A Pinball machine, or like it can sometimes be called electric cue sports is an arcade game which goal is to score as many points as possible by hitting one or several iron balls on the play-field. When playing pinball players record their scores in the machine and the goal is to have the best score. The play-field is a planar surface inclined upward from three to seven degrees, separated from the player by a window. The player has to prevent the ball from falling so as to score as many points as possible.

A pinball machine is composed with the play-field, bumpers, slingshots, ramps, targets, holes and saucers,spinners and roll-overs. Each of these elements are in the pinball machine and their use is to give an interest to the game, they make the game more difficult, and at the same time they help the player score more points.