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Gans, Ganspuzzle, or GAN is a puzzle brand created by Ganyuan Jiang (江淦源) who created the first Chinese 3x3 national speed-solving record (in 2007). He was also the co-founder of the GuoJia cube brand.
Gans Cubes
Gans I
Released March 2011.[2] A 3x3x3 cube notable for having a stickerless design, when such cubes were still rare. The Gans I was a fast turner, but would lockup quite badly.
Gans II
Released May 2011.[3] A redesign of the original Gans, this one came with stickers, and had far fewer lockups. A sluggish cube straight out of the box, although speed improved after many solves.
Gans III
A 3x3x3 cube released August 2013, with a second version (Gans III V2) released in November.
Gans 357
Released March 2014. Called the 357 because it's a Gans-III 57mm cube.
Gans 356S
Released May 2015.
Gans Sticky Lube
The Gans Sticky Lube is a fairly low-viscosity piece lubricant that is slightly thicker than the Gans Standard Lube that was released in June 2016.
Gans Standard Lube
The Gans Standard Lube is a low-viscosity piece lube released in August 2016.
Gans 356S V2
Released December 2016.
Gans 356 Air
The Gans 356 Air was released in August 2016. It uses an original dual-adjustment system called Gans Elasticity System (GES) that allows users to swap out the springs to adjust the feel of the cube. It is endorsed by Feliks Zemdegs, Sebastian Weyer, Max Park, and other top speedcubers.
Gans Magic Lube
The Gans Magic Lube was released in August 2017. It is a low-medium viscosity piece lubricant designed to be used in Gans puzzles.
Gans 249
The Gans 249 was released in October 2017. It was the first 2x2x2 Cube released by GAN. It was based on the 2017 Rubik's 2x2x2 which GAN and Rubik's partnered to make. There was only a stickerless version.
Gans 249 V2
The Gans 249 V2 was released in December 2017, only two months after the release of the V1. The V2 has brighter shades, primary plastic internals, and a honeycomb design on the corner contact points. The primary plastic and the honeycomb design made the turning smoother and the brighter shades made the colors easier to see and made the solving experience less dull. Most argue that it is much better than the V1.
