This is a collection which forms an algebraic paradise for a pure theoretical mathematician (like me!). For an updated list of my puzzles (plus other non-twisty ones), please visit my web site http://www.powerstrike.net/puzzles :-)
2X2X2
Asterix 2x2x2
A 2x2x2 depicting comic characters from the french series "Asterix".
Batman Mini-Cube
A 2x2x2 cube featuring characters as seen in the cartoon: Batman, The Animated Series.
Batman Mini-Cube
A 2x2x2 cube featuring characters as seen in the cartoon: Batman, The Animated Series.
Escher Fish 2x2x2
A custom sticker variation of a 2x2x2. Inspired by the great works of M.C. Escher.
V-Cube 2
A mass produced 2x2x2 by Verdes. Sold in traditional and pillowed shape and with back and white body.
You can do it
A 2x2x2 showing an ape on one of the sides. It is solid, and slightly larger than a standard original Rubik 2x2x2.
3X3X3
25th anniversary cube
Puzzle made for the 25th anniversary of the cube.
Good for speedcubing after lubricating.
3x3x3 Cube for the blind II
A 3x3x3 made suitable for the blind by adding various sizes of tacks. Custom variant from a german association for the blind.
Bandaged 3
A bandaged 3x3x3 with 3 corner-edge-blocks in a symmetric pattern.
Bandaged Cube
The first mass produced bandaged 3x3x3 with only one unbandaged piece.
Cubo Magico
Italian cube advertising a world championship in Montecarlo on 30th september 1982.
Idiot's Cube
Another cube with only one colour. This time in grey.
Magic Cube for Dummies
One of the single colour cubes sold during the original cube craze. This came in at least three colours.
Master Cubo Magico
Sticker variation related to the Ultimate Cube. Sold by the italian license taker of ITC during the original cube craze.
P.G.Co Puzzle
Probably an official reproduction of the Rubik's Cube. Was also made with white body.
Rubik's 4th Dimension
Made in the late 1980's. Four special stickers reveal the orientation of their faces.
Star Midi Cube
A Midi Cube (37 mm) with stars instead of regular stickers.
Sudoku Cube
A cube covered with sudoku-themed stickers.
Tartan Cube 3x3x3
A brilliant design, filled with symmetries, some of which only become apparent after you scramble it.
Toys Tiled Cube
This plain tiled cube suffers from the same lack of quality common to all the "Toys" cubes.
V-Cube 3
The 3x3x3 by Verdes Innovations
White Cube
This 50 mm white plastic cube has painted dots instead of stickers.
3X3X3 (PICTURE)
Abc Cube
Advertising for the broadcaster
Autumn Cube
A custom sticker variation of the 3x3x3 to represent the season of autumn. It has shades of yellow-orange to red on all its 6 sides.
BMW Cube
Promoting the automobile manufacturer.
Banana Cube
You probably don't want to eat the purple bananas.
Boeing Cube
Obviously produced by/for the Boeing Company. Each face has a different airplane version [737, 747, 757, etc.]
CDW Cube
This promo cube features the CDW logo, their phone number and their web site address.
Chess Cube
This version has silver non-reflective stickers.
Corporate Cube
One word per sticker, each side has a different word. The words are: Fleet, Plant, People, Labor, Safety, EEO
Doritos Cube
This cube features various Doritos slogans and brand logos.
Escher Cube
Cube featuring original artwork by M.C.Escher, shows a total of 12 fish.
Escher Fish 3x3x3
A custom sticker variation of a 3x3x3. Inspired by the great works of M.C. Escher.
Flag Cube III
This cube features the national flags of six different countries. One Sticker shows one flag, so every face shows the same flag nine times.
Flower Cube
This Wonderful Puzzler features six different flowers.
Fruit Boy 3x3x3
This appears to be an "assembly cube", like the ones sold by Mefferts.
Fruit Cube I
The first fruit cube produced by Wonderful Puzzler in 1987.
Ha Po
A strange 3x3x3 depicting six different sets of things.
IBM 4331 Cube
Promotional cube for the mainframe computer IBM 4331 from the early 80th.
IQ Magic Cube
Appears to be a tile cube by one of several companies that put this puzzle out.
Keyboard 3x3x3 Cube
A standard 3x3x3 with keyboard keys attached. It is available in different colours. A bandaged version also exists.
Maze Cube (3x3x3)
A 3x3x3 custom sticker variation, filled with mathematical considerations, which shows a single closed loop line on it.
Maze Cube (3x3x3)
A 3x3x3 custom sticker variation, filled with mathematical considerations, which shows a single closed loop line on it.
Mercedes Benz
This version has various shades of grey, blue and black and a logo on every side.
Mercedes Benz Cube
This version is coloured like a standard cube, but has a single Mercedes logo on the center blue cubie.
Mia san Mia
A promotional cube for german football (aka soccer) club "FC Bayern München"
Pac-Man Cube I
This Wonderful Puzzler cube features images from the original Pac-Man video game.
Pac-Man Cube I
This Wonderful Puzzler cube features images from the original Pac-Man video game.
Poker Cube I
This version has two golden sides, Stars and Flowers.
Poker Cube I
This version has two golden sides, Stars and Flowers.
Poker Cube II
Another Poker Cube variation. The style of the Ace sides is quite unique.
Poker Cube II
Another Poker Cube variation. The style of the Ace sides is quite unique.
Poker Cube IX
Another Poker Cube variation. This one seems to be slightly different from the other already documented in the museum.
Poker Cube VIII
This shows stars and joker-like figures before in addition to the four suits in french playing cards.
Rhino Jogging
This cheap knock-off is slightly larger than a Rubik's Cube and features a cartoon rhinocerous.
Royal Puzzle
The official Royal Wedding Cube. Commemorating the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, July 29, 1981.
Sixties Cube
A large, sixties tye-dye cube with sixties symbols.
Smiley Cube IV
Custom made sticker variant with six different smileys.
Sport Balls Cube
A 3x3x3 with custom made stickers that depict six different sport balls.
Sports Balls Cube
This Wonderful Puzzle cube features balls from six different popular sports.
Sudoku Cube
A cube covered with sudoku-themed numbers. White body.
Tweety Bird Cube II
A low quality tiled cube featuring the Warner Brother's cartoon character Tweety Bird.
