Message #4163

From: mananself@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Complex 3x3x3
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2018 00:26:38 +0000

Hi Luna,

I have solved the complex 3x3x3 and I’m sure several other people did. I’m not aware of anyone keeping track of the solvers anywhere though. It’s my favorite puzzle concept.

As of what a complex 3x3x3 is, it started from this thread afaik:
http://twistypuzzles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=22353 http://twistypuzzles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=22353

Carl Hoff published an article about it on Game & Puzzle Design, vol. 3, no. 1, 2017.
First page:
http://gapdjournal.com/issues/issue-3-1/issue-3-1-04-complex-sample.pdf http://gapdjournal.com/issues/issue-3-1/issue-3-1-04-complex-sample.pdf

I’m not sure if the full text is freely available.

Carl later made a physical version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0ZSFw6UjdM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0ZSFw6UjdM

and posted here with many references:
http://twistypuzzles.com/~sandy/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=33089&view=next http://twistypuzzles.com/~sandy/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=33089&view=next

Carl also posted in our MC4D group about Complex 3^4:
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/4D_Cubing/conversations/topics/3480;_ylc=X3oDMTM1Y3BpajRvBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEwNzE0OTI1BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTkyOTE0NwRtc2dJZAMzNDkwBHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3Z0cGMEc3RpbWUDMTQ2OTY3MDg4OAR0cGNJZAMzNDgw https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/4D_Cubing/conversations/topics/3480;_ylc=X3oDMTM1Y3BpajRvBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzEwNzE0OTI1BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTkyOTE0NwRtc2dJZAMzNDkwBHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3Z0cGMEc3RpbWUDMTQ2OTY3MDg4OAR0cGNJZAMzNDgw

Nan