Date: March 18th, 2026 Turner Pinball today revealed their third title following on from Ninja Eclipse and Merlin’s Arcade, with the new Dennis Nordman designed, Yukon Yeti. The left side of the Yukon Yeti machine The front of the Yukon Yeti cabinet The right side of the Yukon Yeti cabinet The Yukon Yeti backbox image An unofficial sequel to Nordman’s 1993 design, White Water, Yukon Yeti continues many of the same game elements, including the Yeti character himself, the wavy Rapids ramp and the mini upper playfield. However, it also adds a mid-playfield flipper and a novel ramp 5-ball lock mechanism on the Avalanche ramp. Dennis had been working on a sequel to White Water while employed as a game designer at American Pinball. That game, notionally entitled Wild Water, had a very different design to the Yukon Yeti we see today. The Yukon Yeti playfield The 500 unit limited run game comes as a core $9,999 Legendary Edition model, to which a $2,250 ‘All-In’ package can be added at the time of ordering. This adds the game’s dedicated Northern Lights topper featuring an articulating Yeti head, anti-reflective glass, a shaker motor, a physical knocker, an enhanced sound system with speaker LEDs, inner cabinet art blades, cabinet sliders, and a bespoke dust cover. The individual components can also be purchased along with the option to choose your game number. Here is the price list: The price list for the additional options The images shown here include the All-In package, but the Northern Lights topper isn’t being shown at this time. You can see it in our Texas Pinball Festival report though. The speaker lights from the All-In package The speaker panel Artwork for the game comes from Brad Duke who also worked on other aspects of the game. Sound design and music comes from a variety of sources, overseen and edited by Chris Turner. Here’s the full list of game credits: Playfield Design: Dennis Nordman Ruleset Design: Brad Duke, Quinn Johnson, Jon Norris Story: Quinn Johnson Art: Brad Duke Animation: Matthew Brozusky Programming: Matthew Brozusky, Chris Turner UX Design: Brad Duke Mechanical: Gabe Hernandez, Chris Turner The cabinet includes secondary flipper buttons on both sides which operate the Finesse Flip function to perform a tap pass which transfers the ball from one main flipper to the other. This Jon Norris-created feature first appeared on Turner Pinball’s Merlin’s Arcade, which Jon designed. There are secondary flipper buttons on both sides to perform the Finesse Flip The bottom apron and lock bar Let’s take a look around the playfield. An overview of the playfield The familiar wavy Rapids ramp The shots on the left side of the playfield The Avalanche ramp’s five ball lock mechanism The central playfield shots The captive ball shot Shots on the right of the playfield The mini upper playfield Yeti and his gold on the upper mini playfield Some of the many sculpts in the game The twelve main mode inserts plus the two Wizard modes Here’s how Turner Pinball released the details of their new Yukon Yeti game: Yukon YetiGame: Yukon YetiEdition: Legendary EditionAvailability: Shipping Summer 2026Production: 500 unitsPrice: $9,999Deposit: $2,000 requiredOrder Info: Direct customers should order through turnerpinball.com Short descriptionYukon Yeti is a Klondike Gold Rush pinball adventure featuring avalanches, rapids, hiddentreasure, Chilkoot Pass, Dawson City, and the Yukon Yeti himself. Mine for gold and strike it richwith Yukon Yeti! Key gameplay features● 12 base modes plus 2 wizard modes● 5-ball Avalanche Ball Lock● Wavy Rapids Ramp● Dual-path upper playfield● Hidden Yeti ball lock● Trading Post progression● Yukon Yeti sculpt centerpiece● Gold-rush theme inspired by the Klondike Base game includes● Icy white powder coat● 5-ball avalanche lock mech● Detailed hand-painted playfield sculpts● Removable glass frame with standard-size tempered glass● Connectorless RGB lighting on the glass frame● Premium cabinet construction Optional upgrade pathCustomers can order the base game or choose an All-In Package:● All-In Package: $2,250● Estimated total with game: $12,249● Includes premium Northern Lights topper with articulating Yeti head, anti-reflective glass,shaker/knocker, premium sound with speaker LEDs, art blades, cabinet sliders, and dustcover OrderingPlease direct customers to turnerpinball.com for ordering information. There is also a promotional video for the game. Here it is: Yukon Yeti is expected to make its debut at the Texas Pinball Festival which runs over the coming weekend. Pinball News will be there, of course, as will the Turner Pinball team behind Yukon Yeti. So, we’ll bring you more details, pictures and video of the Yukon Yeti game, as well as all the other exciting events taking place in Frisco, Texas right across the next few days. Check for updates to this article as well as our unrivalled coverage of the whole Texas Pinball Festival 2026 show, right here at Pinball News.
