Description: Steero, Alca Electronics (UK), circa 1972. A fully mechanical nickel (or 5 pence) skill game. The only power used in the game is for the top florescent lamp, which is not needed to play the game. The object is to drop a nickel and turn the steering wheel to roll ("drive") the nickel across the rails and "down the road." Too much roll, and the nickel falls down the side and into the coin box. With a light touch, the player can advance their nickel to the bottom rail (road), and ultimately get their nickel back! It is an extremely fun, addictive, frustrating, and skillful game.

The game has the option of returning the player's nickel if they complete all the horizontal rails without loosing their nickel to either side. This is done from the back with a sprung trap door that can be either left open (nickel returned) or closed (operator gets nickel.)

Available in two versions, Alca Steero and Innes Industries Steer-a-Coin (Blackpool UK), which is a copy of the Alca Electronics Steero. But frankly, I am not sure which game came first (Alca or Innes' version.) The game is fairly small, sitting at barely 5 feet tall (62"), 22" wide, and about eight inches deep. Alca Electronics was located in the U.K. and was formed in November 1967, and went out of business in 1982. Named for Alan Carter, their first game was the two-player electro-mechanical game Attack in early 1968.

Steero reminds me of the 1958 Bally Skill Roll, though Alca Steero is not nearly as sophisticated. Though Alca Steero is much more rare, Bally Skill Roll is no doubt more desirable.

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