Marbler

Description

Marbler is puzzle version of Yosuke Ikeda's Algoloop (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ikeikey/algoloop-marble-machine-by-yosuke-ikeda, https://ideaikeda.com/product/plastic-set-18-balls-color-white/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKfu91s8Rhg). I met Ikeda in Kanazawa 2019, where he performed his entertaining "Hello Goodbye" show. Ikeda's Algoloop is a mesmerizing piece of hand-operated moving-marble kinetic art. It begged to be turned into a puzzle, which is what I did. I decoupled the four circles, and I gave each of the a spring for simple push-based operation. I also reshaped the loops, to make the crossing of marbles at the crossing points more reliable. The puzzle is fun to play, but not very difficult.

Watch the YouTube video.

Read at the iMaterialise Forum.

Read more at the Twisty Puzzles Forum.

Please order a 3D-printed do-it-yourself puzzle kit from iMaterialise at this page (check with Oskar about screws and stickers), or contact Oskar directly if you are interested in obtaining a fully colored, stickered and assembled sample of this puzzle.