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Board Game: Magical Maze [Average Rating:4.94 Overall Rank:7179]

Slev Sleddeddan

(Slev)

United Kingdom
Victoria Park
Manchester

What part of "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn" don't you understand?

Wrong Way Street by Voivod

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Posted Thu Mar 8, 2012 3:35 pm

GeekList: Your Thrift Store / Bargain Finds: 23 - 29 January 2012

Board Game: Magical Maze [Average Rating:4.94 Overall Rank:7179]

(indigopotter)

United States
Ithaca
New York

There are 9 sections of the maze, with twists and turns on the underside. You arrange them randomly, so you don't know what the maze looks like. The magnet starts in the center, with the wizard, and you work your way outward. When the wizard's staff goes down, the magnet has stayed behind, and you know there is a wall there, so you place a hedge. You work your way out of the maze to your corner, first one to their corner wins. Neat, sturdy components, and in decent shape. Only $.99, so this came home with me. Rochester Savers.

I left behind several varieties of Battleship, including a neat looking one in a deep square box, but it was $6.99 so I left it.

There was also a Yahtzee Jr with red dice for $.99, and a KimPossible game with black and white indented dice that I left. Oh, and two copies of Husker Du (and one over at the GW). There was a Clue with figures for $.99 that I almost got.

When we left our house, it was sunny and almost springlike. We didn't even wear coats, but we brought them in the car just in case. Just before Rochester, we hit strong winds and blowing snow, enough that I thought we might have to sleep at Steve's house or a motel, but we drove out of it before we hit Rochester, and it calmed down somewhat for our trip home.

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Posted Sun Jan 29, 2012 3:01 am

Troy

(stinkoman)

Canada
Stratford
Ontario

It's been a snowy windy blustery day in my section of Southwestern Ontario today. I heard the visibility outside of town was zero at times. Especially in the afternoon with the wind.

It's calmed down now.

Posted Sun Jan 29, 2012 3:16 am
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Board Game: Magical Maze [Average Rating:4.94 Overall Rank:7179]

Bob Wilson

(LordBobbio)

United States
Northampton
Massachusetts

Really cool little 3D magnetic maze/memory game for kids...

Condition: Very Good

Sweetener: Eureka!

A complete copy of Eureka!, but minus the box and the rules (still available as a PDF on Gamewright's website).

Starting Bid: Was: $3 Now: $2

Buy-it-Now: Was: $5 Now: $3

My Availability: At Unity 10:00AM until closing time. Cash on-site or happy to accept PayPal prior to the event.

PULLED LISTING NEAR END OF AUCTION FOR LOGISTICAL REASONS (NO BIDS, NO ONE WANTED THIS TURKEY!!)

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Posted Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:54 pm

GeekList: The Dungeon of Doom Adventure

Board Game: Magical Maze [Average Rating:4.94 Overall Rank:7179]

Ian Foutz

(Futzy)

United States
Garland
Texas

Baron Von Futzy the Fizzle appears and enters the dungeon!

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Posted Sun Jul 31, 2011 9:20 pm

John-Paul Pizzica

(Mozart78)

United States
Schaumburg
Illinois

The power of W.A.M. compels you!

Oh, we have royalty...tastes like chicken!

Level 1 - Room 1 - Entryway
Leaving the safety of the outside world, you have descended into a small square room, roughly 20 feet across in all directions. Your torchlight illuminates the entire room. The floor is rough, uneven stone and there are a few small bones in one corner. Giving the bones a quick poke with your sword yields nothing - you decide these are not valuable enough to bother with. Plus, old bones in a deadly dungeon is a bad omen. Seeing nothing of interest, you make your way across the room to an exit on the opposite side.

Level 1 Challenge: 1d100 = (83) = 83

As you make your way you realize that an ancient arcane magic is at work here. Make an Intelligence Check at DR15 to avoid the magic or suffer 4 damage.

This is a Skill Challenge. To pass this challenge, you will use the Geek Randomizer to roll 1d20 and add in your relevant modifier. So if this is a Dexterity check and your Dexterity Modifier is +2, you would enter 1d20+2 into the die roller. Do this now. Future skill challenges will assume you know how to make this check. Please make your check now.

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Posted Tue Aug 2, 2011 2:41 am
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Ian Foutz

(Futzy)

United States
Garland
Texas

OK, can't embarrass myself here like I did last time, deep breath, focus, and sense the magic...

