After struggling for a couple of days with the weak rods from the Chinese magnetic castle set, we replaced them with stronger and more colorful rods from the Magnastix (Xmag) construction set. Since the magnets in the Xmag rods are stronger, the panels held together better, and the interest of the children increased accordingly. To prevent the structures from falling apart, we built them on a metallic surface. We didn’t experiment to see if the Chinese magnetic castle set is compatible with Geomag; we decided to keep them separate. This set won’t become our main magnetic construction set, but it’s still fun to play with.
