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Pinball is a type of arcade game, in which points are scored by a player manipulating one or more steel balls on a play field inside a glass-covered cabinet called a pinball machine (or pinball table).

The primary objective of the game is to score as many points as possible.

Many modern pinball machines include a story line where the player must complete certain objectives in a certain fashion to complete the story, usually earning high scores for different methods of completing the game.

Points are earned when the ball strikes different targets on the play field.

A drain is situated at the bottom of the play field, partially protected by player-controlled plastic bats called .

A game ends after all the balls fall into the drain a certain number of times.

Secondary objectives are to maximize the time spent playing (by earning "extra balls" and keeping the ball in play as long as possible) and to earn bonus games (known as "replays").

An amusement arcade (often referred to as "video arcade" or simply "arcade") is a venue where people play arcade games such as video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, merchandisers (such as claw cranes), or coin-operated billiards or air hockey tables.

In some countries, some types of arcades are also legally permitted to provide gambling machines such as slot machines or pachinko machines.

Games are usually housed in cabinets.

The term used for ancestors of these venues in the beginning of 20th century was penny arcades.