1d20+5 = (6) + 5 = 11

Posted Thu Aug 4, 2011 5:41 am
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John-Paul Pizzica

(Mozart78)

United States
Schaumburg
Illinois

The power of W.A.M. compels you!

Better...but still not good enough!

Ouch! This challenge proved to be too much for you, adventurer. You suffer 4 damage and now have 1 hitpoint remaining. You dust yourself off and continue onwards. As you proceed down the hallway, you discover a treasure!

Level 2 Treasure: 1d100 = (48) = 48

Spellbook

You have obtained an old leather spellbook of unknown origin. Most likely left behind by some Wizard of ancient lineage. (You will receive a Spellbook Microbadge).

Finally, at the very end of this twisting hallway, you come to a set of stone stairs which lead down. You proceed to Level 3 of the Dungeon of Doom!

Level 3 - Room 1 - Confounding Room
The room you descend into makes your head spin. It seems the mirror-like surfaces on the walls are causing you some depth-perception issues as well as reflecting the torch-light in odd ways. You decide to cross this room to the exit as fast as you can and rid yourself of this headache.

Level 3 Challenge: 1d100 = (44) = 44

As you cross the room you realize that you’ve just stepped on a pressure plate mechanism. Make a Dexterity Check at DR15 or suffer 4 damage.

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Posted Thu Aug 4, 2011 5:45 am
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Ian Foutz

(Futzy)

United States
Garland
Texas

Go go cat-like reflexes!

1d20+5 = (3) + 5 = 8

Posted Thu Aug 4, 2011 7:26 am
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John-Paul Pizzica

(Mozart78)

United States
Schaumburg
Illinois

The power of W.A.M. compels you!

Don't worry...I always have room for the less dexterous minions like yourself in my dungeon!

This challenge proved to be too much and you suffer 4 damage. You now have 0 hitpoints remaining.

You have descended into the depths of the Dungeon of Doom and have died. With a hero’s resolve you withstood what you could but in the end the forces of darkness were simply too much for you to overcome. A valiant attempt - your next of kin recover your treasures and so your legacy lives on.

Thank you for playing in the RPG Geek Dungeon of Doom. Your initial geeklist post above has been tipped by your Dungeon Master the amount of geekgold equal to the gold you have found in the dungeon (other adventurers may also tip you as they feel appropriate). Any items you found will be given to you as microbadges shortly.

You are free to post on the The Official Dungeon of Doom Commiseration Thread to discuss your victory or defeat. Your DMs don’t want to hear your bad beat story - they have other adventures to run! Go to the tavern like other slain heroes and tell the bartender instead.

Farewell, brave adventurer! Until our next Encounter...

Posted Thu Aug 4, 2011 4:46 pm
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Board Game: Magical Maze [Average Rating:4.94 Overall Rank:7179]

Steve Hughes

(SGHughes)

United States
Orlando
Florida

1994

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Posted Thu Jun 16, 2011 5:34 pm

GeekList: 2011 SPARE PARTS RESOURCE LIST

Board Game: Magical Maze [Average Rating:4.94 Overall Rank:7179]

Tim Johnson

(axarca)

United States
Las Vegas
Nevada

Hoarders: BGG Edition

Make sure to specify Goblin's Gold or Magical Maze

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Posted Tue Jan 25, 2011 7:19 am

Tim Johnson

(axarca)

United States
Las Vegas
Nevada

Hoarders: BGG Edition

WANT:

1996 University Games "Magical Maze"

Missing 6 green blockers

Edited Tue Jan 25, 2011 7:20 am
Posted Tue Jan 25, 2011 7:20 am
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GeekList: Your Thrift Store/Bargain Finds: 3 - 9 May 2010

Board Game: Magical Maze [Average Rating:4.94 Overall Rank:7179]

mazienda

(mazzame)

Finland
Vaasa

Bought this for 2 euro at local second-hand store(?). Missing the magnet but will hopefully be replaced by a fridge or whiteboard magnet.

QUESTION: I've been wondering what's the correct English word for these self-service second-hand indoors stores where the owner rents out empty numbered shelves (on a weekly basis) where you put stuff with tags containing the price and the shelf number but the store takes care of the cash registers and such. After the week's over, you get the amount sold minus the weekly rent.

