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Merlin's Arcade backglass

Also known as MA

2025 · Turner Pinball

Merlin's Arcade

Medieval castle interior with pointed gothic arches and ribbed columns, hanging vertical banners in green, orange and red, upper gallery balustrade with small silhouetted figures and wooden floor crowded with props, fruit and spilled paint.

Year
2025
Maker
Turner Pinball
Type
Solid state
Display
LCD screen
Players
4

2 games under this title

Vision analysis

On the playfield

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Merlin's Arcade playfield

Playfield Legendary Edition

  • magenta
  • cyan
  • blue
  • green

Fingerprint: Ornate gold-framed oval portrait gallery eight fantasy character medallions, bearded wizard teal robe raising hand, black horned dragon in stone alcove top right, gold-framed wooden door labeled Divine Multiballs, wide fan of pink arrow drop targets down right center

Distinctive

The centre of the lower playfield is an ornate gold-framed oval gallery of eight painted character portrait medallions — a dark-haired bearded man, a blonde woman in a winged helmet, a blue-haired elf, a red-hooded figure — ringed around the gold script logo. Directly above them hangs a gold-framed wooden door labelled 'Divine Multiballs' with three small green inserts. A row of about twelve pink arrow decals forms a wide wedge down the right of centre, and a large horned black dragon is painted into a stone alcove at the top right. The whole field is drenched in magenta and cyan LED light rather than lit normally.

Setting

  • Painted stone dungeon interior with brick walls and arched alcoves
  • Medieval castle keep with crenellated towers
  • Fairy-tale castle turret in the upper playfield
  • Gold-framed wooden door with three round inserts in the mid-lower centre
  • Dark printed apron art of a robed man

Symbols

  • Gold gothic script logo
  • Painted playing-card suits on the printed cabinet art
  • Pink upward and diagonal arrow decals
  • Green upward arrow decals
  • Gold-framed door with three green round inserts
  • Oval portrait medallion gallery
  • Curved metal ball guides
  • Castle crenellations
  • Stone arch and turret silhouettes

Notable shapes

  • Ornate gold oval medallion gallery
  • Gold-framed door
  • Fanned wedge of pink arrow drop targets
  • Grey castle keep ramp cutout on the left
  • Curved metal ball guides arcing across the right half
  • Triangular turret-shaped slingshots

Art motifs

  • Medieval castle architecture
  • Wizard and dragon fantasy figures
  • 1980s arcade cabinet imagery
  • Stone masonry textures
  • Ornate gold filigree framing

Themes

  • Wizard
  • Arcade cabinet
  • Medieval fantasy
  • 1980s nostalgia
  • Pinball

Title on it

  • Merlin's arcade

Text on it

  • Knight-Multiballs
  • START
  • Divine Multiballs
  • Merlin's Arcade
  • MAGNET
  • RAPID RELOAD
  • SUPER
  • SCORE
Pop bumpers
A row of three brightly lit round pop-bumper caps left of centre, plus a blue-and-white striped bumper and a clear faceted globe bumper on the right
Drop targets
A wide fan-shaped bank of about twelve pink arrow drop targets down the right of centre, and a rectangular bank of blue round inserts flanking the central logo
Ramps
A printed grey castle keep ramp on the left feeding the castle structure, plus a raised metal ramp lane on the right side guarded by curved ball guides
Slingshots
Two triangular slingshots beside the lower flippers, printed as castle turrets
Upper playfield
Painted dungeon scene with a wizard, a dragon alcove, a castle turret, a raised metal ramp lane on the right and a top arch of round medallions above the title
Apron and lower playfield
Two yellow-gold bat-shaped flippers, a red central drain strip with a round 'magnet' insert, blue round inserts in two vertical columns, and a dark apron carrying printed art of a robed man with a raised arm plus the gold script logo on the cabinet side
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Bearded wizard in a hooded teal and dark-green robe, left hand raised, painted large across the upper playfield
Creature Black horned dragon with spread wings perched in a stone alcove at the top right
Man Dark-haired full-bearded man head, first portrait medallion in the gold oval gallery
Woman Blonde woman in a winged helmet, second medallion in the oval portrait gallery
Other Blue-haired elf-like head in the oval portrait gallery
Other Figure in a red hooded cowl at the right of the oval portrait gallery
Man Robed man with one arm raised, printed in dark silhouette on the lower right apron
Other Small printed crowd of robed and hooded figures along the lower left apron
Full description

A modern solid-state playfield themed on a 1980s fantasy arcade cabinet, shot under coloured LED lighting that washes the whole surface in magenta, cyan, blue and green. At the top a painted stone-dungeon scene fills the upper playfield: a bearded wizard in a hooded teal robe raises one hand on the left, a horned black dragon perches in a stone alcove at the top right, and a stone castle turret sits centre-right. Curved across the top is a gold Gothic title reading 'Knight-Multiballs' with 'START' beneath, flanked by small round medallions and silver blade shapes. Mid-playfield left is a printed grey castle keep with a ramp, and green arrow decals with white lettering point up the left lane and across the middle. Three bright round pop-bumper caps sit in a row left of centre, with a spinning blue-and-white striped bumper and a clear faceted globe on the right. A long pink arrow lane runs up the right of centre, crossed by curved metal ball guides. Below centre is an ornate gold-framed oval portrait gallery of about eight fantasy and 1980s-character heads — a dark-haired bearded man, a blonde woman in a winged helmet, a blue-haired figure, a red-hooded figure — around the gold script logo 'Merlin's Arcade'. Two yellow-gold flippers flank a red central drain strip with blue round inserts and a 'MAGNET' circle. The lower apron carries dark printed art of a robed man raising an arm.

