# A Sneak Peek at the Rumored White Water 2?

**Source:** Knapp Arcade  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2022-04-01  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.knapparcade.org/a-sneak-peek-at-the-rumored-white-water-2

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## Analysis

Knapp Arcade reports that American Pinball may be developing a White Water sequel designed by Dennis Nordman, previously titled 'Yukon Yeti' during Nordman's time at Deeproot Pinball. A early-stage cardboard mockup has surfaced on Pinside, suggesting the project is in preliminary design phases.

### Key Claims

- [MEDIUM] American Pinball is rumored to have a Dennis Nordman-designed sequel to White Water in its pipeline — _Source identifies this as rumored, not confirmed. Nordman's involvement with American Pinball not independently verified in this content._
- [MEDIUM] Dennis Nordman was working on 'Yukon Yeti' at Deeproot Pinball as a spiritual successor to White Water — _Stated as fact but cannot verify Nordman's employment timeline or project scope from this article alone._
- [HIGH] A cardboard mockup of Yukon Yeti/White Water 2 has surfaced on Pinside from user 'play_pinball' — _Author states direct observation of the mockup; physical evidence exists on Pinside forum._
- [HIGH] The mockup indicates the game is in very early design process — _Direct observation: 'Mostly cardboard and ink' suggests preliminary stage._

### Notable Quotes

> "While Nordman was at his previous company, Deeproot Pinball, he was working on a design for a game called 'Yukon Yeti.' It was created to be the spiritual successor to White Water."
> — **Knapp Arcade**
> _Core claim linking Nordman, Deeproot, and the game's original purpose as White Water successor._

> "Mostly cardboard and ink, the game was obviously very early in the design process."
> — **Knapp Arcade**
> _Assessment of development stage based on mockup appearance._

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| American Pinball | company | Rumored to be developing White Water sequel; boutique pinball manufacturer. |
| Dennis Nordman | person | Legendary pinball designer; reportedly designing White Water 2/Yukon Yeti; previously at Deeproot Pinball. |
| Deeproot Pinball | company | Nordman's previous employer where Yukon Yeti was initially developed. |
| White Water | game | 1993 Williams pinball machine; basis for rumored sequel project. |
| Yukon Yeti | game | Project name for White Water spiritual successor at Deeproot; possibly being repositioned as White Water 2 at American Pinball. |
| play_pinball | person | Pinside forum user who posted/leaked the cardboard mockup. |
| Knapp Arcade | organization | Content source; pinball media/coverage outlet. |
| Pinside | organization | Pinball enthusiast forum where mockup was posted. |

### Topics

- **Primary:** White Water 2 / Yukon Yeti development, Dennis Nordman design work, American Pinball product pipeline
- **Secondary:** Deeproot Pinball to American Pinball transition, Early stage game design mockups

### Sentiment

**Neutral** (0.5) — Tone is informative and speculative without strong positive or negative framing. Phrase 'Pretty interesting' at end suggests mild enthusiasm about the leak itself rather than judgment on the game.

### Signals

- **[leak_detection]** Early-stage cardboard mockup of unannounced White Water 2/Yukon Yeti surfaced on Pinside forum. (confidence: high) — Physical mockup posted by Pinside user 'play_pinball'; author directly observed it.
- **[product_strategy]** Dennis Nordman project (Yukon Yeti) appears to be transitioning from Deeproot to American Pinball as White Water 2. (confidence: medium) — Nordman previously worked on Yukon Yeti at Deeproot; now rumored American Pinball has White Water sequel from him. Suggests possible acquisition or licensing of project.
- **[rumor_hype]** American Pinball rumored to have acquired or be developing White Water sequel in pipeline. (confidence: medium) — Source explicitly calls this 'rumored'; no official American Pinball announcement cited.

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## Transcript

The other day I talked about how American Pinball is rumored to have a Dennis Nordman-designed sequel to the popular 1993 Williams pinball machine White Water in its pipeline. While Nordman was at his previous company, Deeproot Pinball, he was working on a design for a game called “Yukon Yeti.” It was created to be the spiritual successor to White Water. We now have a good picture of the mock-up for Yukon Yeti, courtesy of a Pinside user named “play_pinball.”Mostly cardboard and ink, the game was obviously very early in the design process. Still this may give us an idea of what White Water 2 might look like if it does come to fruition. Pretty interesting.

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