Machine history · Bally
Bow and Arrow Pinball
Bow and Arrow is a four-player electro-mechanical Bally pinball machine manufactured in November 1975. Bally’s service manual identifies it as game 1033 and documents its installation, coin operation, scoring features, adjustments and parts.
Bow and Arrow: machine facts
- Manufactured
- November 1975
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 4
- Bally game number
- 1033
- Service manual
- 3700
- Physical balls installed
- 2
Machine identity
Bally’s service manual names the machine Bow & Arrow and identifies it as game 1033. The Open Pinball Database records the title as Bow and Arrow, lists Bally as the manufacturer and gives a manufacture date of November 1975.
The database and Bally documentation both identify it as a four-player machine. Its score-reel display and relay-driven mechanisms place it in Bally’s electro-mechanical era.
Gameplay and scoring
The game begins with a 1,000-point bonus that can advance to 10,000. The bonus advances through the upper-right target and completed spinner-light sequences, and it is collected through the bonus hole or at the outhole. Lighting all four lettered thumper bumpers enables double bonus at the outhole.
A flash-motor unit cycles indicated awards for the top-center saucer and lower-center target. One award opens a free-ball gate, allowing a ball passing through it to score and return to the shooter. The rules also provide adjustable extra-ball and special awards.
Operators could configure the machine for either three-ball or five-ball play. The cabinet also supported adjustable replay, match, high-score and coin settings.