A refreshing twist — Gottlieb’s Canada Dry is a solid-state four-player produced as a licensed promotional machine for the ginger-ale brand, and it comes from the legendary team of designer Ed Krynski and artist Gordon Morison. A re-theme of Gottlieb’s El Dorado City of Gold, it carries reel scoring and a confirmed run of 2,994, making it a fun branded curiosity built on a proven design.
The strategy centers on the drop targets and bonus multiplier. The drops score 500, but a lit drop scores a lucrative 5,000 — so the wise player watches the center rollover and lower-left standup, which change which rollover is lit, and always shoots the lit one. As on its El Dorado sibling, the bottom-right target bank advances your bonus multiplier when completed, while completing the entire set of top drop targets lights hold bonus, and completing the upper drops twice lights the extra ball at the lower drops. The skill shot rewards plunging for the upper-right lanes, which can lead to a few quick bonus advances — though watch out for the feed at the bottom. It’s a satisfying, bonus-driven game that rewards a player who works the lit drops.
Canada Dry is a fun example of Gottlieb turning a proven design into a branded promotional machine, pairing the reliable Krynski-and-Morison craft with a fizzy commercial theme. Built on the bones of the well-regarded El Dorado, it delivers a satisfying, multiplier-driven game with a charming bit of soda-brand novelty. For the collector who loves Gottlieb design and unusual promotional oddities, it’s a rewarding find. Shoot the lit drops for 5,000, advance your multiplier, and light that hold bonus. Some machines dress a great design in an unexpected theme, and this Gottlieb promo does exactly that. Crack one open and drop a coin.