description: Pinball history is a rich broth of Pop Culture, plus a constant and dazzling array of new technologies and play principles, brought to the public by a multitude of positive personalities in over a century of active play. To understand the meaning of pinball and its pleasures, the game and the people that created and constantly refined it are inseparable. While a number of books have been written about pinball in the past decade or so that have touched on some of these areas, they have largely been limited in scope. The definitive history of the game remained to be written. And now it has, by renowned coin machine historian and author Richard M. Bueschel in his series "Illustrated Historical Guide to Pinball Machines." For the first time pinball history enthusiasts, collectors and players can follow the story of the development of the game as it really happened as well as learn a lot about the individual games introduced over the years. You ll find these pages rich in facts, fables, fantasies and funny anecdotes, and you ll find yourself wanting to play and own games you wouldn t have dreamed of looking at before. Old games, new games, classic games and forgotten names. That're all in these volumes. In addition to the forward dated historical section followed by the game-by-game coverage and pricing of a hundred different machines, each volume has an editorial section that is invaluable to pinball enthusiasts, collectors, restorers, and players. Subjects such as collectability, how to play, who made what games and when, and identification of the most valuable and the top collectible pinballs, are covered in depth. The end result in the volumes is the definitive history of the game from its early origins to the present, reference data to identify collectible pinball games, plus tips and suggestions to help you get the most enjoyment possible out of pinball knowledge, collecting and actual play. These are the pinball books we ve all been waiting for.
language: English
title: Pinball One: Illustrated Historical Guide to Pinball Machines Volume 1
titlecomplete: Pinball One: Illustrated Historical Guide to Pinball Machines Volume 1
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Hoflin Publishing / Coin Slot / Museum of the Game