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Why was El Dorado chosen over many other EMs?
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<blockquote data-quote="BStarfire" data-source="post: 233695" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>El Dorado was a reasonable choice and neither production runs nor polls can yield the optimal choice in all cases since opinions can be so varied. However, as far as production runs go El Dorado had a considerable run in its various incarnations (Target Alpha, etc.) as well as the SS version. Royal Flush (and its sibling Card Whiz and RF deluxe) do have a high run number and is a worthy choice for a future table but off hand I'm not sure which of the two (El Dorado vs. Royal Flush) had the largest run with all variants figured in. Also, it might have been easier for Farsight to do El Dorado since they had already done the SS version, even though there are some slight variations on the playfield. El Dorado is an iconic 70's pin and a worthy choice. I hope future Gottlieb EM's are considered carefully, since we are likely to not get many I would prefer to have some different styles represented, though I would include Royal Flush, without a doubt, on the short list.</p><p></p><p>A related question - why wasn't there an option to select extra ball for the special like in Central Park? That would certainly elevate scores and increase the playing time, but with the option to have it or not along with a limit (say 9), it seems like a reasonable option.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BStarfire, post: 233695, member: 1963"] El Dorado was a reasonable choice and neither production runs nor polls can yield the optimal choice in all cases since opinions can be so varied. However, as far as production runs go El Dorado had a considerable run in its various incarnations (Target Alpha, etc.) as well as the SS version. Royal Flush (and its sibling Card Whiz and RF deluxe) do have a high run number and is a worthy choice for a future table but off hand I'm not sure which of the two (El Dorado vs. Royal Flush) had the largest run with all variants figured in. Also, it might have been easier for Farsight to do El Dorado since they had already done the SS version, even though there are some slight variations on the playfield. El Dorado is an iconic 70's pin and a worthy choice. I hope future Gottlieb EM's are considered carefully, since we are likely to not get many I would prefer to have some different styles represented, though I would include Royal Flush, without a doubt, on the short list. A related question - why wasn't there an option to select extra ball for the special like in Central Park? That would certainly elevate scores and increase the playing time, but with the option to have it or not along with a limit (say 9), it seems like a reasonable option. [/QUOTE]
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