In Finland this is called flea markets but I was thinking if there's a more specific term in English. Consignments stores are somewhat similar, but based on commission per item instead of a weekly rent. Right? Is second-hand shop or flea market a better description then?

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Posted Wed May 5, 2010 12:22 pm

Alan Monroe

(JavaJack)

United States
Columbus
Ohio

The flea market term is common here, but the few I've seen had each vendor handling their own money, rather than a shared cashier.

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mazienda

(mazzame)

Finland
Vaasa

I always considered 'real' flea markets to be places where the persons selling the stuff is present themselves (so you can haggle!). Here you have a joint cashier (the store owner) and you only have to be present when you add stuff to 'your' shelves, and when you empty them at the end of the week or whatever period you rented it for. Sometimes the term 'self-service market' (translation from Finnish) is used.

I think with vendor booths you as the seller would still be present, right?

So this not a common phenomena in the US and Canada? In the small city where I work, we only have four thrift stores (of which two are minuscule) but six of these self-service flea markets. Mostly clothes (children's), glassware and books on the shelves but sometimes even board games. Sadly, the prices are quite high compared to the thrift stores.

Posted Wed May 5, 2010 4:27 pm
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Doug Iverson

(milandoug)

United States
Ripon
Wisconsin

mazzame wrote:

I always considered 'real' flea markets to be places where the persons selling the stuff is present themselves (so you can haggle!). Here you have a joint cashier (the store owner) and you only have to be present when you add stuff to 'your' shelves, and when you empty them at the end of the week or whatever period you rented it for. Sometimes the term 'self-service market' (translation from Finnish) is used.

I think with vendor booths you as the seller would still be present, right?

So this not a common phenomena in the US and Canada? In the small city where I work, we only have four thrift stores (of which two are minuscule) but six of these self-service flea markets. Mostly clothes (children's), glassware and books on the shelves but sometimes even board games. Sadly, the prices are quite high compared to the thrift stores.

There are generally called "antique stores". They are generally just like you described. Owner of the building rents space to people to see their "antiques" and the owner handles the sales transactions, even perhaps calling the vendor if you wish to offer a lower price. Usually, these places sell their wares for a very high price because they have to pay for the space they rent.

Posted Wed May 5, 2010 6:44 pm
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(claymore_57)

United States
Kansas City
Kansas

mazzame wrote:

I always considered 'real' flea markets to be places where the persons selling the stuff is present themselves (so you can haggle!). Here you have a joint cashier (the store owner) and you only have to be present when you add stuff to 'your' shelves, and when you empty them at the end of the week or whatever period you rented it for. Sometimes the term 'self-service market' (translation from Finnish) is used.

I think with vendor booths you as the seller would still be present, right?

So this not a common phenomena in the US and Canada? In the small city where I work, we only have four thrift stores (of which two are minuscule) but six of these self-service flea markets. Mostly clothes (children's), glassware and books on the shelves but sometimes even board games. Sadly, the prices are quite high compared to the thrift stores.

I've visited several long-time, self-serve places with a central cashier calling themselves "Flea Market" in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Kansas City, and now in Shreveport, so it seems to be a flourishing business model in the central US. I've only seen a couple of places where the seller was actually in their own booth handling their own transactions, and that was in "temporary" flea markets that set up in the fair grounds or some similar place on the weekends only.

So, mazzame, I think if you call them a "flea market" then everyone will know what you are talking about.

(Edited to fix typos.)

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mazienda

(mazzame)

Finland
Vaasa

Thanks for all your comments, I was just curious to find the right word for it. I think self-serve market is closer to the right description but from a marketing standpoint flea market is a more well-known concept for the general public.

It seems to be a flourishing business model (as claymore_57 states), and interesting as well due to its simplicity (the cashier out-sourced), minimum temporal commitment from the seller and the aggregate market at work (more shelves --> more people browsing).

claymore_57 wrote:

So, mazzame, I think if you call them a "flea market" then everyone will know what you are talking about.

I'll think I'll use self-serve flea market or just plain flea market from now on. Thanks!

Posted Wed May 5, 2010 8:46 pm
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GeekList: 2010 SPARE PARTS RESOURCE LIST

Board Game: Magical Maze [Average Rating:4.94 Overall Rank:7179]

Tim Johnson

(axarca)

United States
Las Vegas
Nevada

Hoarders: BGG Edition

WANT:

I have the University Games Magical Maze version. I am in need of six (6) of the green plastic Blockers...

