Ravensburger The Simpsons - 240 Piece puzzleball

by Ravensburger

Product Features

• Puzzleball is a unique puzzling experience- the next generation in puzzles
• Made of curved, sturdy plastic pieces
• No glue required
• Underside of each piece is conveniently numbered
• Comes with a plastic base stand

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 8.5 x 2.5 inches ; 10.7 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000VPJILG
• Item model number: 11051
• Manufacturer recommended age: 10 - 15 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,339 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Simpsons licensed Puzzleball is a unique puzzling experience- the next generation in puzzles. Is made of curved, sturdy plastic pieces. No glue required. Underside of each piece is conveniently numbered. Comes with a plastic base stand.

Product Description

Perfectly crafted, curved puzzle pieces allow for an exact fit and are easily assembled together to form a solid, smooth ball - with no glue required! 240 Pieces

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Puzzling Adventure, March 20, 2010

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Joseph Pawloski "realwildchild" (Chicago, Il.) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Ravensburger The Simpsons - 240 Piece puzzleball (Toy)

The puzzle turned out to be a durable product that is now being used for display purposes. A great gift for the Simpsons fan. The puzzle took an evening to put together and now looks great on the bookshelf.

Little more expensive than a grab bag but worth the price.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The "World" of the Simpsons, January 10, 2011

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R. Greenbaum "Fupduck" - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Ravensburger The Simpsons - 240 Piece puzzleball (Toy)

I don't like jigsaw puzzles. I had nothing to do with constructing this one.

HOWEVER, my Wife and 9 year old Grand daughter had a blast! Took them about 2 hours because of the ingenious design that has numbers on the inside of the piece in case you get stuck. Our Granddaughter is proud of the accomplishment and loves looking at the Simpsons characters pictured on the globe. Those of us past 40 may want glasses to really get into identifying the characters, but that is not a problem. Sure is fun to do though.

My only criticism is that they tell you it is 240 pieces but the finished product is actually pretty small with a 6 inch diameter. From the photos I had no sense of size even between the different globe/puzzles. Still, it became the appetizer for the other Ravensburger puzzles we bought because this one was so much fun. I think I'll join in the party when we put together the big earth globe. The last one was lots of fun!

I gave it 4 stars for durability because it is quite durable, but don't drop it on a hard floor!

It is fun. It is a challenge. It is easily built or you can challenge yourself by not using the numbers and some of them look difficult.

Highly recommended family fun.

3.0 out of 5 stars Cool Idea, February 20, 2012

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Nacho Pace - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Ravensburger The Simpsons - 240 Piece puzzleball (Toy)

This was fun and interesting; I'd never done a puzzleball before. I was disappointed that the illustration is doubled. There are many pieces that have an exact duplicate because of this. In a standard puzzle, the pieces fit together in only the one specific way, in this there is not enough variation, so multiple pieces fit. A key is printed on the back and is therefore, completely necessary to complete the puzzle. It just felt wrong to use it though.