Maybe because it's a more common puzzle?? Ok, then 2x2x2 is a lower order 3x3x3 :POriginally Posted by Kirjava
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And i believe the 3x3x3 was invented before 2x2x2 right?? Or at least was released before it
Maybe because it's a more common puzzle?? Ok, then 2x2x2 is a lower order 3x3x3 :P
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And i believe the 3x3x3 was invented before 2x2x2 right?? Or at least was released before it
Last edited by mrCage; 08-10-2011 at 08:07 AM.
Not trying to be facetious, but then how do we determine what the base puzzle is? Is the megaminx just a lower order gigaminx?
Correct! Teraminx is higher order gigaminx (or megaminx). Petaminx is higher order teraminx (or etc ...)
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Then what is flowerminx?? ...
Last edited by mrCage; 08-10-2011 at 08:25 AM.
These are both very silly reasons.
Your definition of "base puzzle" and "higher order puzzle" is arbitrary. Nothing wrong with this, it just makes it somewhat meaningless.
So, you're pretty much just asking "what puzzles have parity" right? If we have no definition of a base puzzle, or what higher order means, then this is what it comes down to.
2x2x2 and 3x3x3 are small cubes or "lower order cubes". 4x4x4+ are higher order or big cubes. Megaminx is what we started with so I assume that is what you mean by the "base" puzzle.
A flowerminx is a 2x2x2 dodecahedron. The creator decided not to use the mathematical term I guess. The real name for it would be "whatever comes before mega" and minx.
ON topic:
OLL edge parity: Only even numbered cubes
PLL parity: Only even numbered cubes.
OLL corner parity: Uh... only pops?
Edge paring parity: All big cubes that involve edge pairing. (This means "cubes" not other twistypuzzles like dodecahedrons).
If I missed anything about regular cubes, please add on.
Why?
Kilominx is something else.
These are assuming reduction method, though, which not everybody uses. Because PLL parity isn't parity at all, and what you are referring to as "OLL edge pairty" and "edge pairing parity" become the same thing.
A pretty good rule of thumb is that any turn of 1/(2n+1) of a full rotation can't cause parity (whereas turns of 1/(2n) can). So, any higher-order Pyraminx, Megaminx, Dino Cube, Skewb, and so on can't have parity, in the sense of being able to do a pure 2-cycle without affecting any other pieces.
I think you mean any other pieces of the same orbit, or else the corners+centers parity of the 4^3 for example wouldn't qualify as a parity.
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