contraption

The object of Mouse Trap, a board game featuring a Rube Goldberg-style contraption, is to catch plastic mice.

The combined contraption will fit in most overhead compartments, but the compact size requires some sacrifices.

The superstar actor occasionally joined the huddle of people trying to troubleshoot with the contraption.

They install heat cables in the soil to keep their pumpkins warm, build contraptions to cover them from the sun and add grow-lights for cloudy days.

Crowds hoot and cheer as the contraptions float into the darkening sky, while referees judge the magnificence of their aerial explosions.