Labyrinth Nine
Nine floors, one ball, no instructions past floor three. A gravity maze tower where the route is decided before the ball is dropped.
26 × 26 × 48 cm assembled · free shipping over $199
What is in the box
- 18 laser-cut ply sheets
- 4 beech corner posts
- Steel ball
- 48-page manual (floors 1–3 explained)
- Assembly square
Specification
- Pieces — 410 (nine floor plates, 3 mm wall sections, steel ball)
- Material — 3 mm and 5 mm birch ply, beech corner posts
- Finish — Water-based matte, waxed ball track
- Assembled size — 26 × 26 × 48 cm
- Build time — 5–6 hours
- Age — 11+
- Floors — 9, each with a distinct routing rule
Shipping & returns
- Dispatched from Shenzhen within 3 working days.
- Duties prepaid to US, UK, EU, Canada and Australia.
- 30 days to return an opened set; parts replaced free at any time.
- Flat kraft box, 38 × 28 × 6 cm, 1.2–4.6 kg depending on the set.
The build
Each floor of the tower changes one rule: floor two reverses the gate, floor four has two entrances and one exit, floor seven can be solved from either side but not both. The manual explains the first three floors and then hands over a parts inventory.
The tower is built around the marble, not the other way round: you have to keep a route clear through nine plates while you are still assembling them, which is why the build takes an evening rather than an hour.
Finished, it is 48 cm of open structure with a ball that takes eleven seconds to fall. It is not a toy for a shelf.
Specification
| Pieces | 410 (nine floor plates, 3 mm wall sections, steel ball) |
| Material | 3 mm and 5 mm birch ply, beech corner posts |
| Finish | Water-based matte, waxed ball track |
| Assembled size | 26 × 26 × 48 cm |
| Build time | 5–6 hours |
| Age | 11+ |
| Floors | 9, each with a distinct routing rule |
- 01Nine floors, nine routing rules, one steel ball
- 02Open frame — you can see the failure happen
- 03Designed to be re-routed after the first solve
- 04Beech corner posts keep the tower square without glue
