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Date	*Name (Click to display that game)*	MFG	Type	Prod.	Pl.	Model	Pics	Rating
1965-09	Big Chief	Williams	EM	2,950	4p	319	14	7.2
1970-01	Gay 90's	Williams	EM	3,127	4p	367	59	7.7
1967-03	Shangri-La	Williams	EM	4,900	4p	333	45	7.7
1970-10	Straight Flush	Williams	EM	2,352	1p	389	24	6.8

Big Chief / IPD No. 240 / September 23, 1965 / 4 Players

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Average Fun Rating:

7.2/10 (7 ratings/4 comments) [ Add Your Rating! ]

Manufacturer:

Williams Electronic Manufacturing Corporation (1958-1967) [Trade Name: Williams]

Date Of Manufacture:

September 23, 1965

Model Number:

319

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

2,950 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

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

Theme:

Native Americans

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (4), Middle right ball return gate, Right outlane ball return gate. Selector disc changes values all over the playfield. Drop-down cabinet.

Maximum displayed point score is 9,999 points per player.

Sound: 1 bell in lower cabinet (a second bell may be in the backbox), knocker

Design by:

Steve Kordek

Notes:

The schematic diagram makes dotted-line reference to an "Extra Ball Conversion Kit" at locations B-10, G-10, and G-20. This option is not mentioned in the manufacturer’s flyer nor in the German-language documentation shown here. We did not find obvious reference to it in the Williams 1966, 1969, or 1971-72 Parts Catalogs. See Williams' 1970 'Gay 90's' for pictures of what this kit may look like for Big Chief. If anyone has pictures of this kit installed in a Big Chief, please contact us. If anyone has an Instruction Manual for this game, please contact us.

Photos in:

Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas) External Link

, page 112
Pinball An Illustrated History External Link

, page 38
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F

Documentation:

6 MB

PDF

Schematic Diagram (continuous)

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Playfield 492x709	Backglass 440x376	Flyer 844x1094	Cabinet - Right 363x580 [Christian Jacobs]	Inside Backbox 857x643 [Christian Jacobs]
Backbox Lock 643x857 [Christian Jacobs]	Cabinet - Full View 424x600 [Wolfgang Lewang]	Flippers 857x643 [Christian Jacobs]	German Ad* 825x1049 [Christian Jacobs]	German Press Release* 540x588 [Christian Jacobs]
Illuminated Front View 684x1028 [Christian Jacobs]	Cabinet - Left 254x320	Cabinet - Front View 199x330	Backglass 395x349 [Bruno Durand]

Gay 90's / IPD No. 989 / January 05, 1970 / 4 Players

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Average Fun Rating:

7.7/10 (7 ratings/6 comments) [ Add Your Rating! ]

Manufacturer:

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

Date Of Manufacture:

January 05, 1970

Model Number:

367

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

3,127 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

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

Theme:

American 1890's - Historical

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Passive bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Drop targets (2), Kick-out hole (1), Swinging target (1), Left drop lane, Left kickback outlane, Right outlane ball return gate, Up-post between flippers. 3 or 5 ball play.

Maximum displayed point score is 9,999 points per player.

Replay wheel maximum: 37

Sound: 2 bells, knocker.

Design by:

Steve Kordek

Art by:

Christian Marche

Notes:

Page 7 of the Instruction Manual explains an "Extra Ball Relay Assembly" that was available to operators upon request. This "kit" would change the mode of the game from Replay to Extra Ball, awarding one extra ball per ball in play instead of awarding replays. The relay would be mounted on the lower cabinet board in a vacant space provided for it. It plugs into a nearby jack. If this relay was not installed, a shorting plug was necessary in that jack to provide for replay operation.

The schematic diagram makes dotted-line reference to the Extra Ball Relay at locations F-7 and F-15. Two earlier Williams games which have this optional relay are 1965’s Big Chief and 1967’s Shangri-La.

The Sample playfield shown in this listing has the light blue upper apron and wood rails, as does the game in the flyer. It is installed in a game with a cabinet serial number 61361.

Both the game in the manufacturer's flyer and the Sample game pictured here have the left drop lane identified with artwork showing a lantern with the words 'Closes Left Gate' while the production version shows no words inside this lantern. This suggests a wiring change was made for production games or, perhaps, no wiring change was made and the words never applied to the Sample game, indicating an error was made when those initial playfields were ordered.