4X4X4
Rubik's Revenge (ITC)
Follow up to the Rubik's cube, as shown by its name.
Produced in 1982 and 1983 by Ideal Toy Corporation in Korea, Macau and Hong Kong.
V-Cube 4
The 4x4x4 by Verdes Innovations
5X5X5
6X6X6 & UP
V-Cube 6
The first mass produced 6x6x6. A six layered cube.
V-Cube 7
The first 7x7x7. A seven layered cube.
V-Cube 7 Dazzler
A mass produced 7x7x7 with coloured plastic pieces instead of stickers.
V-Cube 9
Verdes cubes brought to another level.
V-Cube Illusion
A V-Cube 7 "Illusion" colour variation with several checkerboards.
CUBE (SHAPE PRESERVING)
Skewb
The deepcut corner turning cube.
Skewb
The deepcut corner turning cube.
Skewb Key Chain
The key chain size version of the popular Mefferts puzzle. Very useful for numerous mods.
CUBE (SHAPE CHANGING)
Bump Cube
The Bump Cube is a simple 3x3x3 Rubik's cube, but with an interesting twist. It spawned a whole series of puzzles and created a verb of its own.
Fisher Cube
Taking the concept of the Rubik's cube and turning it 45 degrees.
Fisher Cube
Taking the concept of the Rubik's cube and turning it 45 degrees.
Fisher's Golden Cube
All the stickers on this 78 mm modified Skewb are the same reflective golden colour. There is only one solution.
Floppy 2x2x2
A twisty puzzle with corners that hang in the air.
Get back to Square-1
An american based version of the Square-1. It distinguishes itself from the other variants because it was sold in scrambled state.
Pyracue
A Skewb variation built by Hiroshi Ishino and presented by Katsuhiko Okamoto.
Super Cubix
Virtually (if not exactly) identical to the orignial Square-1.
CUBOID
1x2x2
It is not a boob cube but a boob can solve this one too.
1x2x3
A very simplistic cuboid but a must for completionists.
Magic Domino
The 1982 Politoys version with a spindle mechanism.
Rubik's 4x3 Cube
The Rubik's 4x3 Cube® is the incredibly addictive cousin of the Rubik's 5x3 Cube®. From the Duane Cash Cube Collection. The first extended 3x3x4.
Rubik's 5x3 Cube
The Rubik's 5x3 Cube� is 5x3x3 six-sided puzzle that is hand-assembled and solidly constructed. From the Duane Cash Cube Collection.
OCTAHEDRON
Okki Gem II
A 2x2x2 Octahedron, also called a Gem or Okki, but with a colour pattern reminiscent of the Alexander's Star puzzle.
Skewb Diamond
Meffert's build-up and truncation of a Skewb into an octahedron.
Skewb Diamond
Meffert's build-up and truncation of a Skewb into an octahedron.
OTHER EIGHT-SIDED
DODECAHEDRON
Megaminx
Meffert's version from 1982 with six colours.
Megaminx
Meffert's version from 1982 with six colours.
Megaminx (1999)
This version has tiles instead of stickers. Has 12 distinct colors.
Megaminx (1999)
This is a newer version of the Megaminx, published by Meffert, with tiles and 12 distinct colours.
Pyraminx Crystal
Essentially a deeper cut megaminx at heart, the Pyraminx crystal adds a new twist to the classic puzzle.
Teraminx
A three layered Megaminx. One of the most famous custom twisty puzzles before mass production started.
FOUR
Igra Piramidka (Tula)
These brands of soviet Pyraminxes have tiles and one with a bas-relief "stamp" stating the price of 3 roubles.
Jade Pyraminx
Special edition of Jings Pyraminx for Meffert's Jade Club members.
Master Pyraminx
An incredible creation by Katsuhiko Okamoto which later made it into a mass production.
Pyraminx (Bienengraeber)
The white Meffert's 1981 version for the german market. This package has a different sticker/seal design.
Pyramix
A Pyraminx with a slightly different logo of chinese origin.
Pyramix
A Pyraminx with a slightly different logo of chinese origin.
TEN
Million Space Shuttle
An Octagonal Prism sold with one side rotated 90 degrees in a cylinder case like some cubes during the cube craze.
Ten Puzzler
Another octagonal prism, this time from japan.
FOURTEEN
Dayan Jewel
Mass produced remake of the original Magic Jewel.
Rainbow Cube
A beautiful (but simple) puzzle closely related to the Dino Cube!
Rainbow Cube
A beautiful (but simple) puzzle closely related to the Dino Cube!
TWENTY
24 Icosahedron
A Little Chop with extensions to transform it into the shape of an icosahedron.
Dogic
Probably the most sought after of all Twisty Puzzles which went in mass production.
Dogic I (12 colors)
Probably the most sought after of all Twisty Puzzles which went in mass production.
THIRTY
OTHER N-SIDED
Diamond Style Puzzler
Also known as Diamond Cube. This puzzle is closely related to the Rhombicuboctahedron.
Spiral Edges Cube
Three columns of a Rubiks Cube exchanged with the columns of an Octagon. The result has a rare symmetry group.
PUCKS
Brainbow Puck
The puck puzzle with six colours in a rainbow pattern.
Brainbow Puck
The puck puzzle with six colours in a rainbow pattern.
Czech Puck
This version shows a Czech-themed crest.
IQ 139 Puck
One of the numerous variations of the hockey puck puzzle.
IQ 139 Puck (colourful)
This is another version of the IQ139-theme. It combines the number with the colourful pieces of the Brainbow-variant.
SPHERE
Ball.B - Flags
A mass produced spherical megaminx with a new mechanism. This version is covered with flags.
Ball.B - Orange Dots
A mass produced spherical megaminx with a new mechanism. This version has an orange body covered with dots.
Bank Sphere
A hollow spherical 3x3x3 that can be opened in its solved state.
Bank sphere (political map)
A hollow spherical 3x3x3 that can be opened in its solved state. Shows a political map of the world and labels in english or french.
Beijing Ball
A spherical skewb advertising the summer olympics 2008 in Beijing.
Brainstring R
The third puzzle named "Brainstring". A minimal twist with elastic string within it.
Bugs Bunny Skewb Ball
Multi-coloured skewb ball with what looks like Bugs Bunny and a soccer (football) dog.
