Pinball games | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-22

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinball


00:00:58 1 History
00:01:06 1.1 Pre-modern: Development of outdoor and tabletop ball games
00:01:56 1.2 Late 1700s: Spring launcher invented
00:03:10 1.3 1869: Spring launchers become mainstream
00:04:01 1.4 1931: Coin operation introduced
00:05:39 1.5 1933: Electrification and active bumpers introduced
00:07:19 1.6 1947: Flippers introduced
00:08:38 1.7 1970s: Solid-state electronics and digital displays introduced
00:11:15 1.8 1980s and 1990s: Pinball in the digital age
00:14:18 1.9 2000s and Beyond: Revival
00:17:14 2 Pinball and gambling
00:20:20 2.1 Pachinko
00:20:50 3 Machine layout
00:21:12 3.1 Playfield
00:23:20 3.1.1 Plunger
00:24:16 3.1.2 Flippers
00:26:04 3.1.3 Bumpers
00:27:13 3.1.4 Kickers and slingshots
00:28:54 3.1.5 Targets
00:30:36 3.1.6 Holes and saucers
00:31:36 3.1.7 Spinners and rollovers
00:32:55 3.1.8 Switches, gates, and stoppers
00:33:52 3.1.9 Ramps
00:34:39 3.1.10 Toys, magnets and captive balls
00:36:58 3.1.11 Common features
00:42:46 3.1.12 Unique features
00:43:57 3.2 Backglass
00:45:40 4 Scoring points
00:48:57 4.1 Special scores
00:51:19 5 Playing techniques
00:52:40 5.1 Nudging
00:54:37 5.2 Trapping
00:56:26 6 Competitions
00:59:04 7 Manufacturing process
01:01:00 7.1 Solenoids
01:05:54 8 Computer pinball simulation
01:08:17 9 Custom pinball machines
01:09:25 10 In popular culture
01:11:58 11 See also



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Pinball is a type of arcade game, in which points are scored by a player manipulating one or more steel balls on a play field inside a glass-covered cabinet called a pinball table (or "pinball machine"). The primary objective of the game is to score as many points as possible. Many modern pinball machines include a story line where the player must complete certain objectives in a certain fashion to complete the story, usually earning high scores for different methods of completing the game. Points are earned when the ball strikes different targets on the play field. A drain is situated at the bottom of the play field, partially protected by player-controlled plastic bats called flippers. A game ends after all the balls fall into the drain a certain number of times. Secondary objectives are to maximize the time spent playing (by earning "extra balls" and keeping the ball in play as long as possible) and to earn bonus games (known as "replays").