Ball Maze · 1979
Ice Station
Low friction, high nerves
Almost no grip, plenty of crevasse.
Frozen floors give almost no grip. Feather the tilt or you'll skate straight into the crevasse.
About Ice Station
The floor here is slippery, which turns the usual maze skill on its head: braking matters more than steering. Feather the tilt, start slowing well before the turn, and treat every straight as a chance to overshoot.
How to play Ice Station
Roll the bearing through each chamber and reach the supply hut, collecting the gems on the way.
Controls
- · Tilt your phone to steer the bearing (allow motion access when asked).
- · Drag on the screen to tilt instead if motion is unavailable.
- · Tap Re-level to recentre the tilt.
Rules & scoring
- · Reaching the goal clears the chamber and moves you on.
- · Dropping into a hole costs one bearing — lose them all and the run ends.
- · Gems add bonus points, and your clear time is recorded.
Tips
- · The floor here is slippery — tilt gently and brake early.
Retro inspiration
Polar expeditions were a favourite pocket-game setting, and a low-friction board was an easy way to make an old maze feel new.
An original game made by The Pocket Arcade Club. Not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to any historic toy manufacturer.
What you get
- · Installs to your home screen — no app store needed
- · Plays offline once installed
- · Original chiptune music and mechanical sound effects
- · Tilt and touch controls, one hand friendly
- · Zero adverts, zero tracking, zero in-app nonsense
- · Free updates and new chambers forever
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Ice Station high scores
Reading the scoreboard…
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