Tomy Run Yourself Ragged

Not pinball, but "Run Yourself Ragged" is another Tomy game I had when I was a kid. The game is still available today, but probably called something else like "Screwball Scramble" or "SNAFU". The object of the game is to use the front controls to maneuver the ball through the obstacle course as fast as possible. The game conceals an interesting array of links and levers that connect the controls to the obstacles. The timer runs on clockwork. No source of power is required.


In typical Tomy fashion, the inside of their mechanical toys is as interesting as the outside.
Instructions. Click for larger image.
Shown above are patent drawings for Run Yourself Ragged. Click drawing for larger image.





In later years Run Yourself Ragged was repackaged around the world under various other names such as SNAFU, Screwball Scramble, Tricky Bille, Tricky Ball and so on and so forth. There seems to have been countless variations of colors, decals and box art.

Over the years the plastic parts of the game were also molded in a variety of different colors from one version to the next. Here's one such example. Image courtesy of Jonx from Switzerland.





