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Perplexus

Perplexus, originally released as Superplexus, is a 3-D ball-in-a-maze puzzle or labyrinth game enclosed in a transparent plastic sphere. By twisting and turning it, players try to maneuver a small steel ball through a complex maze along narrow plastic tracks. The maze has many steps (varying across puzzles). The number of steps ranges from 30 in the…

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Availability
2000–Present
Company
Perplexus LLC
Country
United States
Invented by
Michael McGinnis, Brian Clemens, Dan Klitsner
Type
Ball-in-a-Maze Puzzle

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Perplexus

Nodes7
Edges6
Triples52
Avg. degree1.71
Density0.285714
Components1

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Perplexus

Top relations

related to Versions · 22
Perplexus → Beast, Cascading CupsDeath StarQ-BotDrakkoMini SpiralMini, Cascading CupsProphecy, EpicTwistWarpPerplexus GiantWorld's Smallest, LightSpeedGo, Original, OriginalWorld's Smallest, Portal, Rebel, Rookie, Rookie/Rebel, Rubik's, Rubik's Fusion, Rubik's Hybrid, SnitchSidewinderTwistedRevolution Runner, SpiralGo, SpiralWorld's Coolest, StairsGo, TeeterWorld's Coolest, The Mandalorian
related to history · 12
Perplexus → After, Bop It, Brian Clemens, Clemens, Dan Klitsner, HyperDash, In, It, Klitsner, McGinnis, Michael McGinnis, San Francisco-based KID Group
related to External links · 6
Perplexus → Michael McGinnis, Michael McGinnis's, SFGate, SuperPlexusA, SuperplexusAn, SuperplexusSpin Master
related to Superplexus · 4
Perplexus → In, Original, Superplexus, This
related to a~!mini · 3
Perplexus → Japan, Released, Though
Availability · 1
Perplexus → 2000–Present
Company · 1
Perplexus → Perplexus LLC
Country · 1
Perplexus → United States
Invented by · 1
Perplexus → Michael McGinnis, Brian Clemens, Dan Klitsner
Type · 1
Perplexus → Ball-in-a-Maze Puzzle

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superplexus ball design 3-d small tracks mcginnis ball-in-a-maze puzzle released many rubik's cube plastic players maze steps varying versions michael

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PerplexusAvailability2000–Present1.00infobox
PerplexusCompanyPerplexus LLC1.00infobox
PerplexusCountryUnited States1.00infobox
PerplexusInvented byMichael McGinnis, Brian Clemens, Dan Klitsner1.00infobox
PerplexusTypeBall-in-a-Maze Puzzle1.00infobox
Perplexusrelated to a~!miniReleased0.60section
Perplexusrelated to a~!miniJapan0.60section
Perplexusrelated to a~!miniThough0.60section
Perplexusrelated to External linksMichael McGinnis's0.60section
Perplexusrelated to External linksSuperplexusAn0.60section
Perplexusrelated to External linksSFGate0.60section
Perplexusrelated to External linksSuperPlexusA0.60section

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