Obstacle Course Gate
Let's build a super cool obstacle course with magnetic gates! Find a metal bar or rail and stick your tiles right on it.
Do the Stick Test
Try one tile on a rail first. Some clothes horses are secretly magnetic. Some are just pretending.
Safety: Build low, avoid folding joints, and make sure the clothes horse is stable.
Pieces you'll use
Visual key
Small square
Triangle
How to build it
Step 1 is always free. Visual cards for the rest are part of the build pack.
- 1Step 1 of 5
Find a long, low metal rail, like a bed frame or clothes horse bar.
- 2Step 2 of 5
Build a magnetic gate by sticking two squares to the rail, standing up, with a square connecting them across the top.
- 3Step 3 of 5
Repeat to build two more gates, spaced apart along the rail.
- 4Step 4 of 5
Decorate the top of each gate with a triangle or another square to make them look different.
- 5Step 5 of 5
Now drive tiny cars or hop your fingers through your awesome obstacle course!
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If it falls off
Make sure your tiles are firmly stuck to the metal rail. Try a different part of the rail, or use fewer tiles for each gate.
Make it easier
Build just one simple gate with two squares standing up and one square on top.
Make it bigger
Add more gates to make your obstacle course longer, or combine two gates into a tunnel for extra challenge!
Chaos upgrade
Add a secret button tile on one of the gates that you definitely should not press!
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