Puzzle filter: I'm looking for the name of this puzzle involving a cube...

August 27, 2008 10:33 PM

Puzzle filter: I'm looking for the name of this puzzle involving a cube...

No, not a Rubik's cube. I'll try my best to explain it: a bunch of wooden cubic blocks are attached together via a string. The goal of the puzzle is twist and turn these blocks and form them into bigger cube. E.g. make a 3x3 cube out of 27 smaller cubes.. Anyone know what this is called? Better yet, where can I buy one online?

posted by puloxor to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (6 answers total)

Is this it?
posted by zoinks at 10:36 PM on August 27, 2008

Response by poster: Thanks!! It's not the Kibble Cube, but it's very close to it. Found it on that same page: Snake Cube
posted by puloxor at 10:54 PM on August 27, 2008

Is it Snake Cube? See it in action - [spoiler]
posted by tellurian at 11:01 PM on August 27, 2008

Gosh! I take a long time between previewing and posting.
posted by tellurian at 11:02 PM on August 27, 2008

Response by poster: Hm, finding a place to buy the harder snake cubes or even the Kibble cube is tougher than I thought. Anyone know any online or B&M stores to get a Kibble cube or one of the hard puzzles (Kev's Kubes, Cubra) listed on this page? My googlefu is failing me; I can only find some "generic snake cubes," but can't tell how difficult they are.
posted by puloxor at 11:29 PM on August 27, 2008

Here's a place in the UK. Don't know what the shipping cost will be....
posted by zoinks at 12:26 AM on August 28, 2008