Skiamond

cubedude76 · **Joined:** Sun Mar 06, 2011 12:46 pm **Location:** Wichita

I am proud to present my latest puzzle. It currently has no name because I was planning on using the name Triamond because it combines "triacontahedron" with "diamond" but it has already been taken. Please feel free to suggest names! If you have any questions feel free to ask and be sure to check out the Video(Upload should finish in about an hour or two)

grigr · **Joined:** Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:38 pm **Location:** Russia

Excelent !!!

Sigurd · **Posted:** Fri Nov 11, 2011 12:04 am

what a puzzle! I currently only have one puzzle with this shape. That fact alone makes me want this one really bad.
I love the face pattern it has! And those 5 fold corners (?) looks interesting as well.
I still dont actually understand what I am looking at. Is this a shapemod of some other puzzle? Am I right in saying it has icosahedral geometry?
Are you going to sell these?

Luke · **Posted:** Fri Nov 11, 2011 2:05 am

Wow! Brilliant puzzle! That looks seriously cool. As I say on almost all your threads, Shapeways please.

I believe this puzzle is equivalent to the Radiolarian which has centre pieces that moves with the faces (the deepest cut Radiolarian).

oxymoronicuber · **Joined:** Wed Apr 13, 2011 4:17 pm

Amazing looking puzzle. I love the way your eye is decieved by the cut pattern so it looks like the turns are crooked.

Gus · **Posted:** Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:01 am

Beautiful. If they can mass-produce the Tittminx, then this one is a must.

RubixFreakGreg · **Posted:** Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:47 am

Gus wrote:

If they can mass-produce the Tittminx

You might want to check your spelling :lol:

I like it a lot CD76 ! Very interesting Radiolarian 3 shapemod that makes me think of the RD skewb

Impressive !

Thomas · **Posted:** Fri Nov 11, 2011 5:42 am

That, Sir, looks awesome!

Thomas

Gus · **Posted:** Fri Nov 11, 2011 6:43 am

RubixFreakGreg wrote:

Gus wrote:

If they can mass-produce the Tittminx

You might want to check your spelling :lol:

Ahhgh, hope I don't get beaten with the ban stick

Muffet · **Posted:** Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:07 am

This officially my new favorite puzzle of all time.

Gus · **Posted:** Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:33 am

What about Rhombiond as a name?

Andreas Nortmann · **Posted:** Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:39 am

Very good.
You just filled another slot!

"Triamond" has already been choosen:
http://twistypuzzles.com/cgi-bin/puzzle.cgi?pkey=1754

What about "Triacontahedral icosahedron"?

EDIT:
Forgot to ask:
What is the edge length?
What is its weight?

Gus · **Posted:** Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:46 am

Andreas Nortmann wrote:

What about "Triacontahedral icosahedron"?

Well, it does exactly what it says on the tin!

RubixFreakGreg · **Posted:** Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:09 am

How about Skiamond (or Skymond), mixing skewb and diamond (since it looks like a RD skewb)

cubedude76 · **Joined:** Sun Mar 06, 2011 12:46 pm **Location:** Wichita

Thanks for all the compliments! It is a DeFTI or Pentagram puzzle in the sahpe of the rhombic triacontahedron. This puzzle has no hidden parts though (other than the center pieces and the core) which I think makes it look very cool.
As for the name I like Rhombiond (Although its a little tricky to pronounce) but I think I'm leaning towards Diaminx (should I avoid this because it doesn't have 12 sides or turning axes?) or skiamond (It is (sort of) an equivalent to the master skewb since it since the cut depth is similar and the mechanism has many similarities to the master skewb.)
The link to the video has been updated.

X-TownCuber · **Joined:** Thu Jan 20, 2011 7:37 pm

this is so cool! I love the turning style. wish I could own it.

RubixFreakGreg · **Posted:** Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:02 pm

Aha ! First time I win a naming challenge

I'm glad it on this marvelous puzzle !

77mouser · **Posted:** Sat Nov 12, 2011 10:31 am

Will this be for sale? I'd buy one right away.

Sjoerd · **Posted:** Sun Nov 13, 2011 5:56 pm

Very beautiful puzzle. I think you are a very 'logical' designer, meaning you design puzzles that really need to be made but haven't been so far. Great!

ThinkinBoutBacon · **Joined:** Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:16 am

This should definitely get mass produced!

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