Phenix Pinball: History, Timeline & Every Machine Listed

Phenix Pinball was a French limited manufacturer behind Goblin Contest, originally shown as Olympic Goblin. The machine was designed as a simple, retro-style, economical pinball project and was renamed Goblin Contest in 2018 after permissions concerns around the word Olympic.

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At-a-glance

Founded 2018

Base France

Founder / Roots Christian Petit and Julien Larose

Catalog here 1 title

What this page includes

Phenix Pinball background and milestone timeline
Every Phenix Pinball product currently listed at Evolution Pinball, plus limited-status public machine notes when needed
Linked thumbnails, researched launch dates, edition notes, and limited-status catalog notes

Quick background

The table below links directly to each Phenix Pinball product page currently available through Evolution Pinball, cross-references credited collaboration titles when relevant, and marks watchlist titles when public pricing is not ready.

All Phenix Pinball machines in our catalog

This table is sorted by Phenix Pinball launch date, newest to oldest. Product pages may include multiple editions or packages when available; collaboration rows link to the primary product page, and watchlist rows are included only when public pricing is not firm enough for a shop product.

Current catalog count: 1 direct pinball machine listed for Phenix Pinball.

Updated June 26, 2026

Machine	Year	Notes
Goblin Contest Pinball	June 2018	Includes 1 edition; see product page for current edition options.

Compact timeline (key milestones)

Short manufacturer background for shoppers and collectors.

2016

Early Olympic Goblin reports

Pinball Magazine covers the project while it is still in early development.

April 2018

Flip Expo report

Olympic Goblin appears at Flip Expo as a more complete public machine.

June 2018

Name change

Public archives note the change from Olympic Goblin to Goblin Contest.

2018

Limited sale visibility

Public posts list Goblin Contest for sale at 5,100 EUR including tax.

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