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Posted Tue Dec 21, 2010 4:38 am

GeekList: Your Thrift Store/Bargain Finds: 17 - 23 August 2009

Board Game: Magical Maze [Average Rating:4.94 Overall Rank:7179]

(msbtch2u)

Version: Magical Maze. Also 99¢. Complete except for the "treasure magnet" which is probably still stuck in the intestine of a 2-year-old. Probably no play value for adults, but may be useful when I've got younger visitors (who are old enough not to put things in their mouths).

Edit: add correct version.

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Posted Sat Aug 22, 2009 3:16 pm

Alex vdTol

(mirrordude)

United States
Grandville
Michigan

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you, now remain in my love. You did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit, fruit that will last. -- Jesus Christ

I thought mine was missing too ... but then I realized it was stuck to the bottom of the wizard. Take a look there ... hard to see unless you look closely.

Posted Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:39 am
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(msbtch2u)

The magnet fell off the wizard. That's the only one I have.

Posted Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:01 am
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GeekList: Very cool games for little kids

Board Game: Magical Maze [Average Rating:4.94 Overall Rank:7179]

Auto Nomy

(autonomy33)

United States

California

It could have been a very cool maze game, but it just doesn't work well enough to be that much fun.

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Posted Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:28 am

Craig Blumer

(wyldeoak)

United States
Oshkosh
Wisconsin

That is exactly my experience and thoughts about this game. Could have been but ... just doesn't work well.

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GeekList: The Kid Games 100

Board Game: Magical Maze [Average Rating:4.94 Overall Rank:7179]

Mark Jackson

(gamemark)

United States
Fresno
California

Am I a man or am I a muppet? If I'm a muppet then I'm a very manly muppet!

#12

Quote:

I think what makes Magical Maze so neat is the process of working your way through an invisible maze... While the primary game mechanic is memory (can you find your way back across the board?), the coolness of the components is what draws me back again & again.

http://akapastorguy.blogspot.com/2009/05/12-goblins-gold.htm...

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Posted Tue May 26, 2009 9:04 pm

Yoki Erdtman

(Yokiboy)

Sweden
Södertälje

Handsome devil huh?

Looks neat, and similar to current KSdJ nominee The Magic Labyrinth - which I just bought for my 5-year old's birthday.

Posted Sun May 31, 2009 2:16 am
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Mark Jackson

(gamemark)

United States
Fresno
California

Am I a man or am I a muppet? If I'm a muppet then I'm a very manly muppet!

Yoki - I'd love to know more details about "Magic Labyrinth" (the SdJ winner).

Posted Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:18 am
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GeekList: Your Thrift Store/Bargain Finds: 5 - 11 May 2008

Board Game: Magical Maze [Average Rating:4.94 Overall Rank:7179]

Patrick Korner

(PatK)

Canada
Coquitlam
British Columbia

Stop poking me! Ow! I mean it! That hurts!

This looked interesting enough, but sadly it's missing six trolls.

Might be salvageable - if not, well, I've lot lots of spare trolls now.

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Posted Mon May 5, 2008 5:58 pm

GeekList: New to Me Games in 2007

Board Game: Magical Maze [Average Rating:4.94 Overall Rank:7179]

Dave VanderArk

(David Vander Ark)

United States
Coopersville
Michigan

Another fluffy game I played at Mark's house. This one has a really cool magnetic wizard in the middle of the board, you're trying to find the path out through the maze by memory. When you're wrong, a magnet under the board makes the magician move his arm and it's the next player's turn.

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Posted Sun Feb 3, 2008 1:08 am

GeekList: 4219 boxes of games on the shelf..

Board Game: Magical Maze [Average Rating:4.94 Overall Rank:7179]

Steve Duff

(UnknownParkerBrother)

Canada
Ottawa
Ontario

2002 boxes of games on the shelf
2002 boxes of games
You take one down, and play a few rounds

2001 boxes of games on the shelf!

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Posted Sun Mar 27, 2011 3:58 am

GeekList: Your Thrift Store/Bargain Finds: 9 - 15 December 2007

Board Game: Magical Maze [Average Rating:4.94 Overall Rank:7179]

How can you read this? There aren't any pictures!

(Randougall)

Canada
Caledon
Ontario

Also at Value Village - Goblin's Gold (my copy is called Magical Maze) for $1.99.