Cass-Ball
A spherical 3x3x3 imitating a soccer ball.
Corona Ball
A skewb ball with advertising for Corona Beer.
Cosmos puzzle
A mass produced spherical Cross Cube promoting the Soccer world championships in France and South Korea.
D-Ball Doraemon
A spherical 2x2x2 resembling a comic character. It came in two slightly different versions and packaging.
D-Ball Globe
Another 2x2x2 depicting the earth. With japanese or english marks.
Dioctipoid
A spherical puzzle designed from scratch that behaves like a corner turning hexahedron.
Gear Ball
A mass produced spherical Gear Cube.
K-Ball
Another version of the K-Ball. This time with coloured rings and braille symbols.
K.O. Labyrinth
A maze combined with a traditional 3x3x3 in shape of a big sphere with hollow pieces. The package reads "The ultimate 3D Puzzle and maze"
Little League Baseball
Spherical 3x3x3s depicting baseballs sold by children to raise money for their Little League baseball teams.
Logi-VIP (aka VIP Sphere)
Each piece has a unique colour, arrange from lightest to darkest. Functions similar to the Masterball, but with only one vertical slice.
Logi-VIP (aka VIP Sphere)
Each piece has a unique colour, arrange from lightest to darkest. Functions similar to the Masterball, but with only one vertical slice.
Mach Magic Ball - Soccer
Solve all twelve hexes by matching up the three colours correctly. Came in at least five colour combinations.
Magical Ball
A puzzle which is solvingwise a subset of the megaminx but uses a completely different pull-and-turn-mechanism.
Marusenko Sphere
A spherical cousin of the Junior Cross cube. It comes with a wide variety of colour schemes.
Moody Ball
A Skewb ball variation created by Gerd Braun.
Moody Ball
A Skewb ball variation created by Gerd Braun.
Rubik's World
A black globe on a stand with the seven continents in various colours.
Rubik's World
A black globe on a stand with the seven continents in various colours.
Sanrio Ball
A spherical skewb with different characters of which Sanrio has the copyright.
Tennismaster Masterball
The rarest of the original Masterballs. Featuring a Tennis-based theme and the writing "Grand Slam" on the top.
CYLINDER
Bump Cheese
A bumped variant of the Cheese-puzzle. A six segment prism with one layer.
Lyle's Golden Syrup Can
A 2x2x2 in shape of a cylindrical can. It has printings which make it look like a Syrup can.
STAR
Alexander's Star
A confusing twelve sided puzzle in a shape of a great dodecahedron, closely related to the Megaminx.
Alexander's Star
A confusing twelve sided puzzle in a shape of a great dodecahedron, closely related to the Megaminx.
Barrel Puzzle
A member of the Globall family. Somewhere between 5R Ball and Globall Flower.
Dino Star
A star-shaped build-up on the Dino Cube mechanism.
Globall
Reminds one of the Alexander's Star but it behaves like an inverted faceless megaminx
HEADS & OBJECTS
Aome Husky X3
A chinese comic character depicting a dog. There are two different versions.
Batman
A 2x2x2 puzzle in the shape of Batman's head.
Budweiser Can
A 2x2x2 puzzle in the shape of a Budweiser beer can.
Darth Maul Head
A 2x2x2 puzzle in the shape of the head of Darth Maul, the main villain from Star Wars Episode I.
Darth Maul Head
A 2x2x2 puzzle in the shape of the head of Darth Maul, the main villain from Star Wars Episode I.
Darth Vader
3D printed 3x3x3 in shape of Darth Vader's head.
Floppy Heart
A Floppy Cube with one piece removed and the rest transformed into the shape of a heart.
Hamster
Produced under license from Seven Towns. Comes in Japanese packaging.
Hamster
Produced under license from Seven Towns. Comes in Japanese packaging.
Jerry
A 2x2x2 puzzle in the shape of Jerry's head. (From the Tom and Jerry cartoon.)
Joker
A 2x2x2 puzzle in the shape of the Joker's head.
Morph
A 2x2x1 puzzle in the shape of Morph from Disney's Treasure Planet.
Morph
A 2x2x1 puzzle in the shape of Morph from Disney's Treasure Planet.
Nissan Micra 2x2x2
A 2x2x2 shaped and coloured like a Nissan Micra. Available in red and blue.
Scooby Doo
A 2x2x2 puzzle in the shape of Scooby Doo's head.
Tweety Bird
A 2x2x2 puzzle in the shape of Tweety Bird's head.
Ultraman 2x2x2
Another 2x2x2 depicting a generic comic character that came in two different versions.
OTHER SHAPES
3D-Skewb cube
A mass produced piece shuffle. The pieces of a skewb and a skewb ultimate were exchanged.
Bram's Rocket
Seven cubes (and one hole) in a frame. The cubes change orientation while being moved.
Cube-Trillusion
The principle of the Cubillusion brought to two additional dimensions.
Platypus
Also called: Jackpot/Platypus/Pyrabix/NGP/Xtreme Puzzle.
Platypus Ultimate
Originally introduced under the name "Jackpot Ultimate". Lights up when a side is solved.
Polymorphinx
A mass produced piece shuffle. The pieces of a skewb and a skewb ultimate were exchanged.
Rainbow Nautilus
A dihedral puzzle with fascinating shape, colours and a strange arrangement of cuts.
Rubik's UFO
An attractive little puzzle, possibly related to the legendary Rubik's Cheeze.
Rubik's UFO
An attractive little puzzle, possibly related to the legendary Rubik's Cheeze.
Vulcano
A four layer puzzle originally named Trignis or Cross Pyraminx.
MOVING HOLE
3 Level Puzzle
Sliding piece puzzle that is harder than you might think.
3 Level Puzzle
Sliding piece puzzle that is harder than you might think.
7-Up Can
Plastic sliding tile can similar to the Pepsi Can.
Aquadron
World's first rotational-gravity puzzles based on a cubic structure. This puzzle is filled with water.
Back Spin
A mix between the moving hole puzzles and the two-layer UFO puzzles.
Back Spin
A mix between the moving hole puzzles and the two-layer UFO puzzles.
Baffle
60 beans in 12 columns and 5 rows.
Bamboo Shoot Village Puzzle
Meiji Chocolate Puzzle - A moving-hole-puzzle of size 3x5 which behaves bandaged because of the unusually shaped pieces.
