The Contraption

The machine

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  1. Bell

  2. Domino

  3. Doubler

  4. Splitter

  5. Elbow

  6. Elbow

  7. Shover

  8. Elbow

  9. Gate

  10. Elbow

  11. Chime

  12. Kicker

The parts

Every card on the board, in full. The marble drops in at the top; arrows are which way each part faces.

  • Bell

    Part

    +2 Clatter. Trip the part ahead.

    Brass. Wakes the bench.

  • Domino

    Part

    +1 Clatter. Trip the part ahead.

    Falls over. That's the job.

  • Doubler

    Part

    Double the Clatter.

    Gear ratio 2:1.

  • Splitter

    Part

    Split the marble left, ahead and right.

    Three marbles. Same marble.

  • Elbow

    Part · 4 on the board

    Turn the marble ahead.

    Bent pipe.

  • Shover

    Part

    Shove the Chime one cell right.

    Mind your fingers.

  • Gate

    Part

    Send marbles ahead, then right, by turns.

    Remembers which way it last went.

  • Chime

    Part

    +1 Clatter.

    Tin. Cheaper than the Bell.

  • Kicker

    Part

    +1 Clatter. Send the marble back. Twice a run, then let it by.

    Spring is tired.