GraviTrax Vertical Starter-Set

Product Information

Last summer, my son and I were sent a set of Gravitrax toys for review and ended up loving this elaborate and creative toy. Today, we’re still playing with it regularly and have been taking a look at six of the latest GraviTrax expansions now available to make your GraviTrax system even more impressive than ever before. I was surprised with the consistency here, simply because of how energetic this expansion is. I expected the marbles to go flying off all over the place, but they went where they were supposed to the vast majority of the time.

Ravensburger sent my ten-year-old son and me six of the latest GraviTrax expansions to try out. We rated them over four different features as follows:

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The GraviTrax sets are designed for anyone aged 8 and up (though I might recommend 10 and up for the GraviTrax PRO) and are perfect for solo, group, or family play. They are sophisticated enough to be fun for adults on their own, as well.

As it simply carries a marble along in the same direction it came from with no level shifts, this is one of the easiest GraviTrax expansions to incorporate. The walls have so many locations to place balconies that people who love to design and experiment with different configurations will have so much fun. Those who prefer to follow building instructions will need to be creative to make use of their options, but at least they can use the included designs to use as a starting point. The Lifter expansion, as might be obvious from the name, lifts marbles vertically to three different levels depending on how many pieces you use to build it. It needs to be manually operated each time by a button and can send marbles in different directions at the top. What’s in the Box? Lasting durability for girls and boys ages 8 and up, it’s the learning toy children (and savvy adults) return to over and over again!

Conclusion

CORE: Simply be creative is the plan here: with uncomplicated building elements that can be used intuitively and in a variety of ways and where kids from the age of 8 have fun trying things out and getting started. All beginnings are easy! Despite its enthusiasm, the Scoop is remarkably consistent and worked perfectly every time we tried it. GraviTrax is a toy I love and will recommend again and again, and these expansions will serve to make it even better. This set includes 2x Sets of Instructions, 4x Card Bases, 1x Transparent levels, 6x Gravity Spheres, 3x Long Rails, 6x Medium Rails, 9x Short Rails, 1x Magnetic Cannon, 28x Curved Bases, 4x X intersection Bases, 1x Vortex Base, 2x Y Points Bases, 1x End target, 1x 3in1 Base, 4x Bases for inserts, 1x 3 Way Starter Base Insert, 2x Catcher Base Inserts, 2x Switches, 1x Base Insert, 1x Free Fall Base Insert, 20x Large Vertical Tiles, 9x Small Vertical Tiles, 8x Pillars, 4x Tunnel Pillars,2x Walls Long, 3x Walls Medium, 1x Wall Small, 16x Balconies, 4x Double Balconies. Article number:

The one expansion I would advise avoiding is the Trampoline. Scoring just 18/40 in our challenge, it was inconsistent, hard to use, and included the least amount of bonus pieces which made it poor value for money. While it looks cool and is probably the most fun to watch when it actually works, it’s just not worth your money in my opinion unless you’re looking for a complete set of all the expansions. It’s fun but too inconsistent. You’ll be better off with something else unless you’re looking to complete the set. This GraviTrax expansion also has by far the least amount of stuff in the box with no bonus parts beyond the trampoline itself. GraviTrax CORE, PRO or POWER? Preferably all three, of course. But one thing at a time. First of all, we would like to introduce the three different GraviTrax lines here and answer the most frequently asked questions: Which GraviTrax products are suitable for beginners? What is the difference between GraviTrax PRO and POWER? From what age can you start having fun with GraviTrax?

Lifter

Watching the marbles lift out of the Volcano like an unfurling flower when the button is hit is weirdly satisfying. The Flip is a lot of fun to watch. I think it was probably my favorite of all the GraviTrax expansions so far.