Black Hole
A sliding block puzzle with three differently coloured cubies.
Bram's Black Hole
Nine cubes (and a hole) in a frame. The cubes change orientation while being moved.
Caged In
Another variant of Peter's Black hole.
Calendar Puzzle
This sliding tiles puzzle/calendar/coin bank has a total of 41 tiles arranged in seven columns and six rows.
Codebreaker
A moving hole puzzle where you can can twist the 4 corner tiles all at once.
Color Cube Puzzle
Eight cube in a case with nine possible slots. The cubes have to be rolled around to scramble and solve the puzzle.
Color Puzzler
This large, hex-shaped, 6x6 Whip-It type puzzle is about 120 mm tall.
Color Puzzler
This large, hex-shaped, 6x6 Whip-It type puzzle is about 120 mm tall.
Crossteaser
Rotate colour wheels into the open space to move them.
Cybedron
A sticker variant of the cubedron. It uses only two colours but is equally difficult.
Diamond Bob's Diamond 8 Puzzle
8 billiard balls in a square container. The balls can rotate around the perimeter, or move across the center along one axis.
Diet Coke Can
A tile-sliding puzzle with the shape and design of a Diet Coke can.
DoTS
A "sticker variant" of the Cubedron concept.
Drum
A wooden puzzle that combines moving marbles with moving plungers and two holes.
ENI Puzzle - Black & White
One out of the series of ENI-puzzles. This is identical to the mini-version with eight layers but with only two colours.
ENI Puzzle - Braille
One out of the series of ENI-puzzles. This is the version with five layers and braille symbols.
ENI Puzzle - Mini
One out of the series of ENI-puzzles. This is the version with eight layers.
Equal-7
A sliding blocks 2x2x2 with four challenges
Great Gears
Return the coloured balls to their starting circles.
Great Gears
Return the coloured balls to their starting circles.
Harmonica
A wooden puzzle that combines moving marbles with moving plungers and two holes.
IQube
A well-designed 3D movable space puzzle.
IQube
A well-designed 3D movable space puzzle.
Inversion
A sliding blocks puzzle with only edges and corners.
Inversion
A sliding blocks puzzle with only edges and corners.
Ivory Tower
A very successful puzzle from the original cube craze but not from Ernö Rubik.
Jupiter
A bigger version of Saturn with three rings that can be twisted on its own.
Krystalledron
World's first rotational-gravity puzzles based on an icosahedron structure.
Lockout
A puzzle lock, an interesting combination between a logic game and a sliding tile game.
Lockout
A puzzle lock, an interesting combination between a logic game and a sliding tile game.
Lockout
A puzzle lock, an interesting combination between a logic game and a sliding tile game.
Magic Jack
Slide the 26 cubes around to solve this puzzle in one of three ways.
Mind Lock
Just make the front purple.. and the back green by sliding the tiles.
Mind Twister
Six circles each with eight pieces and one hole.
Mind Twister
Six circles each with eight pieces and one hole.
Mind Twister
Six circles each with eight pieces and one hole.
Mini Bender Solve-It
This Whip-It type puzzle stands at about 45 mm. It has a built-in chain loop attachment, but included no chain.
Mini Roller
3 layers and 6 columns including one hole but with different dimensions and with a package that gives its name and japan as its origin.
Missing Link
The tile sliding puzzle from the original cube craze.
Missing Link
The tile sliding puzzle from the original cube craze.
Molecules
Two non-intersecting circles with 6 pieces each and one moving hole.
Mushroom Mountain
A moving-hole-puzzle of size 3x5 which behaves bandaged because of the unusually shaped pieces.
Oginov Tumbler
The 2011-version of the Cubedron. New company and improved product.
Orbo
11 coloured spheres in 12 holes.
PantaCube
A Cubedron working without gravity but as a moving hole puzzle.
Pepsi Can
A tile-sliding puzzle with the shape and design of a Pepsi can. The sliding is somewhat shifted.
Pepsi Can
A tile-sliding puzzle with the shape and design of a Pepsi can. The sliding is somewhat shifted.
Pepsi Can
A tile-sliding puzzle with the shape and design of a Pepsi can. The sliding is somewhat shifted.
Pionir Pyramid
A puzzle derived from the Pionir Cube. In this case the puzzle has the shape of square pyramid.
Puzzle 35
35 balls in 6 colours make up this variation on the popular theme. Made in Japan.
Puzzle Pen II
A strange puzzle from the cube craze which resembles a mixture between the ten billion barrel and Atomic Chaos.
Puzzle Pens
These 140 mm puzzle pens are identical except for their base outer colour and the colour of the missing tile.
Puzzle Pens
These 140 mm puzzle pens are identical except for their base outer colour and the colour of the missing tile.
RTL Magic Jack
This version promotes RTL, a German television station.
Rotopuzz
This hex-shaped, 3x6 Whip-It puzzle is about 72 mm tall.
Rusty Tower
A remake of the Babylon tower but with bandaged grooves.
Saturn (Belgian)
32 disc-like pieces that have to be grouped in six groups of four pieces on two rings.
Siskins
Sliding Tile/Moving Hole Puzzle - similar to the varikon 2x2 cube.
Spongebob 2x4
Burger King's 2 layer Missing Link type of puzzle, used to promote the Spongebob movie.
Sprite Can
A tile-sliding puzzle with the shape and design of a Sprite can. A version with green body exists too.
Sprite Can
A tile-sliding puzzle with the shape and design of a Sprite can. A version with green body exists too.
Steinbeisser
Very small German puzzle. Green man holding marbles puzzle. It is tiny.
Sudoku Codebreaker
A moving hole puzzle where you can can twist the 4 corner tiles all at once.
Touchdown
A football field laid out on a football! Try to move the ball from one end to the other.
Tower
Four colours. Presumably one ball is missing on the other side.
Tower
Four colours. Presumably one ball is missing on the other side.
Tsilindr Golovolomka
Five layers and five columns of marbles moved with the help of an additional single hole. Soviet version.
Tsvetok (five leafs)
Three layers (one hidden) with six marbles each. Two holes make the puzzle workable. This entry is for the body with five leafs.
