Tip: Control over the simulator on this page requires a little bit of getting used to. It is recommended to use the corner pieces for preforming moves.
The Skewb, orignally known as the Pyraminx Cube, is a very famous Pyraminx shape-mod. Shaped as a cube, this puzzle offers quite a different challenge than its predecessor, despite the fact they share the exact same 4-axis mechanism.
The Skewb is comprised of 8 tetrahedral corner-pieces and 6 square face-pieces. It rotates around its corners such that any move turns exactly half the puzzle. This results in over 3 million possible combinations (3,149,280 to be exact) - more than 3 times the Pyraminx's 922,120 possible combinations. Unlike the Pyraminx, it has no "trivial" parts and it is considered a harder puzzle to solve. You might notice, However, that the face-pieces of this puzzle lack a defined orientation - which make this puzzle a bit more manageable. Computer simulations show us that any of the Skewb's combinations can be solved in 11 moves or less. This puzzle also has higher-order siblings such as the Master Skewb and the Elite Skewb.
This beloved puzzle was invented by Tony Durham. It gained a lot of popularity and became an inspiration for a whole series of puzzles including the Skewb Extreme, Ultimate Skewb, Diamond Skewb, Twisty Skewb and many others! With it's increasing popularity it eventually became an official WCA puzzle. The current world record for fastest solve belongs to Zayn Khanani from the United States and is 0.81 seconds! This is especially incredible since it beats the Pyraminx's world record despite having over 3 times as many possible combinations.
Comments 38
joie
took me 10 seconds it is so easy
Mr.Man
Just learned the skewb
MelonGuy44
Skewbs are so fun....thanks for making this!
WarriorNerd_Cubing
This is an easy cube to solve if you know how... Thanks Grubiks! This is awesome!
John Smith
Took 2 mins!
Skewba Diver
Noice skewb.
Firetruck
I like skewbs
i like
So cool! I did it in 36 secs!
Selic
Love corner cutting this is for me
Andrew
WOW coll btw im obsesed with cubessssssssss!
Catsongs
I like it and I am good at this!!
dUNG
I LIKE IT
sussymus
skewby doo.
Ahmad Tulla
It is ez
danguini
I almost solved it
MrCheese
this one is to hard for me to do the only ones i can do is the 3x3 pyraminx and gear ball and by far the easiest ones for me were the pyraminx and the gear ball
joie
took me 10 seconds it is so easyMr.Man
Just learned the skewbMelonGuy44
Skewbs are so fun....thanks for making this!WarriorNerd_Cubing
This is an easy cube to solve if you know how... Thanks Grubiks! This is awesome!John Smith
Took 2 mins!Skewba Diver
Noice skewb.Firetruck
I like skewbsi like
So cool! I did it in 36 secs!Selic
Love corner cutting this is for meAndrew
WOW coll btw im obsesed with cubessssssssss!Catsongs
I like it and I am good at this!!dUNG
I LIKE ITsussymus
skewby doo.Ahmad Tulla
It is ezdanguini
I almost solved itMrCheese
this one is to hard for me to do the only ones i can do is the 3x3 pyraminx and gear ball and by far the easiest ones for me were the pyraminx and the gear ballKomik_kid
w o wNRCM
lol I accedently solved it while scrambling it.Aiden
Wow! Solved it by myselfspeedcuber
I can solve a real one in 15 secondsWrite a comment!