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This marble run is amazingly fun for both my 3 year old and myself! We fell in love with it right out of the box. I was looking for a marble run that would be durable and interesting at the same time. A lot of the plastic marble runs I researched didn't seem to be very durable or stay together too well. Plus you get the plastic pinging sound, not the more relished wood sound. I also checked out the Blocks and Marbles set which is made of wood and while it seemed durable, it didn't have any neat musical features like this one and the marbles were rather small. The Quadrilla set was the happy medium between all of them: durability and cool features! My 3 year old has always loved mazes and puzzles and while I thought he might be a little young for it, it turned out to be a hit. It's a little too advanced for him to build anything complex, but he did end up building a one-tier structure by himself that worked. Here are some of the pros and cons: Pros: - Durable wood - Quality made - Normal sized marbles are used (If you're familiar with the Channel Craft Toy Tin Marbles Game marbles, they're the same size) - Blocks have different features (straight down, switch, left/right, under) - Haven't had a marble get stuck yet - Lots of different designs limited only by your imagination - The rails are flat but the marbles make it across with a boost from the red pieces with no problem. - Musical tones are fun to play with and each makes a different note (A, B, C, D, E, G) Cons: - It is easy to knock down if you bump it, but in its defense the pieces don't sit flush against each other either. Each of the blocks has a lip that sits down into the one below it. That helps to give it more stability. This set makes a great addition to the other Quadrilla marble sets. You can also use it by itself, but there are a lot more possibilities if you mix it up with the Basic set or something a little more involved like the Twist set. This is also the only set that includes trays for catching the marbles at the bottom. It would be great if they sold them as a separate accessory, but at least for now this is the only set that has them. The notes play when a marble strikes one of the xylophone chimes on its way through the marble run. You can mix and match them to make different notes play or buy a couple sets to make a musical score. Here are the pieces are included in this set: 2 red blocks, 1 orange block, 2 blue blocks, 1 natural block, 6 cut out yellow blocks, 6 red spacer parts (for the yellow blocks), 15 purple blocks, 7 natural bottom blocks, 5 hole covers, 4 rectangular accelerators, 4 half rectangular accelerators, 4 circular accelerators, 5 standard accelerators, 1 red xylophone key (G), 1 orange xylophone key (A), 1 yellow xylophone key (B), 1 green xylophone key (C), 1 blue xylophone key (D), 1 teal xylophone key (E), 20 marbles I can't say it enough... love, love, love this marble run! This is a quality marble run set that you and your family will get many fun years out of.

Incredible! Great addition to our basic set.The only model that comes with marble trays (finally!). Hours of fun! The xylophone style "blocks" are marvelous and you could get really creative. Thinking about buying a second one (even a third) to create songs short versions. Quadrilla marble run sets are probably my favorite toys from all of my son's inventory.And he's spoiled! Promotes creativity and construction skills. Old fashioned toy that fascinates and that could last for future generations.Hard to find.Pricey but worth it.

Awesome and fun activity for adults and kids alike. You can follow the instructions or you can adventure and test out your own. Quality in the construction as they are sturdy.

Hape makes a solid, beautiful product! This marble run is so much fun for the whole family to play with. It was purchased for my three year old son who really likes to build things and is quite skilled for his age. However, everyone who comes to our house (grandparents, cousins, my adult friends, my sons friends) all enjoy building cool marble runs! The instruction book gives good picture instructions for building various runs, but the real fun comes in building a creation of your own. We actually have 3 sets that we combine to make epic marble runs! Best. Toy. Ever.

This is a great looking and well crafted set. Got it for my 4 year old for his birthday. He wanted one of these marble sets by Hape and asked many times for one. He just has not played with it much (only two or three times in a 2 month time span) since getting it, which is disappointing for the price I paid for this set.

This is such a fun toy! My kids love it. It would be fun all by itself as it comes with enough tracks to make a decent run. I was confused by sone of the other reviews and the lack of description, but it actually comes with over 90 pieces. I found a used run by Hape on Craig's list and bought this one too. My kids adore the chimes. They sound great and ad so much to their play time. I highly recommend this toy!

Our family enjoys this toy! We bought it to entertain grandchildren. The six year old moved to creating his own designs rather quickly and I love the reasoning and observational skills used in building. We do have to be careful not to bump it and plan stabilization techniques. We also bought the Round About and now use them together after building each separately for a week or so and learning how each piece works. The marble catchers are a great improvement to this set. I am glad that we bought the Round About at the same time because one set is never enough!

This is a great addition to a Quadrilla set. I would not recommend purchasing the set alone (the Vertigo, Challenger or Autobahn are great starters). The important pieces are the 6 musical bars with 6 yellow blocks or red accelerators that attach to musical bars and, my personal mom favorite, the marble catcher! I thought this purchase would be a home run hit, but I was surprised that our 3 year old did not enjoy the musical component. Our 3 year old is exhibiting some sensory challenges. The rhythmic sound of the marbles seem to be soothing, but the musical bars are jarring to his senses. I would hesitate to purchase the Music Motion for a sensory sensitive child.

This marble run is fun for all of us, kids and adults alike We get lots of use from this set which we have added to the quadrilla set Many different ways to make it, my 3 year old can make a small set himself I love the songs it makes and how interchangeable it is We will play with this for many years and be able to then hand it down as it is well made and durable Tip: we use a big under the bed (wide, long and low sides) tote bin to build this in, easy clean up and marbles don’t escape

Wir haben uns nach langer Überlegung für die Quadrilla entschieden, weil uns das System gefällt und die Murmelbahn vielseitig aufbaubar ist. Wir kombinieren die "Music Motion" mit der "Wirlpool". Diese beiden Sets zusammen ergeben schon beachtliche Bauwerke, die unser 6-jähriger ganz gut alleine hinbekommt und die Klangstäbe der Music Motion machen das Ganze erst richtig interessant. Ein wirklich lustiges Geklimper, das unseren Kindern (3 und 6 Jahre) viel Spaß macht, auch für Eltern-Ohren angenehm ist, und immer wieder zum Aufbauen anregt.

Es un Juego muy entretenido y de calidad, lo regalé a un niño de 3 años y se entretiene mucho jugando.

This was a Christmas present for my grandchildren aged 5 and 2 and was bought as an add-on to a basic set. It was expensive but is played with nearly every day. It is a really creative toy as the pieces can be set up to play different tunes with different intervals between the notes. The grown ups have a great time building marble runs for the children to play with and which they can alter and "improve" for themselves. It is a really well made toy and one which will provide a lot of fun for many years (judging by how much fun the grown ups are also having with it!)

Voilà un rêve de gosse. Un circuit à billes. Ca tombe, ça roule, ça fait de la musique et en plus on peut faire plein de circuits différents. Les gamins adorent et les parents aussi. A combiner avec les autres circuits de la marque, par exemple la spirale Hape - E6005 - Jeu De Construction - The Roundabout .