Thinkfun - Gravity Maze - Falling Marble Brain Game and Stem Toy for Kids Age 8 Years And Up

My grandson loves it so that's what matters to me.

Excellent game ! I'm a children's counsellor and I Italy we were looking for a puzzle game to keep the children and parents amused as they were in the waiting room . However soon I took it into the counselling room as it is so good for kids to use , teaching them problem solving , using different parts of their brain , patience and non competitive.It is very hard but once you get over the hurdle how to start it , you learn from each new puzzle .It comes with a pack of cards with various puzzles you solve by laying the blocks out .The aim is simple , get the ball to run from the beginning to end - you start with a few set blocks then have a list of blocks you have to add . However it's a frustrating , fun , sometimes exhausting game that means your brain is constantly learning .There are about 60 levels , and I do suggest you start from the beginning and work up - as people who try to skip a stage usually ended up frustrated and stuck !However it gets compulsive and I find appeals to all ages . I have a very smart 7 year old who can do it - runs rings around her mum and a 60 year old manger who can't get past level 2 ! Age is no barrier with this game - it's really good - simple idea but tons of fun and learning sneaked in !Highly recommended - I play so many games and many of them don't keep children interested or nor adults , this is different it appeals to all ages and abilities and you come away eventually better for playing it .

I live the idea of this. My son is a mini maths whiz and so I loved the challenge this would give him. He works it out using only the sticks at the minute without using the cards. At 6 he manipulates the maze and takes his time to work out why the marble isn't working. As he gets older I will explain the card use to him but for now he is enjoying it as a maze maker. He loves it. I am really pleased and I like the fact the maze will still present new problems as he gets older. His older brother uses the cards and gets stuck sometimes. It's a fab brain challenging alternative to computer games!

My son loves this, he’s 8 and very clever and he loves working this out although he does it a lot quicker than me.. fab quality as always and good for all ages

A fun puzzle. Played for a couple of hours so far, and can imagine it becoming addictive.I do love the fact that the cards are numbered and gradually get more challenging.The game itself is well made and feels like good quality materials.Instructions are fairly straightforward. .However, here is an unnecessary reliance on colour to identify the blocks, and this makes it harder at lower light levels to select the correct towers for each puzzle. If they had used an additional identifier (like a number) then it would prevent errors and allow a colour blind person (like my husband) to play on their own! Otherwise a good, challenging puzzle.

This is an excellent idea for a puzzle game. Intriguing and clever and fun and genuinely tricky. Only trouble is that my daughter is whizzing through the puzzles and will finish them all shortly, so I hope that the manufacturers will consider writing some more and putting them online. If not, this'll be a really good toy with a short shelf-life.

Brilliant! I saw this on the facebook feed of a mighty girl. I have a bright engineering minded 6 yo girl so I bought it immediately.She loves it. In the first evening she worked her way through half the beginner cards. By the third one she had grasped the concept and was loving solving them and sharing her solutions with us then checking to see if she solved it the same way as the solution card.Keeps her totally focused for ages. Teaches spatial awareness and you can see her literally thinking her way through each drop and turn.Totally recommend this.

In truth I haven't used this - but based on the great reviews - I bought it for an 11 year old who I think will knock great fun out of it. From the box it looks like a well made and sturdy toy.