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*BLACK* Golden Cubes now available here- http://sites.webec.com.hk/meffert/index.cfm?refer=tony . Select “Mefferts Puzzles”.
The video shows my spherical transformation of a 7×7x7 V-Cube.

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My Puzzle Collection II

Everyone should have some sort of collection. I think puzzles is more fun than coins or stamps though, don’t you?

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My puzzle collection includes (sorted by Shape first, and function second, for your convenience):

Cube Shaped Puzzles:
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(~15x) 3×3s: It’s hard to keep track of the exact number. Most of these are various DIYs, some are RNAs (Rubik’s Brand), some are knockoff brands. I also have one Studio Cube, which is very nice.

(3x) 4×4s: Two Rubik’s Revenge and one Eastsheen 4×4.

(3x) 5×5s: Rubik’s, Eastsheen, and V-Cubes. I like all three.

A 7×7: Very impressive mechanism. I love this puzzle, it’s one that I think all collectors should have.

(4x) Square-1s: Three black DiYs, and a white DiY.

A Skewb: Mine is a 3D Skewb. Strange mechanism.

(5x) 2×2s: Two normal Rubik’s, one Ice Cube, an (modded) Eastsheen, and a giant 57mm Rubik’s.

A Keychain 3×3: This will likely be modding-fodder later.

A 1×1x1 and a 1×1x2: For s and giggles. :)

A Siamese Cube: This is a mod you have to do yourself, it is very easy to make.

A 3×3x4 Extended: This is also something you have to make, and it is even easier than the Siamese.

An Icon: This is just a greyscale 3×3.
An Oilers Hockey Cube: Ummm, yeah.
A So-Du-Cube: This is lame.

Dodecahedron Shaped Puzzles (12 sides):
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(5x) Megaminxes: Three PVC Megaminxes, an MF8 Megaminx, and a Chinese Megaminx. I recommend either the PVC or MF8. Message me for more details.

A Pyraminx Crystal: Huge, heavy, and a lot of fun to solve. It’s like a megaminx, except you turn an extra row of edges with every twist, making all megaminx algorithms worthless.

Spherical Puzzles:
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(2x) Rubik’s Worlds: These are just round 2×2s. Fun to solve.

An Impossiball: Essentially megaminx corners.

A Magic/Miracle Sphere: A strange sliding tile puzzle. Intuitive to solve, but time consuming as well.

A Rubik’s Brain Racker: A fun sliding tile puzzle with many different ‘modes’ of solving. I bought this at VOS 2008.

Other “Twisty” Puzzles:
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A Platypus: This is a strange puzzle with 6 sides, but only 3 “edges” per side, and no corners. This is very easy to solve.

A Rubik’s UFO: A fun puzzle. Funner to have than it is to solve, if that makes sense.

(3x) Rubik’s Magics: Well, yeah.. I do consider this a twisty puzzle. The first move in the solve is a twist!

Other “Sliding” Puzzles:
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A Flip-Side: One of my first obscure puzzles. I think this is when I started collecting more than just cubes.

A 15-Puzzle: The most intuitive solve ever.

Rush Hour: This is a different kind of puzzle.. more of a solitaire-type board game.

A Twister: This is a wooden bead type puzzle. This is super-classy looking which is why I bought it. Challenging at first, but once you learn the trick it’s too easy.

Burr-Type Puzzles:
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Several Burr-Type Puzzles: 4 wooden burr puzzles, an Idea Cube, and a Tetris Cube.

A Tantrix: I don’t play with this.

Miscellaneous:
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A Rubik’s Revolution: SHAME ON YOU, RUBIK’S!

I may have missed some things in this list… I hope you like my collection!

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Places to buy puzzles:

You can order most puzzles at the following sites:
http://www.cubefans.com
http://www.cube4you.com
http://www.mefferts.com
http://v-cubes.com

You can buy everything else here:
hhhp://www.ebay.com

Please don’t ask me which stores I buy my puzzles from. “River-City Games” and “Kites and Other Delights” probably don’t even exist where you live. You can sometimes find puzzles anywhere that they sell board games and toys.

About half of my puzzles have cubesmith tiles or stickers. I recommend tiling some of your puzzles if you have some money kicking around:
http://www.cubesmith.com

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My Website:
http://www.blueknightcubing.com/

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My Puzzle Collection!

Here is my collection! It includes:

A white DIY from Cube4you…

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15 puzzles in under 10 minutes

I do 15 different puzzles in under 10 minutes, with a StackMat. I filmed this video a while ago, but couldn’t get it on video until now. Sorry you can’t see some of the puzzles being solved; I’ll fix that on the next video.

Here’s a corrected list of the puzzles in the order they were solved:
Super Magic (8×2 Magic, Magic Balls)
Magic
Master Magic
Snake (Twist)
CMetrick
15 Puzzle
Missing Link
2×2x2 Cube
3×3x3 Cube
4×4x4 Cube
Skewb
Tetraminx
Netblock UFO
Rubik’s UFO
Clock

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http://geeks.pirillo.com - http://live.pirillo.com - Even though I was attempting to read the letters backwards, this is still one of the coolest word games I’ve ever played. I love puzzles, and I love electronics. How could it get much better than that? http://chris.pirillo.com Distributed by Tubemogul.

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Casting perfect puzzle pieces

Demonstration of how to cast parts with little to no touchups needed

I use Alumilte Black for resin and Oomoo 30 for mold.

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My Puzzle Collection

Some I solve, some I don’t. My Puzzle collection hasn’t changed since I made the video, so no I won’t make another one.

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In this puzzle, you only use one shape, and you can make a never ending cube

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The Puzzle

2 minutes. 562 cuts. 1 video.

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