This adjective describes something that allows light to pas​s through it but a person cannot see through it. Playfield inserts are commonly translucent as one cannot look through the insert from above [..]

A thin piece of translucent white substrate containing artwork, located behind a clear piece of glass in the backbox, used on newer games instead of a painted backglass. It is created via a photograph [..]

An extremely skilled pinball player.

A funnel-shaped device where the ball enters at the top and spins to the bottom.

Gottlieb's term for a playfield target which scores higher and higher values the harder the target is hit by the pinball. Chicago Coin called their version the Power Target. Williams called their [..]

Catching the ball so it comes to rest in the angle formed by a raised flipper.

This adjective describes something that allows light to pas​s through it and a person can see through it as well. Playfield inserts that are transparent allow one to look through the insert and see th [..]

Some arcades use tokens in place of coins. See also Trade Check.

See Snap Trap.

One of many different types of devices used on a pinball machine where either all or part of the device spins. The spinning action might be driven by a motor, or initiated from contact with a ball in [..]