Complete down to the rules, box has major tear.

Not sure what the heck I'm going to do with this one! My boy is not nearly old enough yet to play, and while I can talk my friends into playing Enchanted Forest, I don't think I'll have much luck talking them into this one.

Bought because it looked unique and there may have been some interest on this site...... oh well.

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Posted Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:13 pm

GeekList: Your Thrift Store/Bargain Finds: 16 - 22 September 2007

Board Game: Magical Maze [Average Rating:4.94 Overall Rank:7179]

Dean

(Meat)

Canada
Ottawa
Ontario

The weekend's over far too fast, and it's back to work I go. Hi Ho it is not. It is a bit of a rest, though, as the weekend was spent reorganizing the computer / games room and building, disassembling and rebuilding new IKEA furniture for said room. Have you ever noticed how the illustrations sometimes don't reflect reality? I eventually had to throw the booklet away and just assemble the 3D jigsaw puzzle myself. By comparison, a day in the office is a breeze.

The end of the day comes, and I have a bag of clothes in the car from the wife. She wants to donate them to a thrift store, and I'm happy to oblige. I'm assuming it's because these are last year's styles and she wants room in the closet for this year's fashions. I think I'm smart enough to not even contemplate that they just don't fit her anymore. Ah crud. Maybe I'm not so smart. Honey, if you're reading this, you're absolutely as stunning now as you were the day we met. Even more, in fact.

(Yes, I have a comfortable couch. I made durn sure of that!)

So even though I've been to the thrift stores on the weekend, I have a ready excuse to drop by some on Monday. I hit the two that are basically on my way home, with just the smallest of detours. The second store was as barren on Monday as it was on the weekend, but the first store had some new stuff.

What really caught my eye was Eco Trap. Cool name! Let's take a look. Oh for the love of Aunt Marigold's Whipped Cream and Potato Salad! It's not a game! It's an actual bug trap! Why is this on my games shelf!

Disappointed, I continue the scan. Here's a new box -- Magical Maze. Navigate the wizard through an invisible maze. Sounds like an interesting kids' game. And if there's one thing I'm a sucker for it's interesting kids' games and abstracts. OK, two things I'm a sucker for -- interesting kids' games, abstracts and old bookshelf games. Right. Three things...ok, I'll stop now...suffice to say I could not refuse this one.

The game is in good shape and complete, except that it's missing the magnets. I should be able to find suitable replacements, but it's looking like less of a bargain now. If I get it working, I'll get my money's worth from it though.

Magical Maze, $3 from the Salvation Army Thrift Store. In good shape, but missing the magnets.

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Posted Tue Sep 18, 2007 5:05 pm

Mike Kollross

(MK-Ultra71)

Canada
Carvel
Alberta

Pew pew pew!!!

I'm a member of the Game Artisans of Canada

Quote:

(Yes, I have a comfortable couch. I made durn sure of that!)

Guys don't mind sleeping on the couch, its is like camping out.

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Chris Hansen

(chansen2794)

United States
Midvale
Utah

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Meat wrote:

What really caught my eye was Eco Trap. Cool name! Let's take a look. Oh for the love of Aunt Marigold's Whipped Cream and Potato Salad! It's not a game! It's an actual bug trap! Why is this on my games shelf!

Someone should make a Geeklist of the weird crap that ends up on game shelves at thrift store. I've seen lots of boxes that belonged on the other end of the store.

I think I found the answer to how this happens the last time I went shopping with my wife. Midway through the trip, she decided she didn't want something in her cart anymore so she just stuck it on the shelf that she happened to be by, despite the fact that she picked it up ten aisles ago.

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Posted Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:51 pm
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Dean

(Meat)

Canada
Ottawa
Ontario

chansen2794 wrote:

I think I found the answer to how this happens the last time I went shopping with my wife. Midway through the trip, she decided she didn't want something in her cart anymore so she just stuck it on the shelf that she happened to be by, despite the fact that she picked it up ten aisles ago.

This is exactly why I have instituted rule number the second -- walk the store. Among others, I've picked up "My Word" in a pile of CDs, got "Zen Blocks" from the kitchen accessories section and saw "Balderdash" mixed in with some pots and pans.

You never know when someone is going to mis-shelve things.

