Australian Pinball Museum Crossword

Across

8. A round, mushroom shaped target.
9. A method of controlling the ball by moving the pinball machine itself.
11. A pinball manufacturer founded in 1927 and closed in 1996.
14. The path feeding a falling ball from the playing field to the flippers.
16. A spinning group of targets.
17. an early pre-1978 game that relies on relays, stepping units and motors before digital electronics.
19. When a pinball is hit or moved too violently, the machine ends the current ball in play in modern games, and ends the entire game in older games.
22. A curved piece of metal, which catches a ball that then falls into the playing field, it then shoots the ball back out at high speed to a specific targeted area of the playing field.
26. An Australian pinball manufacturer from the late 70's/early 80's.
28. Extra points added to the score when the ball leaves the playing field.
31. A person who owns and runs a pinball machine or multiple pinball machines in one or more locations.
32. A spring loaded metal rod protruding from the cabinet which is used to propel the ball up the playfield.
33. A path made from pieces of steel wire elevated above the playing surface.
34. A ball that is restricted to a small area of the playfield. It is separate from the ball in play. It can be propelled into motion when hit by the ball in play.
36. A large rectangular piece of artwork that is located at the back of the pinball machine. It is a thin piece of translucent white substrate that is created via photographic emulsion that is exposed and developed like film.
37. An inclined surface the usually leads to a habitrail or a raised playfield.
38. A term used for a person or company that sells pinball machines.
39. A type of target which falls below the playing field when hit.

Down

1. The lanes that usually are placed at the far sides of the bottom of the playing field and lead to a drain.
2. Where lost balls exit the games playing field.
3. When several balls are in play.
4. A term referring to games manufactured before approx 1961. These games have a wooden frame around the pinball cabinet glass.
5. A Japanese video game company that entered the pinball market in the USA in 1987 and left the market in 1994.
6. The box that holds the playfield and coin box. Also known as the 'body'.
7. A mechanical paddle that is controlled by the player.
10. A mechanical device that allows the ball to pass through in only one direction.
12. A free game awarded at the end of a game when the last digits of the players score are the same as a random number.
13. A pinball company founded by Raymond Moloney in 1932.
15. A large upright part at the back of the pinball which displays the players score and holds some theme related artwork to grab attention. In modern games, the circuit boards are inside this.
18. The ball rolls around on this inside the pinball. All interactive game elements are on this.
20. A round recess in the playing field which funnels a nearby ball to roll into its center which usually consists of a gobble hole or kick-out hole.
21. An old term for a non-franchised pinball seller. Primarily used in the 1930s/40s. They usually primarily dealt in used games.
23. A pinball company founded in 1943. In 1988 it acquired its competitor Bally/Midway.
24. A device that kicks the ball straight up.
25. A free game won by scoring over a certain score.
27. A large flat area at the bottom of the playfield which usually holds a score card and instruction card. This covers the ball trough area.
29. A solenoid that bangs the inside of the machine to produce a loud noise that signals a free game.
30. At the beginning of a ball, a designated difficult shot that can be made for a unique award not available at other times during the game.
35. A type of pinball machine that is wider than a normal pinball machine.