The Sample game has a triangular plastic above the center target, smaller than the five-sided plastic that appears on production games and which required two additional posts. It would appear that this change was to provide more rebound surfaces for longer pop bumper action.

Photos in:

Cash Box, Feb-14-1970, page 77
Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas) External Link

, page 126
The Pinball Compendium 1970-1981 External Link

, page 15
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R

Documentation:

1018 KB

PDF

Catalog Supplement "T" With New Parts & Units

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

10 MB

PDF

Instruction Manual

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

445 KB

PDF

Schematic Diagram (continuous)

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

Files:

1 MB

PDF

Promotional Photo - Large Size

[Duncan Brown]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Overall view 300x429 [Russ Jensen]	Backglass 451x430	Flyer, Front 832x1060	Flyer, Back 813x1084	Backglass 610x549 [Riffhard]
Playfield 682x938 [Riffhard]	Backglass Converted to 5-Digits 661x600 [Jürgen Mayer]	Converted Playfield 800x572 [Jürgen Mayer]	Cabinet - Right 649x600 [Jürgen Mayer]	Illuminated Backglass 567x480
Blank Playfield 781x1318 [Brian Saunders]	Blank Playfield - Backside 829x1354 [Brian Saunders]	Backglass - Detail 380x285 [Bruno Durand]	Illuminated Upper Playfield 1024x768 [Marcel Roth]	Illuminated Lower Playfield 1024x768 [Marcel Roth]
Playfield Plastics 1024x1430 [Renaud Clement]	Playfield Plastics 1024x1262 [Renaud Clement]	German Flyer 800x612 [Bernard Marrou]	Backglass 1200x900 [Jay Stafford]	Playfield* 1200x1600 [Jay Stafford]
Playfield - Downfield View* 1200x900 [Jay Stafford]	Left Gate Closed* 1200x2128 [Jay Stafford]	Left Gate Open* 1200x2128 [Jay Stafford]	Instruction Card 1200x677 [Jay Stafford]	Score Card - Extra Ball Mode 1200x677 [Jay Stafford]
Apron Removed 1200x677 [Jay Stafford]	Left Gate and Kickback Lane 1200x677 [Jay Stafford]	Backbox - Right 1108x1941 [Jay Stafford]	Cabinet - Right 1200x793 [Jay Stafford]	Cabinet - Front* 1082x813 [Jay Stafford]
Under Playfield 1200x1600 [Jay Stafford]	Inside Cabinet - Rear 1200x900 [Jay Stafford]	Inside Cabinet - Extra Ball Mode* 1200x1600 [Jay Stafford]	Inside Cabinet - Detail* 1200x1600 [Jay Stafford]	Extra Ball Relay Installed 1200x2128 [Jay Stafford]
Large Bell and Knocker 1200x677 [Jay Stafford]	Inside Backbox 1200x900 [Jay Stafford]	Hole Special Adjustment 1200x2128 [Jay Stafford]	Point Score Adjustment Chart 1200x677 [Jay Stafford]	Balls Per Game and Match Adjustments 1200x2128 [Jay Stafford]
Backbox Relays 1200x677 [Jay Stafford]	Match Unit 1200x2125 [Jay Stafford]	Operator License 1200x677 [Jay Stafford]	Serial Number* 1024x683 [Hendrik Myburgh]	Inside Cabinet - Replay Mode* 1024x683 [Hendrik Myburgh]
Extra Ball Relay Not Installed* 683x1024 [Hendrik Myburgh]	Inside Cabinet - Detail* 1024x683 [Hendrik Myburgh]	Inside Cabinet - Detail* 1024x683 [Hendrik Myburgh]	Sample Playfield* 683x1024 [Hendrik Myburgh]	Sample Playfield* 1200x1800 [Hendrik Myburgh]
Sample Upper Playfield* 1200x800 [Hendrik Myburgh]	Sample Middle Playfield* 1200x800 [Hendrik Myburgh]	Sample Lower Playfield* 1200x800 [Hendrik Myburgh]	Sample Under Playfield* 1200x1800 [Hendrik Myburgh]	Sample Playfield Tag* 1024x683 [Hendrik Myburgh]
Cash Box Ad* 1200x1046 [Rob Hawkins]	Backglass - Reverse 1200x1075 [Hansjoerg Reiter]	Promotional Photo 1200x1530 [Duncan Brown]	Sample and Production Drop Lane Comparison* 1200x461

Shangri-La / IPD No. 2110 / March 21, 1967 / 4 Players

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Average Fun Rating:

7.6/10 (23 ratings/14 comments) [ Add Your Rating! ]

Manufacturer:

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

Date Of Manufacture:

March 21, 1967

Model Number:

333

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

4,900 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

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

Theme:

World Places

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (5), Rotating target (1), Upper right ball return gate.

