Rocking Black Pearl
The upper-playfield ship rocks at variable speed and loads a pinball into its cannon, letting the player fire toward an opposing ship during battle.
Brand: Jersey Jack
Choose from 22 film characters, command a rocking Black Pearl upper playfield, fire its loaded cannon, and navigate one of modern pinball's deepest mechanical adventures. This is the 2018 Jersey Jack game, not the separate 2006 Stern machine.

Jersey Jack unveiled this Eric Meunier design on October 12, 2017, with distribution beginning in 2018. It combines characters, scenes, animation, and movie clips from all five Pirates films with a widebody cabinet, a 27-inch HD display, and a 4.3-inch apron display.
The physical layout is central to the game. Its ship, map, discs, locks, and character system create strategic routes that can change from game to game.
The upper-playfield ship rocks at variable speed and loads a pinball into its cannon, letting the player fire toward an opposing ship during battle.
The mechanical map supports 216 animated award combinations, while three spinning discs add motion, control challenges, and multiball chaos.
Twenty-two selectable characters provide different perks as players pursue Davy Jones, Dead Man's Chest, Liar's Dice, ship battles, and stacked objectives.
Official cabinet, playfield, and feature photography downloaded to and served from Evolution Pinball's own media library.









All three editions are out of production. The table separates documented equipment and finish differences from features shared across the game.
| Feature | Standard | Limited Edition | Collector's Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evolution price | $17,945 | $20,445 | $34,945 |
| Original launch price | $8,500 | $9,500 | $12,500 |
| Numbering | Not numbered | Individually numbered | Individually numbered; 200 produced |
| Body armor & legs | Stainless steel | Black texture powder coat | Pirates color, barnacle-covered finish |
| Glass | Tempered glass | JJP Invisiglass | JJP Invisiglass |
| Lighting | RGB-LED feature lighting with white general illumination | RGB-LED playfield and general illumination | RGB-LED playfield and general illumination |
| Playfield art | Hand-drawn art | Hand-drawn art | Custom Davy Jones hand-drawn art package |
| Topper | Not included | Laser-cut topper | Moving ship-in-a-bottle topper |
| Rotating pop toys | Not included | Included | Included |
| Shaker motor | Not included | Included | Included |
| Premium extras | Core game presentation | Target decals, 72-light back-panel starfield, external volume and headphone jack | LE upgrades plus CE backglass art and premium collector finish |
Pricing context: This collectible title is no longer sold new by Jersey Jack. Evolution's configured prices are $55 below the latest trimmed median asking prices documented by Pinside for Standard ($18,000), Limited ($20,500), and Collector's Edition ($35,000). Condition, service history, post-update protection work, and included accessories can materially affect an individual machine's value.
Jersey Jack's official launch coverage featured this Buffalo Pinball reveal and gameplay stream from Pinball Expo 2017, showing the moving ship, cannon, map, rules, and prototype gameplay.
Standard preserves the core rules and major mechanisms. Limited adds the presentation upgrades most players notice during every game, including Invisiglass, shaker feedback, rotating pop toys, starfield lighting, and the laser-cut topper. Collector's Edition is the rare showpiece with only 200 produced, custom Davy Jones art, themed armor, and the moving ship-in-a-bottle topper.
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Counts below are limited to specifications published by Jersey Jack Pinball or consistently documented in the Pinside machine archive. Edition finishes and collector components vary.
| Playfield feature | Verified detail |
|---|---|
| Multiball | 5 documented multiball modes. |
| Flippers | 5 flippers. |
| Ramps | 2 ramps. |
| Bumpers | Pop bumpers; rotating pop-bumper toys are an LE and Collector's Edition upgrade. |
| Captive balls | Not publicly confirmed in the reviewed official materials. |
| Magnets | 2 magnets. |
| Cannons | A pinball-loaded cannon fires from the rocking Black Pearl upper playfield toward the Dauntless. |
| Drop targets | 27 total targets are documented; Jersey Jack does not publish a separate drop-target count in the reviewed launch material. |
| Spinner(s) | Not publicly confirmed in the reviewed official materials. |
| Kickback | Not publicly confirmed in the reviewed official materials. |
| Spinning disc(s) | Three spinning discs, including the interactive concentric map with 216 award combinations. |
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