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File Name: Sheriff (Gottlieb-1971)

File Submitter: Popotte

File Submitted: 15 Jan 2026

File Category: Future Pinball

Author(s): Popotte
Manufacturer: Gottlieb
Year: 1971
Permission to MOD?: Yes, with approval

Sheriff (Gottlieb, 1971)

IPDB No. 2116​

NOTES:​

MOD UNAUTHORIZED WITHOUT EXPLICIT PERMISSION FROM THE AUTHOR
You can access to the menu with the Special2Key.
You can toggle (by the toggle HUD key) the HUD reel.
If you use arrows for plunger (optional), you have to use arrow down and arrow up (customisable) in order to pull or push the plunger.

RULES:​

INSERT ONE COIN AND WAIT FOR MACHINE TO RESET BEFORE INSERTING COINS FOR ADDITIONAL PLAYERS.
PLAYERS TAKE TURNS SHOOTING AS SHOWN ON BACK GLASS.
POINTS ARE SCORED AS INDICATED.
ALL UNLIT ROLLOVERS AND DROP TARGETS SCORE 500 POINTS.
EACH 100 POINTS ADVANCES HORSESHOE LITE.
10 ADVANCES OF HORSESHOE LITE ADDS ONE BONUS.
BONUS IS SCORED UPON COMPLETION OF BALL IN PLAY.
A TILT DOES NOT DISQUALIFY A PLAYER.
MATCHING LAST TWO NUMBERS IN SCORE TO NUMBER THAT APPEARS ON BACK GLASS AFTER GAME IS OVER SCORES REPLAY.
 

IPDB HIGHLIGHTS:​

Date Of Manufacture: September, 1971
Production: 2,900 units (confirmed)
Notable Features:
Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Drop targets (10), Standup targets (3), Right outlane ball return gate. Right side of playfield has parallel lanes of serial rollovers. End-of-ball bonus.
Design by:
Ed Krynski
Art by: Gordon Morison
Notes: Also released in a 2-player version Gottlieb's 1971 'Lawman' and as a single-player Italian version Gottlieb's 1972 'Texas Ranger'. A single-player Spanish version is Maresa's 1972 'Dakota'.
Compare playfield to that of Gottlieb's 1975 'Atlantis'.
We previously showed a date for this game of October 1, 1971. The new date is per Gottlieb documentation.

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