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When I was cleaning my basement I found one puzzle that my father gave me when I was a child.

I really want to know the name of it! Could someone help me?

The puzzle consist in 4 disks, and each disk have 4 balls. To beat the puzzle you have to put balls with the same color in the same column.

here is some pictures:

Puzzle

Puzzle

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  • $\begingroup$ I knew it as a Smarties puzzle, as branded versions were given away as a prize for buying several packs of that brand of chocolate (UK) $\endgroup$
    – IanF1
    Nov 19, 2015 at 6:52

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That specific one looks like a Varikon tower to me. See

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    $\begingroup$ It seems you are right. This is a Varikon Tower, which is basically a simplified version of the Babylon Tower. Good catch :) $\endgroup$
    – dmg
    Nov 5, 2015 at 13:51
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It seems to be called "Tower of Babel" or "Babylon Tower".
Some sites refer to it as a "Hungarian Tower of Babel", others as "Ivory Tower".

The puzzle was designed by Endre Pap and patented on 2 December 1982.

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