Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Here we have an incredibly interesting and very fun 1952 Gottlieb Queen of Hearts pinball machine in action.
This game is definitely a fun player with a number of different ways to score replays. At first glace, the modern player would scoff at gobble holes, but once you get to know the rules of this game, they become less of a nuisance and more of an objective worth shooting for. Getting four balls in any one gobble hole (for four of a kind) awards two replays. Five balls in the same hole also lights the joker for an additional five replays. Hitting all five holes (for a flush) awards two replays. And getting three balls in one hole and two in another awards two replays for the full house. Also, replays can be scored by spotting all four lanes at the top to light a lane for special. And hitting the numbers 1 through 6 light the two side roll-under lanes for special as well. And if that's not enough, replays can also be awarded by scoring "points" (which is different from the "score"). Replays are awarded for scoring 20 points and at various levels thereafter. At no point is the player out of ways to earn replays. Even if the gobble holes eat up four balls in no particular order, the player can still manage replays via the points option or the rollover lanes at the top of the playfield.
This game is very fun and the designer, Wayne Neyens, has said that it was his favourite design of all time. Artwork for Queen of Hearts was done by Roy Parker (of course).
More info on this game can be see here: ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=1891
Here we have an incredibly interesting and very fun 1952 Gottlieb Queen of Hearts pinball machine in action.
This game is definitely a fun player with a number of different ways to score replays. At first glace, the modern player would scoff at gobble holes, but once you get to know the rules of this game, they become less of a nuisance and more of an objective worth shooting for. Getting four balls in any one gobble hole (for four of a kind) awards two replays. Five balls in the same hole also lights the joker for an additional five replays. Hitting all five holes (for a flush) awards two replays. And getting three balls in one hole and two in another awards two replays for the full house. Also, replays can be scored by spotting all four lanes at the top to light a lane for special. And hitting the numbers 1 through 6 light the two side roll-under lanes for special as well. And if that's not enough, replays can also be awarded by scoring "points" (which is different from the "score"). Replays are awarded for scoring 20 points and at various levels thereafter. At no point is the player out of ways to earn replays. Even if the gobble holes eat up four balls in no particular order, the player can still manage replays via the points option or the rollover lanes at the top of the playfield.
This game is very fun and the designer, Wayne Neyens, has said that it was his favourite design of all time. Artwork for Queen of Hearts was done by Roy Parker (of course).
More info on this game can be see here: ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=1891
