Mini Pent Prism (v-mech)

RubixFreakGreg · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:34 am

Hey everyone,

I'm coming out with this small puzzle, but this topic won't be long, since it is a really famous puzzle. I won't put this puzzle on shapeways because it would be better to upload a normal one, yet as a unique piece, it can be interesting. Also as a solving experience this puzzle is pretty hard, and it spins pretty well, so solving it is not annoying :lol:

. Due to it being pentagonal, using domino algorithms will just scramble the puzzle more, you need to find a completely new method!

I'll make an ebay auction ending monday starting today.

Enjoy the pictures and video!
Notice it only took me 2:40 to solve it, so it's fairly fast.

- Greg

EDIT: Forgot the size comparison -.- It's 33mm high, only 1mm more than the mini 3x3 per layer

Design: Grégoire Pfennig

Luke · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:26 pm

Great puzzle Greg! This looks great! I really want one... now!

Oh, and this is my 1000th post in the New Puzzles section.

c1829 · **Joined:** Sat Mar 06, 2010 8:20 pm

Nice! Its a bit smaller than I was imagining though. More of a micro than a mini in my opinion.

pirsquared · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:37 pm

Well done, Greg! Keep up the good work!

c1829 wrote:

Nice! Its a bit smaller than I was imagining though. More of a micro than a mini in my opinion.

That's what she said. (That was just too good to pass up!)

-Eitan

RubixFreakGreg · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:44 pm

pirsquared wrote:

c1829 wrote:

Nice! Its a bit smaller than I was imagining though. More of a micro than a mini in my opinion.

That's what she said. (That was just too good to pass up!)

-Eitan

That just HAD to happen :lol:

It is bigger than a mini 3x3 you know?

Thanks everyone for the cool comments

Superbud9123 · **Joined:** Thu Dec 30, 2010 12:32 am

Cool! I guess the solving is similar to the megaminx on the top and bottom, then a rubik's cube on the sides. It that true?

RubixFreakGreg · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:00 pm

Superbud9123 wrote:

Cool! I guess the solving is similar to the megaminx on the top and bottom, then a rubik's cube on the sides. It that true?

Nope! Not only is solving COMPLETELY different to 3x3 and mega because it has only half turns on the sides (unlike oskar's illegal cube which is as you said), but also it's different to a domino, since *what's written in the description*

- Greg

Monopoly · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:01 pm

In reality I think solving would be more like solving a Domino cube or a 3x3x4, because of the limited movements.
Anyway, another great mini puzzle! It's astounding that you managed to get it to work so well at such a small level. I'm sure you'll make enough from this auction to print another batch of mini's :wink:

RubixFreakGreg · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:09 pm

Monopoly wrote:

In reality I think solving would be more like solving a Domino cube or a 3x3x4, because of the limited movements.
Anyway, another great mini puzzle! It's astounding that you managed to get it to work so well at such a small level. I'm sure you'll make enough from this auction to print another batch of mini's :wink:

1) trust me i know how to solve a domino but didn't know how to solve this ^^

2) No more mini's from me, except prototyped by Luke, I'm gonna go for bigs now including a lot of auctions without shapeways

Don't worry that's only for a while!

Adman234 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:26 pm

I beleive the solving would be similar to this, because it only allows half turns on the sides and any amount of turns on the top, bottom, and middle layers.

Sweet Puzzle BTW :mrgreen:

RubixFreakGreg · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:30 pm

Nope! It's the same considering it's the same way to work, but solving is COMPLETELY different because of:

I wrote:

Due to it being pentagonal, using domino algorithms will just scramble the puzzle more, you need to find a completely new method!

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