Spherical puzzle toy

A spherical puzzle toy, comprising a substantially spherical multi-part body with a plurality of sliding parts subdivided into great circles and meridian sectional planes and engaging with correspondingly associated and constructed holding and connecting members, said sliding parts being adjustable with respect to one another to assume a specific position on a spherical body surface along the individual great circles and the individual meridians, said multi-part body comprising a first inner spherical body, a second central spherical body, and a third outer spherical body and the sliding parts adjustably arranged thereon, said central spherical body and said outer spherical body being in each case subdivided into an equal number of segmental parts and for performing the adjusting movement along the meridians being operatively interconnected by means of corresponding holding and connecting members and each individual segmental part of the outer spherical body being provided on an outside thereof with spaced pockets which, in the assembled state, form guideways oriented in a circumferential direction and in which are guided the sliding parts adjustable along the great circles, the individual segmental parts of said central spherical body being spherical shell-shaped and being joined together by means of correspondingly constructed, positively engaging connecting members to constitute the central spherical body.