Monday, September 10, 2007

Rubik's Cubick Maketh Me Stupid


I'm sure there's a proper, less hair-extracting way to play with this, at the moment, I have neither the spare mental capacity nor the patience to find out. I spent an amount tantamount to what could have been a good meal to purchase one of these and I'm already giving up on it on Day 2. Great motivational guru I'll make one day, huh?

Anyone care to try? It's a dinosaur of a game, where nowadays, strategy and quick-thinking means Starcraft and 3D snake, but at least it helps you kill time when the electricity gets cut off. Nothing like going back to basics when you wanna stress yourself out the old-fashion way.

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

Edrei managed to solve it in less than 2 minutes! I've seen him do it in one of the videos somebody recorded when they met up. Impressive, huh?

Practice makes perfect :)

Vincent said...

I saw a guy solved it in around 2 minutes as well ... blindfolded! It was shown in a Chinese show called Guess!Guess!Guess! The host even scrambled it randomly, then the guy memorized it for a while, put on the blindfold and solved it.

Btw, you can still buy this thing??? I had one, like over 20 years ago hahaha.

Did you know that you can pull out the pieces and re-assemble 'em -- with all the colors in the right place. :D

Kamigoroshi said...

Yeah, like Pelf said, I can finish it in less than 2 minutes. Less than 1 on good days. It just takes time to learn and someone to teach you in the beginning.

You still can buy the original ones though. I myself bought the special 25th anniversary special last year. But I practice on cheap ones which don't move as well as the original. The original ones wear out their colour quickly, then again...I play them everyday since I take public transport.

I can tell you one thing though. It's definitely a party piece to master. Done right, wins the ladies and gets you free booze during happy hour. It's a geeks speciality alright. :)

TH said...

OMG. I used to play it when I was small. Aww..those memories. Can't do it in 2 mins though, that's quite a record to beat.

the reviewer said...

Pelf: Very impressed indeed.

Vincent: Yeah. Toys R' Us. Oh, can you? I didn't know that. Hahahahaha! Okay, next time I feel like pulling my hair out, I'll pull those pieces out and do a puzzle assembly.

Kamigoroshi@Edrei: Wah! So, how long did it take you to master it? Somehow, I'm hoping its not 20 years. I don't think I have that kind of staying power.

Twisted heels: Neither can I. Yeah, saw one at Toys R' Us and grabbed it for keepsake if not for anything else.

Kamigoroshi said...

Someone taught me. So in the beginning, it took me 3 days to finish it. Then eventually it was all about taking the time down. 2 days. 1 day. 6 hours. An hour. You get the picture.

I had a lot of time on my hands going to and fro from work, so back then being depressed and having the person who taught me constantly challenging me to do it faster, I managed to bring it down to under 2 minutes in less than 3 months.

But then I do have the Rubik's Complex. Can't leave any puzzle unsolved. Maybe that's why as well.

the reviewer said...

Kamigoroshi: That's amazing resilience, I must say.

sharlydia said...

Used to be able to solved this when I played this as a kid many many years ago...not sure about now, haha!

jesie said...

You guys bring back memories. That was so many years ago. There is no way I can do it in less than 2 minutes. Blind folded and solve it in 2 minutes sounds like he has a color photographic memory

I wish I have one now so that I can try it and then share with you.

I live in the US and I'm not sure whether it is being sold at Toy R Us here.

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