Tsvetok (six leafs)
Three layers (one hidden) with six marbles each. Two holes make the puzzle workable. This entry is for the body with six leafs.
Twin Cube
The sliding blocks puzzle implemented with a Siamese Cube.
Twin Cubes
The sliding blocks puzzle as Siamese 2x2x2.
Twisted Mind
A moving hole puzzle where you can can twist the 4 corner tiles all at once.
Twisting Rings
A moving hole puzzle where you can can twist the 4 corner tiles all at once.
Variant
Six layers and six columns of marbles moved with the help of an additional single hole.
Varikon (4 layers)
Four layers and four columns of marbles moved with the help of an additional single hole.
Varikon (7 layers)
Seven layers of marbles in seven columns moved with the help of an additional single hole.
Varikon Bashnia
Five layers and four columns of marbles. These versions steem from the soviet union.
Varikon Box 'L
This 3x3x3 version is known in at least five differently coloured versions.
Varikon Box 'L
This 3x3x3 version is known in at least five differently coloured versions.
Varikon Box 'L
This 3x3x3 version is known in at least five differently coloured versions.
Varikon Box 's
This 2x2x2 version was made in at least six differently coloured version.
Virus I
A difficult modification of the 15 Puzzle.
Virus I
A difficult modification of the 15 Puzzle.
Whip-It 3x6 (cylindrical)
This 3x6 Whip-It stands approximately 7 mm tall. Produced in Macau. Original LJN Whip-Its were made in Hong Kong.
Whip-It 4x8
This version of Whip-It is very rare because it has 8 columns instead of the usual six.
Whip-It 4x8
This version of Whip-It is very rare because it has 8 columns instead of the usual six.
Whip-It 6x6 (round)
Another Whip-It-derivate with six solumns and six rows but a true cylindrical shape.
Wisdom Ball - Breakthrough
Six rotating disks with eight numbered tiles each and one moving hole. This version is somewhere between ADVANCED and the traditional puzzle.
MOVING MARBLES
Astrolabacus
A unique ball puzzle. Sold in small quantities online.
Astrolabacus
A unique ball puzzle. Sold in small quantities online.
Cmetrick
9 spheres arranged in a 3x3 square. Spin rows and columns to position them in the same orientation.
Cmetrick
9 spheres arranged in a 3x3 square. Spin rows and columns to position them in the same orientation.
Cmetrick Too
Each of the four spheres has to have its own colour.
Entrapment
A strange puzzle with moving marbles that came in two different versions.
Entrapment
A strange puzzle with moving marbles that came in two different versions.
Flower
Bring the marbles back to the circle of their colour.
Flower
Bring the marbles back to the circle of their colour.
Heartache
A puzzle with sixteen moving marbles. It came out three years before Ernö Rubik invented the cube.
Magic 8
Group the three colours to solve this puzzle.
Magic 8
Group the three colours to solve this puzzle.
Monroe's Marbles
Move the marbles from one column to the next by tilting and turning. Try to get each column a single colour.
Monroe's Marbles
Move the marbles from one column to the next by tilting and turning. Try to get each column a single colour.
Pionir Cube
A puzzle similar to the Varikon 3x3x3. It uses marbles instead of moveable cubes.
Rainbow
Four colours, each with three shades to organize according to the paint on the puzzle.
Rubik's Shells
The first release. This version had no reset hole. Once pushed, the buttons stay pushed.
Rubik's Shells
A puzzle with four, three or two wheels. Depending on the configuration.
Spin - 5
Related to the Top Spin puzzle but with 5 numbers to spin instead of 4 and numbers up to 26. Made in Taiwan.
SwitchBack
A series of 8 bars with holes in them is used to move the marbles from cell to cell.
Ten Billion Barrel
A classical japanese puzzle from the original cube craze. This entry is about the versions with Nintendo-logo.
Ten Billion Barrel
A classical japanese puzzle from the original cube craze. This entry is about the versions with Nintendo-logo.
Top-Spin
"Just put the numbers in order"... sounds a lot easier than it is!
Top-Spin
"Just put the numbers in order"... sounds a lot easier than it is!
Tsvet Za Tsvet
A Russian derivate of Top Spin.
Russian label states that it's name is "Colour by colour"
Veselye Shariki
Different version of the Hungarian Rings with a different number of marbles and two opened sides to move the marbles.
Vosmerka (kpkhp)
Another version of the puzzle. This is from the soviet union and does not use marbles.
MOVING TILES
Arusloky
Two rotating circles - very similar to the Cohan Circle puzzle.
Awesome Octo
Rubik's like ring shaped puzzle. The puzzle turns the upper and lower half of the ring. The colours are separated in four sections.
Awesome Octo
Rubik's like ring shaped puzzle. The puzzle turns the upper and lower half of the ring. The colours are separated in four sections.
Battle Gears
A puzzle with intersecting circles and bandaged pieces. Produced in low quantity in seven different variants.
Buzzle Ball
14 pieces rotating on a sphere divided in 3 (!) distinct layers.
Cohan Circle
Two intersecting circles. There exists a newer relative named Arusloky.
Crossover puzzle
A puzzle back from the early 1980s produced by Nintendo. It works with intersecting plunges and polarised light.
Dancing Gears
A puzzle with two intersecting circles. Produced in low quantity in four different variants.
Disk Puzzle
Similar to other tricky disky puzzles with 6 coloured half-cylinders in 2 layers, 6 columns.
Double Disk
A puzzle with four rotating intersecting circles.
Dual Circle
Dual Circle - surprisingly enough is two interlocking circles - pieces move when the circles are turned.
Elemental(Neon)
The first element in a whole series of puzzles working with plunger under- and overlapping each other.
Equator
Hollow blue "corners" with letter, number and symbol tiles.
Farmland Gear
A puzzle with intersecting circles. Compared with similar circles this puzzle has additional gears inside the big square-like pieces.
Flip-Side
Ten tiles, one rotatable plane and two additional plungers.
Four by four - Animals
Alternative versions of Tsukuda square with a several animals instead of coloured or numbered pieces.
Gerdig UFO
Spin the top/bottom half to mix the satellites, then use the central plunger to flip one, two, three or four satellites over.
Gerdig UFO
Spin the top/bottom half to mix the satellites, then use the central plunger to flip one, two, three or four satellites over.
