How Many Cubes Do You Own?

How Many Cubes?

  • 1-5

    Votes: 7 7.6%
  • 5-10

    Votes: 13 14.1%
  • 10-15

    Votes: 8 8.7%
  • 15-20

    Votes: 12 13.0%
  • 20-30

    Votes: 10 10.9%
  • 30-50

    Votes: 17 18.5%
  • 50-75

    Votes: 13 14.1%
  • 75-100

    Votes: 2 2.2%
  • 100+

    Votes: 8 8.7%
  • 500+

    Votes: 1 1.1%
  • 1000+

    Votes: 1 1.1%

  • Total voters
    92
I have only been cubing since November 2019, but have acquired 14 3x3 cubes, not as a collection, but through seeking the one that felt right. Finally found it with the gan 11 pro m soft texture. I’ve had it 5 weeks and bought two more to put away for later, and all the others have been reboxed and put in the closet except for a stickered tengyun v2, stickered gan xs and a stickerless valk 3 elite m which I plan to rubberize per the video by Cyoubx.
 
I have only been cubing since November 2019, but have acquired 14 3x3 cubes, not as a collection, but through seeking the one that felt right. Finally found it with the gan 11 pro m soft texture. I’ve had it 5 weeks and bought two more to put away for later, and all the others have been reboxed and put in the closet except for a stickered tengyun v2, stickered gan xs and a stickerless valk 3 elite m which I plan to rubberize per the video by Cyoubx.
I would first rubberize a cheaper cube. It takes 1 bad attempt to get it right.
 
My current puzzle count is 53.

Most of them are recent puzzles purchased within the last year and a half, but a few are very old cubes and a couple of them are kit-bashed cross trainers.
 
My collection
2x2: MGC, Qiyi Jelly, Rubik's, Gan 249(Sorry for owning this)
3x3:Valk m, Tengyun v1, Guhong v3, Meilong, Gan RS(^Same), Cyclone boys 3x3, Rubiks Brand, MFJS 50 mm
4x4:YLM m, 2 qiyi qiyan s's
5x5: MGC, broken qiyi qiwhatever
Mega: Cyclone boys, yuhu v2
SQ1: Volt V2, YLM m
Pyra: Qiyi Jelly
Skewb:Qiyi Jelly
Clock: Qiyi
Shape Mod: Axis Cube, Qiyi Mastermorphinx, Puppet Cube 2, FTO coming soon
Other Non-WCA: Qiyi 2x2x3, Ivy Cube(Sorta a shape mod),Z Penrose Cube, Broken Fangshi Discrete pyra

That makes 32 when I get my FTO
 
My collection
2x2: MGC, Qiyi Jelly, Rubik's, Gan 249(Sorry for owning this)
3x3:Valk m, Tengyun v1, Guhong v3, Meilong, Gan RS(^Same), Cyclone boys 3x3, Rubiks Brand, MFJS 50 mm
4x4:YLM m, 2 qiyi qiyan s's
5x5: MGC, broken qiyi qiwhatever
Mega: Cyclone boys, yuhu v2
SQ1: Volt V2, YLM m
Pyra: Qiyi Jelly
Skewb:Qiyi Jelly
Clock: Qiyi
Shape Mod: Axis Cube, Qiyi Mastermorphinx, Puppet Cube 2, FTO coming soon
Other Non-WCA: Qiyi 2x2x3, Ivy Cube(Sorta a shape mod),Z Penrose Cube, Broken Fangshi Discrete pyra

That makes 32 when I get my FTO

Why so many jellies?
 
Valk 2M
YJ Yupo v2 M
Moyu Lingpo
Gan 249 v2
Qiyi Mini Keychain

Dayan Tengyun v2 M
Qiyi Thunderclap v3 M
Gan 356 X
Gan 356 Air
YJ Zhilong 3x3
MFJS 50 mm 3x3 (self-magnetized)
Rubik's Brand
Rubiks' Mini 3x3
Rubik's Tactile Cube
Rubik's Connected
HeShu 18 cm 3x3
South Dakota picture cube
Frozen 2 mini picture cube
Qiyi Mini Keychain
Some calendar cube from Amazon

Valk 4 M
Qiyi Qiyuan S

Valk 5 M
Qiyi Qizheng S

MGC 6x6
MFJS MF6
Shengshou 6x6

MGC 7x7
Shengshou 7x7

MFJS Meilong 9x9
X-Man Bell M (v1)
Qiyi Qiming

X-Man Galaxy v2 M (with ridges)
Qiyi Qiheng

X-Man Wingy M
Qiyi Qicheng

X-Man Volt (v1)
MFJS MFSQ1

Qiyi Clock
Mini Penrose Keychain Cube
Mini 2x2 Keychain ball thing
Rubik's Void Cube
Gear Cube (I don't know what brand)
Moyu Redi Cube
Qiyi Dino Cube
YJ Windmill Cube
Qiyi Ivy Cube
Qiyi 2x2x3
Shengshou Mirror Blocks 3x3
Shengshou Mirror Blocks 2x2
Rubik's 1x1x3
Shengshou Kilominx
Qiyi Pyramorphix
I probably forgot a couple, but whatever.
 
