Tony Fisher's 2008 Dutch Cube Day Puzzles

Tony Fisher · **Joined:** Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:37 pm

This photo shows an Eastsheen 4x4x4 with my brand new Ball in a Cube puzzle and 5x5x5 Mini Ball.

This photo shows my stickered (you all know I hate tiles) Pyraminx Crystal alongside my brand new Icosidodecaminx and a regular Pyraminx Crystal.

This photo shows my Gigaminx V1 from a while back alongside my new V2. Both are based on Tyler's master pieces.

This photo shows my 7x7x7 Barrel next to a 7x7x7 V-Cube.

Click on the below photos for further information, photos and video. The bottom three were the only ones I had for sale. You may recognise the Hexaminx and 4x4x4 Ball (2008) which I have shown before. My Ball in a Cube was the only totally new puzzle for sale. People expecting my yearly emails will receive them shortly. In coming months some of those puzzles will be openly available either on this site or through eBay auction. I do not know yet if I will sell any of the others.

ejisfun · **Posted:** Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:41 am

Absolutely amazing! My favorite by far is the ball in cube.

pascalso · **Joined:** Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:48 am

i KNEW i would be in for a big treat once i saw this. Again, Tony Fisher has it all.

David Calzone · **Posted:** Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:28 am

I was curious to see what would be done with a V-Cube. The 7x7 barrel looks incredible!
Which puzzle is currently hidden by the question mark on your avatar?

Marco · **Posted:** Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:49 am

Calzone wrote:

I was curious to see what would be done with a V-Cube. The 7x7 barrel looks incredible!
Which puzzle is currently hidden by the question mark on your avatar?

My bet: A scrambled 7x7 barrel(Though it probably is too late for a guess :mrgreen:

)

My favourite was the Ball in a Cube either, is the internal block removed?

MarkSS · **Joined:** Sun Nov 25, 2007 7:29 am **Location:** UK

It's fantastic to see you continuing to come up with stunning puzzles like these.

Steryne · **Posted:** Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:03 am

That Hexaminx is on my list to do adventually.
PS:Is this one in the sell area or not?(my guess is not)

Synester · **Posted:** Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:07 am

All I can say is AMAZING! My favorites are the 7x7x7 barrel and the Hexaminx.

Riceball92 · **Posted:** Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:10 am

Those are all REALLY cool!!! If I had the funds to buy one I would probably get the Icosidodecaminx. It's such a beautiful piece

As are all the rest.

512456 · **Joined:** Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:54 am **Location:** Malaysia

If I take out the ball out of the ball in a cube puzzle, would it be a Void Revenge?

aliengrey · **Posted:** Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:58 am

These are some of the most innovative puzzles I've ever seen.

I love the ball in a cube! And those are the first Pyra Crystal/V-cube 7 mods I've seen.

David Calzone · **Posted:** Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:08 am

Marco wrote:

Calzone wrote:

I was curious to see what would be done with a V-Cube. The 7x7 barrel looks incredible!
Which puzzle is currently hidden by the question mark on your avatar?

My bet: A scrambled 7x7 barrel(Though it probably is too late for a guess :mrgreen:

)

Looks like this is it.

PotatoSpades22095 · **Joined:** Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:56 pm

My 2 favorites were the barel 7x7 and the ball in the cube. The ball in the cube just looked like an overlaping cube variation, bit still amazing. It was also cool to see another v2 gigaminx out there.

Sjoerd · **Posted:** Sun Oct 19, 2008 4:32 pm

great puzzles, especially the fact I got to touch and twist them this afternoon

I really really love the hexaminx, to bad for the price... I also had a very inspiring talk with Tony himself. The funny thing about the 7x7 barrel is that he just started cutting it, and didn´t know where it would end up. really great puzzles.

Sjoerd

The_Duct_Tape_Guy · **Joined:** Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:23 pm **Location:** SC

Yeah, I have to say i wouldn't mind having one of those ball in a cube or hexaminx.

