Pentagonal Domino

Scott Bedard · **Posted:** Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:48 pm

Well, this is my newest puzzle. Dave, if you still want to be a little surprised, exit this thread now! Im really proud of this puzzle, because for me it's the most complex puzzle i've designed, printed, and created. I hope to have a new puzzle as my most complex one very soon though

The mech for this puzzle is based on the spindle domino. I'm going to have a waiting list set at $250 for this puzzle over on http://www.bedardpuzzles.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1w2SPJPVo0

Delta · **Posted:** Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:55 pm

that is amazing

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

Oooh very nice. I love the pentagonal prism.

aliengrey · **Posted:** Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:56 pm

Great build Scott!

It looks like a lot of fun to play around with.

timselkirk · **Posted:** Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:56 pm

Very VERY cute!

Caphits · **Posted:** Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:07 pm

You cease to amaze me Scott. Great job!

Thomas · **Posted:** Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:33 pm

Wow. Who would have thought.

Caphits wrote:

You cease to amaze me Scott. Great job!

What?

Thomas

Vadim · **Posted:** Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:33 pm

Scott,
This is sooooo fantastic!
I love it, love it, love it!
Vadim

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

Very great build!! I can't wait to try it out!

cubefan8 · **Joined:** Sun Feb 17, 2008 6:25 pm

Wow! Is a floppy pentagon next?

Scott Bedard · **Posted:** Sat Aug 23, 2008 3:12 pm

Uhm, I do actually have files for a floppy pentagon that i designed, but im not sure how stable it would be because the center expands a lot more then it has to in the floppy cube.

on a side note... can someone help me solve this? i thought I could use a regular domino solution, but i'm not smart enough to figure out how to convert it to a pentagonal domino solution... so it's kind of sitting here all messed up. lol

Confusion · **Posted:** Sat Aug 23, 2008 3:46 pm

Thomas wrote:

Wow. Who would have thought.

Caphits wrote:

You cease to amaze me Scott. Great job!

What?

Thomas

lol. nice work. i love prismal mods and puzzles, especially the trigonal and this pentagonal prism. i might get one.

DLitwin · **Posted:** Sat Aug 23, 2008 3:52 pm

Scott Bedard wrote:

Well, this is my newest puzzle. Dave, if you still want to be a little surprised, exit this thread now!

Not likely! I can't wait for it to show up

It seems my blind investment has paid off well. As for a solution, give me a few hours with it and I'll figure out something.

Nice work Scott,

Dave

JoeCube · **Posted:** Sat Aug 23, 2008 4:15 pm

I really liked that pentagon 3 layer. 2 layers is just as cool!

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

It's great Scott.

Danny Devitt · **Posted:** Sat Aug 23, 2008 4:50 pm

Scott Bedard wrote:

on a side note... can someone help me solve this? i thought I could use a regular domino solution, but i'm not smart enough to figure out how to convert it to a pentagonal domino solution... so it's kind of sitting here all messed up. lol

Well I would solve it edges first. For convenience of naming turns, I will call turns of the 2 layers with centers 'face turns' and the other type of turn will be called an edge turn. I don't really care how accurate that is, it's just easier to describe.

1. solve 4 edges on a layer
2. use the 5th edge spot as a sort of buffer zone or holding position and use only face turns of the layer without solved edges and edge turns of the 5th edge spot
3. all edges should be solved now. use commutators that only use edge turns to solve the corners. use face turns only as setup moves.

Hope that helped,
Danny

Alokin · **Joined:** Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:03 am

It's absolutely amazing Scott!

You will always impress me

Synester · **Posted:** Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:33 pm

Really great puzzle does the original three layer solve like a 3x3x3?

jibjunkie405 · **Posted:** Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:29 pm

tight as [Censored. Please be nice!]

flambore · **Posted:** Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:58 pm

Yet another fantastic puzzle. Great job!

Draconic · **Joined:** Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:58 am

Nice!

I plan to get your 1x2x3 sooner or later, but I have NO money for this :lol:

cubefan8 · **Joined:** Sun Feb 17, 2008 6:25 pm

Scott Bedard wrote:

Uhm, I do actually have files for a floppy pentagon that i designed, but im not sure how stable it would be because the center expands a lot more then it has to in the floppy cube.

Do it! Do it! Do it!

Jared · **Posted:** Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:57 pm

Eh, I'd rather have a 3-layer pentagonal prism, myself. *hint hint*

Steryne · **Posted:** Sun Aug 24, 2008 6:45 pm

That is on my list to make for the sight actually. along with three others (don't tell drizzle!)

merlintocs · **Posted:** Mon Aug 25, 2008 12:28 pm

Very nice, Scott.

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