Sorry to resurrect old thread but as I have been casually cubing for 15-odd years I thought it might be interesting to review my small collection. Every few years I rediscover cubing, latest was this past week when I found my old 4x4. My best 3x3 time is 42 secs. I switched from Petrus to Roux.

Historically important cubes are bolded and still in my possession. Italicized cubes are no longer in my active possession.

3x3:
Rubik's 25th Anniversary (MB) - my first cube, storebought c.2005/6. Mirrored/reflective side instead of white. Terrible stickers.
Rubik's brand - Stickers eventually replaced with Cubesmith lexan tiles.
Rubik's 40th Anniversary (WM) - Storebought. This is very confusing because Rubik's technically celebrates 2 anniversaries - the cube was invented in 1974 but marketed in 1980.
1-2x Novelty cubes - branded versions from businesses.
3x3 Keychain cube - unknown brand, just a novelty, now lost.
-- 1st gen speedcubes --
"Koll" cube (black)
- 2012 era, not sure when/where purchased. I believe this one was a modded version of a Cube4You series, like a Type A-I or Type C. The sticker says "Koll" or something like that. Back in the days when everyone was DIY'ing their cubes.
Cube4You/ GuoJia Alpha V (modded) - 2012, Speedsolving.com forums. Was my main for a while. This was shortly after top cubers had moved on to the Dayan / torpedo designs. (edit: found it -- I miss how crispy this cube is! Would love a modern cube that felt like this. Pops like crazy tho)
-- 2nd gen unmagnetized --
MoFang JiaoShi MF3RS (black) - 2018, TheCubicle, I never solved it much. Honestly don't know where it is nowadays, shame :(
MoFang JiaoShi Cubing Classroom Mini (stickerless) - 2018, TheCubicle free gift. Lost it for a while but found it in an old backpack in 2021 :D It turns really smooth with almost no setup, but tough to handle due to its size.
QiYi Sail W (white) - 2021, TheCubicle $3 mystery puzzle. Sandy with tight tensions out of the box but I honestly like it for casual solving. Might give it away to someone

-- 2nd gen magnetized --
MoYu WeiLong GTS2 M (stickerless) - 2018, TheCubicle, my main for awhile, a little slow and gummy now. Quite heavy compared to modern cubes
-- Modern 3x3s --
MoYu RS3 M V5 Standard - 2024, TheCubicle free gift. Great puzzle, very clean and snappy feeling.
GAN11 M Pro (stickerless black) - 2024, TheCubicle. Default tensions too tight
MoYu WeiLong WRM V10 UV Special Edition (green) - 2024, TheCubicle. Smooth and snappy feeling with some FZ Calm

FTO:
DaYan FTO - Great puzzle

2x2: not really my event, but I have a few
Lanlan 2x2 (black, unmagnetized) - 2012 Speedsolving.com forums. Don't have many details on it and it's missing currently, I was trying to give it away for a while. I remember it being quite chalky-feeling.
YJ MGC 2x2 (stickerless) - 2021 TheCubicle. Extremely sandy, stuttery and scuffed out of the box. Unimpressed.
QiYi Carbon Fiber 2x2 - 2024 TheCubicle free gift. not magnetized but I like the way it looks best of anything here

4x4: meh
Rubik's Revenge 4x4 - not sure when bought. Probably 2013-17 sometime?
YJ MGC 4x4 (stickerless) - 2021 TheCubicle. Sandy out of box with pleasingly snappy magnets.

Pyraminx: 2ez4me (to be interested in)
X-Man Bell (stickerless) - 2021 TheCubicle. Nothing to say about it, it's a fine puzzle, I don't like the event much

Skewb: why won't it stay still???
MoYu AoYan (stickerless) - 2021 TheCubicle. A nice snappy magnetic feel but a very wiggly puzzle overall, I don't like this category.

Misc:
Lefun Christmas Tree 3x2x1 - 2024 TheCubicle free gift, pretty silly puzzle, it's hanging on my fridge

Lubes:
CRC Silicone Spray - what a pain in the ass it used to be to lube your cubes back in the day...
Maru Lube - this stuff always evaporated super fast and made your cube go from uncontrollable to dry
Traxxus 50k - my go-to for springs, and until 2024 my only lube
FZ Calm - a great go-to for everything
Lubicle Speedy - haven't gotten the hang of using this yet

So 9-10 or so puzzles overall. edit: updated for 2021! now 17 puzzles or so.

-stylo
 
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