Category: メカニカルパズル
3つの金属球が木製の迷路に閉じ込められています。同心円の間に隠された経路をうまく通り抜けるには、大きな忍耐と器用さが必要です。幸いなことに、Sphaeraは解かれていないときでも美しく見えます。ドイツのNaef社のためにSarah AhartとBryanna Deringによってデザインされました。木の色や木目は写真と若干異なる場合がありますのでご了承ください。
The wood grain feels smooth under my thumb, and tilting the board just right to roll a ball between the concentric circles is way more addictive than I expected. Getting all three metal balls through the hidden pathways took me a few evenings, and honestly the patience it demands is the fun part.
I didn't expect three separate balls to make it this tricky—each one takes a totally different route through the wood. It's the kind of puzzle you pick up for five minutes and suddenly an hour's gone, and the metal balls rolling between the layers feels great in the hand.
The concentric circles make this way harder than it looks, and getting even one ball to the center took me a solid twenty minutes. The wood has a nice weight to it and the channels are smooth enough that the balls roll without catching. Perfect thing to fiddle with during long conference calls.
