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Dropcase Games, the earliest coin-operated payout machines with the simplest mechanism, used the coin as projectile and its potential energy due to gravity as motive force. Pins randomised the fall towards win, lose or return receptacles. Coins were either dropped from the top, shunted by lever or hand from the side, or fired upwards with a sprung trigger. First they paid cigars, tokens or tickets; more generous payouts and jackpots were offered by later versions. Self-proclaimed 'games of skill', players were required to aim the coin. What occurred next was up for debate.

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Moving Stars

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Added to Drop Cases by pennymachines on 18/05/17

Moving Stars



Typical of most BMCo. products of the 1930s, this game was for 'amusement only', rewarding the return of the coin for landing the ball in the moon.


BMCo   1933
Added to Drop Cases by pennymachines on 18/05/17

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Pin Royal

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Pin Royal



This upright bagatelle offers prolonged game play, the ball returning until it finds a target. The lower cup loses; the circles around it return the ball, and the upper circles and triangles win the coin back, with a turn of the handle. By changing the pay-slide the win cups could return slightly more than the original stake.


BMCo   1933
Added to Drop Cases by sweetmeats on 25/05/17

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Snakes & Ladders

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Added to Drop Cases by pennymachines on 31/05/17

Snakes & Ladders



One of several variations on the Challenger. In this instance, it's merely a name change, achieved by fastening the new name over the original casting.



Bradley   Unknown date
Added to Drop Cases by pennymachines on 31/05/17

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Super Challenger

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Added to Drop Cases by widget2k4 on 25/05/17

Super Challenger



Built by Holte Manufacturing Co. for Bradley, this was a complete re-design of the long-lived Challenger. A smaller, lighter wall machine, it was cheaper to manufacture and addressed an issue with the original design which required the player to press the coin entry lever to trigger a payout. Super Challenger used the weight of the falling coin to automatically trip a payout. All except the central lose column paid 5 coins. Like the original, the game enjoyed considerable success. Most examples are finished in Formica.


Bradley   1950s
Added to Drop Cases by widget2k4 on 25/05/17

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TREFF

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Added to Drop Cases by torsten on 04/01/20

TREFF



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Steiner /Germany   1949
Added to Drop Cases by torsten on 04/01/20

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Walk The Plank

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Added to Drop Cases by pennymachines on 24/05/17

Walk The Plank



Unusual, Formica-clad wall machine. Players drop coins over the pirate galleon, aiming to tip a loaded plank by selecting one of four slots. Coins bounce down over the pinned playfield and when an upper plank tips, coins roll off and spill to the ones below. In the ensuing cascade, excess coins fall to the payout cup.



J M Products   1960s
Added to Drop Cases by pennymachines on 24/05/17

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Wunder

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Added to Drop Cases by torsten on 04/01/20

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Erich Büttner / Germany   1950
Added to Drop Cases by torsten on 04/01/20

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Zig-Zag

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Added to Drop Cases by pennymachines on 02/06/17

Zig-Zag



Another revamp of the Challenger wall machine, this one is notable for the cast frame around the playfield, which allowed the operator to deal with the inevitable coin jams without having to lift out the mechanism and remove panes of glass. This modification was later rechristened the Shooting Star, with a new set of Art Deco castings.



Bradley   1930s
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