Quadrilla Marble Railway, Twist and Rail

by Hape International

Product Features

• The best selling Quadrilla Set.
• Smart Design Booklet included.
• Quadrilla blocks are colored in child safe, water based stains.
• Includes 97 pieces plus 50 marbles and a Play Tips DVD
• Ages 3 and up

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 21 x 13 x 5.5 inches ; 9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 14 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000FJTP1G
• Item model number: QU2800110
• Our recommended age: 4 - 10 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 10 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,521 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #82 in Toys & Games > Sports & Outdoor Play > Marble Games
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Quadrilla Twist and Rail is the versatile introduction to the Quadrilla system. Quadrilla is the next generation of marble runs. It is a system of blocks, tracks and accessory pieces that allow the energy of a marble to travel down a make-your-own path. Beautiful wood tracks and a rainbow of colored blocks, each with a different function, are the starting point for endless constructions for marbles to drop to a new level, go right or left, swirl in a funnel, or pour out of a teeter totter. Quadrilla's versatile design allows a child to determine the marble's path and the options are endless. Simple 2 or 3 level switches or complex multi-level, multi-direction layouts are possible depending on the builder's understanding of the function of each piece. this is a logical, sturdy product where the process of building is as much fun as the process of playing.

Product Description

Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 2006! The design possibilities are endless with the new Quadrilla Twist and Rail Set. Infinite marble runs in one great set! Brilliantly colored wood. Highly stable design. Amazingly easy construction. Fast-moving effects. Curved & Straight Rails, Connecting Blocks, Accelerators, and Great Action Pieces! Instructions for 3 Rail Combinations. Includes 94 pieces & 50 marbles. Ages 4+

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

56 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good for all ages!, December 5, 2006

By 

Stuart|Anne (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quadrilla Marble Railway, Twist and Rail (Toy)

My sister recently got this for my son's fourth birthday, and I am really impressed with it. The quality is excellent. The blocks are solid wood, but for strength the rails are a multi-layer plywood. This hopefully will avoid some of the breakage our Brio tracks saw in the hands of the younger brother.

The other thing we were impressed by is how interesting they are to build and play with. In the beginning the kids wanted us to build them, and they would just roll the marbles. However, now they are already working out how to build their own runs!

In terms of which set is the best to start with, we'd have to pick this one. The Quadrilla Marble Railway, Basic Set is really too small to do very much with, and may get boring sooner than it deserves to. This set is a good size to start with. It includes many different kinds of pieces including rails, curves and the ever popular spiral and teeter-totter! I think the number of different creations you can make will also help this toy age as well, as the kids get older they will make more complex creations, but can still have fun.

The grown ups enjoy building (and designing) runs as much as the kids. The biggest frustration is that our "helpers" occasionally knock over the masterpiece that was just about to be so unbelievably awesome. Almost enough to make you want go build when the kids are not there to play!

Addendum (Sept 2009): Three years later we are STILL playing with this. Many toys have come and gone. Toy tools have been given away, and we've moved to little Legos. But the Quadrilla are still in active use. Not everyday, but fairly regularly. So we're pretty happy about how our investment has aged!

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars there is a learning curve, October 14, 2008

By 

Mother of 7 book lovers (alaska) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Quadrilla Marble Railway, Twist and Rail (Toy)

We got this set last Christmas. At the time it was almost completely ignored, and seemed too complicated to mess with. We had a big problem with them crashing down. Put it away for months. When I got it back out (I was thinking of selling it)and tried one more time; we started again. This time we watched the dvd that comes with it. We had made several mistakes. The two most obvious are not using the wood base plates on the bottom supports, and trying to make it go down using gravity. By building the sides level and letting the dropping motion move it forward you get a much more stable structure. By starting with small runs, and building on them, constantly testing the run as we built it...had a whole different experience. Our mistake at Christmas was trying to make the fabulous run, without building up to that point. We also tend to put those cool spirals at the bottom, not the top. They are the harder pieces to balance. This is not Discovery Toys Marbleworks..it takes planning and experimenting. But the result is more satisfying. Now my kids can make wonderful things, and want more add-on pieces. My kids who play with this are 10yrs,9 yrsand 6 years old.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't spend the money on other marble toys, this is the BEST!, May 12, 2006

By 

K. Mantarro (Lawrenceville, NJ) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Quadrilla Marble Railway, Twist and Rail (Toy)

We've tried other type of marble work toys and none of them come close to the quality of this set. It is worth every penny of investment! This set is high quality construction and will not break. It sets up very well and is very sturdy (unlike the plastic warble works) if on a stable surface will stay up ... no wobbling. You will keep this set forever and pass it down through the family for generations!

Go ahead and splurg on this set you will not be dissapointed!

You will get more than hours and hours of entertainment out of it for the young and old!