Synester · **Posted:** Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:05 pm

Calzone wrote:

Marco wrote:

Calzone wrote:

I was curious to see what would be done with a V-Cube. The 7x7 barrel looks incredible!
Which puzzle is currently hidden by the question mark on your avatar?

My bet: A scrambled 7x7 barrel(Though it probably is too late for a guess :mrgreen:

)

Looks like this is it.

I believe that you look closely you will actually find that that is actually a pattern and not scrambled.

flambore · **Posted:** Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:10 pm

Unreal. Tony, you are amazing. I love the ball in a cube. That one's definitely my favorite.

Ryan Thompson · **Posted:** Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:29 pm

Tony, great job on all of these puzzles, especially the 7x7x7 barrel. I can't understand how those pieces hang on when scrambled :shock:

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Tony Fisher · **Joined:** Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:37 pm

Just got home.
Thanks, Calzone is correct about the Avatar.

Drewseph · **Joined:** Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:57 pm

I love the ball in cube, and I don't understand how you can get such a perfect surface on the puzzle by hand. The sphere is so perfectly rounded, not a single misaligned surface. great work!

SilverPotato · **Posted:** Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:23 pm

That 7x7 barrel made my brain go numb.

Awesome Puzzles

QUINBLZ · **Posted:** Tue Oct 21, 2008 8:59 pm

wow... your abilities never cease to amaze
it would be so cool to do an apprenticeship under you.

super_genius · **Posted:** Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:57 pm

wow, I would only imagine you would make a 7x7x7 barrel . Even pillowed! nice work.

frederic plateus · **Joined:** Sat Sep 01, 2007 3:10 pm **Location:** Belgium

ball in cube for president!

Bounb · **Joined:** Fri Oct 05, 2007 1:45 pm

Bluhhhh...

Vadim · **Posted:** Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:35 pm

I've lost my will to live!

I missed the best cube day, best puzzles and chance to meet greatest pule makers!
Absolutely astonishing Tony!
I love your new puzzles. Especially ball in cube. :shock:

Vadim

Mike · **Joined:** Wed Oct 22, 2008 6:55 pm **Location:** U.S.

wow absolutly amazing, like always, tony never seises to amaze me

by the way how much are those hexaminxes selling for? depending on the price id like to get one

Bigandrewgold · **Posted:** Sun Nov 02, 2008 6:40 pm

Arcrobe wrote:

wow absolutly amazing, like always, tony never seises to amaze me

by the way how much are those hexaminxes selling for? depending on the price id like to get one

over $500

Danny Devitt · **Posted:** Sun Nov 02, 2008 7:15 pm

Arcrobe wrote:

wow absolutly amazing, like always, tony never seises to amaze me

by the way how much are those hexaminxes selling for? depending on the price id like to get one

€400 (≈510.61 USD as of right now)

ejisfun · **Posted:** Sun Nov 02, 2008 7:23 pm

Why are the hidden interior edges on the ball in a cube stickered? That looks cool, but it seems like a pain to solve.

Danny Devitt · **Posted:** Sun Nov 02, 2008 8:10 pm

ejisfun wrote:

Why are the hidden interior edges on the ball in a cube stickered? That looks cool, but it seems like a pain to solve.

Because they are visible part way through a turn

ejisfun · **Posted:** Sun Nov 02, 2008 9:06 pm

Aaaah, didn't see those pictures. Really adds to the whole "it's a seperate ball in a seperate cube" concept. :wink:

Tony Fisher · **Joined:** Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:37 pm

ejisfun wrote:

it seems like a pain to solve.

To a puzzle maker that is a compliment.

elijah · **Joined:** Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:55 am **Location:** WA, USA

Wow, absolutely amazing, although I don't see how the ball in the cube stays in 1 piece...

Noah · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:18 pm

elijah516 wrote:

Wow, absolutely amazing, although I don't see how the ball in the cube stays in 1 piece...

It's actually made from a ES4, so all you are seeing is the internal pieces being modified.

More or less, it's the same as his Overlapping Cube with the non edge/corner pieces being rounded into a sphere.

