Rubik’s Smart Egg Labyrinth Puzzle Toy

The Smart Egg is a handheld 3D maze puzzle originally invented by András Zagyvai, designed to challenge spatial reasoning, patience, and fine motor skills. The goal of the Smart Egg Puzzle is to guide a small metal stick through a complex internal labyrinth by tilting and rotating the egg-shaped shell, without using force or shaking.

Today, the puzzle is officially licensed and sold worldwide as the Rubik's Smart Egg under the Rubik's brand (owned by Spin Master), and it is still widely available in toy stores and online shops. Smart Eggs come in multiple difficulty levels, from beginner designs to expert-level mazes, making them popular for both casual players and serious puzzle enthusiasts of all ages.

The complete Smart Egg Puzzle collection

The Smart Egg puzzles are a unique type of puzzle with a simple challenge – Get the wand out of the egg by following a path. It is a similar concept to metal puzzles in which you have to separate two pieces of seemingly impossible to separate metal by positioning the pieces in a certain way so they un-link.

History

The Smart Egg was invented by András Zagyvai (1960 - 2013) after many years of refinement and design. He originally created the puzzle for his children to help develop their problem-solving skills, but soon realized that, despite its simple appearance and concept, the Smart Egg had the potential for countless increasingly complex variations. In this way, the Smart Egg is similar to the Rubik's Cube. It looks simple at first glance, yet offers virtually unlimited complexity.

In 2012, the "Washington Egg" won the "Best New Puzzle" award, bringing the Smart Egg to international attention. Since then, many new Smart Egg designs have been released, and the puzzle has steadily grown in popularity among mechanical puzzle enthusiasts. Today, the Smart Egg is officially licensed and marketed worldwide as the Rubik's Smart Egg under the Rubik's brand, which is owned by Spin Master.

Types of Smart Egg puzzles

Although the Smart Egg is still relatively young compared to the Rubik's Cube, its range of variations has expanded significantly. The concept allows for virtually unlimited future designs, ensuring that the Smart Egg series will continue to grow far beyond what was originally imagined.

There are 12 different 1-layer eggs, each progressively more difficult than the previous one, starting with the relatively simple Groovy Egg. The first egg is designed as an easy introduction to the Smart Egg mechanism, while difficulty increases steadily with each version. The hardest single-layer egg currently available is the Frank-Einstein, which "many testers were not able to solve within 30 minutes." A full list of the 1-layer eggs in order of difficulty is provided below.

Currently, there are three different types of 2-layer eggs. These puzzles feature more advanced mechanisms, allowing the inner labyrinth to be twisted and rotated during the solve. The Blue Dragon, Red Dragon, and Black Dragon have identical outer labyrinth structures, but each contains a completely different internal puzzle. Their difficulty increases in the order listed, with the Black Dragon requiring a minimum of 80 moves to solve.

Where Can I Buy a Smart Egg?

Currently, you cannot purchase the Smart Eggs from the Smart Egg website. Even most big speedcube vendors like TheCubicle.com list them as DISCONTINUED, but you can still find them on Amazon, eBay and other webshops.

Egg Difficulties

One layered eggs:

The two layered eggs are more complicated to solve. The three models are called Blue, Red and Black Dragon.

Mobile Application

The labyrinth puzzle mobile application is no longer available in the app store.

Official Website

The official website SmartEggToy.com has been down for years now but you can still find it for sale on Amazon or other puzzle webshops.