The Rubik's Mini Cube (aka the Pocket Cube) is a simpler version of the original Rubik's Cube. It is constructed simply from the 8 corner pieces of the Rubik's Cube while omitting the edge and center pieces, thus having a 2x2x2 layout instead of the familiar 3x3x3 of its older sibling.
This puzzle was actually invented 4 years before the Rubik's cube, in 1970, by Larry D. Nichols. He called it the "Twist Cube" and used magents for its mechanism. Following the success of the Rubik's Cube (3x3x3), the Rubik's Brand (currently owned by Canadian toy corporation Spin Master) patented their own design of this puzzle in 1983 and has been selling it ever since.
Due to its simpler layout and fewer moving parts, the number of possible permutations is relatively low - only 3,674,160. Solving the Rubik's Mini Cube is equivalent to solving only the corners of the original Rubik's Cube.
The Rubik's Mini Cube is an official WCA puzzle, and the current world record for solving it is 0.43 seconds. It was set by Teodor Zajder at the Warsaw Cube Masters 2023.
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kaisan
cool 3d model
so easy
did this in a minute bc I messed up my alg at the end but my irl best is 5.99 and I'm 11
aiden
this is fun and kinda hard at the same time
Inna
easy!!! It took me 3 sec, I can solve 6x6x6, then 7x7x7, now I'm working on 8x8x8!
michael
this is hard
CuboidPixels
Great site! Virtual cubes and solvers. Really helpful for beginners.
francp
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Werewolf Girl 3260
SO EASYYYYYYYYYYY
Samantha
Wow. eAsIeSt ThInG ive ever dne
Dominic
This is nice
Ahmad
i sovled it in one minite it was easy cause i can slove it in real life in like 20 secs
Kennedy Brown
This is so hard that I use the solver
JOEL
I got a average of 3 seconds
this is hard
this is kinda ez but at the same time hard
AnayPatel
Easy and fun! I can solve 3x3x3, then 4x4x4, then 5x5x5, but I'm working on the 6x6x6
emelia
This is so much fun 🙋🎮😃😃😃😃and hard 😅😅😅😅i wish i was better i am only 8 years old
NeverSolvedAcubeB4
Lol, the robot solve it in four moves and I didn't even get ONE side done.😭💀🤣
kaisan
cool 3d modelso easy
did this in a minute bc I messed up my alg at the end but my irl best is 5.99 and I'm 11aiden
this is fun and kinda hard at the same timeInna
easy!!! It took me 3 sec, I can solve 6x6x6, then 7x7x7, now I'm working on 8x8x8!michael
this is hardCuboidPixels
Great site! Virtual cubes and solvers. Really helpful for beginners.francp
LOL that was soy EZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZWerewolf Girl 3260
SO EASYYYYYYYYYYYSamantha
Wow. eAsIeSt ThInG ive ever dneDominic
This is niceAhmad
i sovled it in one minite it was easy cause i can slove it in real life in like 20 secsKennedy Brown
This is so hard that I use the solverJOEL
I got a average of 3 secondsthis is hard
this is kinda ez but at the same time hardAnayPatel
Easy and fun! I can solve 3x3x3, then 4x4x4, then 5x5x5, but I'm working on the 6x6x6emelia
This is so much fun 🙋🎮😃😃😃😃and hard 😅😅😅😅i wish i was better i am only 8 years oldNeverSolvedAcubeB4
Lol, the robot solve it in four moves and I didn't even get ONE side done.😭💀🤣zayden
you guys i did it in 30e-z cube
took me 4 tries lolWow!
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