Contest! What kind of puzzle would you build? Prizes!

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@ Genesis - that sounds awfully close to this guys cube with the jupiter Mf8 sticker on it if I'm understanding you correctly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xUE8ond_Mg

I've seen alot of people post and not tel WHY. Read the contest rules please.

Alot of times, contests like these are held so that a company can get some ideas for new products, so while it is still great to be creative, I think it is best that it is something that is actually possible rather than somethin like a 4D cube.

So far, one of my favorite ideas is the one about being able to turn the color off on a cube to solve it blindfolded, because that is very doable, new, and creative. That mirrored 5x5 also seems new and creative, but the mechanism would be insane and hard to build.

I also liked the one about navigating a ball through the puzzle after solving it, but I'm not sure I understood it the way your thinking of it. I do think it would be cool though if you had a bunch of tubes running through the cube, and you had to navigate a ball through to a certain piece or something by turning the cube so that the pieces match up for the ball to move from one piece to another. Using this idea, the cube would never have to be fully completed at any time. You also wouldn't have to come up with a way to scramble it if they mess up and go the wrong way, because it is already mixed up.
 
I would build a cube that combines a 6x6, 8x8, megaminx, and finally a petaminx. Once you solve one, a button ejects from a center and that button (when you press it) lets you move to another cube,etc. Once it is all solved (all of the cubes) it goes into its solved state, which is a megaminx, 6x6, 8x8, and petaminx all connected by a metal bar. To scramble it, you scramble them all normally and they compress so you just put your hands on the two cube on the end and push it together. There you have it. You solve it in this order, megaminx, 6x6, 8x8, and petaminx.
 
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Puzzle; I would make a triangular prism. It would look like this...http://www.flickr.com/photos/eaganwagners/8749029360/in/photostream/

Why; This puzzle would be able to twist along the rectangle sides like a regular 3x3. On the triangular sides, it would turn 180 degrees each turn. This would combine the 3x3 and the pyraminx in one. If this puzzle was built, I believe people would like it because of its simplicity. There are only a few basic 3d shapes not made into a puzzle yet, and this is one. This could be a WCA puzzle because it is not so crazy like a petaminx or 11x11 etc. It is a good puzzle and I would love to have it built.
 
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Puzzle; I would make a triangular prism. It would look like this...http://www.flickr.com/photos/eaganwagners/8749029360/in/photostream/

Why; This puzzle would be able to twist along the rectangle sides like a regular 3x3. On the triangular sides, it would turn 180 degrees each turn. This would combine the 3x3 and the pyraminx in one. If this puzzle was built, I believe people would like it because of its simplicity. There are only a few basic 3d shapes not made into a puzzle yet, and this is one. This could be a WCA puzzle because it is not so crazy like a petaminx or 11x11 etc. It is a good puzzle and I would love to have it built.
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Very interesting and cool!
 
Puzzle: It would basically be like a 3x3 with 3 rubik's clocks.
Basically it's a 3x3 with a clock on all sides and you have to solve both the 3x3 and clock. Imagine an extended 3x3 (like this:http://toys.brando.com/prod_img/zoom/TINNV004500_03_L.jpg) but all opposite faces also have it's own functional rubik's clock. The clock "background" would be the standard 3x3 color scheme. The mechanism has to be pretty crazy (if it's even possible).

Why: Lots of room for new methods of solving other than just solving 3x3 stage and then solving 3 clocks. It would also look cool and I like having puzzles within puzzles (like technically having a 2x2, 3x3, and 4x4 in a 4x4). People that know how to solve 3x3 and clock would be able to solve it.
 
I will make a mold for big cubes(like 4x4-7x7) which allows for florian/konsta modifications already done in the factory.
It will certainly be able to generate much more profit to the companies who sell it because they can raise the price and all would still buy

Why- Because it is one of the things that wastes a lot of time and often the potential for every serious puzzle solver and if someone could do that for everyone, it would be a great thing :)
 
I don't know how, but if I did, I'd like to puzzle (twisty like 3x3x3, not like magic or take-apart) that changes between a pyramid to a cube or something like that, similar to how you can dissect a triangle to build a square:
http://www.cutoutfoldup.com/109-turn-an-equilateral-triangle-into-a-square.php
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i would build a cube i invented called the stube. its a 3x3 shape mod where the centers are built up into a point and the edges are extended further and pointier so it looks like a star then flatten the corners so its a full, curvy star shape.
i would build this because i love star shaped puzzles and i love 3x3 so its a combination of both. it is still a face turning puzzle like a 3x3 but has 12 sides. i made a picture of what it would look like:contest entry.png

it will be of medium difficulty as a mix between a megaminx and a 3x3.

the size is just a usual small 3x3 but with the extensions on. (about 57mmx57mm when complete).
Thank you for reading
 
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ultimate enemy said:
Puzzle; I would make a triangular prism. It would look like this...http://www.flickr.com/photos/eaganwagners/8749029360/in/photostream/

Why; This puzzle would be able to twist along the rectangle sides like a regular 3x3. On the triangular sides, it would turn 180 degrees each turn. This would combine the 3x3 and the pyraminx in one. If this puzzle was built, I believe people would like it because of its simplicity. There are only a few basic 3d shapes not made into a puzzle yet, and this is one. This could be a WCA puzzle because it is not so crazy like a petaminx or 11x11 etc. It is a good puzzle and I would love to have it built.
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Dayan have already made this puzzle. It's slightly pillowed and comes in multiple versions including lots of 'crazy' versions.

Linky
 
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I would make a 3x3 that is kind of like a bishop cube Except that you can spin the pieces that join together. So you could make a mosaic and it wouldn't fall apart easily. Oh also you could make shelves out of it so if you want to solve one you could just take it off the 'shelf' :)
 
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A regular 3x3x3, but each 2x2x2 corner group could be rotated on the axis of the corner piece. Because center swapz and edge swaps and cool looking super algs.


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A sort of 4D cube, where every corner piece and edge piece is another Cube which you have to pop out and solve before you can solve the whole cube. It should be possible with the small cubes and a magnetic mechanism.
I'd love to solve 20 cubes before being able to complete the full cube it's like a incorporated relay. Maybe even switch pieces from one cubie to another, but that would probably be impossible,because of the mechanism needed.
 
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