Impossiball

[i luv pants]

Should I get a c4y impossibal? I'm ordering their megaminx and sq-1 today and i was thinking of getting the impossibal too, it looks cool and unique, but is it too difficult? I mean, would it be a waste of like 15-20$ and then not being able to solve it?

 

[LarsN]

I say it would be a waste if you could solve it right away

 

[i luv pants]

But would it be too difficult? Or a nice challenge?

 

[PEZenfuego]

I agree. If you could solve it right away, then the fun of the puzzle goes out the window. That's under the assumption that you aren't going to try to speedsolve with it lol.

 

[tkcube1]

An imposssibal is the same thing as a megaminx dude. Its just a ball.

 

[TheMachanga]

its a 2x2 megaminx

 

[hawkmp4]

its a 2x2 megaminx

Really? How so?

The Impossiball is "equivalent to a megaminx with only corners and no edges or centres."
http://www.jaapsch.net/puzzles/impossi.htm

Decide for yourself- If you can solve a Megaminx you can solve this. However, anyone who can solve a 3x3 can solve a 2x2, but people still have a lot of fun with 2x2.

 

[tkcube1]

hes kinda right with the whole no centers and edges thing its kinda like a 2x2

 

[Ethan]

if you decide to get one, it'll probably just end up as the part of your collection that you don't touch.

 

[Zubon]

As people are saying, it is just like solving the corners of a megaminx.

It is a fun and light puzzle for casual solving. Because the cuts are not on a flat plane, there is some resistance to turning and the spherical shape doesn't give you much to hold on to.

You can also pop out one piece and it turns into a moving hole type puzzle. Kinda like the "15 puzzle". It's intuitive and fun to play with.

However, I kinda think that it will indeed become part of your collection that you won't touch to often.