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A '''twisty puzzle''' is a puzzle with twisting or moving parts, 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.
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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.
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Twisty puzzles do not include the [[Rubik's Clock]], [[15 puzzle]], or related puzzles.
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They do not include [[slidy puzzles]] or [[assemble/disassemble puzzles]].
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== Categories ==
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There are many different types of twisty puzzles. This is a list of some of the types.
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* [[Cube]]
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* [[Cuboid]]
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* [[Bubbloid]]
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* [[Pyraminx]]
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* [[Megaminx]]
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== List of Puzzles ==
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This is a list of puzzles, sorted by shape and function. For a longer list, see [[list of twisty puzzles]].
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=== Cube ===
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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.
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* [[2x2x2]]
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* [[3x3x3]]
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* [[4x4x4]]
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* [[5x5x5]]
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* [[6x6x6]]
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* [[7x7x7]]
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=== Cuboid ===
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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.
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====2x2 Towers====
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* [[2x2x3]] ([[Original Tower Cube]])
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* [[2x2x4]] ([[Rubik's Tower]])
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====Floppies and Bricks====
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* [[1x1x3]] ([[Floppy Cube]])
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* [[3x3x2]] ([[Rubik's Domino]])
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* [[5x5x4]]
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* [[4x4x3]]
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====3x3 Towers====
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* [[4x3x3]]
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* [[5x3x3]]
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* [[7x3x3]]
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=== Bubbloids and Corner Turning Hexahedra ===
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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.
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==== True Bubbloids ====
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* [[Dino Cube]]
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* [[Redi Cube]]
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* [[Fadi Cube]]
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* [[Compy Cube]]
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* [[Tony Fisher's Bubbloid]] (The original Bubbloid puzzle, a 4x4x5 corner-turning hexahedron)
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==== Other Corner Turning Hexahedra ====
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* [[Skewb]] (A shape mod of a pyraminx without the tips. Each turn of a skewb splits the puzzle directly in half)
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=== 4-sided ===
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This is a list of popular 4-sided (tetrahedral) twisty puzzles.
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==== Corner Turning ====
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* [[Pyraminx]] (Corner-turning tetrahedron)
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* [[Halpern-Meier Pyramid]] (Functions like a pyraminx with center pieces and no trivial tips)
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* [[Rob's Pyraminx]] (A Halpern Meier Pyramid without the edges)
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==== Edge Turning ====
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* [[Pyramorphix]] (2x2 [[shape mod]])
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* [[Mastermorphix]] (3x3 [[shape mod]])
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=== 12-sided ===
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==== Face Turning ====
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This is a list of popular face turning twelve-sided (dodecahedral) twisty puzzles.
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* [[Kilominx]]
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* [[Megaminx]]
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== See also ==
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* [[List of twisty puzzles]]
  
 
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Revision as of 20:03, 22 April 2020

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.

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.

True Bubbloids

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

Edge Turning

12-sided

Face Turning

This is a list of popular face turning twelve-sided (dodecahedral) twisty puzzles.

See also