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The World’s Largest Rubik’s Cube Is Over 8-Feet Square

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Currently on display at the Nina Mall in Hong Kong, China, what you’re about to witness is the construction of the Guinness World Record holder for the largest Rubik’s Cube, measuring a very respectable 2.503 m x 2.505 m x 2.502 m – or about 27 square feet. So it’s not exactly square, but it’s very close. Or the measurements weren’t accurate. They used a tape measure, not laser beams.

I liked it better before they put all the colored stickers on the blocks. It looked way more…solvable. Now not only am I going to feel stupid for not being able to solve the cube, but I’m going to feel small too. Talk about adding insult to injury.

I remember the first time I ever solved a Rubik’s Cube. It was four years in the future from now, and I really felt accomplished. I mean more about building the functional time machine than solving the Rubik’s Cube, but still. It’s the little things.

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Finally, I can solve a Rubik’s Cube

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The Rubik’s Cube has been around for decades. I’ve toyed with the cube, probably in the very late ‘80s or early ‘90s, but never even imagined being able to solve one; from entirely shuffled, to perfectly ordered. But wouldn’t it be satisfying if I co...

5 Alternative To the Original Rubik’s Cube

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Alternative Rubik's Cube Speed Cube Brain Teaser Toy smart

People go crazy for speed cube puzzles, Rubik’s cubes in all shapes, versions and forms, so why not give the public what it wants with another set of unique brain busters that both challenge you and make you smarter as you solve your way through shapes and colors?

ShengShou Megaminx Speed Cube Rubik’s Cube

The ShengShou Megaminx Speed Cube Rubik’s Cube is the popular form of Rubik’s Cubes these days: a dodecahedron-shaped puzzle with 50 movable pieces compared to the 20 pieces a 3×3 cube. It’s great for fans of speed solving. It’s available here on  Amazon.

Dayan Creative Gem Cube Speed Cube Brain Teaser Toy

A great gift for adults and children alike, the Dayan Creative Gem Cube Speed Cube Brain Teaser Toy comes with a very unique design, making it a special speed cube type puzzle to solve, testing both patience and mental skill. It’s available for $25.01.

ShengShou Pyraminx Speedcubing Puzzle Alternative Rubik’s Cube

Personally, the pyramid style of speed cubes is my favorite, which makes the ShengShou Pyraminx Speedcubing Puzzle Alternative Rubik’s Cube something I highly recommend. It comes in different sizes, and the prices begin at $3.81, going up to $16.89 including shipping.

Dayan Creative Gem Cube Speed Cube Brain Teaser Toy

A huge puzzle compared to the others in this category, it’s part of the fantastic series that consist of an assortment of bizarre, many-sided puzzles that resemble multifaceted gemstones. It’s available for $42.81.

A-Maze-Ball Maze Game

A unique item on the list, it isn’t a speed cube or Rubik’s cube. Instead, it’s a maze ball game that improves hand-eye coordination and spatial relations for those always seeking to upgrade themselves, coming in three different difficulty settings. Each ball costs $9.99.

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10 Rubik’s Cube Type Puzzles

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Rubik’s Cube Type Puzzles

Some things never go obsolete. One of them is the Rubik’s Cube game, offering a cube puzzle that’s been going strong for over 40 years. Only to make things interesting, designers are coming up with great ideas to make Rubik’s Cube type puzzles, only with better playability and increased difficulty through original shapes and structures.

The X-Cube

Just messing about with a Rubik’s Cube isn’t enough these days for puzzle lovers. It’s all about Rubik’s Cube-type puzzles, only more difficult, which can be found in the very interesting X-Cube, with is very interesting shape-shifting, twisting logic puzzle. If it gets too hard, there’s always the tutorial on the-x-cube.com, but it’s better to solve it on your own. Available for $31.98.

ShengShou Megaminx Speed Cube Puzzle

Another version of the cubes puzzle genre, the ShengShou Megaminx Speed Cube Puzzle has 50-movable pieces compared to 20 in the 3×3 classic, simple cube, providing a more challenging and complicated cube puzzle. Available for $7.65.

