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Labyrinth

Board Game
2017
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Labyrinth is a board game designed in Germany in 1986, designed by psychologist Max Kobbert, and published by Ravensburger. It was originally published under the name 'Das verrückte Labyrinth', which in English was a pun translated to "THE aMAZEing LABYRINTH".

The board features a set number of tiles which are fixed to it, and the remaining loose tiles are placed in between the fixed pieces to create the labyrinth. Players move around the constantly changing maze in a race to collect their assigned treasures, and the first player to collect their treasures and return to the home space wins.


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This object consists of 65 parts.

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TitleLabyrinth
Materials and techniques
Card, plastic, paper
Brief description
Labyrinth board game, manufactured by Ravensburger, 2017.
Physical description
Board game, 'Labyrinth', made by Ravensburger. Illustration on front of board shows various characters in a maze. The tag line reads 'A Race For Treasure In a Moving Maze!'. The title 'LABYRINTH' is written in a large blue font at the front of the maze. Board features several permanent tile pieces which make a path. Remaining tile pieces consist of straight paths, corner paths, and illustrated icon tiles. Further cards feature illustrations of icons. Four plastic player pieces are in red, blue, green, and yellow.
Dimensions
  • Box height: 270mm
  • Box width: 370mm
  • Box depth: 55mm
  • Board height: 360mm
  • Board width: 360mm
Production typeMass produced
Summary
Labyrinth is a board game designed in Germany in 1986, designed by psychologist Max Kobbert, and published by Ravensburger. It was originally published under the name 'Das verrückte Labyrinth', which in English was a pun translated to "THE aMAZEing LABYRINTH".

The board features a set number of tiles which are fixed to it, and the remaining loose tiles are placed in between the fixed pieces to create the labyrinth. Players move around the constantly changing maze in a race to collect their assigned treasures, and the first player to collect their treasures and return to the home space wins.
Collection
Accession number
B.69-2022

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Record createdMarch 25, 2021
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