Twisty puzzle
A twisty puzzle is a puzzle with twisting or moving layers, such as 3x3x3. The goal of such a puzzle is to reach a pre-defined goal state by moving these parts to transition from one state of the puzzle to another.
Twisty puzzles do not include the Rubik's Clock, 15 puzzle, or related puzzles. They do not include slidy puzzles or assemble/disassemble puzzles.
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Categories
There are many different types of twisty puzzles. This is a list of some of the types.
List of Puzzles
This is a list of puzzles, sorted by shape and function. For a longer list, see list of twisty puzzles.
Cube
Cubes are a basic type of twisty puzzle. They are face turning cubes (regular hexahedra) that usually solve similarly to each other. This is a list of popular cubes.
Cuboid
Cuboids are twisty puzzles that are like cubes, except the number of layers on each axis of the puzzle can be different. This is a list of popular cuboids. There are many more cuboids than the ones listed.
2x2 Towers
Floppies and Bricks
3x3 Towers
Bubbloids and Corner Turning Hexahedra
Bubbloids are similar to cuboids by shape, but turn by the corners instead of the faces. They usually have a curvy look from olzing, however, depending on the brand and puzzle, this is not always the case. This is a list of popular corner turning hexahedra.
Bubbloid-Style Turning
Other Corner Turning Hexahedra
- Skewb (A shape mod of a pyraminx without the tips. Each turn of a skewb splits the puzzle directly in half)
4-sided
This is a list of popular 4-sided (tetrahedral) twisty puzzles.
Corner Turning
- Pyraminx (Corner-turning tetrahedron)
- Halpern-Meier Pyramid (Functions like a pyraminx with center pieces and no trivial tips)
- Rob's Pyraminx (A Halpern Meier Pyramid without the edges)
Edge Turning
- Pyramorphix (2x2 shape mod)
- Mastermorphix (3x3 shape mod)
12-sided
Face Turning
This is a list of popular face turning twelve-sided (dodecahedral) twisty puzzles.
