Labyrinth (board game)

Labyrinth is a board game for two to four players, published by Ravensburger in 1986 and designed by Max Kobbert. Players move small figures through a maze built from square tiles printed with corridor patterns, trying to reach a sequence of treasure targets before their opponents. What distinguishes the game from a fixed maze puzzle is that one tile is always left over: on each turn a player slides this spare tile into a row or column of the board, shifting the whole layout of walls and passages and potentially opening or closing routes for every player at once, including themselves. This shifting-maze mechanic made Labyrinth a commercial and critical success on release, and it went on to win the Spiel des Jahres recommended list recognition and to spawn numerous themed editions, expansions, and licensed spin-offs over the following decades, cementing it as one of the best-known family strategy games of the modern hobby era.