Determination agile fingers & an alert mind are required for Screwball Scramble a cleverly designed tabletop obstacle course game The object of the game is to move a small steel ball through eight hurdles as quickly as possible by hitting pushing & turning buttons or pulling & twirling levers The orange brown & beige obstacles sit compactly on a green plastic unit 30 cm long 25 cm wide & 15 cm tall at its highest & the controls feature clear pictorial instructions The game does not require batteries & assembly time is limited to the few seconds it takes to slot a timer & loop onto the unit The noisy one-minute timer is designed to increase the pressure as each second ticks away The player has to direct the ball along a tilting three-part walkway use the magnet on a lever to turn the ball in a semicircle manoeuvre the ball down two steel parallel bars & lead it to the correct exit on a wobbly plastic board; they must then slide the ball into a small hole & bounce it into three further openings propel the ball through a loop guide it through a covered maze carry it on a small plastic arm into a hole before catapulting it accurately to ring a bell The obstacles vary in difficulty but players – with practice – will become adept at handling each of the hurdles The real knack is to complete the circuit in one attempt which requires good concentration & coordination Screwball Scramble can be played competitively or alone & is challenging either way This sturdy game will provide hours of entertainment & will be a firm favourite in any household Race to beat the clock as you take on the Screwball Scramble through this topsy-turvy crazy course! Use skill & coordination to guide the screwball rock it across a tilting walkway swing it across with the crane shimmy over the parallel bars wobble across the table maze & more! When you&ve finished catapult the screwball against the bell & stop the clock! Set a time & see if you can go one better! Play solo or challenge your friends to see who can become a Screwball Scramble champion! Suitable from 5 years up & for more than 1 player