Meffert's Gear Ball - The Original Spinning 3D Brainteaser from Recent Toys - Travel Friendly Fun for Ages 9 to Adult

My young adult son who loves Rubik's cubes thinks this is by far better to play with. He loves using it even just to figure with.

I got this for my son who does a lot of Rubik's cube tricks. This one is very different as they are different moving gears. Once you move a certain row it affects the different gear shapes, which will present quite a challenge to solve. It will keep him busy a bit to try to figure how to move everything back into place. So far he's enjoying it. The color is vibrant and it's a good size for him.

If you have a Rubics Wizard, this is a good option for them while it does still have a formulaic solution, so can be mastered, it takes much longer for most people to figure out the formula. I bought this particular one for my Rubics Wizard.The design allows for crazy ways to mix it up, and the movement is smooth. Most people will get hours and puzzle solving play (or frustration) out of it!

I love this gear ball because it's unique and challenging! My 9 year old loves these kinds of fidget/puzzle toys and it kept him entertained on our trip.

I can't get over how smoothly the gears spin on this! I'd been worried about getting the pieces meshed with each other, but the way this is designed makes it work very well, and if you try to spin something in a bad direction it just won't go. It's easy to line the black "stripe" pieces up with each other to avoid that, and there's even a slight feeling of a twitch as they do. I can't guarantee I'll be able to solve this on my own, but even if I don't it'll make a great fidget toy.

In my house we do puzzles of all kinds. My son is a huge Rubik’s Cube fan and saw this thing coming a mile away.The puzzle is subtle in its difficulty. It moves smoothly in multiple directions. It’s not until you’ve mixed up all the pieces that the true difficulty emerges.Be careful with the younger players, they may be inclined to try to force a gear to turn independently to solve a single face. This could make the rest not match up.The colors are vibrant and the challenge is real. Tons of fun for the whole family.

Great fidget gear! This ball smoothly twists and turns and keeps your nervous energy in check. Not quite so difficult as some gear puzzles, but still challenging. Obviously, good for adults as a desktop or travel toy, and depending on the child, a way to built patience and dexterity. A little on the pricey side, but made very well.

This is an awesome gift for your brainteaser fanatics and rubic cube buffs. It seems a little thicker but still something fun to fidget with.