Quadrilla Marble Railway, Twist and Rail

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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

• Item Weight: 11.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 14 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• 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: 3 years and up
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,722 in Toys & Games (See Bestsellers in Toys & Games)

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• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)

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

33 of 33 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

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!

18 of 18 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 (REAL NAME)

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

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!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous, Creative, Long Lasting, Durable Toy, June 17, 2006

By	D. Lohr "SAHM to my angels" (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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

I bought this set for my three children 5,4,2 last Christmas at a fancy toy store. This product is top of the line and my kids can not get enough of this. The marble runs are easy to build, sturdy and so much for them to play with. There are a variety to build with the more advanced sets also we bought a few more "fun" and cool looking marbles as they raced them down. The kids can change out the different blocks to make the marbles react in different ways- which is a creative aspect. I LOVE THIS TOY!!!! My kids beg me to make them a new marble run all the time. You do need a hard surface to build on, since we didn't have a "train table" we put it on a hard piece of cardboard so it laid flat on the carpet, that way you don't have to hear the clink-clink of the marbles as they hit the bottom...