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Zodiac / IPD No. 2841 / August 23, 1971 / 2 Players

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Manufacturer:

Williams Electronics, Incorporated (1967-1985) [Trade Name: Williams]

Date Of Manufacture:

August 23, 1971

Model Number:

394

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

704 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Astrology

Specialty:

Widebody

Notable Features:

Flippers (4), Slingshots (4), Hanging targets (8), Stop magnets (2), Spinning post (1). Player presses button on lockdown bar to cause the center ball shooter, which does not oscillate, to propel the ball into play from the outhole up through the flipper gap. When either the sun target or moon target is hit, a magnet under the playfield freezes the ball in front of the hit target until bonus points are counted down.

Maximum displayed point score is 99,990 points per player.

On the backglass, the astrologers have "cufflinks" monogrammed with "N.C." and "S.K.", a probable reference to Norm Clark and Steve Kordek. Cufflinks with identical initials are also found on the backglass of Williams' 1966 '8 Ball'.

Design by:

Steve Kordek

Art by:

Louis Raynaud

Notes:

A version of this game without replay capability was made for New York as Williams' 1971 'Planets'. The production run quantity of 704 likely includes both Zodiac and Planets games, as we find no manufacturer production records specific to Planets.

Production Floor Records for Zodiac:
Production Start Date: Prior to Jul-7-1971
Production End Date: Nov-4-1971
Production Floor Quantity: 704
First ship date: Prior to Jul-7-1971
Last ship date: Dec-15-1971

Product History Record for Zodiac:
Quantity produced for USA/Canada: 525*
Quantity produced for export: 179*
Total quantity produced: 704*
Price to Distributor: $440.00
*These quantities may be sales estimates.

Photos in:

Cash Box, Oct-16-1971, page 16 MOA section
Pinball An Illustrated History External Link

, page 6
Pinball Machines for Italy - Senza Ripetizione Della Partita, page 82
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z

Documentation:

2 MB

PDF

Instruction Manual

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

752 KB

PDF

Schematic Diagram (continuous)

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Flyer 892x1150	Backglass 367x337 [Doug Fox]	Backglass 784x600	Playfield 784x600	Cabinet - Right 635x599
Cabinet - Front View 458x600	Backglass 1024x917 [Duncan Brown]	Factory Playfield Drawing 1024x578 [Duncan Brown]	Backglass 1200x1108 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Backglass - Reverse 1200x1072 [Jean-Pierre Renault]
Cash Box New Game Announcement* 714x947	Cash Box Ad* 690x999

Source:

PB1(6)

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