Customer Reviews

Amaze-N-Marbles 60-Piece Set

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

The "Blocks and Marbles" set is a much higher quality than these Amaze-n Marbles. These have huge variations in the quality of wood pieces; some are really porous lightweight woods that are rough around the edges (not splintery, just porous and rough, think dried up sponge). The blocks with the holes are really rough inside. The tracks are fine, a denser smoother wood, though the wood stains are a bit muddy. The "Blocks and Marbles" sets have tight grain wood with clean cuts and smoothly sanded holes. These don't have as satisfying a clatter when the towers and tracks fall, or as nice a feel in hand. Also, the box has a sticker that says "assembled in the USA, some parts may have been made in China." Returned these and got two sets of the others instead. The shapes are generally the same and both brands are compatible with each other.

Oh yes, that's the other thing with both of these -- you need to use support blocks between the tracks so that the marbles can go through. So get the biggest set you can afford (or multiple sets).

This is a toy I love to take down from the shelf. My 3 and 5 year old boys love it! It is easy to build marble runs, watch your marble go, add on new pieces and they are using their brains all the while. This is a toy that will likely get even better for our boys as they get older and more able to engineer some multi level marble runs. For now, I mostly work with them so they aren't frustrated if the tower falls over as we build it. Its awesome!

This is the ultimate parent/child interaction set for my family. I love setting up the runs, and the boys love to help place the blocks and drop the marbles. We all get thrills from the lovely sounds and sights of the marbles dropping.

Like other reviewers have mentioned, this set is a little rough around the edges aesthetically, but for the price per number of blocks, I prefer this over the more polished version. Its functionality is wonderful, and we're having fun.

If your child is creative, this is the toy they will love.

My seven year old grandson first looked at it like, 'what is this?', but when I showed him how it worked, he played with it the rest of the morning. Creating his own maze's and even built one on which two people, he plus grandma or grandpa, could 'race' the marbles through the maze. Great fun. Takes you back to the 'good old days' of Lincoln Logs, erector sets and other creative toys.

Highly recommended. PS: Toys R Us has a larger fancier one for [...]. This one does the job for one fourth of that without the over kill.

Amaze-N-Marbles 60-Piece Set I bought this for my ten year old son. As a young child, he loved constructing the wooden train tracks for his Thomas trains and this set has renewed his love of creating mazes in a much higher-level way! I recommend this building set for any child that enjoys endless building possibilities. He has learned about gravity without even realizing it! His mazes are more creative with each construction. I'm so glad I bought it!

I bought this for my 3 year old's birthday so that we could play with it together. We do most of the building now but eventually he'll do it himself. It's cool to watch him figure out how the pieces work and how the marble makes it from one end to the other. The trick to giving a toy like this to a child so young is presentation. I didn't give it to him in the box. I built one of the tracks from the back of the box and walked him into the room where I built it. I showed him where to drop the marbles and he was sold.

I got this product used. It is 13 years old and is STILL in REALLY good condition. Every piece is well made and big enough for small hands to manipulate.

I really love this product. There are hundreds of ways to build this set. A great educational toy for children. We bought two sets for one of my children's classrooms and the teacher loves this toy too.

Amaze-N-Marbles 60-Piece Set

My son, who is 11, enjoys playing with this toy. He would like to have more of them to add to what he already has. He stacks them on top of boxes etc. to make different heights. I would recommend this toy.

I bought this toy for my 4 year old son and 5 year old daughter after my sister recommended it. The kids spent the weekend at her house, played with the one her son owned, and seemed to really enjoy it. They both LOVE it! They can set the blocks up in different ways to create paths for the marbles to run through. I think it is very educational, uses their problem solving skills, and keeps them entertained. It is very durable, the block pieces are solid wood. I will probably buy another set so they can create even bigger mazes. If your kid enjoys playing with blocks, Leggos, Lincoln Logs, etc. like mine do, this is another entertaining spin on that. Great toy!

My kid saw a similar marble run, at her friends house and had a blast. So, I wanted to get her one too. I bought this at Barnes & Noble for 15 bucks... awesome deal!