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1949 · North Star

Richelieu

Known for Red and green bumpers and Double Bonus. Harness racing track with white fence and trees and blue field.

Year
1949
Maker
North Star
Type
Electro-mechanical
Display
Backglass lights
Players
1

Known for

  • Bumper

    Red and green bumpers

  • Award

    Double Bonus

On the playfield

  • orange
  • green
  • red
  • teal
  • 2 flippers

Full vision analysis

Bumper 1

  • Red and green bumpers

Lanes 2

  • 50,000 lane
  • 100,000 lane

On the backglass

  • blue
  • white
  • red
  • orange

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • animal Chestnut horse pulling a sulky, in front
  • man Driver in red and white silks in the sulky
  • animal Two further horses with drivers behind, one with green silks

Setting

  • Harness racing track with white fence and trees
  • Blue field

Text on it

  • NORTH STAR
  • Richelieu
  • 100,000
  • 200,000
  • 300,000
  • 400,000
  • 500,000
  • 600,000
  • 700,000
  • 800,000
  • 900,000
  • 50,000
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • MILLION
  • MONTREAL, CANADA

How it plays

  1. Awards 1

    • Double Bonus

Made by

Design
Jacques Tremblay
Art
Louis Léger

Reference

Playfield vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Playfield

  • orange
  • green
  • red
  • teal

Fingerprint: maple leaf artwork across backglass and front panel, MONTREAL CANADA corner text, horse-drawn carriage scenes beside top green-capped bumper, two large red mushroom bumpers mid-sides, green numbered caps 4 and 5, teal fans reading 100,000, magenta BONUS ribbon between red cone posts, SPECIAL WHEN LIT, DOUBLE BONUS WHEN A-B ARE MADE, bare light timber

Distinctive

Maple leaves printed on the backglass and cabinet front, with 'MONTREAL CANADA' in the corner. Red mushroom-shaped bumpers and green numbered caps sit on bare wood. A magenta 'BONUS' ribbon sits at the bottom between two red cones. Wide scoring fans in teal read 100,000.

Setting

  • Bare wood playfield
  • Maple leaves on backglass

Symbols

  • Maple leaves
  • Stars
  • Numbers

Notable shapes

  • Mushroom bumpers
  • Fan shapes

Art motifs

  • Maple leaves
  • Starbursts

Themes

  • Canada
  • Maple leaf
  • Horse-drawn carriage

Text on it

  • 50,000
  • 3 MILLION
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6 MILLION
  • MONTREAL CANADA
  • A
  • B
  • 100,000
  • SPECIAL WHEN LIT
  • SPECIAL WHEN LIT SITES WHEN 1 TO 5 AND A-B ARE MADE
  • DOUBLE BONUS WHEN A-B ARE MADE
  • BONUS
  • 10,000
Pop bumpers
About eight round bumpers: green caps at top, upper sides and lower sides (numbered 4 and 5), plus two large red mushroom-shaped bumpers mid-left and mid-right
Slingshots
White rubber rails with cream cap posts at lower left and right
Apron and bottom of playfield
Bonus ribbon in magenta below two small flippers; a brass handle on the lower edge of the wood surface; red coin mech at right edge.
Full description

Angled photo of a wooden, 1950s-style game. The wood surface is bare light timber with orange, yellow, green and teal printed inserts. The top carries a green-capped bumper with a small horse-drawn carriage scene to either side. Five large green or orange-red round caps sit as bumpers in pairs down the sides, with green caps numbered 4 and 5 low on the left and right. Two big red mushroom-shaped bumpers sit mid-left and mid-right. Central text reads 'SPECIAL WHEN LIT' and 'DOUBLE BONUS WHEN A-B ARE MADE', with 100,000 and 50,000 scores. A pink banner at the bottom reads 'BONUS' between red cone-shaped posts. Backglass above shows maple leaves with 3, 4, 5, 6 million and 'MONTREAL CANADA'. Cabinet front shows peeling maple-leaf art.

Backglass vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Backglass

  • blue
  • white
  • red
  • orange

Fingerprint: Richelieu in white italic script, red shadow, blue glass, black NORTH STAR banner above. Nine tilted tags 100,000 to 900,000 across top in orange, green, red, yellow, teal and pink. Round harness-racing vignette of chestnut horse drawing a driver in crimson and white. Seven maple leaves numbered 1 to 7 with MILLION ring the circle. MONTREAL, CANADA printed.

Distinctive

Harness racing: a chestnut horse pulling a driver in a sulky, ringed by seven maple leaves numbered 1 to 7 MILLION. The title Richelieu is in large white italic script with a red shadow on a blue glass. A small black NORTH STAR banner sits above the title. Nine tilted tags from 100,000 to 900,000 run across the top.

Setting

  • Harness racing track with white fence and trees
  • Blue field

Symbols

  • Maple leaves
  • Sulky
  • Star
  • Ribbons
  • Score tags

Lettering

  • Large white italic script with red shadow for the title; small white capitals on black banner; bold white numerals on leaves

Themes

  • Harness racing
  • Horses
  • Canada
  • Maple leaves

Title on it

  • Richelieu

Text on it

  • NORTH STAR
  • Richelieu
  • 100,000
  • 200,000
  • 300,000
  • 400,000
  • 500,000
  • 600,000
  • 700,000
  • 800,000
  • 900,000
  • 50,000
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • MILLION
  • MONTREAL, CANADA
Who and what
Kind Description
Animal Chestnut horse pulling a sulky, in front
Man Driver in red and white silks in the sulky
Animal Two further horses with drivers behind, one with green silks
Full description

A blue backglass in a wooden frame, photographed at an angle. Across the top are nine tilted score tags 100,000 to 900,000 in two rows, each a different colour (orange, green, red, yellow, teal, pink, tan, green, pale pink). In the centre the title Richelieu is in big white italic script with red shadow, with a small black banner reading NORTH STAR with a star above it. Below is a round vignette of harness racing: three horses pulling drivers in sulkies, led by a chestnut horse, with a white fence and green trees behind. A pink plaque below reads 50,000. Around the circle are seven maple leaves in orange, green, red, yellow and teal, each with a large numeral 1 to 7 and the word MILLION, joined by lilac ribbons. Small print at bottom right reads MONTREAL, CANADA.