Earth 540 pc puzzle ball | 
| Brand: Ravensburger
List Price: $44.99
Buy New: $24.99
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Seller: Magical Moon Toys
Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 422
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 10 - 99 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 3.3 x 10.3 x 10.4
MPN: 11118
Model: MN056-184
EAN: 4005556111183
ASIN: B000UEL05U
Release Date: July 15, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| 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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Product Description
The latest and greatest innovation from Ravensburger, this unique three-dimensional puzzle inspires a world of wonder among both kids and adults. It's specially crafted from sturdy, curved plastic pieces that fit securely in place to form a round, smooth ball. Once completed, proudly display it anywhere using the included sturdy metal V-shaped stand. No glue required. 540 pieces. Measures 8.5" diameter.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 24
 Great, but doesn't stay perfectly round. November 9, 2009
H. Roscoe de Oliveira
It's a really nice puzzle, I really don't regret buying it. But you should know that it doesn't stay perfectly round. It does stay round, and you can turn and everything, but it's REALLY difficult to put the pieces exactly how they should stay, so all the pieces won't stay even. Also the support was a little bit bigger than it should be, so I had to crook it a little, but it worked fine.
Still, I LOVE puzzles and this was certainly the puzzle I had to have at home.
Love it! September 27, 2009
Jin H. Kang
The puzzle really helped me learn a bit more of geography, and the numbers on the back helped me do the oceans. The last piece was really hard to get in, and I neared broke all the work I did trying to get it in. It spins well, and looks so much nicer compared to a regular globe.
For older children only! August 27, 2009
G. Avriett (Edmond, OK United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I got this for my 8 year old who loves puzzles and wanted a globe. I never intended for her to put it together by herself. It was meant to be a "father/daughter" project and its a good thing-definitely not made for a smaller child. Although it has numbers on back for those who need the extra help (or just want to cheat) it required three of us to get the puzzle into the ball formation. Once its together, its together-very sturdy and secure but getting it there requires a bit of patience. I would suggest an age range of atleast 10 and up. It is not a quick project either and we found it entertaining to do it after dinner each night or on a Sunday afternoon. As for the father/daughter time-it was priceless!
 not for 40 year olds August 18, 2009
Beatrice Izzey (Los Angeles)
We grown ups thought it was very challenging - many of the pieces look very very similar yet they are not interchangeable. That is why Ravensburger numbered each of the pieces so you can do the puzzle from the other side. The ocean parts, the vast blue areas, were a real headache. I would not say it was pleasurable. Also, the metal stand falls apart easily, and the globe did not sit in it for long. You can't really turn the globe on it because the stand is too fragile.
I give 5 stars because it is a great idea, a 3-d puzzle.
 Difficult or impossible to assemble neatly July 12, 2009
James Frick
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have purchased two sets of this puzzle globe. I consider myself to have above average skills in modeling and crafts, and I've been assembling puzzles and models for over 40 years. I found it impossible to assemble this puzzle neatly, without flaws. I realized, soon after inspecting the first set I bought, that it would never assemble properly without glue. In certain areas of the puzzle the pieces simply don't fit together properly, without creating distorting stresses in the ball. Some pieces require forcing or trimming to go together at all.
I was not satisfied with the first resulting globe so I decided to get another one and try again. It hasn't gone much better. I assembled the puzzle to the midpoint, the equator, and began to have serious difficulties.
The photo of the completed puzzle on the box can't be an actual, assembled Earth globe puzzle, not one of the mass produced ones, anyway. It is quite deceptive.
If you want a jigsaw puzzle, I recommend one that's made of two dimensional panels, or a smaller size spherical puzzle. This one was quite frustrating.
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