System and method for providing pinball machine tournament play

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7070506
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10242035

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A pinball machine having an inclined playfield supporting a plurality of game features and a rolling game ball. A processor is used to control the function of the pinball machine including permitting game play in a tournament mode wherein game play allows a player to earn a score that is evaluated to determine if a prize is to be awarded. The processor may also allow for game play in a normal mode wherein game play does not provide for a prize to be awarded. When both game play modes are available, a player operated switch may be provided for permitting player selection of the mode of play at the beginning of each game.

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STERN PINBALL INC2001 LUNT AVENUE ELK GROVE VILLAGE IL 60007

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Blackwell, Joe Worth, IL 2 59
Ropp, Lonnie Schaumburg, IL 1 36
Sullivan, Dwight West Chicago, IL 8 316

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