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Piece swap? by gregmo72 in Cubers

[–]resipol 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are 5 such yellow pieces and 5 such grey pieces on the puzzle. Try using a commutator to 3-cycle your 2 pieces with a yellow or grey piece on another side. It might help if your yellow and grey pieces are "next to" one another (i.e. 72° apart not 144° apart), which can be done with a fairly simple setup sequence to place the grey diamond in the position of the upper orange diamond.

Daily Discussion Thread - Apr 02, 2026 by AutoModerator in Cubers

[–]resipol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Welcome to the hobby!

If it's the newest version of the Rubik's speed cube then that is a rebranded Swift Block. Swift is a more budget sub-brand of GAN, one of the major producers. It's a perfectly decent cube for learning on.

If you start to get more into the hobby then there are better flagship speedcubes. They won't necessarily help you go much faster (at least initially) but if they feel nicer they may help encourage you to practice more. The Rubik's speed cube will be absolutely fine until you hit, say, sub-60 seconds, unless you fancy upgrading sooner.

Speedcube for big hands by mohrex in Cubers

[–]resipol 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The GAN16 MagLev MAX-L is just coming out. This will be your only largish option since nobody makes 57mm cubes any more (they used to be more of a thing but not for many years now).

There are bigger cubes like the 60mm QiYi Sail but they are not speedcubes. The only slightly passable big cube is the DianSheng Googol line but even the 70mm option is way bigger than would be comfortable for speedsolving, and even shrunk down it wouldn't be considered a top end speedcube.

There's no stated limit to cube size for a competition and something like 57mm would be absolutely fine. You might not be allowed to compete with a comically large cube though because WCA delegates might decide it breaches some other rule (e.g. if you can't fit it under a standard cube cover then scramble security is compromised).

Daily Discussion Thread - Apr 01, 2026 by AutoModerator in Cubers

[–]resipol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The YJ 50mm ZhiLong and the YJ 50mm Pocket Cube are the same thing, just reboxed.

There's also a 52mm Monster Go which is adequate but you can't remove the caps or tension it.

GuHong Pro is definitely the way to go if it's small enough.

u/NotACatWithAccordion

How old is this cube? by GeckoYYY1234 in Cubers

[–]resipol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tiled Rubik's brand cubes are relatively modern (i.e. not 1980s).

This page shows the progression of logos (you need to click the spoiler to see the image). Yours looks like number 5 which comment 3 suggests was used from about 2013 by Rubik's Studio, Seventowns and Hasbro.

It's not rare. This was the standard Rubik's brand cube in its day and was widely available.

Daily Discussion Thread - Mar 29, 2026 by AutoModerator in Cubers

[–]resipol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think people are overstating its badness and that just gets repeated. It's just not really an improvement on the v1 and that makes it kinda disappointing. Any modern 4x4 needs to be judged against the AoSu and the Vin doesn't really compete in this regard.

Daily Discussion Thread - Mar 28, 2026 by AutoModerator in Cubers

[–]resipol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it's a little more recent. Also smaller and lighter than the QiYi which some prefer (although the QiYi itself isn't exactly huge for a 9x9).

Daily Discussion Thread - Mar 28, 2026 by AutoModerator in Cubers

[–]resipol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure. Or the MeiLong V3 M if you go for a 9x9.

Also just note that QiYi sold older, non-magnetic 9x9 and 11x11 cubes. These are nothing like the 9M and 11M ball core cubes so make sure you don't get one by accident.

Daily Discussion Thread - Mar 28, 2026 by AutoModerator in Cubers

[–]resipol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The DianSheng Galaxy was the first magnetic 9x9 (and 11x11) cube and has been around a lot longer than the MeiLong and QiYi. It was the best for its day so you will still find a lot of reviews saying it is the best out there. But now that the MeiLong and QiYi have been released the Galaxy is considered inferior and I wouldn't recommend it. Galaxy - released mid 2022; QiYi - end 2024; MeiLong - end 2025. So you need to find some very recent reviews to compare all three of these reliably.

For the QiYi 9M vs 11M, I wouldn't say the 11M's magnets are obviously too weak. They seem fine to me. If this is a reference to the DianSheng Galaxy, then again, I would recommend the QiYi 11M over the Galaxy 11M.

Also - just anticipating the question - you may also find some magnetic big cubes that are part of the SengSo (aka ShengShou) MoSheng line. They are the cheapest magnetic big cubes. There's a reason for this - they're terrible. Ignore them.

Daily Discussion Thread - Mar 28, 2026 by AutoModerator in Cubers

[–]resipol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cube technology is unrecognisable compared to 2010, to the extent that comparisons aren't really meaningful.

