Hi GraviTrax fans! This is Chris from the Masked Marble. Today we're going to unbox the GraviTrax
Obstacle Starter Set. This set has 186 pieces, or so they say.
But Ravensburger North America claimed it had 153 pieces. See my other video where we try
to resolve the actual number of pieces in this set. This video will simply cover the contents.
We have a manual for the Obstacle Starter Set that goes over the basic Starter Set
pieces, as well as the extensions that are bundled in this set. We also have a
track booklet which is just for the basic Starter Set pieces. None of the bundled expansion pieces
are included in this track booklet.
And then you get a one-page track that you can build that is unique to the Obstacle set,
that incorporates the bundled expansions.
You get two of the clear large platforms.
You also get a pack of track pieces.
Now the track pieces that are in this set are the same number of pieces that are in the basic
Starter Set in terms of these silver gray pieces. There's three of the long pieces, and they span
three spaces apiece. There are six of these medium track pieces, and they span two spaces
apiece. And then there are nine of these small track pieces, and they span a single space.
Next we have large height tiles, and there's two bags of these for a total of 56, which is 16
more than is in the basic Starter Set. So that's pretty good. You get some extra height tiles.
We'll dump these out so we can see all the pieces that are in this set.
What do we open next? Okay now we have the half height tiles. The small height tiles - there's 12
of those in the Obstacle Starter Set, and that's the same number as is in the basic Starter Set.
Next we have a magnetic cannon which imparts new energy to the marble.
Okay, we have two trampoline extensions,
which is normally what a trampoline extension comes with. It comes with two trampolines,
and then as part of that we have two green angled tiles. And these are handy not just
for the trampolines. They're handy in all kinds of circumstances where you want to angle a tile.
Next we have our pack of curved tiles, which there's 21 curved tiles in the Obstacle Starter
Set. And there's also three junction tiles like this that are in this pack as well.
And that is the same number as is in the Starter Set - the basic Starter Set.
And here we have our assorted unique tiles.
For example the vortex. There's one vortex in this set.
And we're going to get out the inserts that go in some of these base tiles.
So you get two two-way merges, which double as switches when you put the switch insert into them.
So two switches.
And that's the same number as is in the base Starter Set. A base tile with the splash insert.
A base tile with the free fall insert. The marble falls down that onto the splash insert. And a base
tile with two catcher inserts. So you have one catcher insert that does not have a dedicated
base tile. Then you have a closed base tile with the landing pad insert that goes into it.
Then you have a three way merge, three-in-one.
And the finish line which snaps into it. And the finish line can tell you
in which order your marbles are going to finish if they're racing with the different colored marbles.
Next we have the bundled expansion of the Spiral. So there's two spirals,
and these are the spiral pieces. And the spiral pieces that you get are two base pieces that clip
into these bases. See they have little tabs that clip in. You get two of those.
And then you get two of the top pieces, which have an attachment for the rails.
And then you get 12 of these modular curved pieces for the spirals. So you can put them all on
one spiral like I'm doing, or you could put six on one and six on another. Or anything
in between. And each of these spiral curves adds one half height tile to the height of the spiral.
So I’m going to put all the spiral curve pieces - all 12 of them - on one of the spirals here.
And then there's the top piece. And then for the other spiral I'm just going to
put the top piece on right there. So that's the shortest possible spiral you can have.
And so I have a short and a tall. So two spirals come in the Obstacle Starter Set bundled.
You also get these very cool long tracks. The skinny one is a speed rail, and
the other one is a slow rail makes the marble go nice and slow down the track. I love those.
Next bundled we have bridges. The Bridges expansion. And actually those two long rails
were part of the bridges expansion, if you were to buy it separately. The bridges expansion comes
with 3 of these bridge pieces here, and we have to assemble those. There's three bases.
And to each base we have to clip on these bridge pieces. Now what I just clipped on
is actually the end piece, so we don't want the end piece on. What we do is we have to clip on
these intermediate pieces - three of those - and they just kind of chain link together. And
then at the very end of the bridge expansion, then you put on the end piece, which has the
two tabs that can fit into the slots of another tile. And then to top it all off you have these
six silver marbles - two for each of the three bridge expansions - that act
as counterweights. And that completes a bridge expansion. So that's one of them,
and then we have two others, so we'll put those together. Not too easy to put together. You kind
of have to get it at just the right angle before it will click in, so it takes a little bit of
practice, at least for me it did. You see how the I'm putting them at an angle as I'm clipping them
together. And that's what you have to do. You have to kind of put them at that angle
in order for them to fit. Just the way they work, there's a little tab in the end of one that fits
into the slot of the other. And so you have to put it at this angle just to assemble them.