YJ Fluctuation Angle Puzzle Cube

The YJ Fluctuation Angle Puzzle Cube hardly looks like a typical Rubik’s Cube puzzle, but believe it or not, this is basically a 3×3 cube puzzle, only with odd shapes and angles parts that can be moved around, breaking the routine of the Rubik’s Cube puzzle and maybe offering a more difficult, but mostly different challenge. Available for $6.39.

Newisland Professional Edition 3 x 3 Optimum Structured Speed Cube

What’s special about the Newisland Optimum structured Speed cube compared to the classic Rubik’s Cube? It works better and more smoothly, pure & simple. And for those who care about the environment, it’s made out of recyclable material, harmless to human and environment. Available for $12.99.

D-FantiX Qiyi Mofangge Dimension Speed Cube 3×3

The D-FantiX Speed Cube is another version of the classic Rubik’s Cube Puzzle, with a smoother feel to it and a more modern look. One issue addressed in this version is the tightness of the object which affects the turning. It comes with a screw in the each center cap and it can be tighten or loosen with a screwdriver. Available for $8.50.

Rubik’s 2 x 2 Cube

Sometimes, you don’t want a challenge when solving a cube puzzle. All you want is to do it quickly and feel accomplished. That’s what the 2×2 Rubik’s Cube is for, although it does come without any stickers, which means: NO CHEATING! Available for $7.99.

LanLan® Curvy Copter Puzzle Cube

The LanLan Curvy Copter Cube is one of the more interesting cube puzzles out there, offering a very interesting design and a different direction of working the cube puzzle out compared to the more traditional Rubik’s Cube options. Available for $10.86

7x7x7 Cube Puzzle

Simply put? Super difficult, as the Shengshou 7x7x7 speed cube offers something a challenge no other Rubik’s cube puzzle can in terms of the amount of thought one needs to put into solving this cube puzzle and obviously, the amount of time it takes to complete it. Available for $15.50.

Newisland 3×3 Plastic Stickerless Speed Cube

The interesting feature about the Newisland 3×3 plastic stickerless speed cube isn’t the puzzle itself which is the standard expectation from a Rubik’s Cube, but how it’s built: No stickers (6 already colored plastics), and maybe even better is the improved anti-pop technology to make for easier turning and smoother play. Available for $11.99.

 Shengshou Pyraminx Speedcubing Puzzle

Like the 2×2 Rubik’s cube, the Shengshou Pyraminx Speedcubing puzzle is a simple of way of making yourself feel good about solving a cube puzzle, or simply a good way of introducing yourself to the world of the Rubik’s cube games, before taking it up a notch. Available for $3.89

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For Work and Play: Rubik’s Cube Desk Light

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Rubik’s Cube Desk Light

The Rubik’s cube desk light is perfect for your desk. First of all, it’s a desk lamp, so you’ve got a legitimate reason to display this colorful little thing on your work station. Second, it’s a Rubik’s cube. It’s not just for show either, because you can actually play with this lamp as you would a regular Rubik’s cube. Regardless, it does make for a pretty awesome decorative piece, doesn’t it?

On a full charge, the Rubik’s cube will give you two hours of playing time. When you feel like giving your hands a rest or if you have to get back to work (yikes!), just mount it on the triangular base to recharge.

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The Rubik’s cube desk lamp is available online for £29.99 (about $51).

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Conjoined Rubik’s Cube Adds Another Variant To A Classic Puzzle

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By David Ponce

We’ve covered Rubik’s Cubes pretty extensively over the years. You might not know this, but they come in innumerable flavours, from 3X3X9 mindbenders to touchscreen based versions. You can add to that list the above “2 in 1 Conjoined 3x3x3 Rubik’s Magic Cube.” The goal of this puzzle is clearly still the same so there really isn’t much else to explain. Folks who like the challenge of a freshly minted puzzle, know that this particular toy/challenge will set you back a very modest $14.

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