Rancho

According to the Encyclopedia of Pinball Volume 1, the test run of this game was done in a painted wood cabinet but was changed to a metal cabinet during the production run. This was done because Williams' management was concerned that future solid state games would be light enough to steal if done in wood. However, steel cabinets proved difficult and expensive, and the idea was dropped. Reportedly, the artwork was the same on both types of cabinets. 'Rancho' was the last game that Harry Williams designed for this manufacturer, the company that he founded in 1945. Williams Daily Production Logs indicate a 2-player replay game named 'Spin Off', approved for 62 sample games but none made, was deleted from the Log on May-26-1976, the same day that an approved 62 units of 'Rancho' first appeared on the Log. This may be evidence that the game was renamed or it may be only a coincidence. Production Run Records for Rancho: 1229 total Sample run: 62 Production Start Date: Dec-6-1976 / Production End Date: Dec-29-1976 First ship date: Jan-3-1977 / Last ship date: Unknown, remaining 1 shipped out with production games. Production Run: 1167 Production Start Date: Aug-16-1977 / Production End Date: Sep-15-1977 First ship date: Aug-16-1977 / Last ship date: Unknown, 5 left in inventory when game was deleted from Log after Sep-19-1977. Product History Record for Rancho: Quantity produced for USA/Canada: 900* Quantity produced for export: 329* Total quantity produced: 1229* BOM: $357.77 Price to Distributor: $865.00 *These quantities may be sales estimates.