Posted Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:11 pm
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GeekList: Your Thrift Store/Bargain Finds: 8 - 14 July 2007

Board Game: Magical Maze [Average Rating:4.94 Overall Rank:7179]

Lucas Dramowicz

(woocash)

Canada
Montreal
Quebec

This one was $3.99 at VV - great condition as well

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Posted Fri Jul 13, 2007 4:56 am

GeekList: ROUND 2 MAKE AN OFFER: Games for parts, complete games, etc.

Board Game: Magical Maze [Average Rating:4.94 Overall Rank:7179]

Paul Boos

(pmboos)

Spain
Falls Church
Virginia

Also known as Magical Maze; which is what I have; http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/2002

It is complete; this is one I am a little undecided on; so get it before I change my mind. The magnet I think has fallen off the wizard (it looks to be there, but the token doesn't stick like it should. Could be easily replaced.

Opening bid on this must be at least 10 GG.

ROUND 1 OFFER RESULTS: Warbanner for 10GG; this will be a big loss of $ as the box is prett decent size, but since I gave a minimum amount - I'll let it go for it. Boomr's offer just encompassed too much. At the micro level - his bid was equal to Warbanner's 10/13 is 10 GG and Warbanner was first.

THIS IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

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Posted Thu Apr 5, 2007 4:57 pm

Weintraub J

(Warbanner)

United States
Commack
New York

Sure, 10GG it is.

Posted Sat Apr 7, 2007 2:09 am
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Jeff Bakalchuck

(Boomer)

United States
Durham
North Carolina

I'll offer 130 GeekGold for the following games

Ploy
Twixt
Roll and Score Dice Derby
Great Board Games Book
L'arbre de mako
Plunder
Slang
Houndcats
2-5-8
Arch Rival
Twisted Tales
Bridge for 2
Auto Bridge
6 Cubes
Goblin's Gold
Mini Mastermind
Word Mastermind
Go Go Giraffe
Oxford Dilema
Yellowstone Treasure Quest

Posted Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:28 am
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GeekList: Your Thrift Store/Bargain Finds: 27 August - 2 September 2006

Board Game: Magical Maze [Average Rating:4.94 Overall Rank:7179]

Craig Blumer

(wyldeoak)

United States
Oshkosh
Wisconsin

$1.56 at Goodwill.

But, no directions and it's missing the gold coin and the magnet in the Wizard are missing. These are the things that make the whole game work. So, appears not such a deal.

I'm trying to make a substitute for the coin and magnet.

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Posted Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:08 pm

Craig Blumer

(wyldeoak)

United States
Oshkosh
Wisconsin

I replaced the missing pieces with nice & powerful magnets from an education store. Cost $5.10. So, not so much of a bargain. But, we have enjoyed the game with our grandson.

Posted Mon Sep 4, 2006 12:58 pm
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GeekList: Games played on a 9×9 grid — now with more than 150 games!

Board Game: Magical Maze [Average Rating:4.94 Overall Rank:7179]

Default User

(aquoiboniste)

United States
Unspecified

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Posted Sat Jan 23, 2010 11:02 pm

GeekList: Same Song, Different Verse - Starting with the same board, but something is different

Board Game: Magical Maze [Average Rating:4.94 Overall Rank:7179]

Richard Glassco

(Ocssalg)

United States
Alexandria
Virginia

In Goblins Gold (also called Magical Maze) the board looks the same every time, but underneath are nine randomly-placed maze tiles. Players must find their way through the hidden maze by trial and error by moving the wizard. The wizard tries to pull along the magnetic "gold" underneath, but drops it when trying to cross a wall in the maze.

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Posted Wed Jan 11, 2006 6:17 pm

Everyone wants to be Chad Thriftington III

(okiedokie)

United States
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma

This is interesting. How are the maze tiles randomized? It sounds very similar to the Gusher mechanism in item #1.

Posted Wed Jan 11, 2006 7:14 pm
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GeekList: Your Thrift Store/Bargain Finds: 27 November - 3 December 2006

Board Game: Magical Maze [Average Rating:4.94 Overall Rank:7179]

JessA

(Jatoha)

United States
Southwestern
Michigan

Fox by Miss Turtle Artist, now the Mockingjay and furthermore, I think tipping in GeekQuestions should be fixed.

Here's an interesting find. $1.50 complete.

I had never seen this game before, it's a good one for my kids. We've played it three times already. It's all luck, but I think it would appeal to anyone who likes mazes.