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107 of 108 found the following review helpful:
 Perplexus Rookie vs Perplexus Original May 12, 2011
By D. Andersen
Essentially the Perplexus Rookie is a much easier and a little more refined version of the Perplexus Original.
Those experienced with the Perplexus Original will likely be turned-off by the ease of the Rookie. I played the Original a fair amount before playing the Rookie, and was personally able to complete it within my first three attempts. The Rookie is best-suited for younger children who have not spent a lot of time with the Original or Epic (and fans of Perplexus who can appreciate something different).
Here are the differences between the Rookie and the Original:
- New unique layout of obstacles with thicker, wider, and more available rails (making it easier)
- 70 Rookie obstacles vs 100 Original obstacles (though both feel about the same length)
- Bolder number markings (deeper impressions) with separate arrow markings
- Denser track layout (increasing line-of-sight difficulties)
- Only one Start point in the Rookie (Original has three Start points)
- Well-defined End point (1" diameter bubble)
- New step, tube, and slope types of obstacles
- No mechanical obstacles (like swing arm and bucket obstacles)
- No markings in the clear portion of the Rookie sphere (Original has a couple large watermarks)
- Better weight distribution in the Rookie (sphere rotates more evenly with the insides than the Original)
- Rookie Diameter: ~6-1/4" (~160mm), ~6-3/4" (~170mm) at the equator
- Original Diameter: ~7" (~175mm), ~7-5/8" (~190mm) at the equator
- Different color scheme; no painted markings (besides the "CE")
The product remains more durable than it looks like it would be. The internal structures appear to use the same material and strong mounting to the equator (though you should not be rough on it). The sphere is made from the same durable plastic. Individuals with eye troubles may still be turned-off by the reflecting and slightly translucent plastic. You need decent light to enjoy playing this.
More obstacles are made difficult by line-of-sight trouble, but this is a side-effect of a more interesting layout, and enriches the challenge. It would be nice if the numbers were all marked in paint (not adding roughness to the tracks), but that would make the product more expensive. Personally I would have liked mechanical obstacles despite the movement troubles they can sometimes cause.
35 of 37 found the following review helpful:
 Junkier Than Original Perplexus May 23, 2011
By Y. Haber
I got this as a gift for my children. They liked it at first but within a few days pieces of the maze had dislodged and were floating around the ball. A friend of mine to whom I recommended this product has returned two of them so far because of quality issues.
So - I think the toy is fun but they need to improve the quality.
19 of 21 found the following review helpful:
 Assembly issues May 24, 2011
By A H
We have the original Perplexus and our almost 3 yr old loves it. We thought he would really like a slightly easier/shorter version, and he did, but there are assembly issues. Both balls we tried had points where you could not get the ball past points where the internal pieces were attached improperly (you could see that it was a failure to fully snap two plastic parts together all the way), both in different places. It's a shame, because our son really liked it...until he would get to the defective spot and was unable to get past it.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Maze dislodged and broke after a couple of uses Jul 08, 2011
By FB
At first my younger set of kids were very excited with the maze ball as they had a harder time with the Original Perplexus. However, after a couple of days the maze shifted and dislodged and the ball kept getting stuck from the pieces of the maze blocking it in it's path. The maze also cracked and broke a little bit down the path from the start point and caused that whole piece to shift right and down. The ball was not thrown and dropped and we were very careful with it - I have the Original ball and it HAS been dropped numerous times with no effect what-so-ever on the inside maze. This ball's quality seems to be far inferior than the original and I don't recommend it unless the manufacturer improves the design and quality. Now,we will see what the Epic does for us....
11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Defect and repair notes May 29, 2011
By Nathan T. Peirce
Could have been a great product but contained an internal defect that causes the ball to get stuck in place. I took it apart and fixed it, but it isn't designed to come apart. It almost is. It has internal pegs and holes holding the longitudinal halves of the red equator together, but it also has sparsely applied glue, so you have to pry and saw it apart, mostly saw, before you can fix it, and that means when you put it back together you have to hot glue it or something because using super glue leaves gaps where you sawed.
Small note: The outer shell is a bit thin so with a toy designed to be handled and turned around while concentrating on the internal parts rather than on your hands turning it, seems like the outer shell would be prone to damage, but I've had another version with a similar shell for quite some time and it hasn't been a problem yet, probably because these aren't very heavy, so dropping them probably doesn't cause a huge impact to the shell.
Edit: Increased from 1 to 2 stars due to offer in comments by manufacturer to contact for resolution. Good customer service (and in this case somewhat proactive customer service) is a big part of the quality of a product in my opinion.
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