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Member Collections > rubikfreak - My Collection

Items: 82
Unique Items: 82
Updated: February 21, 2004
Created: July 29, 2003
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Having been collecting puzzles on and off since my Rubik Clock in 1988, I have a massed a rather poor collection; although having now started using eBay my puzzle collection is rapidly growing!

Gotta dash, I'm off to a car boot sale!!

2X2X2

Harry Potter Larger than the average 2x2x2.

Rubik's Pocket Cube A nice twist (!) on the original Rubik Cube. Great for helping beginners get the grasp of the cube in a nice simple way!

3X3X3

Bandaged Cube A modified version of the classic Cube, giving more hours of twisting pleasure!

ITC Rubik's Cube (US packaging II) The second of the three different 1980 Ideal U.S. packages.

ITC Rubik's Cube (US packaging III) The third of the three different Ideal 1980 U.S. packages. With a transparent sticker carrying the logo.

ITC Rubik's Cube - ITC UK tub packaging Ideal's "tub" packaging. Released in the UK in 1981.

Jumbo Magic Cube This is huge (penny to show relative size). It is larger than a 4x4x4 or 5x5x5. A normal 3x3x3 is 2.25 inches wide but this puzzle is 3.5 inches wide. NOTE > These are usually stiff as hell!

Jumbo Magic Cube This is huge (penny to show relative size). It is larger than a 4x4x4 or 5x5x5.

Keyboard 3x3x3 Cube A standard 3x3x3 with keyboard keys attached. It is available in different colours. A bandaged version also exists. Excellent quality mod from a Twistypuzzles forum member!

Magic Cube All stickers are reflective with a glitter like surface.

Magic Cube III One of many Rubik Cube copies. Slightly stiff at first but a dab of Petroleum Jelly soon helps! Why waste good Cube Lube on a cheap cube?

Magic Cube IV Rhetoric question: And why shouldn't they use the same name everyone else used?

Micro Cube Key Chain A small sized cube (about 19 mm, 3/4") key chain

Mini Rubik's Cube - French version Packaging labeled with french text.

Rubik's Cube (OddzOn) Official Rubik's Cubes manufactured in the 1990's and 2000's

Wonderful Puzzler Easily the most well known of the Rubik's Cube clones.

3X3X3 (PICTURE)

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial This cube features stills from the 1982 movie.

Fruit Cube III Another cube with fruit-themed stickers.

Mercedes Benz This version has various shades of grey and a logo on every side.

O2 Promotional Promotional cube for O2.

Pokemon Cube II This 3x3x3 cube features another Pokemon character.

Poker Cube III Another variation of the Poker Cube theme.

Walkers Crisps Cube This cube features various Walkers Crisps slogans and brand logos.

4X4X4

Rubik's Revenge (ITC) Follow up to the Rubik's cube, as shown by its name. Produced in 1982 and 1983 by Ideal Toy Corporation in Korea, Macau and Hong Kong.

CUBE (SHAPE PRESERVING)

Skewb The deepcut corner turning cube.

CUBE (SHAPE CHANGING)

Cube 21 - Original Edition European version of the Square-1.

Get back to Square-1 Copies bought from eBay. But at $10 for 2 whoose moaning!

OCTAHEDRON

Skewb Diamond Meffert's build-up and truncation of a Skewb into an octahedron.

OTHER EIGHT-SIDED

Tetraminx The official Meffert Tetraminx. Mine actually has stickers on it!!

DODECAHEDRON

Megaminx Meffert's version from 1982 with six colours.

Skewb Ultimate A dodecahedron build up from a Skewb.

FOUR

Pyramid Puzzler Keychain A Pyraminx clone that measures exactly 5cm along an edge. Seem to have misplaced at the moment! Will find it again though, only lost in housemove so it's in a box somewhere!!

Pyraminx (rounded corners) The black 1981 Meffert version.

SPHERE

Impossiball (aka Incrediball) A unique dodecahedral puzzle.

Magic Ball (aka Rubik's Sphere) - 58 mm Mine seems to have the official Rubik Cube colours! Who knows?

