Mazes

A maze puzzle consists of very few parts. Generally, only two parts are given.

Thereby a traveller (represented by one piece) moves in an interconnected weaving path

(mostly represented by another piece). Some maze puzzles have additional constraints or possess more rules.

Ball Mazes

A ball has to be freed from a labyrinth.

Labyrinth

designed by Jean Claude Constantin

made by Jean Claude Constantin

Ball in Maze #1

IPP 28 Exchange / Prague

designed by Rick van Grol

made by Jean Claude Constantin

Irrweg

designed by Jean Claude Constantin

made by Jean Claude Constantin

Zahnradlabyrinth

designed by Jean Claude Constantin

made by Jean Claude Constantin

Fiendish 3D Maze

made by Amazin Wood Ltd

Black Jack

designed by Jean Claude Constantin

made by Jean Claude Constantin

Minotaurus

designed by Jürgen Reiche

made by Siebenstein Spiele

Kugellager IPP 31 Berlin

made by Jean Claude Constantin

Ring-in-Plate Mazes

RING GAME

Helios

THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE PUZZLE

no copyrights

No.3 Maze

DUET

made by HANAYAMA

WURMM / Rotten Apple

IPP 27 Exchange / Australia

designed by Oskar van Deventer

MUROI'S RING MAZE No. 10

IPP 21 Exchange / Tokyo

designed by Tadao Muroi

PLATE

made by HANAYAMA

no copyrights

MEDAL / St. Mungo's Fish

Puzzle Design Competition 2003

designed by James Dalgety

made by HANAYAMA

BULL'S HEAD PUZZLE

C'est la vie!

designed by Jean Claude Constantin

made by Jean Claude Constantin

C'est la vie!

designed by Jean Claude Constantin

made by BITS & PIECES

HELIX

IPP 22 Exchange / Antwerp

designed by Akio Yamamoto

HELIX

designed by Akio Yamamoto

made by HANAYAMA

From

Monkey Business

IPP 24 Exchange / Tokyo

designed by Oskar van Deventer

made by George Miller

BIKE US patent 609941

designed by H. E. Lejeune

made by HANAYAMA

no copyrights

The two flags has to be separated

no copyrights

Difficulty: easy

Playing Time: < 15 minutes

Space

A,B,C

Difficulty: easy

Playing Time: < 20 minutes

made by HANAYAMA

no copyrights

Schatz des Pharao

PANEL & LING

made by Jean Claude Constantin

PANEL & LING

made by P.CREATION

Ring Pierce Face

IPP 25 Exchange / Helsinki

designed by Yoshiyuki Kotani

made by Torito / Cronus

Another Eight Puzzle

IPP 22 Exchange / Antwerp

designed by Yoshiyuki Kotani

made by Yoshiyuki Kotani / LCC

From

Bronco

IPP 22 Exchange / Antwerp

designed by Oskar van Deventer

made by George Miller

15 Holes of Golf

designed by Markus Götz and Oskar van Deventer, 2003

made by George Miller

Yankee Puzzle (US patent 554565)

designed by William George Adams in 1896

no copyrights

THE 19th HOLE...

made by Pentangle

THE GREAT RUMDOODLE PUZZLE

designed by James Dalgety

made by Pentangle

PANAMA LOCK (US patent 994694)

IPP 25 Exchange / Helsinki

designed by Henry Sievers

made by Wally Lee

no copyrights

HEART MAZE

comes with 3 problems

IPP 19 Exchange

designed by Keith Winegar

PEAK PERFORMANCE

IPP 33 Exchange / Narita, Japan

Shuttle Mazes

16 to 1 RING MAZE

made by BITS & PIECES

no copyrights

Coast to Coast

designed by Serhiy Grabarchuk

made by ThinkFun (BINARY ARTS)

BOOKWORM PUZZLE

Difficulty: easy

Playing Time: < 10 minutes

designed by Douglas A. Engel

made by Douglas A. Engel

1€ LABYRINTH PUZZLE

designed by Robrecht Louage

made by Robrecht Louage

designed by W. R. Maxwell

209

made by Jean Claude Constantin

Bonbon

made by Jean Claude Constantin

Eivon

made by Jean Claude Constantin

Auf dem Holzweg

designed by Jürgen Reiche

made by Siebenstein Spiele

Maze Locks

Schiebelaby

made by Jean Claude Constantin

Maischloß!

