Product Description
Get to know the Earth's rich geography as you piece together this detailed 3-D globe.
- Expertly crafted puzzle pieces fit perfectly together
- Forms a solid, smooth 3-D globe
- No glue required
- 504 pieces
- Includes two stands – a plastic base stand and a metal rotation stand
- Finished puzzle size is 8.5" in diameter
- Each piece is individually numbered on the back for convenience
- By Ravensburger
We saw this at a friend's and were so intrigued that we had to get one to "play with".
It is surely a conversation piece and at 9" in dia.it can be put almost any place.
The things which were most impressive were:
1. Very well packaged.
2. Clear directions and assembly guides.
3. Sturdy semi-curved thick plastic pieces.
4. Inspected thoroughly, no missing parts.
5. Numbered pieces.
6. Great stand and assembly "platform.
7. Good fit, although the "plastic flash" on
a couple of pieces needed to be smoothed out
but not a big deal.
8. Ordered on Friday and received on Tuesday.
9. And...it's fun.
This puzzle ball is a lot of fun and you can actually make it easy or hard on yourself assembling the ball depending on presorting the numbers that are printed on the back of the puzzle pieces. The pieces are very sturdy and fairly easy to put together. Even though not all of the images on the puzzle pieces fit together perfectly (lines or words don't line up), it is still a very nice and educational puzzle. After putting it together I wanted to take it apart and do it all over again. It looks nice sitting anywhere and works very well just using it as a globe while not being too big or taking up too much space. Very high quality.
I purchased this puzzle for my grandparents for Christmas. They thought it was a bit tricky but loved the challenge of putting it together. It spins smoothly and the stand is very heavy; truly a great quality product!
This is a great toy, but, once figuring out how to put it together, we had trouble getting "the top of the world"on.
My kids LOVED this! It's very durable, as it's been on the desk and used as a globe since the kids put it together. They thought it was difficult putting it together, but the younger ones, went by numbers on the back. So any age can put it together. The older ones enjoyed the challange of putting it together.
The durable plastic pieces exactly connect so the globe is solid. For the geographically challenged, there are numbers on the back of the pieces (connect 1 to 2, 2 to 3, etc.). I gave puzzleballs as gifts with tiny figures from the train model store to glue onto to the globe. A lot of play value for the money!
My 6 year old son had been wanting this puzzle ball for about a year, ever since Aug 2007. We finally got it for him on 23 Nov 2008. At first he was a little overwhemled, but each puzzle piece is numbered 1-540. So I put the puzzle pieces in piles of 100's so he could do it a 100 pieces at a time. He spent about an hour a day on it. It took him about 5 days and 5 hours total to do it, with very little help from me. He also likes it for looking at all of the countries and states.
Thanks again for such a great toy!
It's a lot of fun to put together and definitely teaches geography. It's challenging too, especially in expanses of open ocean but fortunately all the pieces are numbered. It's only drawback is that it's not really a "group" puzzle. Because of it's design you basically start in Antarctica and work your way to the North Pole, pretty much holding it in your hand as you go. Because of the curve of the pieces it's difficult to put together large "sub-assemblies" of areas like you might with a traditional flat puzzle. Nor could one person (or group) start with the South Pole and the other person start with the North Pole, meeting at the Equator. It's also a little fragile. It won't fall apart in normal use but will not stand up to impact or rough handling.
All in all it's a challenging puzzle, looks great completed, and I would highly recommend it! Suitable for kids 7 and up with adult supervision and kids 10 and up alone.
I was thinking about getting a globe as a gift for school age children and came across this puzzle globe. It is a current, working globe with the added bonus of being able to visualize each country as it is put together. The puzzle format is easy to use (the pieces are numbered on the back), but still a little challenging. It is also hard and durable, and can withstand pressure and falling (not a hard fall, I don't think). It would be nice to have some sort of back lighting for night use, but craft aficionados will find a way to remedy that. After I gave one away as a gift, I recommended it to a friend of mine as a gift for an 8 year old puzzle lover. It was his favorite gift ever and he finished it before the night was over!
We love maps and globes. Our family room is full of them. This is just the latest addition to the decor. It was fun to put together. I'm not sure how kid friendly it is but it is really old guy friendly.
About Earth 540 pc puzzle ball detail
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1240 in Toys & Games
- Brand: Ravensburger
- Model: MN056-184
- Released on: 2007-07-15
- Dimensions: 3.20" h x 10.40" w x 10.40" l, 1.95 pounds
Features
- Features perfectly crafted, curved puzzle-pieces
- Can be easily assembled together to form a solid, smooth ball
- No glue required
- Includes both a plastic base stand and metal rotation stand
- 540 piece set
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