Magic tower
The magic tower , also known as the Babylon Tower , Ivory Tower , Tower of Babylon or Big Mama , is a mathematical puzzle game , comparable to the Rubik's Cube or the Devil's Barrel . It was invented by Endre Pap in 1982 and is protected by DE patent 3104021.
The game consists of a “cylinder” made of plastic, which is divided into six ring-shaped levels. The levels can be rotated against each other.
A ball can be countersunk by pushing it inwards, so that the arrangement of the balls can be changed by turning the rings and moving the gap vertically.
The task is to sort the balls, i.e. to convey balls of the same basic color into chambers lying one on top of the other, whereby the brightness of the balls should increase from bottom to top.
See also: marbles , mechanical puzzles
Web links
- http://www.jaapsch.net/puzzles/ivory.htm - photo and solution