<p>It looks like the product is actually called &quot;BLOCK ART&quot;, and I believe it's made by Japanese company &quot;Nichigan&quot; (based on <a href="https://global.rakuten.com/en/store/orange-baby/item/4975950170096/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a>).</p>
<p>I can't find a web page for Nichigan. Maybe someone that can read Japanese might have better luck? <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/hMe9H.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Its logo</a>.</p>
<p>It appears to be vintage, and it's probably no longer produced. Your best bet of finding one is probably through the vintage toy crowds.</p>
<p>Alternatives:</p>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/CyQtL.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MARBLETICK</a>, by the same company</p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/1eIov.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">LAKESHORE</a>, by the same company</p>
</li>
<li><p>MARBLE ART, by the same company</p>
</li>
<li><p>Hunt down this <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/TY-490PCS-Embedded-Puzzle-Educational/dp/B00PQ2V772" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese knockoff(?)</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="http://montys.toys/art-building-blocks-puzzle/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">A more advanced wooden version</a></p>
</li>
<li><p>Build your own from Lego pieces</p>
</li>
<li><p>Hire someone with a 3d printer to make one</p>
</li>
</ul>

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2019-05-25T13:16:31.033Z
Thank a lot. What googling (internet searching) technique you used to find the answer (especially "Nichigan")?
cppBeginner
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2019-05-25T14:53:22.137Z
IIRC, I searched for `BLOCKART toy` and `"BLOCK ART" toy` (including quotes) and `"BLOCK ART" vintage toy`. I mostly used the image search feature. Remember that clicking on an image shows "related" images that are potentially more relevant. That led to the the main image of [this page](https://global.rakuten.com/en/store/orange-baby/item/4975950170096/), which mentions Nichigan. I wasn't confident in that name until I came across the listing for MABLE ART, which is clearly by Nichigan, and clearly by the same company.
ikegami
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ikegami
<p>I remember a very good boardgame named "BLOCKART" that I played decades ago.      </p>

<ul>
<li>It has a white board that has deep rectangle/hexagon slots.</li>
<li>There are a lot of colorful rectangular cuboid tokens. Each can fill a slot.        </li>
<li>There are also some cute triangle prism tokens that can fill half of a slot.         </li>
<li>The tokens come in  4 colors - blue,green,yellow and red.<br>
I could purchase "addon" to add tokens of other colors.     </li>
</ul>

<p>Today, after searching for several years, I finally find its image in the internet.       </p>

<p>However, that is it, there is no further information.</p>

<p>Please provide some description :-      </p>

<ul>
<li>What is the manufacturer / distributor name?   What is its official website/page?         </li>
<li>If it does not violate this site, may you provide some locations I can buy it (online perhaps)?       </li>
<li>Are there any other similar game (board with deep slot + colorful rectangular cuboid tokens)?         </li>
</ul>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/WK67I.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/WK67I.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>All material are made of plastic.     </p>

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2019-05-24T12:52:39.723Z
Are you sure that it is a game?  Looking at it is seems more like a toy akin to Lego?
StartPlayer
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2019-05-24T12:52:46.290Z
Are you sure this is actually a board game, with playable rules and conditions to win? This appears to be more like a design toy. If it is a board game, it is on-topic here, but if it is a toy then unfortunately it is off-topic sorry.
Ken Herbert
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2019-05-24T12:54:06.813Z
@Ken Herbert Ops, sorry, I may misremember it.  I always used it to play something like Othello or a custom landscape for some house-rule marble games. Which stackexchange should I ask about it?
cppBeginner
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2019-05-24T12:58:33.227Z
Sorry but I really don't know where else you could ask about it here. I'm a bit surprised there isn't an SE site dedicated to toys.
Ken Herbert
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Help identify "blockart" game
cppBeginner
# Help identify "blockart" game

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-05-24)

I remember a very good boardgame named "BLOCKART" that I played decades ago.

* It has a white board that has deep rectangle/hexagon slots.
* There are a lot of colorful rectangular cuboid tokens. Each can fill a slot.
* There are also some cute triangle prism tokens that can fill half of a slot.
* The tokens come in 4 colors - blue,green,yellow and red.  
  I could purchase "addon" to add tokens of other colors.

Today, after searching for several years, I finally find its image in the internet.

However, that is it, there is no further information.

Please provide some description :-

* What is the manufacturer / distributor name? What is its official website/page?
* If it does not violate this site, may you provide some locations I can buy it (online perhaps)?
* Are there any other similar game (board with deep slot + colorful rectangular cuboid tokens)?

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/WK67I.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/WK67I.png)

All material are made of plastic.

**Tags:** identify-this-game

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Are you sure that it is a game?  Looking at it is seems more like a toy akin to Lego?  
> **username_2**: Are you sure this is actually a board game, with playable rules and conditions to win? This appears to be more like a design toy. If it is a board game, it is on-topic here, but if it is a toy then unfortunately it is off-topic sorry.  
> **username_0**: @username_2 Ops, sorry, I may misremember it.  I always used it to play something like Othello or a custom landscape for some house-rule marble games. Which stackexchange should I ask about it?  
> **username_2**: Sorry but I really don't know where else you could ask about it here. I'm a bit surprised there isn't an SE site dedicated to toys.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2019-05-24. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

It looks like the product is actually called "BLOCK ART", and I believe it's made by Japanese company "Nichigan" (based on [this](https://global.rakuten.com/en/store/orange-baby/item/4975950170096/)).

I can't find a web page for Nichigan. Maybe someone that can read Japanese might have better luck? [Its logo](https://i.sstatic.net/hMe9H.jpg).

It appears to be vintage, and it's probably no longer produced. Your best bet of finding one is probably through the vintage toy crowds.

Alternatives:

* [MARBLETICK](https://i.sstatic.net/CyQtL.jpg), by the same company
* [LAKESHORE](https://i.sstatic.net/1eIov.jpg), by the same company
* MARBLE ART, by the same company
* Hunt down this [Chinese knockoff(?)](https://www.amazon.co.uk/TY-490PCS-Embedded-Puzzle-Educational/dp/B00PQ2V772)
* [A more advanced wooden version](http://montys.toys/art-building-blocks-puzzle/)
* Build your own from Lego pieces
* Hire someone with a 3d printer to make one

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank a lot. What googling (internet searching) technique you used to find the answer (especially "Nichigan")?  
> **username_3**: IIRC, I searched for `BLOCKART toy` and `"BLOCK ART" toy` (including quotes) and `"BLOCK ART" vintage toy`. I mostly used the image search feature. Remember that clicking on an image shows "related" images that are potentially more relevant. That led to the the main image of [this page](https://global.rakuten.com/en/store/orange-baby/item/4975950170096/), which mentions Nichigan. I wasn't confident in that name until I came across the listing for MABLE ART, which is clearly by Nichigan, and clearly by the same company.  

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