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Contributors to this record: Flipcommons AI Descriptions (GameplayFeature), Flipcommons Catalog.
- description
- Flipcommons AI Descriptions (GameplayFeature)A [[gameplay-feature:flippers]] configuration in which the two lower flippers can be mechanically drawn together to close the gap between them, temporarily eliminating the center drain. When activated — typically by completing a target sequence — the flippers slide inward on tracks until they meet or nearly meet, creating a solid wall that prevents the ball from draining between them. [[manufacturer:bally]] introduced zipper flippers in the mid-1960s on titles like *[[title:bazaar]]* (1966), and the feature appeared on approximately 22 IPDB-cataloged machines. The mechanic offered an extraordinary reward: the near-certainty that the ball would stay in play until the zipper effect expired.
- gameplay_feature_alias
- Zipper flipperFlipcommons Catalog
- gameplay_feature_parent
- FlippersFlipcommons Catalog
- name
- Zipper FlippersFlipcommons Catalog
- slug
- zipper-flippersFlipcommons Catalog