Feb 2, 2009
Rubik’s Cube successor – the Rubik 360!
To say that I have been waiting for this day for years is an understatement. 32 years ago I got the Rubik’s Cube as a xmas present and played with it until it drove me mad. The Rubik 360 will do the same and i cant wait. The formal launch will be on 5th Feb, and it will go on sale in August.
Close up photo of the 360
Rubik 360 – described
“The 360 is one of the most innovative and exciting puzzles we’ve developed since the Cube, adopting elements of my original design, challenging the solver to use skill, dexterity and logic.”
Rubik's Cube Champion, Dan Harris, Source: www.telepgraph.co.uk
There is some information online sofar, summarized below:
- it has 6 balls trapped in 3 transparent plastic spheres
- you need to get the coloured balls from an inner sphere into matching slots on the outer sphere
- you solve it by shaking it
- it’s simple to understant but very difficult to solve
- like the cube, there is only one possible solution
What is the 360mad blog about?
At the weekend the news about the Cube’s followup started going viral on the web. This blog will initially track the latest news about Rubik’s 360. Over time, with your help and suggestions, the aim is to develop 360mad.com into the place for people to share their progress solving the 360 puzzle.
Useful links and other sources
Rubiks website (seems offline – google cache version here)
Seven Towns (holds the British rights to Rubik games)
Drumond Park Games (uk distributor of the 360)
No related posts.
Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
