ThinkFun Gravity Maze Kurzanleitung

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This gravity powered logic maze is sure to put your visual perception and reasoning skills to the
test. The translucent towers can be arranged in a wide variety of visually stimulating structures
but, for each challenge, you'll have to think carefully to build a path that will carry your marble to
its target. Sixty challenges, ranging in di culty, will give you plenty of creative building time
while you maneuver the maze in your mind! Once you've mastered all of the challenges, have fun
constructing your own marble mazes and creating a few challenges of your own!
Your Goal:
Use all the towers shown on each challenge card to build a maze that will carry a marble from
the Start Position (indicated by white dot on each challenge card) to the Red Target Tower.
How To Play
. Select a challenge card.
. Set up the towers on your grid to match the challenge card. We give you the exact placement and orientation of these
towers. So make sure you've positioned the towers correctly by using the black dot markings along the edges of the towers for
guidance (see example in diagram . on key card).
. Now, select the towers underneath the words "ADD TO GRID" on the challenge card. (Any other towers not shown on the card
will not be used.)
. Determine where to place all the towers shown under "ADD TO GRID" to build your marble maze. For these towers, the exact
location and orientation of the towers will not be given. However, it will be shown if a tower should be placed horizontally or
vertically. (see diagram . for example of placing a tower horizontally)
. Once you feel that you've built a successful maze, drop a marble into the Start Position and watch it go.
. If the marble passes through all the towers and ends in the Target Tower – YOU WIN!
BUILDING RULES:
. A marble can never drop more than one level at a time (see diagram . ).
. A marble can never drop onto a at surface (see diagram . ).
. A marble can never travel horizontally (across either a at or a corner) for more than one unit at a time before rolling down
another ramp or reaching the Target Tower (see diagram . ).
. Sometimes the towers will stack on top of one another (see diagram . ) The outermost square will always represent the
tower placed closest to the grid and the innermost square will represent the tower placed farthest from the grid. In this
example, the squares from outside to inside are: purple, orange, gray. So the towers will be stacked with the purple on the
bottom, then orange, and gray on top.
. Towers can be stacked, but never more than three towers high. When stacking towers, they must be connected using the
end with the ange so that they snap together (see diagram . ).
. Additional towers can never be stacked on top of the Start Position or the Target Tower.
. Towers can be suspended horizontally above the grid, but must be held up by at least two support towers.
(see diagram . ).
. A tower cannot be suspended above the Start Position or the Target Tower.
. Two horizontal towers cannot be stacked on top of each other.
. Horizontal towers can never hang over (extend beyond) the edge of the grid.
IF YOU GET STUCK:
Look on the back of your challenge card for the solution. First, check the section under Tower Placement to make sure all the
towers are placed in the correct position and oriented correctly. Then check the Path of Marble section at the bottom of each
card to see the path the marble takes to get from the Start Position to the Target Tower. (Note: For some challenges there is
more than one solution.)
CREATE YOUR OWN CHALLENGES:
One of the cool things about Gravity Maze™ is that you can just play around and have fun building all sorts of
neat looking structures. While you're building, don't underestimate your own abilities—try your hand at
designing a few challenges of your own!
INVENTED BY: Oli Morris; CHALLENGE DEVELOPMENT BY: Wei-Hwa Huang, Tyler Somer, Oliver Morris and Tanya Thompson.
Warning. Not suitable for children under months. Danger of
choking due to small parts and small balls that may be swallowed.