Rubik's 360 Madness | News, reviews and videos » launch http://www.360mad.com Going mad about Rubik's 360 - son of Rubik's Cube. Simple to understand, only 1 solution, hellish to solve. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:49:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Rubik’s 360 press release http://www.360mad.com/2009/02/rubiks-360-press-release/ http://www.360mad.com/2009/02/rubiks-360-press-release/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:20:16 +0000 gallox http://www.360mad.com/?p=59 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Seven Towns, international Rubik’s licensor and rights holder, has just send me through the formal press release information on the Rubik’s 360. I’ve summarised the content in this post. They also send some more press shots which I have also included for your viewing pleasure.

Rubik's 360 press shot

Rubik's 360 press shot 1

As highlighted on other pages and articles, the Rubik’s 360 will be released late summer. Pricing will be different per region.

The Rubik’s 360 is 10 centimetres or so in diameter, and  consists of a transparent plastic sphere housing two further internal transparent spheres, both independently suspended on a rotating axis, with six coloured balls at
its centre.

Great closeup of the Rubik's 360

Rubik's 360 press shot 2

In essence, the object of the puzzle is to steer the coloured balls through holes in the spheres and into their respective coloured ‘home slot’ domes on the outside. Like the Cube, you don’t have to solve it in one go. The 360 has special horizontal rings to ‘lock’ the balls in place once you’ve captured them correctly on its circumference.

Rubik's 360 press shot 3

Rubik's 360 press shot 3

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]]> http://www.360mad.com/2009/02/rubiks-360-press-release/feed/ 0 Getting closer – some more pictures http://www.360mad.com/2009/02/getting-closer-some-more-pictures/ http://www.360mad.com/2009/02/getting-closer-some-more-pictures/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:20:41 +0000 gallox http://www.360mad.com/?p=31 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Some more pictures showed up on the web. Also understand that there was some form of press conference today where the Rubik 360 was demonstrated. I guess we’ll know more tomorrow.

Press shots, source: www.rubiks.ru Source: Toronto Sun

Here is a video segment from the Today show:

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]]> http://www.360mad.com/2009/02/getting-closer-some-more-pictures/feed/ 0 Rubik 360 launch at Nuremberg 5th Feb http://www.360mad.com/2009/02/rubik-360-launch/ http://www.360mad.com/2009/02/rubik-360-launch/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:58:20 +0000 gallox http://www.360mad.com/?p=23 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Quick post to let you know some additional information about the launch event. As quoted in the telegraph article, the Rubik 360 will be announced at a toy fair in Germany – the International Toy Fair in Nuremberg – on the 5th of Feb.

The International Toy Fair will take place from 5th to 10th of Feb.

Its the world’s largest toy fair and the 2009 show will celebrate 60 years of the International Toy Fair! Many anniversary highlights, parties and special events are in store. So to launch the Rubik 360 puzzle at this event is a great occasion.

Seven Towns, holders of the world wide rights for the Rubik 360, will be represented at the fair, in Hall 10 and Stand H-12. For further info, check the exhibitor details for Seven Towns.

Ill keep posting when I find out more…

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]]> http://www.360mad.com/2009/02/rubik-360-launch/feed/ 0 Rubik’s Cube successor – the Rubik 360! http://www.360mad.com/2009/02/rubiks-cube-successor-the-rubik-360/ http://www.360mad.com/2009/02/rubiks-cube-successor-the-rubik-360/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:46:58 +0000 gallox http://www.360mad.com/?p=3 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> 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

Close up photo of the 360

Rubik 360 – described

Rubik, 64, said:

“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, tries his luck with a Rubik's 360 Photo: DAVID ROSE , Source: www.telepgraph.co.uk

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)

Article in The Telegraph

World Cube Association

Seven Towns (holds the British rights to Rubik games)

Drumond Park Games (uk distributor of the 360)

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