On the backglass

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Merlin's Arcade backglass

Backglass Legendary Edition

  • blue
  • purple
  • teal
  • gold

Fingerprint: MERLIN'S ARCADE title, elderly white-bearded wizard in blue robe with gold epaulettes and long green scarf both arms flung open surrounded by teal magic smoke from pink glowing orb held by tiny hovering fairy, medieval castle hall with pointed arches ribbed columns hanging banners, brown-haired woman swinging red ball dark-haired crowned woman raising blue jewel red-cloaked king grey knight

Distinctive

A huge white-bearded wizard dominates the centre with both arms thrown wide, wrapped by a ribbon of teal magic smoke that arcs across the whole backglass. Above and behind him a pink glowing orb blazes, held aloft by a tiny hovering fairy. A cartoon cat sits on top of a wooden scoreboard crate in the top left corner next to a flip-number counter reading 05. The bottom of the artwork is strewn with spilled paint pots and a dripping white paint can, as if the scene were being painted. A grinning dark-haired crowned woman holds up a glowing blue gemstone on the left.

Setting

  • Medieval castle interior with pointed gothic arches and ribbed columns
  • Hanging vertical banners in green, orange and red
  • Upper gallery balustrade with small silhouetted figures
  • Wooden floor crowded with props, fruit and spilled paint

Symbols

  • Flip-number counter reading 05
  • Wooden scoreboard crate
  • Sword-in-shield emblem on a tabard
  • Pink glowing magic orb
  • Teal magic smoke ribbon
  • Paint pots and paintbrushes
  • Basketball-style hoop and backboard on the left
  • Green shield with a swan-like emblem
  • Hanging pennant banners
  • Sword planted in the floor
  • Artist signature monogram lower right

Lettering

  • Oversized ornate gold-yellow medieval script with a thick dark red outline and a pointed drop shadow, set inside a pale teal cloud burst with a dark teal glow behind it

Themes

  • Wizard
  • Sorcery
  • Medieval castle
  • Arcade
  • Guild hall
  • Adventurers
  • Art class parody

Title on it

  • Merlin's arcade

Text on it

  • MERLIN'S ARCADE
  • 05
  • Turner
  • PINBALL
  • ©Turner Logic 2024
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Central elderly wizard, long white beard and white hair, blue robe with gold braided epaulettes, long green scarf, gold belt with a round buckle, blue sandals, arms flung open in a welcoming pose, mouth open in a laugh
Woman Small hovering fairy in a purple bodice with translucent wings, legs trailing, cradling a bright pink glowing orb, upper centre
Woman Left, brown-haired woman in a red tunic and grey leggings, mid-leap, holding a large red ball
Woman Left, dark-haired woman with a gold crown in a blue bodice, arm raised holding a large faceted blue gemstone
Woman Left, blonde woman in a pale yellow and grey cloak leaning over a green table
Man Left, stocky king with a gold crown, red cloak and white tabard bearing a sword-in-shield emblem, arm outstretched
Man Left, grey-armoured knight with a plumed helmet, partially hidden behind the crowned woman
Animal Small grey cat sitting on top of the wooden scoreboard crate, top left
Monster Small purple furry horned creature peering over the table edge, left centre
Woman Right, purple-hooded female elf with pointed ears, kneeling in a green and grey outfit
Woman Right, red-haired woman in a green and cream tunic holding a dagger up in one hand and a small lantern in the other
Man Right, knight in a grey helmet and breastplate with a red and white surcoat, holding a spear upright
Man Right, tall man with long dark hair in a red cloak and blue tunic, playing a lute
Man Right foreground, short gnome in a red pointed hat and red coat with a long white beard, crouching and gesturing
Creature Small brown rodent-like animal in a hat on the floor near the gnome, plus a snail by the spilled paint
Other Sword stuck point-first in the floor at bottom centre-left
Full description

A wide cartoon-style backglass set inside a blue-violet medieval castle hall with pointed arches, ribbed columns and hanging green, orange and red banners. Centre stage stands an elderly white-bearded wizard in a blue robe with gold epaulettes, a long green scarf and blue-trimmed sandals, both arms flung open as a swirl of teal magic smoke whips around him from a pink glowing orb held by a small hovering fairy in a purple bodice with translucent wings. The upper right holds a cloud-shaped gold logo. The left side crowds with a brown-haired woman in red and grey swinging a red ball, a dark-haired crowned woman raising a blue jewel, a blonde woman in a pale cloak, a red-cloaked crowned king and a grey-armoured knight, all watching a wooden scoreboard crate topped by a flip-number reading 05 and a small grey cat. The right side has a purple-hooded elf, a red-haired woman with a knife and lantern, a grey knight with a spear, a tall long-haired man in a red cloak playing a lute, and a red-hatted white-bearded gnome crouching. The foreground is littered with a sword stuck in the floor, purple paint pots, a tipped white paint can, fruit, vegetables, cheese and a shield. Colours: blue, purple, teal, gold, white.