Rubik's World Globe on a stand in the original six colors.

STAR

Alexander's Star A confusing twelve sided puzzle in a shape of a great dodecahedron, closely related to the Megaminx.

HEADS & OBJECTS

Darth Maul Head A 2x2x2 puzzle in the shape of the head of Darth Maul, the main villain from Star Wars Episode I.

MOVING HOLE

Back Spin A mix between the moving hole puzzles and the two-layer UFO puzzles.

Puzzler-6 II A 50 mm 3x6 Whip-It key chain

Virus I A difficult modification of the 15 Puzzle.

Whip-It 3x6 (Pencil sharpener) This 6.5cm Whip-It is built around a pencil sharpener. (Mine's a pink/peach colour!!)

Whip-It 3x6 (cylindrical) This 3x6 Whip-It stands approximately 7cm tall.

MOVING MARBLES

Diamond Bob's Billiards 9 Ball Puzzle A true sequential movement puzzle. The 10 "balls" move around on a non-trivial track.

Ten Billion Barrel A classical japanese puzzle from the original cube craze. This entry is about the versions with Nintendo-logo.

MOVING TILES

Circle Puzzle Four intersecting circles with fourfold symmetry.

Rubik's Fifteen (XV) Rubik's 15 (XV) is 2 puzzles in one. Arrange the numbers in sequence 1 to 15. On the other side there is a magic square challenge.

FOLDING

Highwise Puzzler Appears to be a Rubik's Snake clone.

Magic Shape Maker A low-quality Rubik's Snake clone.

Rubik's Magic (Matchbox) The 1986 black Matchbox version. >> Italian language packaging!

Rubik's Magic (OddzOn) A new colourful version of a great classic! Everyone should have one!

Rubik's Snake I think mine is a cheapy copy as I only paid �1 (about $1.50) for it. In case anyone cares, it's Black and White in colour and about 8 inches long (!)

Rubik's Snake Keychain The 1998 OddzOn version.

PATTERN MATCHING

Rubik's Dice A nice little puzzle. Simple idea yet surprisingly challenging!

OTHER MECHANISMS

Rubik's Clock Point all 18 clocks to 12 to solve.

Rubik's Triamid Basically a take apart Pyraminx! Nice to have in your collection but tends to pop apart in the wrong places from time to time!

BOOKS

The Simple Solution To Rubik's Cube Bantam Books > Great little book that has some nifty tricks in it!

You Can Do The Cube Puffin Books > Great book and easy to follow. Very good key for beginners

You Can Do The Cube #1 in the London Times and New York Times bestseller list for 1981, selling 1.5 million copies world-wide.

GAMES

Rubik's Game Create a row of 3 pegged squares of ONE of your colors - vertically, horizontally or diagonally, on one side of the Cube. I have the box to, but it's kind of dirty where it spent 6 years on the shelf in the local shop!

Rubik's Illusion Great little game, allowing you to drag other's into your puzzle addiction!

BLOCK

Ideal Face 4 Place four cubes in a tray so no colours duplicate on any side

UNKNOWN

3D Glow in the dark Shark Puzzle (Mefferts) A 3x3 moving tile puzzle >> Glows in dark, very cool!

Chinese Star A simple yet addictive little toy. Not a puzzle as such but just a bit of fun!!

Donkey Sanctuary Sliding Puzzle (UK Charity) A great sliding puzzle featuring a donkey named 'Ponk' Pretty simple, should cause any regular 'TwistyPuzzle' fan no problem at all! Available from http://www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk

Elephant Slidy Puzzle A slidy puzzle with a drawing of an elephant on it!

Fruit Slidy Puzzle A sliding puzzle with oranges and bananas

Pet Cube My first mod. Cube a little stiff as covered in superglue :( Printout of stickers available as word document at http://www.necrophagous.co.uk/twisty/ soon!

Salad Slidy Puzzle A sliding puzzle with mushrooms and carrotts

Skewb Keychain A skewb on a keychain!