made by Jean Claude Constantin

designed by Jean Claude Constantin

Dickschloss

made by Jean Claude Constantin

Maze Boxes

LabyBox

IPP 31 Exchange / Berlin

designed by Jean Claude Constantin

made by Jean Claude Constantin

Two plate mazes

Irrweg

designed by Jean Claude Constantin

made by Jean Claude Constantin

Mysterians

IPP 23 Exchange / Chicago

designed by Oskar van Deventer

made by George Miller

4D

designed by Oskar van Deventer

made by George Miller

Maze Medal / 4D

designed by Oskar van Deventer

made by HANAYAMA

L'OEUF

made by HANAYAMA

2 keys

designed by Jean Claude Constantin

made by Jean Claude Constantin

TAXI

designed by George Miller and Oskar van Deventer

made by George Miller

Auf dem Holzweg

made by Siebenstein Spiele

Safe

made by Siebenstein Spiele

designed by Oskar van Deventer

made by Tom Lensch

designed by Oskar van Deventer

made by Tom Lensch

Other flat Mazes

Feed the Cat

designed by Oskar van Deventer

made by Buttonius Puzzles & Plastics

Oskar's Keys

designed by Oskar van Deventer

made by KAWADA

Coin Maze

IPP 28 Exchange / Prague

designed by Oskar van Deventer

made by Buttonius Puzzles & Plastics

DISK

made by HANAYAMA

KEYMAZE

designed by Oskar van Deventer

THESUNRISES

FISHYHOOKED PUZZE

Difficulty: easy

Playing Time: < 10 minutes

designed by Douglas A. Engel

made by Douglas A. Engel

FISHYHOOKED PUZZE

Difficulty: easy

Playing Time: < 10 minutes

designed by Douglas A. Engel

made by BITS & PIECES

designed by Douglas A. Engel

made by Douglas A. Engel

TRIPODS IN JUNGLE GYM

designed by Yoshiyuki Kotani

made by Yoshiyuki Kotani / LCC

THE WORRIED WOODWORM

designed by James Dalgety

made by Pentangle

Calamity Clock

IPP 32 Exchange / Washington, D.C.

comes with 12 problems

designed by Douglas A. Engel

made by Douglas A. Engel

Key

Difficulty: easy

Playing Time: < 10 minutes

no copyrights

Threedimensional ring-in Mazes

O'GEAR

same as the Sunflower puzzle from Oskar

designed by Oskar van Deventer

made by HANAYAMA

Free Willy

IPP 25 Exchange / Helsinki

designed by Oskar van Deventer

made by George Miller

Sunflower

Puzzle Design Competition 2001 (Honorable Mention)

IPP 22 Exchange / Antwerp

same as the O'GEAR puzzle from Oskar

designed by Oskar van Deventer

made by George Miller

TOTAL ECLIPSE

designed by Oskar van Deventer

Sleeve-on-Cylinder Mazes

REVOMAZE

Passe-Cylindre

Puzzle Design Competition 2007

designed by Lozac'h Rene

Threedimensional Ballmazes

A ball has to be freed from a labyrinth.

PANTHEON

made by Bienengraeber

GLOBAL

made by Bienengraeber

Oskar's No Dexterity

designed by Oskar van Deventer

made by Tom Lensch

Chaos-Würfel

made by VOCK Spiele

IM-PUZZLE-BALL

made by Funtime Gifts Ltd.

TOWER OF LONDON

made by RAIN TREE

QUADRUS

Puzzle Design Competition 2010

Difficulty: easy

Playing Time: > 1 hour

Navigate the ball from the GOLD frame

into the opposite SILVER frame and back again.

Puzzle Review

designed by Jeremy Goode

made by Xmatrix Limited

CUBUS

Puzzle Design Competition 2011

Difficulty: easy

Playing Time: > 30 minutes

Navigate the ball from the GOLD frame

into the opposite SILVER frame and back again.

The puzzle consists of several layers.

The layers look like electronic circuits.

The layers are connected with each other by small

cube units. This construction has the advantage

that the way is not obvious

and that it has to be explored.

The realization of the labyrinth is also well done,

as while playing you get immediately the impression

to be trapped in a labyrinth. The ball passes again and again

the same positions. Therefore you have to search

for a new way which did not get into attention

in order to advance and get to other areas.

The Cubus is easier than the Quadrus.

Puzzle Review

designed by Jeremy Goode

made by Xmatrix Limited

Next Floor

designed by Oskar van Deventer

made by Buttonius Puzzles & Plastics

Ball in Cylinder Puzzle

Difficulty: easy

Playing Time: 30 minutes

designed by Jerry Loo

Threedimensional two piece Mazes

The Wanderer

designed by Oskar van Deventer

made by Tom Lensch

Two Piece Oddity

designed by Tom Jolly

made by Philos

Culax

designed by Markus Götz

made by Philos

Oskar's Cube

designed by Oskar van Deventer

made by BITS & PIECES

Rescube

designed by D.Sam Cornwell

made by Eric Fuller

Rattle Twist V

frame + 2 pieces

designed by Osanori Yamamoto

San Mei Kan

designed by Takeyuki Endo

made by Takeyuki Endo

Other threedimensional Mazes

Big Wheel

IPP 22 Exchange / Antwerp

designed by Oskar van Deventer

made by BITS & PIECES

CHAIN

Puzzle Design Competition 2002 (Honorable Mention)

designed by Oskar van Deventer

made by HANAYAMA

Mazes used for trick boxes

Stickman Try-Knot Box / Stickman #17

Stickman Sphere Box / Stickman #18

Amaze

comes with 16 problems

Puzzle Design Competition 2004

designed by Eldon Vaughn

made by ThinkFun (BINARY ARTS)

made by BITS & PIECES

Locomotion

made by BITS & PIECES

NO PEEKIE

made by IDEAL TOY CO. LTD

designed by Oskar van Deventer

Literature

MIND-BENDING MAZE PUZZLES