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From: granvold@tymix.UUCP (Tom Granvold)
Newsgroups: net.math
Subject: Source of 5x5x5 Rubik's Cube
Message-ID: <528@tymix.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 18-Sep-85 12:58:25 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 18 12:58:25 1985
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Reply-To: granvold@tymix.UUCP (Tom Granvold)
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Keywords: Rubik's Cube

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    Two days ago I recieved a letter from Hong Kong concerning the
availablity of Rubik's Cube type puzzles. A couple of years ago I
belonged to wht was know as the Puzzlers Club. All it amounted to
was a way of buying differant Rubik's Cube type puzzles. Some of these
showed up later in the US in toy stores, for example the one dodecahedron
shaped. I gave up on them when one of the ones that I ordered never
showed up and they did not respond to my letters.
    The current letter explains that customs were confiscating many of
them comming into the US thinking that they were illegal copies. They
are now apperantly cleaning out their inventory. So if you want one of
these, you had better go for it now.
    The only complication is that this offer is being made to Puzzlers
Club members. I have no idea if others can buy these or not.

The available puzzles are:

5x5x5 cube        CE8426        $25
Skewb             CE8431        $15
Pyraminx          CE8423        $20
Timber finished
Pyraminx          CE8424        $20
Impossi-Ball      CE8429        $29

Add $1 each for registered mail.

Available from:

Pricewell (Far East) Limited
P.O. Box 31008 Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
telephone: 5-8939944
telex: 75600 REF HX

    The Skewb is a cube where each face has been divided into a smaller
square and four triangle. The square is formed by connecting the midpoints
of adjacent sides.

    The Pyraminx is a tetraheadron shaped Rubik's Cube.

    The Impossi-Ball is a sperical shaped puzzle.

    Both the Pyraminx and Impossi-Ball I have seen here in toy stores a
year or two ago. As far I know the Skewb and 5x5x5 cube have not been
available here. The qualilty is these puzzles is the same as that of the
orginal Rubik's cube.

    Does anyone have or know where I can get the puzzle based on an
octaheadron? 

Tom Granvold
ucbvax!allegra!oliveb!tymix!granvold


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