Rubik's Cube (3x3)

A 3-D combination puzzle invented in 1974 by Erno Rubik, with 6 faces of 9 facets, 6 fixed centers, 12 edges, and 8 corners; solved when each face is a single color.

Related terms

• Astrominx: A twisty puzzle in the shape of an icosahedron.
• Axis Cube: A twisty puzzle in cube shape with unequal divisions, so it loses its cube shape when scrambled; also called the Ghost Cube.
• Bandaged puzzle: A twisty puzzle with cubies combined together that restrict certain moves, e.g. a cube with an edge bandaged to a corner.
• Big Cube: A higher-order cube, NxNxN with N greater than 3.
• Blank Cube: A cube without stickers.