Logical Journey of the Zoombinis - Playthrough, Not So Easy 3b - Mirror Machine

Leg 3b - Mirror Machine
Difficulty: Not So Easy

Puzzle type -- Identifying, forward planning.
The player is presented with a set of glass slides, each bearing the image of a Zoombini. The player then has to pick a Zoombini from the party to match a slide featuring its doppelganger. The images from the Zoombini and from the slide are then projected onto each side of a large, crystal pendulum in the center of the stage. Think of it as balancing an equation. If this is done correctly, the pendulum is lifted and the Zoombini, riding a mine cart, will jump across a shaft and can move on. If it is done incorrectly, the pendulum is lowered and the Zoombini will crash into it and fall down the shaft. As the puzzle difficulty gets harder, the original reflections have to be modified by adding extra glass slides in front of them. Later on, the player will be forced to use a particular Zoombini (based on the order in which they left the last challenge), and later still, the player will be forced to use the same set of intervening slides to make the images of two Zoombinis in succession match the images of two slides.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoombinis#Mirror_Machine

Category:

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[CameraMan9258]

It looks really easy.

[jsparakov]

@CameraMan9258 This is the lowest difficulty setting. It gets harder.. at least for me when I was still little and full of hope that flying cars would exist in large masses by this time.

[tinyteenie787]

What happens if you get one wrong?

[jsparakov]

@tinyteenie787 The Zoombini smacks into the pendulum and goes away, depending on difficulty.

[ekimmak]

@futurecaster It's very disturbing. I don't think you really want to.

[thecavykeeper]

the Mirror Machine was is definitely one of the creepiest but AWESOMEST levels!!! my favorite!!! :)

[noxmeroah]

because this puzzle was probably one of the easiest ones, as a kid i would get so excited that i could actually complete it i would become color blind and mess up blue and purple noses... and then loose my zoombinis due to stupid mistakes!



[maskmario10]

THIS WAS DEFINITLEY MY FAVORITE!

[futurecaster]

you should have missed one on purpose...i just wanted to see one smack into the crystal lol

[Cassbuggxo]

ah right, thanks :)

[cosmostupid123]

@Cassbuggxo You need to get the "mirrored" image that matches with the Zoombini

[Cassbuggxo]

I don't understand how this one works tbh O_o

[maxmouse713]

Where's the background music?

[Krazykatjr]

@blondiemom99 Definitely the same story here :P