Wooden Labyrinth
Anyone remember this game from yesteryear? We were obsessed with it when we were kids, a hundred years ago in the pre-pre-pre-internet era of proper games and slot fruit machines.
It’s a fine test of hand-eye co-ordination, with 2 levers and an ingenious bit of engineering that allow you to tilt the floor in myriad ways to manoeuvre the ball around the holes, staying close to the black line until the finish.
Somehow, quite recently, a 21st century version of it – well it might as well be a 20th century version – appeared in the Dilger household, a strange happening since our kids are not really in the demographic for it.
I’m hooked on it again, and have to allow myself only two tries at at time, when I’m making a coffee or otherwise taking a break. The simplicity enthrals me and the excitement levels are worryingly high.
I’ve only finished it once in the few weeks since its renaissance. Must give it a quick go now…
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