So there's the three bridges. And like I said there's six marbles that are dedicated to that
bridge expansion. But you can use them elsewhere if you're not using the bridges for a moment.
So there's six silver marbles that are intended for the bridge expansion as counterweights.
And then we have the Transfer expansion. Now the transfer
it's quite involved to assemble. It's got quite a few pieces.
So let's get all these out. These are important. Make sure you don't lose these. These are really
easy to lose. This is a very small bag, and these are very small, like almost toothpicks. And
they're clear, so they're pretty easy to lose. So what you do is with the base piece you take this
little white plastic piece. Insert that into the bottom. It only goes in one way, so you have to
turn it the correct way. and so that that's facing out. Then you take the green piece, and it snaps
in. It's not too easy to align. It takes a little bit of trial and error to get it just right. And
then it'll snap in, and those green arrows should be flush at the top when it's in properly. Then
you place the toothpick in, and the other green piece on top. Then you have to press it together,
and you need to press it all the way down. So make sure you hold that clear toothpick
really well, so that you don't damage it. But you have to press down pretty hard, so you need to
hold that toothpick part steady as you do that so that it doesn't bend sideways and then you break
the thing. You have to put quite a bit of force in to get the toothpick inserted all the way into
both the base and into the top green piece that actually holds the marble. So what I do is I
just put it together kind of loosely, and then I hold the base. Hold the top and then hold that
toothpick just so it doesn't go sideways, as I'm pushing down pretty hard to get it all the way on.
So like just as you get three bridge tiles, you get three of these transfer tiles. So that's
pretty cool that you get three of them. With a lot of the ten dollar expansions,
you only get one - you end up with one base tile. But with this Transfers expansion that's bundled,
you have three, even though that's a ten dollar expansion. It's kind of interesting.
So there you go. Those are your three transfers.
Next in the Obstacle Starter Set we have the zipline. There's one zipline
that comes bundled, and obviously the zipline is not my favorite, but it's pretty easy to assemble.
Just put that goal post into each of the two base tiles. Then you gotta find this long clear
piece, and then this little bag of parts. In the bag of parts, you have the two
ends that go onto this clear plastic piece. And those ends will hold this zipline
onto the frames on each end, just like that. It just kind of holds on there,
and then we have to insert this little… it’s supposed to be a little spinning wheel,
but it never actually spins. It just slides over the zipline, because that clear plastic piece is
just so slick. Then there's the counterweight. The weight that makes it go downhill. And you
have to have it at a pretty good angle before it will actually slide down. So that's the zipline.
You also get a launch pad, which can simultaneously launch three marbles.
That's how you start your marble runs. Then you get the marbles that are in most
Starter Sets, which is three colored and three silver. So these three silver are
in addition to the six silver ones we already got. So we get nine total silver marbles. Pretty cool.
And here's the three colored. We've got the red. These are half inch diameter marbles,
12.7 millimeters diameter. You can get marbles from elsewhere to add to your collection.
So red, green, blue. And then you get four base plates to build on.
Looks like I said three, but there's actually four.
And that's it for the contents of the Obstacle Starter Set from GraviTrax. So basically what
this set does is it bundles a basic Starter Set with five bundled expansions, being the tunnels…
not the tunnels. I'm sorry. The bridges, the spirals, the zipline, the trampoline,
and the transfers. So that's kind of a great deal. But you might find that the Speed Starter Set
might be a little more appealing to you than this set, as it has a few more tiles. A few more extra
pieces. \It has different bundled expansions though, so you might want to compare the two.
I have another video that actually compares the Obstacle and the Speed Starter Set against
each other, so take a look at that video. I'll provide a link to it at the end of this video.
So that's the Obstacle Starter Set unboxing. These are all the parts that are in the GraviTrax
Obstacle Starter Set. It is a really nice set, and you can actually find it in the US
on some reseller sites like Ebay and Mercari for less than retail.
The retail price is $130 dollars. I wouldn't pay retail for it if you can get it cheaper.
So again my name is Chris from the Masked Marble. And this has been
the unboxing of the GraviTrax Obstacle Starter Set. We'll see you next time.