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Average Fun Rating: | 7.5/10 (18 ratings/18 comments) [ Add Your Rating! ] | |||||
Manufacturer: | Williams Electronics, Incorporated (1967-1985) [Trade Name: Williams] | |||||
Date Of Manufacture: | January 12, 1976 | |||||
Model Number: | 463 | |||||
Type: | Electro-mechanical (EM) | |||||
Production: | 2,150 units (confirmed) | |||||
Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | |||||
Theme: | Stock Market | |||||
Notable Features: | Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (8), Kick-out holes (2), Spinning targets (2). End-of-ball bonus. Sound: 3 chimes, knocker | |||||
Design by: | Gordon Horlick | |||||
Art by: | Lloyd Rognan | |||||
Notes: | Game is convertible between replay and add-a-ball operation. Production Run Records for Blue Chip: 2150 total Sample run: 53 Production Start Date: Jan-12-1976 / Production End Date: Jan-28-1976 First ship date: Jan-13-1976 / Last ship date: Unknown, remaining 1 shipped out with production games. Production Run: 2097 Production Start Date: Nov-22-1976 / Production End Date: Dec-14-1976 First ship date: Nov-23-1976 / Last ship date: May-9-1977 Product History Record for Blue Chip: Quantity produced for USA/Canada: 1700* Quantity produced for export: 450* Total quantity produced: 2150* BOM Price to Distributor: $745.00 *These quantities may be sales estimates. | |||||
Photos in: |
The Pinball Compendium 1970-1981, page 92 Pinball! (Sharpe) page 25 Pinball Perspectives, pages 32-35 Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F Pinball The Lure of the Silverball, page 72 | |||||
Rule Sheets: |
Blue Chip Rulesheet Version 1.0 (Dec/1998), by David Gersic | |||||
Documentation: | 38 MB | Instruction Manual | [Williams Electronics, Inc.] | |||
1 MB | Schematic Diagram (continuous, generally readable but slightly blurry) | [Williams Electronics, Inc.] | ||||
Files: | 131 KB | TIF | Dummy Score Wheel Card | [Gilbert Lovenstad] | ||
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