Spot Pool

Pinside rating

This game has received 2 approved Pinsider ratings. 3 more approved ratings are needed to get a rating and for it to be eligible for the Pinside EM Top 100 ranking.


Pinside staff rating

None of the Pinside.com staff have rated this game. Sorry, no rating from us.

Your Rating?

You need to be logged in before you can rate pinball machines. No account yet? Registering only takes a sec!


Found 2 ratings (with comment) on this game

There are 2 ratings (that include a comment) on this game.
Currently showing results page 1 of 1.

List options






7.188/10
1 year ago
Very similar layout to 1965's Bank-A-Ball and Flipper Pool, but this version (and its clones Sure Shot and Bank Shot) add kickout saucers where the old ones had more standups, plus 3" flippers over 2s. Other than that it's a nice game but really standard across the board in theme, layout, rules, etc. I love billiard themes, partly because they fit so well with pinball and partly because the rules are usually self-evident (collect all the balls) and it's the same here. This (as Bank Shot) is the famous game Roger Sharpe called his shot on, which led to pinball being de-classified as a gambling game in New York.
8.063/10
6 years ago
Spot Pool is the Italian version of Bank Shot. Bank Shot was the game that Roger Sharpe used to demonstrate the "skill" involved in playing pinball that got the game back into NYC.

The Pros:
Lots to shoot for. Some shots are gimmes. the lane shots at the top of the PF can be shot from below (so tough) as well as dropped in from above with a bit of nudging and luck. Complete all 15 ball targets ASAP and hit the alternating lit "WOW" at the saucers and the center "1" upper lane. The 1 lane from the top is the "skill" shot Roger hit to prove his point to the NYC legislators and is an absolute priority from the plunger. Lighting 1-5 also lights up the pops which can offer big points! The hundred thousand score is tracked by lights (not a reel. vintage 50's!). This can be a bit of a surprise when you thought you rolled it into 200 k and the light just comes on instead. 300k, 400k, 500k and so on...

The Cons:
Finding a copy with a nice PF and BG is a tough call.

The Takeaway:
A very simple, but never easy game from Master K and the king of pinball in the early 70's, Gottlieb. This game is a true player that keeps on giving.
There are 2 ratings (that include a comment) on this game. Currently showing results page 1 of 1.

You too can add your own comment by rating this game! Click here to rate this game!

Over the years

Visualizing this game's rating and rank over the years

Hey there! Welcome to Pinside!

Donate to Pinside

Great to see you're enjoying Pinside! Did you know Pinside is able to run without any 3rd-party banners or ads, thanks to the support from our visitors? Please consider a donation to Pinside and get anext to your username to show for it! Or better yet, subscribe to Pinside+!


This page was printed from https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/spot-pool/ratings and we tried optimising it for printing. Some page elements may have been deliberately hidden.

Scan the QR code on the left to jump to the URL this document was printed from.