My new Not-So-Square-1

Vadim · **Posted:** Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:02 pm

Hi all,
I was messing about with the principle of "bumping" puzzles and ended up with this "bumped" Square-1, which is not so square now!
Hence I called it "Not-So-Square-1"

See what you think!

Vadim

Aleksey · **Posted:** Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:08 pm

Vadim, I like it! Interesting idea. I'd call it "Square-Not" which is similr to "Square-1". 8-)

Amba · **Posted:** Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:08 pm

That's a really good idea. Sweet looking puzzle!

Italrubik · **Joined:** Sat Jul 01, 2006 3:54 am **Location:** Italy

Awesome puzzle!!!

Swordsman Kirby · **Posted:** Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:28 pm

Man what an awesome idea. Sort of like Bump Cube.

the.drizzle · **Joined:** Thu Apr 05, 2007 8:05 pm **Location:** Seed-nee

I like it, it's clever!

Did you use the new DIY square-1 "kit" cube for this mod? If so, have you come up with a way of cleanly taking off the side bits that cover the screw? I have gotten a few apart so far, but it has not been fun...

joey · **Joined:** Thu Nov 23, 2006 6:02 pm

Although I dislike the square-1, I love the design of this Not-so-Square-1 / Square-Not!

Whats it like to solve? Assmuing you have mixed it up that is.

Caleb · **Posted:** Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:48 pm

I love it...almost as much as I like the Bump Cube. (by Hidetoshi)

Great job.

Erik · **Posted:** Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:49 pm

Wow! That truly looks awsome man! It must be weird to solve it

juanan · **Posted:** Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:59 pm

funny puzzle

great

Noah · **Posted:** Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:40 pm

I've always loved the Bump cube as the Square-1. I love this design even more.

Just another puzzle I would love to have.

You should put some silver stickers on it similar to the actual bump cube. Or make one of each.

kastellorizo · **Posted:** Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:29 pm

Oh My God... Vadim... what did you do?
You took a Square-1 and changed its coordinate system??? LOL

Looks magnificent. It is a... Bump-1!

Pantazis

Myke · **Posted:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:14 am

LOL very funny I like it.

Vadim · **Posted:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:08 am

Thanks everyone for your comments!

Aleksey, I do like the name Square-not! It's a bit shorter as well.
I did not want to use Bump-1, Pantazis, as it would use Hidetoshi's idea and we recently had a few problems here and there with copyrights etc.

I did not try messing-up/solving it as I am not that good at solving Square-1s as it is, hence I am not tempting my fate.

I did not use new chinese DIY kits. I still had a few original Square-1s. I agree, drizzle, it's a pain, trying to pry off the lid to access the screw. Some of them are better than others, though I thought DIY kits won't have it glued on at all.

Good idea about silver stickers. Though the stickers I've got are too shiny and look black at certain angles.

Vadim

Hidetoshi · **Posted:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:35 pm

What a cool puzzle, Vadim !
Conguratulations !

And I was gotten the jump on you, because I'm planning to make Bump-1, too.

Now I'm making same size of Square-1 to identify only height. Of course, I'll make it to mirror silver one.

kastellorizo · **Posted:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:54 pm

Hidetoshi wrote:

What a cool puzzle, Vadim !
Conguratulations !

And I was gotten the jump on you, because I'm planning to make Bump-1, too.

Now I'm making same size of Square-1 to identify only height. Of course, I'll make it to mirror silver one.

LOL!

I would love to see your design too Hidetoshi san!

And by giving it a silver touch will look like Bump Cube's brother!

Pantazis

Skate Addicti0n · **Posted:** Wed Jun 27, 2007 12:47 pm

Swordsman Kirby wrote:

Man what an awesome idea. Sort of like Bump Cube.

That is exactly what I thought! Awesome work! Great puzzle! Make a few and place one on eBay.

Vadim · **Posted:** Thu Jun 28, 2007 3:35 am

Hidetoshi wrote:

What a cool puzzle, Vadim !
Conguratulations !

And I was gotten the jump on you, because I'm planning to make Bump-1, too.

Now I'm making same size of Square-1 to identify only height. Of course, I'll make it to mirror silver one.

I am glad you liked my design Hidetoshi, but I did not want to use name "Bump-1" as it's not a true "Bump" design + it belongs to you.
I am glad it inspired you to make another great puzzle!

Vadim

kuma · **Joined:** Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:45 pm

wow

Lee T. · **Posted:** Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:07 pm

I was on vacation and missed this. Thanks for bumping it back up. Looks great Vadim. I love the way the triangles pop up.

Very cool!
Lee

Vadim · **Posted:** Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:59 am

Thanks both,

I originally thought to make a full bump Square-1.
But then I thought it would be more like copying Hidetoshi's idea of his bump cube.
Hence I still used his method of applying different thickness to pieces, though I changed it's shape to a cuboid.
Vadim

Noah · **Posted:** Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:48 am

Vadim wrote:

Thanks both,

I originally thought to make a full bump Square-1.
But then I thought it would be more like copying Hidetoshi's idea of his bump cube.
Hence I still used his method of applying different thickness to pieces, though I changed it's shape to a cuboid.
Vadim

Just as I was rereading through this thread, I was thinking to myself... "I wonder what it would look like if he kept the original dimensions of the puzzle..."

Lo and behold, Hidetoshi is doing that apparently.

TheAtarian1 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:45 am

Cool cube

Vadim · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:20 am

I was actually hoping that Hidetoshi will take the idea of true bump square-1 as it's a bit more complex mod than the one I produced and not sure I would have time and skill to make it right.
Vadim

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