Gizmo Gears
A puzzle with two intersecting circles and bandaged pieces. Produced in low quantity in four different variants.
Griddle
A sticker variant of the Gripple. Made to make the puzzle more difficult.
Gripple
An uncommon puzzle produced in Hong Kong.
Gripple
An uncommon puzzle produced in Hong Kong.
Handy Mad Triad
Twist the fingertips to rotate the four overlapping discs of wedges.
Handy Mad Triad
Twist the fingertips to rotate the four overlapping discs of wedges.
Kaleidoscope
A moveable plunger intersecting with a rotating circle.
Kvadratura Kruga
A puzzle from the soviet era. Its title translates to "Squaring the circle"
Mad Triad
Ten overlapping wheels. Each with six segments.
Mad Triad
Ten overlapping wheels. Each with six segments.
Mad Triad
Ten overlapping wheels. Each with six segments.
Magic Disc
24 coloured half-cylinders in 2 layers, 6 columns, and 2 rings.
Magical Gears
A puzzle with two intersecting circles. Produced in low quantity in four different variants.
Master Ramka
Custom made bigger version of ????? with 4x4 pieces instead of three.
Melting Mystery
The pieces of Snow Mystery split in two. A shape changing variant of Tricky Disky with six arms.
Mozaika I
Invented, produced, and marketed by Rudolph Destics. Patented in USA in 1996. Came in a variety of colour configurations.
Mozaika II
Invented, produced, and marketed by Rudolph Destics. Patented in USA in 1996. Came in a variety of colour configurations.
Net Block UFO
Rotate the top/bottom half, then spin each half of a sphere to scramble the puzzle.
Net Block UFO
Rotate the top/bottom half, then spin each half of a sphere to scramble the puzzle.
Octedron
Seven pyramids in a transparent sphere moved by rotating the sphere to let the pyramids flip into the single hole.
Pakovalec
Puzzle from the Czech Republic. Alternative names are Zylla and Xylinder and Dutch Tube.
Palapunga L1
13*4 pieces moved similar to the ten billion barrel. The white version which is easier.
Palapunga L2
13*4 pieces moved similar to the ten billion barrel. The black version which is more difficult.
Palette
In this puzzle not the pieces itself move but the frame around them.
Panex
A puzzle similar to the famous "Towers of Hanoi" but more diffcult.
Port to Port
A version of the standard Tripple Cross puzzle. Use two up-down plungers and a left-right plunger to move your ship from one end of the board to another.
Puzzler - Avenger
Rotate each half to scramble or return colours. The most difficult of the three versions.
Puzzler - Challenger
Rotate each half to scramble or return colours. The variant with medium difficulty.
Puzzler - Novice
Create a solid blue circle to solve. The simplest of three different versions.
Quadri
A very rare version of the original Swissmad. It presumably never made it into production.
Ramka
A puzzle from the soviet union with intersecting plungers made in the eighties.
Rashkey 1
First of a series of three similar puzzles. The three differ only by the colours of the pieces.
Rashkey 1
First of a series of three similar puzzles. The three differ only by the colours of the pieces.
Rashkey 2
Second of a series of three similar puzzles. The three differ only by the colours of the pieces.
Rashkey 2
Second of a series of three similar puzzles. The three differ only by the colours of the pieces.
Rashkey 3
Third of a series of three similar puzzles. The three differ only by the colours of the pieces.
Rashkey 3
Third of a series of three similar puzzles. The three differ only by the colours of the pieces.
Rotascope - Red Logo
Features an image of a snake entwined with a red version of the Pentangle logo.
Rotos
East german puzzle of overlapping disks.
Rotos
East german puzzle of overlapping disks.
Rubik's Fifteen (XV)
Rubik's 15 (XV) is 2 puzzles in one. Arrange the numbers in sequence 1 to 15. On the other side there is a magic square challenge.
Rubik's Fifteen (XV)
Rubik's 15 (XV) is 2 puzzles in one. Arrange the numbers in sequence 1 to 15. On the other side there is a magic square challenge.
Sando Ring
Similar to a King Ring. With touchable symbols.
Sando Ring
Similar to a King Ring. With touchable symbols.
Slide Rule Duel
A puzzle with two or three circles and a plunger which can exchange pieces between the circles.
Sphere XYZ
Two intersecting tracks of tiles bisected by a single twistable slice.
Swissmad
12 tiles in red and white make up a scross in a red body. No sursprise that this puzzles comes from Switzerland.
Tower of the Winds
Four samples with two intersecting circles each on four sides of a cuboid. The novelty is one fourfold rotation that allows to exchange whole circles.
Tri-Trick
Nine pieces with the digits 1-9 on them are moved with two intersecting plungers.
Trillion
Move the same-colour pieces from the lines to the circles.
Trio
Similar to the Puzzler from Douglas Engel but with 3 circles.
Triple Cross
Use two up-down plungers and a left-right plunger to set the 3 orange dots, a green circle and the words "Binary Arts". A grey and a blue version exists.
Turbo Mind Twister
Slide the cars and twist the sphere in an effort to park each car beside its matching colour spot.
Twiddler - Quad-Radical
Four intersecting circles. Comes with an additional pieces to determine the solved configuration.
Twin Spin
Two overlapping wheels. Promotional version for The Museum Company.
Uriblock
Slide puzzle related to Rubik's XV and Tsukuda's Square.
Vario Disky
This Mind Maze/Tricky Disky-like puzzle has four wings and eight colours.
it
Similar to Tsukuda's Square. Marketed in Britain.
SIAMESE & FUSED
Fused Cubes
Two 3x3x3's fused together to share a block of dimensions 2x2x2.
Megtatwinx
Two megaminxes fused to a single puzzle by connecting two corner pieces.
Rubik's Mate
Variant of Siamese Cubes produced and sold during the original cube craze by Ideal.
Rubik's Triamese Cube
The Rubik's Triamese Cube® is constructed out of 3 original 3x3 Rubik's Cubes®. From the Duane Cash Cube Collection.
Rubik's Triamese Cube
The Rubik's Triamese Cube® is constructed out of 3 original 3x3 Rubik's Cubes®. From the Duane Cash Cube Collection.
FOLDING
Büvös Négyzetek
Rubik's Magic with four tiles and a theme based on anthropomorphic mice.
