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LastResort · Boot Joined: 25 Feb 2007 Posts: 17

[S2] [Dice set] #200 The Other Famous Cube

Rand0m · Decorated Joined: 14 Mar 2006 Posts: 271 Location: London

As far as I can tell, everything except for the last line either makes pretty patterns or cancels itself out. Then it all goes a bit wonky in the final line.

**Posted:** Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:40 pm

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Albedo · Boot Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 34

I hate to say it, but this puzzle is actually very straight forward, although it wasn't until I'd completed the second line that I realised how it worked.

**Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:40 am

LastResort · Boot Joined: 25 Feb 2007 Posts: 17

I just solved it now. It is a bit simple, but it's a nice card. and

**Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:50 am

Whiternoise · Boot Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 18

Care to give a hint Albedo? Razz

I've tried using an online rubiks cube, which works, but it all goes a bit mental after the third line for me..

**Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 3:35 pm

LastResort · Boot Joined: 25 Feb 2007 Posts: 17

The spoiler below has a description of what to do, but not the answer.

**Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:10 pm

Whiternoise · Boot Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 18

Ok thanks, i was on the right lines then.. just it sort of half worked Wink

**Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:24 pm

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**Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:22 pm

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robspot

Hmm this is interesting. Wanting to solve this one I bought a rubiks cube and trundled away with it. Of course now the cube is completely scrambled and reminds me of what I should have never forgotten - I COULD NEVER SOLVE RUBIKS CUBES!!!!!!!!!

Now I have a useless cube which can't help me in the slightest unless someone knows an easy way to get back to the start Sad

**Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:59 am

bertyb · Veteran Joined: 28 Nov 2005 Posts: 128 Location: London

Peel the stickers off..........that was the only way I ever got mine back to normal.

**Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:51 am

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**Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:44 am

LastResort · Boot Joined: 25 Feb 2007 Posts: 17

The way I always solve a rubik's cube is like this:

1. Do one face first, so that the colours over the edges correspond to the centers of their respective faces. I can't really explain how to do this, but start off with making a cross on one face, with the over-the-edges colours correct.

2. Now, turn the cube over so that the completed side is on the bottom. Now you need to get the edge cubes for the middle layer into place. Do this by ignoring anything I've said so far and going to this website: http://www.wrongway.org/cube/solve.html

**Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 12:26 pm

robspot

OMG You are a legend LastResort. Time for another crack.

The guy who wrote that programme is unreal. Laughing

**Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 12:58 pm

Afgncaap5 · Veteran Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Posts: 71

I liked the idea of this card, but in execution...I dunno. Maybe it's the Java Cube I was messin' with and the fact that it was impossible to rotate it at all without totally losing my orientation.

I couldn't see most of those letters. I felt vaguely certain about two of them, and I couldn't see the last one at all. It was enough to solve the card in one guess, but still...I was nervous about it.

**Posted:** Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:45 am

robspot

It's done now and apart from my obvious inability to use a rubik's cube it wasn't really that hard. I tried the online cube as well but never ended up with anything close.

Anyone got any ideas how the answer relates to anything?

**Posted:** Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:16 am