Tipbox
Marbles sit inside a glass box. Tip the box and every marble slides that way until a wall, a block or another marble stops it. Rest each marble in its own socket, all at the same time, in as few tips as you can.
Your progress is saved in this browser.
How to play
- Tip the box one of six ways: left, right, up, down, away or toward you. Every marble slides in that direction until a wall, a block or another marble stops it. Marbles in a line stack against each other.
- Drag the box itself to tip it that way. Drag beside the box, or use the turn buttons, to look around it. With the box focused, arrow keys tip left, right, up and down, W tips away and S tips toward you. Arrows opens on-screen tip buttons.
- Left, Right, Away and Toward always follow what you see, so they change when you turn the view.
- A marble’s bands match its socket’s rings: one, two or three. The puzzle is solved when every marble rests in its own socket at the same time. A socket does not catch a passing marble; something has to stop it there.
- A tip that moves nothing does not count. Par is the fewest tips that can solve the puzzle, and your result shows your tips against par.
- Undo takes back your last tip and Restart resets the puzzle. Hint lights the wall for a good next tip without playing it, and hints used appear in your result.
- There are 18 levels in three groups, Easy, Medium and Hard, and every level is open from the start. The four Hard levels use a larger 4×4×4 box.
- Each level earns up to three stars from your tips against par: three for par with no hints, two for finishing within a few tips of par or at par with hints, and one for any solve. Undo is free, and your best stars for each level show in the level picker.
- There is no timer. Your puzzle, tips and hints, and your best stars, are saved in this browser when storage is available.
Questions
How do I tip the box in Tipbox?
Drag the box itself in the direction you want it to tip, or focus the box and use the arrow keys with W and S. The Arrows button opens on-screen buttons for all six directions.
Why did my marble slide past its socket?
A socket does not catch a marble. A marble only stops when a wall, a block or another marble is in its way, so you need something to stop it in the socket’s cell.
What is par in Tipbox?
Par is the fewest tips that can solve the puzzle. You can finish in more, and your result shows how far above par you were.
How do stars work in Tipbox?
Finish a level at par without hints for three stars. Finishing within a few tips of par, or at par after using a hint, earns two, and any other solve earns one. Undo does not cost you anything, and the level picker shows your best stars for every level.
Does Tipbox need an app or an account?
No. It runs in the browser using WebGL, with no download or sign-up. Without WebGL you can still play with the buttons and a text list of positions.
Strategy guide
Tipbox Tips and Strategy — Solve Trindo’s Tipbox in fewer tips: find what stops each marble at its socket, use marbles as stoppers, work backwards and read the box with shadows.