Gear Maze Ball Puzzle — Turn the Gears to Open the Path

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1. Hold the maze flat and find where the balls are sitting.
2. Look at which gear is blocking the path ahead.
3. Turn that gear until its opening lines up with the track.
4. Tilt gently to roll the ball through.
5. Repeat gear by gear until every ball reaches the centre.

• Understanding that a mechanism must be set before movement is possible
• Patience and a light touch — tilting hard sends balls backwards
• Planning which gear to turn first when several are blocking
• Wrist control and fine adjustment

• Do it one ball at a time rather than all of them at once
• Time a full solve and try to beat it
• Turn all the gears randomly first and solve from wherever it lands