Members Yetibelle Posted July 8, 2016 Members Report Posted July 8, 2016 (edited) Ok, yes it's not a sewing machine, but you all have vast knowledge, so I am asking. What is this game table called and have you seen one before? I consider myself talented at searching the internet, but I cant find any other example of this game? It's not a "pinball table", it's not a "pool table", its like a bagatelle game but with 2 players? The balls go up and smack then drop through the pins and land in the point slots? I am sure one of you will know! Thanks Edited July 8, 2016 by Yetibelle Quote
Members Matt S Posted July 8, 2016 Members Report Posted July 8, 2016 Looks like some variant on bar billiards Quote
Members SARK9 Posted July 8, 2016 Members Report Posted July 8, 2016 Seems to be an ancestral form of "pinball"....possibly a type of Billard japonais. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Early_Pinball.jpg -DC Quote
mikesc Posted July 8, 2016 Report Posted July 8, 2016 There appears to be a wheel missing ( as there was on the one we had when I was a child ), if I recall correctly, I was told that it was for catching young ducks.. OCYMMV ;) Quote
Members LumpenDoodle2 Posted July 9, 2016 Members Report Posted July 9, 2016 (edited) I agree, it appears to be a billiards based pinball. The balls fired using a billiards cue at either side, and points scored by whatever slot at the bottom the ball ends up in. I believe the four round 'stumps' should be open holes. Traps the ball could fall into, hense the catch box under the table. As a child, I think I remember we had a mini version of this, but we used marbles. Edited July 9, 2016 by LumpenDoodle2 Quote
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