Known for
- Display
Reels display
On the playfield
Display 1
- Reels display
On the backglass
- cyan
- purple
- red
- yellow
Who and what
- man Young man with reddish-brown hair in red and orange jacket with diamond trim, leaning forward with hand to face
Setting
- Psychedelic swirling vortex
Text on it
- TOP HAND
- BALLS
- Top Hand (1973)
- FINSIDE
The cast
- Jester and playing cards Jester and card artwork
Reference
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- pink
- yellow
- turquoise
- white
Fingerprint: TOP HAND, playing-card hands fanned over hot-pink playfield, A K Q J cards in four suits, two cream-and-gold king figures in slingshot panels, big red diamond and black spade columns in tall yellow lanes, square black block at centre reading 10 X VALUE WHEN LIT, round 1000 target at top, queen and king faces under arch, AND WOW WHEN LIT disc
Hands of playing cards fanned across the middle of a hot-pink playfield, with A K Q J cards in all four suits. Two large cream-and-gold king figures fill the slingshot areas at the bottom either side. A big red diamond column and a black spade column run down the tall yellow lanes. A black 10 X VALUE WHEN LIT square sits at the centre and a round 1000 target at the top.
Setting
- Playing cards
- Card table
Symbols
- Spade
- Club
- Heart
- Diamond
- Playing cards A K Q J
- Crowns
Notable shapes
- Tall tapering yellow lanes
- Central X-shaped pink area
- Round 1000 target
Art motifs
- Fanned hands of cards
- King figures
- Suit columns
Themes
- Playing cards
- Poker
Title on it
- TOP HAND
Text on it
- TOP HAND
- 1000
- 100 points OR 1000 points
- WHEN LIT
- K Q J
- BONUS VALUE
- AND WOW WHEN LIT
- 10 X VALUE WHEN LIT
- WOW
- A
- HIGH SCORE 1
- 75000
- AAA
- FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET
- INSERT COIN ONLY WHEN COIN ENTRANCE IS LIT
- INSTRUCTIONS
- MINIMUM 5 BALLS PER PLAY
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- SCORING 40,000 POINTS ADDS 1 BALL
- SCORING 100,000 POINTS ADDS 1 BALL
- SCORING 160,000 POINTS ADDS 1 BALL
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Two cream-coloured king playing-card figures with gold crowns and robes, one in each lower slingshot panel, facing inward |
| Woman | Queen and king card faces under the arch at the top, left and right of the 1000 target |
A full playfield shown in a rendered room, with a backglass inset at top right. The playing surface is hot magenta-pink with turquoise and yellow borders and pale wood margins. Playing-card artwork runs throughout: two cream-coloured king figures in crowns and robes fill the lower slingshot panels, queen and king faces sit under the arch at the top, and fanned hands of cards (A K Q J in diamonds, spades, clubs and hearts) lie in the middle of the field. Tall yellow tapering lanes carry a large red diamond column on the left and a black spade column on the right, with a black club and red hearts lower down. A white round 1000 target sits at the top centre above a red-and-white circle, and a red bonus-value disc reading AND WOW WHEN LIT sits below it. A black square in the middle reads 10 X VALUE WHEN LIT. Two flippers at the bottom. The apron is white with a blue-and-red instruction card at left, a yellow note, and a red FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET arrow.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- cyan
- purple
- red
- yellow
Fingerprint: TOP HAND title cut off at bottom edge. Young man with reddish-brown hair in diamond-trimmed jacket leaning forward, hand near face, swirling cyan and purple stripes. Scattered playing cards: queen of hearts, kings, club and spade suits. Yellow spiral of glowing discs at left, black score window 01,01 01 01, BALLS, FINSIDE logo.
A young man in a red-and-orange jacket with diamond trim leaning forward in a swirl of cyan and purple stripes, surrounded by scattered playing cards. A spiral of yellow glowing discs curls at left. The title TOP HAND is cut off at the bottom edge. The image is blurry and framed as a snapshot with a caption.
Setting
- Psychedelic swirling vortex
Symbols
- Playing cards
- Queen of hearts
- Spade and club suits
- Spiral of yellow discs
Lettering
- Bold red-and-yellow block capitals at bottom, partly cut off
Themes
- Playing cards
- Poker
- Gambler
Title on it
- TOP HAND
Text on it
- TOP HAND
- BALLS
- Top Hand (1973)
- FINSIDE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Young man with reddish-brown hair in red and orange jacket with diamond trim, leaning forward with hand to face |
A low-resolution, blurry photo of a card-themed backglass, shown in a white snapshot-style frame with a caption below reading Top Hand (1973) and a small Finside logo at lower right. The background is a swirling vortex of cyan, purple and white stripes. A young man with reddish-brown hair in a red and orange jacket with black and white diamond trim leans forward at centre, hand raised near his face, over red and yellow striped shapes. Playing cards (a queen of hearts, kings, clubs and spade suit symbols) are scattered around the right and left. A spiral of yellow-orange glowing discs curls at left. A black score window with white digits reads 01,01 01 01 at top right. A blank white panel sits at right. The title TOP HAND shows at bottom, partly cut off, with BALLS at bottom right.