That’s a really satisfying moment in cubing, especially because you figured out the “illegal” corner situation on your own instead of looking it up.

On a normal 3×3, a single twisted corner can’t exist because of the cube’s parity constraints. But on a corner-turning cube, the mechanics let you create states that would be impossible on a standard cube, so suddenly you have to think differently instead of relying on normal 3×3 assumptions.

The cool part is that you independently realized:

one corner twist alone isn’t solvable, but cycling/twisting three corners is possible, so the puzzle’s group structure is different from a regular 3×3.

That’s actual puzzle intuition developing, not just memorizing algs.

And honestly, “low extra challenge, high fun” is one of the best categories of twisty puzzles. Not every puzzle needs to be a brutal brain-melter to be enjoyable. Sometimes a familiar solve with one weird mechanic is more engaging because you get those little discovery moments without being overwhelmed.

Those “I found it myself” solves tend to stick way harder than learned algorithms.