Chocolate Roundy
A almost unknown variant of the Roundy with three wings, three pieces each and a hexagonal shape.
Crystal Magic
A custom made 9-tiles-magics which uses stickers to illustrate its three solutions.
Di-Cube
A custom Magic with 12 tiles and two solutions.
Double Snake
Two Rubiks Snakes connected to a longer version with 48 elements.
Eledone
A 5-tiles-Magic named after "Eledone Moschata"
Escape from Atlantis
One sample of a magic-myth-puzzle which is a RubiksMagic with an odd number of tiles. This one has 9 tiles.
Flexible Tetragon
A 8-tile-magic stringed in a way that it enables a state impossible to the normal 2x4-magic.
Hybrid Magic
A Rubiks magic that can be solved as a regular Rubik's magic, or as a "create the cube"-magic.
Inca Mini
Do the letters spell something when it's solved?
Inca Mini
Do the letters spell something when it's solved?
Kibble Cube
Not really a twisty puzzle. Somewhat similar to a Rubik's Snake.
Kibble Cube
Not really a twisty puzzle. Somewhat similar to a Rubik's Snake.
Love Bunny
A custom Magic with 8 tiles which has two unusual solutions.
MagiQ-Bert
A custom Magic with 18 tiles. One solutions depicts a video game from the 1980s the other form th shape of three connected cubes.
Magic Dino Cube
A custom made Rubiks Magic with 6 plates and two different solutions if you don't count the original state.
Magic Hearts
Rubik's Magic with three hearts instead of three rings.
Magic Line
A custommade Rubiks Magic with a closed loop and only a single side.
Magic Smile
A magic with 4 tiles depicting two playing cards (Queen and Jack of Hearts with unusual images) from the french deck.
Magic Strip
A custommade Rubiks Magic with a closed loop and only a single side. This suceeds the Magic Line and has 24 tiles instead of 8.
Magic Throne of Gods
One sample of a magic-myth-puzzle which is a RubiksMagic with an odd number of tiles. This one has 5 tiles.
Magic World Cup
A 6-tiles-Magic with two solutions, both with a theme based on (association) football.
Memory Cube
A custommade magic with 54 tiles and two spectacular solutions.
Middle Earth Super Magic
The images on this gorgeous 16-tile Magic puzzle were inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's book, "The Silmarillion".
Mindjewel
A pentagonal cousin of Rubiks Snake.
Pantazis' Color Magic Box
One sample of a magic-myth-puzzle which is a RubiksMagic with an odd number of tiles. This one has 7 tiles.
Pantazis' Kites
A handmade cousin of the Flexible Hexagons with four tiles instead of six.
Paragon of Atlantis
One sample of a magic-myth-puzzle which is a RubiksMagic with an odd number of tiles. This one has 9 tiles.
Rubik's Maze
Six cubes on one thread rotatable against each other but not exchangeable.
Rubik's Maze
Six cubes on one thread rotatable against each other but not exchangeable.
Singa-Pura
One of the three different 12-tile-magics with custommade images.
Tangle Professor Magic
This very clever 24-tile magic uses 48 Rubik's Tangle style images to provide a unique challenge.
Tangle Professor Magic
This very clever 24-tile magic uses 48 Rubik's Tangle style images to provide a unique challenge.
ELECTRONIC
E-Cube
Seems to be a precessor of iGame 7. Has 11 games and apps instead of 4.
Lastout
An electronic two-player game although one player might be replace by the computer.
Luminations
Four vertices with three lights each. These can be switched by rotation the whole puzzle. These changed are used to play a number of different games.
Luminations
Four vertices with three lights each. These can be switched by rotation the whole puzzle. These changed are used to play a number of different games.
Merlin
Merlin was an electronic toy with 8 different playable games. Also known as "The Electronic Wizard", Merlin was released by Parker Brothers in 1979.
Nemesis Factor
Electonic, talking, logic puzzle for up to 4 separate players.
Nemesis Factor
Electonic, talking, logic puzzle for up to 4 separate players.
Orbix
A spherical version of Light's Out.
Orbix
A spherical version of Lights Out.
Rubik's Slide
Twist and slide the top face of the cube to move the lights until you reach the solution.
PATTERN MATCHING
10-Cylinder
A puzzle in the tradition of Trikki-4 but with 10 layers.
Bolygok
A derivative of instant insanity with 8 balls in a cubic configuration.
Bolygok
A derivative of instant insanity with 8 balls in a cubic configuration.
Combinescion - Champ
A puzzle preceding Enigma with an equivalent mechanism. This one features four different generic athletes.
Combinescion - JMA
A puzzle preceding Enigma with an equivalent mechanism. This one features a company named JMA.
Enigma - Ajax
A promotional item which depicts the logo of the soccer club "Ajax Amsterdam".
Enigma - Coloured dots
Depicting eight circles in four different colours creating a scheme of subtractive colouring.
Enigma - Heinz
A promotional item for Heinz, famous for their tomato ketchup and other sauces.
Enigma - Heinz
A promotional item for Heinz, famous for their tomato ketchup and other sauces.
Fool's Spool
Four layers need to be arranged that all eight columns total twelve.
Hexagon
Another version of instant insanity with six layers and six columns
Hungarian Rock
A pattern matching puzzle much like Tantrix Rock from the 1980's are even older.
Octacube
Eight small cube have to be put into a frame so that the resulting cube shows a unique colour on every face.
Octacube
Eight small cube have to be put into a frame so that the resulting cube shows a unique colour on every face.
Rubik's Dice
A great little puzzle that keep you busy for hours!
Rubik's Dice
A great little puzzle that keep you busy for hours!
Rubik's Tangle 1
A pattern matching puzzle from the early nineties. One out of a set of four.
Rubik's Tangle 2
A pattern matching puzzle from the early nineties. One out of a set of four.
Rubik's Tangle 3
A pattern matching puzzle from the early nineties. One out of a set of four.
Rubik's Tangle 4
A pattern matching puzzle from the early nineties. One out of a set of four.
Snake Domino
Arrange the eight cubies into a 2x2x2 cube, creating a single snake graphic that spans all 24 outer stickers.
Trapagon
Several smaller pieces slot together. The goal is that each "face" (centred on the square faces) has five unique colours.
Trapagon
Several smaller pieces slot together. The goal is that each "face" (centred on the square faces) has five unique colours.
