DNF_Cuber
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Ok, I thought that might work, but I guess I was wrong. Try using the R' D' R D twist technique on both the tiny top corner and the twisted one.
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One Answer Cuboid and Shape Mods thread
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EngiNerdBrian
Premium Member
still no luck. I'm convinced because there are pieces that fit in multiple places and there is no color scheme you can get odd parities on this shape mod; cases that would result in an edge or corner obviously in the wrong place on a 3x3 with color but are not distinguishable here because there is no reference to tell which of the pieces is off. After all, the single corner twisted case I originally posted is not possible on a standard 3x3. I'll report back with any groundbreaking info should I find it.
Edit: This is becoming one of the hardest shape mods I have ever worked on. Nearly 100 puzzles on my shelf and this one's got me stumped.
Edit2: @DNF_Cuber good call with the tiny triangle corner. I realized it can be in position and have 3 different orientations and appear solved in all of them. I put my clearly misoriented corner and my tiny triangle in the top layer and just did beginner method a few times until solved. Cheers!
Edit: This is becoming one of the hardest shape mods I have ever worked on. Nearly 100 puzzles on my shelf and this one's got me stumped.
Edit2: @DNF_Cuber good call with the tiny triangle corner. I realized it can be in position and have 3 different orientations and appear solved in all of them. I put my clearly misoriented corner and my tiny triangle in the top layer and just did beginner method a few times until solved. Cheers!
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RoundUpCubing
Member
cuboids have always look really fun to me, which one(s) should i get? do any of them solve similar to a sq1?
some cuboids do solve similar to a sq-1. The one that I can think at the top of my mind is 3x3x4, which has CP similar to the sq-1.
3x3x4 is also conducted weekly in cubers.io comp, it is a fun cuboid to compete and get better times in.
RoundUpCubing
Member
should i get the witeden one? looks like all cuboids are made by witeden
I got the one made by Calvin puzzles brand.
MJS Cubing
Member
2x2x3 solves exactly like a squan, except no edges. Very simple if you know how to solve a square-1. No parity either, so it’s basically a better squan.
+ no cubeshape
MJS Cubing
Member
That’s not really difficult to learn if you don’t know how to solve a squan though.
ye just saying its even more easy
EngiNerdBrian
Premium Member
Lots of good replies already. I personally had no idea cuboids and square-1 solve similarity. I have many cuboids but never been into squan; maybe that’ll change now.
I also recommend the 3x3x4. It is a great puzzle and you’ll learn lots of fundamental cuboid concepts with it. I actually have the old cube4U version and with a few drops of DNM it’s extremely fast and still a bit sandy. I can’t speak to other manufactures 3x3x4 but witeden is a reputable cuboid manufacture.
If you want to start with something smaller and cheaper, The domino 3x3x2 is a classic and the 2x2x3 is a great small puzzle despite being the easiest on this list to solve (its the “2x2 “ of cuboids)
RoundUpCubing
Member
Cool! Ill just but a few cuboids, especially the 3x3x4 on my next order. Also sq1 is extremely fun, i love basically everything about it. Might even be usable as an e perm trainer lmao bc bottom layer
Tabe
Member
Get this one:
https://www.thecubicle.com/products/yisheng-3x3x4-cuboid
The colors aren't great but the turning is the best.
EngiNerdBrian
Premium Member
Congrats! It took me much longer to figure out how to solve that one. It’s a great puzzle!Well, I can now tick another puzzle as 'can do'...
Solved a 3x3x5 for the first time today - I didn't time it, but it must've taken me about 25-30 mins, with various cock-ups along the way!
The videos by CrazyBadCuber & JR Cuber helped a lot!
Solved a 3x3x5 for the first time today - I didn't time it, but it must've taken me about 25-30 mins, with various cock-ups along the way!
My first *timed* solve... 9m36.09. Avoided major cu's this time.
Godmil
Premium Member
I just got back into the 3x3x2, which I love, but I can't for the life of me find the method I used to use. It's layer-by-layer but for the last 1st-layer corner, there was 6 ways of inserting it (two of which are the standard 5-mover, left and right handed) which would solve the last layer corners, leaving just EPLL. There was a great website with all the algs, but I have no idea where it is anymore. Does anyone know the site, or better yet, know the 6 algs?
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