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The Lost Marbles Game

scolacino — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:43:40 GMT

Hi @jtgel - starting a new post about the lost marbles game per your suggestion! Thanks!

For anyone else, I was looking for a file that existed several years ago that was a Revit puzzle/game.

Re: The Lost Marbles Game

SteveKStafford — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 21:54:24 GMT

I did a session at a BIM Workshop in 2015 called "Who Moved My Cheese", a "game" where the people attending the session attempted to figure out why elements were "missing" in views. The winner got candy, Smarties.

Any chance that's what you're referring to?

Re: The Lost Marbles Game

scolacino — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 22:00:13 GMT

That sounds like a similar concept, but what I'm looking for is an actual Revit file that has 12 hidden marbles in it. They're all hidden in different ways, and the puzzle is to find them all. It was just something I downloaded years ago, and I'd be interested to find it again.

Re: The Lost Marbles Game

SteveKStafford — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 22:29:58 GMT

FWIW, I've attached the zip file with the RVT files and a PDF handout. I didn't use marbles, because I was tackling the myriad things that can go missing, not just families. At Autodesk University the year before (I think) I did my session Revit tech staff ran a challenge to find a missing chair family. One was quite mean, the family had no elements inside it.

Re: The Lost Marbles Game

scolacino — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 14:44:37 GMT

This looks like it contains a lot of the same ideas. Unfortunately, I'm not able to open the 4 & Up file, I think it was a central model? But thank you for sending it! I appreciate the help!

Re: The Lost Marbles Game

SteveKStafford — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:54:56 GMT

You should be able to open the file if you select Detach from Central. It's a Revit 2016 project file and to do the troubleshooting worksets need to be enabled so the example in the PDF works.

Re: The Lost Marbles Game

co_rr_i_d_o_rf_g_j — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:28:15 GMT

I remember that Revit game. It was floating around forums a few years back. Might be worth checking old threads or archives — sometimes those files are still out there. Let us know if you find it!

Re: The Lost Marbles Game

co_rr_i_d_o_rf_g_j — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:29:16 GMT

I remember that one It was a pretty clever little Revit puzzle. I think it was shared on the forums years ago — might still be hiding in some old threads or archives. Hope someone still has a copy!

Re: The Lost Marbles Game

padishahgastikar — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:09:24 GMT

I remember seeing a few Revit puzzle projects like this, and they were a surprisingly fun way to explore the software. A game built around finding hidden marbles sounds like something I would actually try rather than just another demonstration model. I’d be interested to see whether the original file has survived somewhere or if someone has recreated it.