OTHER MECHANISMS
Abyss
A puzzle which is based on the fourth dimensional symmetry (edge-transitivity) of the 4D polytope 8-cell (also known as Hypercube or Tesseract)
Afrodite
A puzzle which is based on the fourth dimensional symmetry (edge-transitivity) of the 4D polytope rectified 5-cell (also known as Tetroctahedric)
Argo
A puzzle which is based on the sixth dimensional symmetry of the 6-Simplex.
Bishop Cubes
A set of 27 interlocking cubes which is not scrambled by colour but by shape.
Brainball
Spin the number ring, and twist the ends to flip seven of the thirteen numbers over.
Brainball
Spin the number ring, and twist the ends to flip seven of the thirteen numbers over.
Brainstring Advanced
An improved design and an additional set of strings set this version apart from the original.
Cerberus
Six telescopic rods have to be arranged into a pentagram.
Chronos
A puzzle which is based on the fourth dimensional symmetry (edge-transitivity) of the 4D polytope 5-cell (also known as Pentachoron)
Colossus
A puzzle which is based on the fourth dimensional symmetry (edge-transitivity) of the 4D polytope 24-cell (also known as Icositetrachoron).
Cosmos
This puzzle pretends to be based on a 4D polytope but it is not. Instead it is a cube with its antipodes connected.
Crazy Elephant Dance
A generalized version of Elephant Spin-Out. All elephants allows three different states instead of two.
Elephant Out
A colourful version of Spin Out, but in a smaller size and the knobs are decorated with elephants.
Gorgon
A puzzle based on the Petersen's Graph.
Houlis Cube
A puzzle which is based on the fourth dimensional symmetry 4D polytope known as hexadecachoron (or 16-cell).
Orbik, The
A puzzle similar to Jugo Flower which started its life as exchange puzzle for IPP.
Orbik, The
A puzzle similar to Jugo Flower which started its life as exchange puzzle for IPP.
Pantazis' Matrix
This is an implementation of the full symmetric group S4 as a twisty puzzle. A puzzle without restriction like parity issues.
Pegasus
A puzzle which is based on the fifth dimensional symmetry of the 5-Simplex.
Planets
Four balls in a frame. Craters on each ball block and unblock rotation of the adjacent balls.
Pyramus & Thisbe
A puzzle which is based on the fourth dimensional symmetry (edge-transitivity) of the 4D polytope Tetrahedral prism
Rubik's 360
Six coloured balls have to be moved in their matching domes.
Rubik's Bricks
This is a derivative of the Soma cube produced and sold under Rubik's name.
Rubik's Triamid
Arrange the ten pieces by breaking them into two groups and putting them back together again.
Rubik's Triamid
Arrange the ten pieces by breaking them into two groups and putting them back together again.
Spin-Out
Try and remove the inner sliding mechanism, blocked by knobs you can only turn one at a time.
Spin-Out
Try and remove the inner sliding mechanism, blocked by knobs you can only turn one at a time.
The Brain
The object of this puzzle is to get all the sliders either in or out. Several stacked and slotted disks inside the puzzle limit the range of movement at each step.
The Brain
The object of this puzzle is to get all the sliders either in or out. Several stacked and slotted disks inside the puzzle limit the range of movement at each step.
The X
Five parallel disks must be rotated correctly to make the egg stand upright. There is also a version named "Columbus' EGG".
Writer's Block
A puzzle consisting out of 7 pens which all have to be pressed to solve the puzzle and open the box.
BOOKS
Der Würfel
Lösungswege
Mathematische Grundlagen
Varianten für Suptertüftler
Handbook Of Cubik Math
By all odds the best book yet written, or likely to be written, on the wonders and the dark unsolved mysteries of the cube - Martin Gardner
You Can Do The Cube
#1 in the London Times and New York Times bestseller list for 1981, selling 1.5 million copies world-wide.
You Can Do The Cube
#1 in the London Times and New York Times bestseller list for 1981, selling 1.5 million copies world-wide.
GAMES
Color Match
Players have to match colored squares in 3 x 3 grids.
Color Match
Players have to match colored squares in 3 x 3 grids.
Frustr8tor
Several different "8 queens" puzzles usually played on a chess board.
Magellán
Twist the pieces to ensure no two like colours are side by side, on either side of the puzzle.
Rubik's Code
A two player game like a two dimensional Mastermind.
Rubik's Game
Create a row of 3 pegged squares of ONE of your colours - vertically, horizontally or diagonally, on one side of the Cube.
Rubik's Game
Create a row of 3 pegged squares of ONE of your colours - vertically, horizontally or diagonally, on one side of the Cube.
Rubik's Infinity
"Move one ball to change it all. The more you score four, the faster you win. Easy to learn, a challenge to master."
Rubik's Infinity
"Move one ball to change it all. The more you score four, the faster you win. Easy to learn, a challenge to master."
Rubik's Logic
A two player game. A single Cubes is rotated in every move.
Rubik's Magic Strategy Game
"Easy to learn, a challenge to win." (Not to be confused with Rubik's Infinity, which is "easy to learn, a challenge to master"!)
Rubik's Magic Strategy Game
"Easy to learn, a challenge to win." (Not to be confused with Rubik's Infinity, which is "easy to learn, a challenge to master"!)
Rubiks Sudoku
A reusable plastic version of the now well-known Sudoku game.
MECHANISM PICTURES
MISCELLANEOUS STUFF
Button
The design of this button reminds me of the popular little Rubik's Cube Java applet.
Cufflinks
Cufflinks showing 2x2x2s in midturn.
EC2006 Pin
A giveaway from the European Rubik's Championships 2006 event in Paris.
Rubik's Cube Sheet
Bedding material (aka bedclothes) depicting the rubik's cube. One of the merchandising items distributed during the original cube craze.
Rubik's Cube Sheet
Bedding material (aka bedclothes) depicting the rubik's cube. One of the merchandising items distributed during the original cube craze.
Rubiks T-Shirt
A T-Shirt featuring the Rubiks-logo from the SevenTows era.
USB Stick
A USB-Stick which pretends to be a 1x1x3.
X-Tra Alarm Clock
A alarm clock looking like the Rubiks. It is not a puzzle because only one side can be moved to swith between the modes.
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