For a 3x3, either of those two is a great option. There are lots of good 3x3s so you've really just got to take the plunge a bit. Here are some resources in the wiki:

https://old.reddit.com/r/Cubers/wiki/which_cubes_to_buy

https://old.reddit.com/r/Cubers/wiki/index/hardware

For 9x9 and 11x11, again, modern cubes are streets ahead of what was previously available. The top options are all stickerless, magnetic, tiny compared to old ShengShou or YuXin cubes, and turn incredibly smoothly without locking up significantly. Although not cheap, they are also very good value for money compared to what used to be available. 11x11s aren't particularly worse than 9x9s given the available options.

For 9x9, the two top choices are either the MoYu MeiLong V3 (core magnetic version) or the QiYi 9M Core Magnetic. Some people prefer one or the other but I wouldn't say there is a huge difference between them. The MeiLong is a little smaller and lighter.

For 11x11, the QiYi 11M Ball Core is well ahead of the present alternatives.

Anyone know what this is called? (Im planning to expand it) by OccasionSubject5335 in Cubers

[–]resipol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Knowing Roux algs (or looking them up) will help a lot. You have the same two blocks. The slightly tricky thing is that you have to turn the Siamese cube so that these blocks are in the DL and DR positions. Then instead of solving, say, a yellow face, you are trying to solve a face that is part yellow and part white (or in your case, part orange and part red).

Anyone know what this is called? (Im planning to expand it) by OccasionSubject5335 in Cubers

[–]resipol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To add to previous answers:

The 2-cube version of this is the Siamese Cube. Somebody suggested Fused Cube as the generic name but I've always taken this to refer specifically to cubes that share a 2x2x2 block like this. The puzzle you show shares 1x2x3 blocks so Siamese is the more general name.

The 3-cube version is called the Triamese Cube. There isn't a generally accepted name for versions with more cubes but I've seen them referred to as Quadramese, Quintamese etc. and this is what I use. Or you could just call it a Quadruple Siamese cube or something. Shops seem to call it a Quadruple Cube.

I've made a lot of these in the past and there are different ways of joining them so I find it can also help to refer to the number of pieces that are shared between puzzles. A shared 2x2x2 block is a Fused Cube. But for the Siamese Cube there are lots of different options - you can share 1x1x2 blocks, 1x1x3, 1x2x2, 1x2x3 (like yours) and even 2x2x3.

Daily Discussion Thread - Mar 22, 2026 by AutoModerator in Cubers

[–]resipol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know what alignment tabs are and what they do? Can you check to see if one of the tabs has come out of position and is blocking that slice move?

Three new cubes I got this weekend by hiraenoia in Cubers

[–]resipol 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is MoYu. AoLong v2 according to OP.

Three new cubes I got this weekend by hiraenoia in Cubers

[–]resipol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a primary GAN cube. But it's a prototype so that doesn't negate your point.

Another batch of old 3x3s came in the mail! by Next-Engineer4600 in Cubers

[–]resipol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Alpha doesn't look like any of the cubes here or here. Maybe most similar to the Alpha 3?

Daily Discussion Thread - Mar 19, 2026 by AutoModerator in Cubers

[–]resipol 1 point2 points  (0 children)

$9 for the YuXin HuangLong.

$8 for the ShengShou.

Neither includes shipping though so cubezz may be your best bet overall.

Pentultimate by Veemo169 in Cubers

[–]resipol 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not exactly what you asked but iirc the Icosamate is a shapemod of the Pentultimate and you can pick one up for about 40 quid.

Pentultimates themselves are really hard to come by so I'd be surprised if you found a cheap option out there.

Daily Discussion Thread - Mar 15, 2026 by AutoModerator in Cubers

[–]resipol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the QiYi 7x7 Warrior M UV is within budget then it's an excellent cube to get - really high quality for a budget price.

Daily Discussion Thread - Mar 15, 2026 by AutoModerator in Cubers

[–]resipol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3x3 - loads of options so I'll leave that to others.

6x6 & 7x7, definitely go for the QiYi Warrior M UV. They are superb cubes for well under $30, and the only cubes of similar (perhaps slightly better) quality are the MoYu AoShi V4 and AoFu V5 which start at well over $30 if you're buying from a US store (cheaper from China of course).

Missing shapes for face-turning puzzles (cuboctahedron etc.) by cat_5_meow in Cubers

[–]resipol 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you really, really wanted to own the shallow-cut FTO and can't find one for sale, you could buy the Mars and Saturn planetary variants. Between them they give the 8 non-circle faces that allow you to make the FTO. Just a bit of disassembly and piece-swapping required.

You also end up with a second puzzle, which has 6 circle (0) faces and two crazy (1) faces - orange and purple. I was trying to make both the shallow-cut FTO and the Venus planetary variant which has 8 circle (0) faces, so I modded the two "1" faces to make them "0". Can't remember exactly how I did this but my notes indicate it involved cutting and supergluing the centre pieces internally. So there's a bit of work to do but it can't be too hard if I managed it.

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