Maximum displayed point score is 9,999 points per player.

Sound: 1 bell in lower cabinet (a second bell may be in the backbox), knocker

One of only three 4-player Williams games to have the 2nd player located in the lower left corner of the backglass and the 3rd player in the upper right.

Design by:

Steve Kordek

Art by:

Christian Marche

Notes:

Reportedly, the last production machines of this model, in late 1967, had plastic flipper bats instead of the metal flippers used since 1962.

A page in the Instruction Manual explains an "Extra Ball Relay Assembly" that was available to operators upon request. This assembly would change the mode of the game from Replay to Extra Ball, awarding one extra ball per ball in play instead of awarding replays. The relay would be mounted on the lower cabinet board in a vacant space provided for it. It plugs into a nearby 8-pin jack. If this relay was not installed, a shorting plug was necessary in that jack to provide for replay operation.

The schematic diagram makes dotted-line reference to an "Extra Ball Relay" at locations 10-F and 20-G. We did not find obvious reference to it in the Williams 1969 or 1971-72 Parts Catalogs. If anyone has pictures of this relay installed in a Shangri-La, please contact us. If anyone has an Instruction Manual for this game, please contact us.

See Williams' 1970 'Gay 90's' for a picture of the Extra Ball Relay for that game.

Photos in:

Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas) External Link

, page 106
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z
Arcade Treasures External Link

, page 71
Pinball An Illustrated History External Link

, page 117

Owners List URL:

http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/2110 (External site)

Documentation:

535 KB

PDF

Partial Manual

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

50 KB

PDF

Reproduction Instruction Cards - Extra Ball Mode

9 MB

PDF

Schematic Diagram (continuous)

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

2 MB

PDF

Schematic Diagram (paginated)

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

Files:

907 KB

PDF

Extra Ball Relay Assembly Installation

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

468 KB

PDF

Wiring Diagram for Homemade Extra Ball Relay Assembly

[Ken Page and Friend]

Images:
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Backglass 615x490 [Russ Jensen]	Cabinet - Front View 267x561 [Russ Jensen]	Playfield* 415x550 [Ron Tyler]	Flyer 853x1093	Cabinet - Left 955x426 [Christian Jacobs]
German Cabinet - Front 857x643 [Christian Jacobs]	Cabinet - Front View 326x599 [Lutz Blöding]	Cabinet - Full View 356x443 [Jochen Bauhoff]	Playfield with Plastic Flippers 1024x384 [Jochen Bauhoff]	Backglass 541x459 [Jochen Bauhoff]
German Coin Slots 736x384 [ÖRly Bird]	Playfield - Detail 1024x768 [ÖRly Bird]	Playfield - Detail 1024x768 [ÖRly Bird]	Upper Playfield 1024x768 [ÖRly Bird]	Flippers 1024x768 [ÖRly Bird]
Same Player Shoots Again 956x601 [ÖRly Bird]	Backglass - Detail 1024x768 [ÖRly Bird]	Backglass - Detail 1024x768 [ÖRly Bird]	German Ad, Part 1 848x1165 [Christian Jacobs]	German Ad, Part 2 832x1165 [Christian Jacobs]
German Ad, Part 3 825x1165 [Christian Jacobs]	German Ad, Part 4 813x1164 [Christian Jacobs]	Backglass 800x809 [Raphael Lankar]	Backglass - Detail 800x1070 [Raphael Lankar]	Backbox 800x1067 [Raphael Lankar]
Playfield 800x1008 [Raphael Lankar]	Cabinet - Full View 800x1279 [Raphael Lankar]	Cabinet - Front View 800x1273 [Raphael Lankar]	Cabinet - Full View 800x1505 [Raphael Lankar]	Backglass - Reverse 400x300
Stripped Playfield 960x1280 [Miroslaw Adamczewski]	Backglass 932x768 [Miroslaw Adamczewski]	Backglass - Detail 1024x768 [Miroslaw Adamczewski]	Backglass - Detail 1024x768 [Miroslaw Adamczewski]	Extra Ball Relay Not Installed* 1024x768
Replay Shorting Plug Removed* 1200x900	Upper Playfield 1200x931 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Playfield* 854x1600 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Middle Playfield 1200x652 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Illuminated Lower Playfield 1200x848 [Jean-Pierre Renault]
Lower Playfield* 1200x922 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Pop Bumpers 1200x1572 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Rotating Targets 1200x788 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Rotating Targets 1200x1006 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Homemade Extra Ball Relay Assembly* 1200x1600 [Ken Page]

