Bally : Miss Universe

Miss Universe

First, it's only a three ball game played on a 3x6 card, and you get paid for 3-in-line up to 6-in-line with red/yellow/green colored lines.

Similar to a Magic Screen, the numbers on the card were stationary, but the overlay with the colored lines could be shifed up/down one postion to move numbers into a different colored line. Since there were no diagonal wins, however, this just meant you could make any horizontal row any of the three colors.

So how do you score 6-in-line on a game where you get three balls? The rest of the numbers need to be spotted. Under player control were three groups of numbers labelled A,B, and C. Within each group were three numbers, two you got immediately and a third which you got on mystery intervals. At some point in the game, you would need to choose which of the spotting groups you wanted.

An additional feature was the mystery spot, where one (or more?) of six numbers not in the ABC groups would light.

I've never played this game, so I don't know how the spotting groups enabled (all of them at once vs. one at a time), or how the mystery spot feature worked. If you know, send in a description!

one-card games

Usually, at least three numbers next to each other on either a horizontal, vertical, or the main 5 number diagonals are required to win.

There were, however, a few variations that occured over the years. The dimensions of the card, 2-in-line winners, and winning on the other diagonal combinations were all features that were used.

Another common feature was corners scoring.