, thumps, and dings of pinball and play your way through more than 80 years of pinball history at the original <em>Pinball Playfields<\/em> exhibit at The Strong museum. Trace the evolution of the playfield\u2014the surface where the ball ricochets through a maze of lights and obstacles to rack up points\u2014from countertop games of the 1930s to sophisticated, electronic versions that remain popular today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pinball1-700-1-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"Pinball machines\" class=\"wp-image-2774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pinball1-700-1-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pinball1-700-1-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pinball1-700-1-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pinball1-700-1.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>View <strong>pioneering pinball machines<\/strong> from The Strong\u2019s collections, including Whiffle (1931), World\u2019s Fair Jigsaw (1933), and Humpty Dumpty (1947).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rack up the high-score<\/strong> on&nbsp;more than two dozen&nbsp;machines such as Fireball (1972), FunHouse (1990), and Monster Bash (1998).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Play some of Stern Pinball\u2019s most exciting recent games, including the epic rock n\u2019 roll-fueled Kiss (2015) and the fantasy-filled Game of Thrones: Limited Edition (2015), part of the <strong>Stern Pinball Cluster<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wrap your arms around Hercules (1979), the world\u2019s <strong>largest commercial pinball machine.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pull back the plunger and try to ring the bell on a <strong>child-sized bagatelle game<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stand next to an <strong>oversized pinball machine flipper<\/strong> for a unique photo opportunity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>View <strong>rare artifacts,<\/strong> including playfield prototypes and sketches by legendary pinball machine designers such as Harry Williams, Mark Ritchie, and George Gomez.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-primary-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/pinball-games-in-pinball-playfields\/\">View Available Pinball Machines<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pinball2-700-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"Pinball machines\" class=\"wp-image-2775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pinball2-700-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pinball2-700-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pinball2-700-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pinball2-700.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Produced by The Strong\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/about\/icheg\"> <\/a>International Center for the History of Electronic Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Stern-1024x669.jpg\" alt=\"Stern pinball logo\" class=\"wp-image-19149\" width=\"233\" height=\"159\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Playable machines in <em>Pinball Playfields<\/em> require purchased tokens. 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