Source:

Photo

Straight Flush / IPD No. 2393 / October 28, 1970 / 1 Player

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Average Fun Rating:

6.8/10 (7 ratings/7 comments) [ Add Your Rating! ]

Manufacturer:

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

Date Of Manufacture:

October 28, 1970

Model Number:

389

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

2,352 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

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

Theme:

Playing Cards - Poker

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (5), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (4), Kick-out hole (1), Playfield spinner, Up-post between flippers. 3 or 5 ball play.

Replay wheel maximum: 37

Sound: bell, wooden box chime.

Design by:

Norm Clark

Art by:

Christian Marche

Notes:

Adjustable for either Replay, Add-a-ball, or Novelty operation. The add-a-ball only version of this game is Williams' 1970 '3 Jokers'.

The backglass is silkscreened to show 1,000,000 points above the score reels. The backbox insert is equipped with two lamps to illuminate this score. However, the lamp sockets are not wired from the factory, nor is there a 'One Million Relay' installed to light them, therefore this feature does not operate. Only the electrical return path is present, factory-wired from these sockets to a nearby score reel socket. The schematic diagram shows the missing wiring represented by a dashed line for both lamp and relay, and shows an End-Of-Stroke Switch on the 100,000 score reel to have operated the relay via the 9th Position switch. (Williams used the term "drum unit" in place of "score reel".) The game we investigated had no EOSS on that drum unit. The manual does not mention a 'One Million Relay'. Because we know that other models such as Williams' 1970 'Gay 90's' used dash lines on the schematic to represent an optional "Extra ball wiring kit" consisting of a relay cabled to a connector plug, we might have assumed Williams offered this "One Million" feature as a kit, although it seems unlikely that the operator would have been expected to install not only the EOSS but also the wiring to this switch and to the lamps, instead of everything pre-wired to a convenient factory-installed cable connector jack. More information is needed to understand why Williams would acknowledge on the schematic this feature that is only partially installed in the game. We note that 1969-1971 was a period of transition for Williams from games with just four score reels to games showing five or six reels, with 'Straight Flush' being one of only four games during this transition that had six reels, until Williams finally settled on five reels in 1971. Williams did not return to six score reels until Williams' 1976 'Aztec'.

Interestingly, a Sample 'Straight Flush' backbox insert was found on a '3 Jokers' game, and this insert never had lamp sockets for 1,000,000 points.

Photos in:

Cash Box, Nov-21-1970, page 58
The Pinball Compendium 1970-1981 External Link

, page 17
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z

Documentation:

10 MB

PDF

Schematic Diagram (continuous)

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Backglass - No Replay Window* 380x408 [Russ Jensen]	Playfield 506x546 [Russ Jensen]	Flyer 602x784	Illuminated Backglass 447x568	Illuminated Upper Playfield 439x338
Illuminated Lower Playfield 438x327	Inside Cabinet 442x814	Inside Backbox 436x512	Inside Front Door 442x389	Backglass 728x800 [Joe Orosz]
Playfield Spinner 800x600 [Joe Orosz]	Cabinet - Left 547x800 [Joe Orosz]	Cabinet - Right 800x677 [Joe Orosz]	Backbox - Right 600x800 [Joe Orosz]	Front View 465x800 [Joe Orosz]
Backbox - Right 680x1364 [Jay Stafford]	Behind Backglass 1200x1496 [Jay Stafford]	Inside Backbox* 1128x1205 [Jay Stafford]	Cash Box Ad* 1200x1604 [Rob Hawkins]	1,000,000 Score Lamps* 1200x1600 [Jason Heiser]
1,000,000 Score - Schematic Wiring* 1200x1077 [Jason Heiser]	10,000 Drum Unit - EOS Switch* 1200x900 [Jason Heiser]	100,000 Drum Unit - No EOS Switch - Annotated* 1200x900 [Jason Heiser]	Instruction Card 1200x663 [Doug Caswell]

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