Conquer like the great warlord — Attila the Hun is a historical solid-state four-player from Game Plan, one of the era’s scrappier underdog manufacturers, with a concept by Ed Cebula, design by the acclaimed John Trudeau, and art by Larry M. With an alphanumeric display and a scarce confirmed run of just 500, it’s an intriguing deep cut with a clever grid-based scoring strategy.
The strategy is a satisfying puzzle. The heart of the game is the two three-bank drop-target arrays, labeled HUN and THE, and the captive ball: landing the THE captive ball is the single most important shot to hunt down, since it completes vertical rows for additional bonus and advances your bonus multiplier. The HUN and THE drop banks add bonus to a horizontal row, and completing a row is worth a fat 25K bonus, while lining up a vertical row via one of the banks is worth 25K (or perhaps 50K) as well. HUN and THE also advance your bonus multiplier, though only two places each. It’s a genuinely clever grid-and-row scoring system that rewards a thoughtful player who works the captive ball and the banks strategically.
Attila the Hun is a smartly designed Game Plan machine that packs real strategic depth into its historical package, with that row-completing grid mechanic and the crucial captive-ball shot giving a thoughtful player a rewarding puzzle to master. John Trudeau’s design pedigree shines through, and with only 500 built it’s a scarce find for the collector who prizes rarity and the industry’s underdogs. Hit that THE captive ball, complete your rows for 25K, and advance the multiplier. Some machines reward learning their scoring puzzle, and this Game Plan conqueror is one of them. Lead the horde and drop a coin.