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Word: pinmania (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1977-1977
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...bagatelle board mentioned in Dickens' Pickwick Papers. Abe Lincoln was big on bagatelle. The sheiks of Araby are clamoring for the new machines, doubtless to keep their kids out of the casinos; King Hussein of Jordan ordered three Ballys: Wizard, Bow and Arrow, and Ro Go. Pinmania has been exploding throughout Europe, notably in France, Italy and Germany, where the game is ecumenically called Flipper. The passion has even pushed through the jungles of Malaysia, where the machine is battery-powered in unelectrified villages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Pinball Redux: The Hottest Games | 10/31/1977 | See Source »

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