New Qubami twisty puzzle

[AvGalen]

I really like it. It reminds me of http://www.cubesmith.com/mazes.htm in that you have to determine the solution before solving it. I really hope you will come to Dutch Open and will actually sell these puzzles there as well

 

[Kelvin Stott]

I really like it. It reminds me of http://www.cubesmith.com/mazes.htm in that you have to determine the solution before solving it. I really hope you will come to Dutch Open and will actually sell these puzzles there as well

Thanks and yes, I will definitely be there as I already have my flights and hotel booked. It will be my first time at this kind of event so I really look forward to meeting everyone. I only hope I receive all the parts before then...

 

[AvGalen]

Shape wise it reminds me of http://www.cube4you.com/379_White-3x3x3-Cube-with-plastic-tile.html which actually turns really nice

 

[CubeNoob1668]

Essentially, isn't that just an odd 3x3x3? It just has a different solved position and and rounded cubies.
I don't want to be a dream killer or anything but if I hadn't seen your video and I saw this in Target or something, my first thought would be "this is an odd knockoff rubik's cube"

this is so much different than your average 3x3. i mean the solution is much more difficult to find. it looks hard enough that i'm pretty sure i wouldn't be able to solve it. but mr scott, would you be willing to "privately" sell one me on this forum? haha

 

[Stefan]

Shape wise it reminds me of http://www.cube4you.com/379_White-3x3x3-Cube-with-plastic-tile.html which actually turns really nice

That rounding goes outwards, though, putting rounded tiles onto cubic pieces. The Qubami's rounding goes inwards, rounding off the corners of the cubic pieces., including the inside edges/corners of the pieces. Imagine doing a 10 degrees U' and then trying an R. Normal cubes will lock up, I could imagine the Qubami allowing it (or a bit more or less, depending on how rounded it really is inside).

 

[Kelvin Stott]

Imagine doing a 10 degrees U' and then trying an R. Normal cubes will lock up, I could imagine the Qubami allowing it (or a bit more or less, depending on how rounded it really is inside).

To help manage expectations I just tried this move, but 10 degrees is very ambitious. In fact for this particular type of move the benefit seems hardly significant (in my opinion), but for some reason the Qubami puzzle seems much better at coping with 45 degrees U rotation followed by R, compared with cubic designs. Perhaps this is more due to better internal geometry and filleting than the rounded corners, what do you think?

Either way, you should try it for yourself...

 

[sgowal]

Hello everyone (it's been a long time),

I have the privilege to own a Qubami, so I managed to write a little review on it. You can find it here: http://polycube.epfl.ch/webdav/site/polycube/shared/documents/qubami.pdf

I hope it will interest you.

Sven

 

[Dirk BerGuRK]

Hello everyone (it's been a long time),

I have the privilege to own a Qubami, so I managed to write a little review on it. You can find it here: http://polycube.epfl.ch/webdav/site/polycube/shared/documents/qubami.pdf

I hope it will interest you.

Sven

Thanks for the review. This is about what I expected from this puzzle. Kind of nothing more than a 3x3 with a different unique solution. However, I am very tempted to buy this cube simply because it is so attractive!