Rolling Block Mazes

Here are some rolling block mazes that I've made. In each case, there is one of more blocks of a certain shape that roll along the board avoiding obstacles. The goal is to get a certain block to a certain position. All puzzles copyright Erich Friedman, 1999.


This maze features one 2x2x1 slab that starts on the SS and finishes on the FF:


This maze features one U pentomino (a 3x2x1 slab missing an internal 1x1x1 cube). It starts on START and finishes on FINIS. This piece can move over the 1x1x1 obstacles if it is positioned correctly:


This is a bigger maze with the same piece:

Here is a 3-dimensional view of the same maze made by Oskar van Deventer:


This one has a bridge for the blocks to roll under. Get the red block above the orange squares.


This is a multi-level rolling maze. The red block can roll up and down the ramp to change levels. The block can also span a chasm if both cubes on the end are supported. The object is to get the block above the square labelled F.

Here is a 3-dimensional view of the same maze made by Oskar van Deventer:


This is also a multi-level rolling maze. Each of the red blocks rolls, though they can never change levels, and always must be supported below. The object is to get the highest red block above the square labelled F.


Here is another multi-level maze. Again the object is the get the highest red block above the squares labelled F.


Yet another. Get the highest red block above the square labelled F.


And another. Get the highest red block above the square labelled F.


This one has three rolling blocks, 2 red and one yellow. Get the yellow cube above where the orange square is now.


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