Not to belittle you mods of course Tony.

elijah · **Joined:** Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:55 am **Location:** WA, USA

Noah wrote:

elijah516 wrote:

Wow, absolutely amazing, although I don't see how the ball in the cube stays in 1 piece...

It's actually made from a ES4, so all you are seeing is the internal pieces being modified.

More or less, it's the same as his Overlapping Cube with the non edge/corner pieces being rounded into a sphere.

Not to belittle you mods of course Tony.

ya but... aren't they 2 different mods? the 5x5 ball and the 4x4 cube are 2 different mods... so how did he put them together?

Oh and also, Tony, how did you make the 7x7 cylinder anyhow? Did you have to fill the pieces with epoxy first as a filler or did you just have to sand them down? I haven't got my hands on the v-cube 7 yet, so I don't know how thick the plastic is.

Noah · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:00 pm

[quote="elijah516"]ya but... aren't they 2 different mods? the 5x5 ball and the 4x4 cube are 2 different mods... so how did he put them together?
/quote]
Hopefully this visualization can help.

These groups of pieces are the same when it comes down to it.

elijah · **Joined:** Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:55 am **Location:** WA, USA

Oh, ok, I get it, so really it's no harder to solve than a normal 5x5, just way cooler looking. Well, congrats Tony, great puzzle.

Noah · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:13 pm

elijah516 wrote:

Oh, ok, I get it, so really it's no harder to solve than a normal 5x5, just way cooler looking. Well, congrats Tony, great puzzle.

Technically it is. There is some internal blocking due to the ES4s nature. You can't always move all the slices of the centers as seen in his demonstration videos.

elijah · **Joined:** Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:55 am **Location:** WA, USA

well, you lost me again. :mrgreen:

but, I'll trust you, I might understand when I buy one. how much is it? I guess I should probably check.

aliengrey · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:17 pm

elijah516 wrote:

well, you lost me again. :mrgreen:

but, I'll trust you, I might understand when I buy one. how much is it? I guess I should probably check.

300 Euros if I'm not mistaken. And good luck getting one, I think they were only being sold at Dutch Cube Day for now.

rubiksgamer9r9r · **Joined:** Sun Sep 28, 2008 11:18 pm

what is a golden cube

coastercrazy10 · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:30 pm

http://www.speedcubing.com/ton/goldcube.htm

Lots of nice pictures. Found them with a google search.

-CC10

elijah · **Joined:** Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:55 am **Location:** WA, USA

Wait, 300 euros? so like $500 maybe $550. Ouch, I think I'll go with just buying a 5x5 mini ball and building the ball inside a cube myself. Or I'll just wait till later... I can wait.

aliengrey · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:42 pm

elijah516 wrote:

Wait, 300 euros? so like $500 maybe $550. Ouch, I think I'll go with just buying a 5x5 mini ball and building the ball inside a cube myself. Or I'll just wait till later... I can wait.

I don't think the Mini 5x5 ball will cost much less.

elijah · **Joined:** Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:55 am **Location:** WA, USA

ya... you're probably right... *sigh*

ejisfun · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:39 pm

Well, if I'm right, all you have to do to make a ball in cube is take a 5x5 mini ball, and pop in some normal 4x4 pieces. :?:

elijah · **Joined:** Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:55 am **Location:** WA, USA

Yup, I know it, it's the 5x5 mini ball that's the hard part.

David Calzone · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:06 pm

ejisfun wrote:

Well, if I'm right, all you have to do to make a ball in cube is take a 5x5 mini ball, and pop in some normal 4x4 pieces. :?:

You make it sound so easy

I'm looking at it as if I were to build it, and I can foresee a lot of wasted time and materials. Getting that perfect sphere is quite a task.

katsmom · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:15 pm

ejisfun wrote:

Well, if I'm right, all you have to do to make a ball in cube is take a 5x5 mini ball, and pop in some normal 4x4 pieces. :?:

That almost trivializes the puzzle. If it were that easy, I would make one :wink:

Having had a go with toothpicks and bendy plastic the other night, I still don't think building is an easy task. There is almost no way I could make a ball in a cube.

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