Difficulty of each puzzle?

[AvGalen]

Megaminx would be much harder than a 4x4 for a beginner in my opinion. A beginner wouldn't know the concept of OLL and PLL so it would get really confusing at the LL.

a beginner wouldn't know the concept of reduction..

When I tried to solve a 4x4x4 I didn't use reduction. I just adjusted a beginners layer-by-layer method to multiple layer. Without learning anything new I could solve it entirely, unless I had parity (in that case I "just moved" 1 center to the next one and started over. I didn't understand why, but that way I solved OLL parity everytime)

MegaMinx wasn't a problem at all. I just used a 3x3x3 layer-by-layer method and the same system as I still use for the last layer:
Edge-OLL: FRUR'U'F'
Edge-PLL: Sune(s)
Corner-OLL: (RUR'U')*2 one at a time
Corner-PLL: R'D'R (Ux) R'DR (Ux) etc, one at a time

 

[rjohnson_8ball]

1x1 is by far the easiest...

hmm, im not sure i agree with you there, have you tried 0x0x0?

I think the solution for 0x0x0 is undefined, as to when it solved or unsolved.

Regarding the original post, my personal experience was that the Megaminx and 4x4 and Square-1 seemed almost equally foreboding when I first tried them. As you get more comfortable with a puzzle, you figure things out on your own. I think the 4x4 is more in the same family as 3x3 so I would suggest that one first for you.

 

[Poke]

But for a 0x0x0 you just do not even need to think of it for it to be solved. The 1x1x1 has to be solved.

 

[TMOY]

Megaminx would be much harder than a 4x4 for a beginner in my opinion. A beginner wouldn't know the concept of OLL and PLL so it would get really confusing at the LL.

a beginner wouldn't know the concept of reduction..

You don't need to know the concept of reduction to solve a big cube.

 

[SimonWestlund]

For me, learning reduction was much easier.

really? You can solve the megaminx LL with just 2 new algs, is that harder than getting the concept of solving centers and edges? no.

 

[SimonWestlund]

Megaminx would be much harder than a 4x4 for a beginner in my opinion. A beginner wouldn't know the concept of OLL and PLL so it would get really confusing at the LL.

a beginner wouldn't know the concept of reduction..

You don't need to know the concept of reduction to solve a big cube.

I know, but other methods would be even harder to understand and to get algorithms for.

 

[AvGalen]

For me, learning reduction was much easier.

really? You can solve the megaminx LL with just 2 new algs, is that harder than getting the concept of solving centers and edges? no.

I didn't need any new algs for Megaminx. For 4x4x4 I only needed algs for parity cases (I used LBL, not reduction)

 

[Poke]

I almost solved the megaminx on my computer, but then it crashed... I was about 1 minute away from a full No-Info-Look-up-solve

 

[SimonWestlund]

I almost solved the megaminx on my computer, but then it crashed... I was about 1 minute away from a full No-Info-Look-up-solve

that's not as hard as it seems..

 

[TheBB]

i don't really think that any puzzle is difficult once you learn to solve it...

On the contrary, puzzles are easy until you learn how to solve them .

At least, those we speedsolve.

 

[Poke]

It is on a computer... when you can't stand the programs.

 

[somerandomkidmike]

I'd say 4x4 is harder than megaminx because 4x4 you need to learn redux

I've never used reduction as my main method. I've tried it, but I don't use it. The first time I solved my 4x4 I used a K4-ish method that I came up with. I used a lot of commutators. I still don't use reduction.

 

[somerandomkidmike]

1x1 is by far the easiest...

hmm, im not sure i agree with you there, have you tried 0x0x0?

I think the solution for 0x0x0 is undefined, as to when it solved or unsolved.

I laughed at this for some reason. I guess it reminded me of how crazy my math teacher is.

 

[soccerking813]

I would say it is impossible to solve a 0x0x0 cube.

 

[firefox109]

The hardest puzzle to solve would be LIFE.

 

[Ryanrex116]

Assuming you know how to solve a 3x3 already:
2x2: Easy to learn right away, if you think about it enough.
4x4: Probably the biggest step up it the cubes.
5x5: A little harder than 4x4, but not much.
6x6: Just takes longer than 5x5.
7x7: Just takes longer than 6x6.
Sq1: Very hard to learn.
Pyr: Intuitive for me.
Mega: Very similar to 3x3, just takes longer.
Clock: Not that hard.
Magic: EASY
MMagic: EASY

That is only MY opinions, based on how I learned.