tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341941751324943000.post52724661657577218..comments2024-03-25T14:53:54.413+00:00Comments on PuzzleMad: I'm a puzzler on the edge!Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649523779226834414noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341941751324943000.post-44329535494613584392013-11-07T15:32:00.058+00:002013-11-07T15:32:00.058+00:00There are quite a few that he has posted on Twisty...There are quite a few that he has posted on Twisty puzzles but I haven't oredered them from Shapeways because of fear that Shapeways will make yet another error (as they seem to be very prone to now) and also because I doubt I could solve any of them!<br /><br />I don't have a latch cube and all the stores are sold out now - so I'll never know!Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649523779226834414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341941751324943000.post-68823257612906868772013-11-06T22:30:53.169+00:002013-11-06T22:30:53.169+00:00Yes, OVD can invent puzzles faster than he can sol...Yes, OVD can invent puzzles faster than he can solve them, by a considerable margin! In fact, for most twisties invented recently, nobody knows how to solve them (in the general case). A few years ago the "Latch Cube" was entered into the IPP Design Competition, yet at the time nobody had an algorithm for solving it (since corrected, I believe).Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140920751826036814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341941751324943000.post-19350653355010070992013-11-06T22:07:23.188+00:002013-11-06T22:07:23.188+00:00OMG! The great OVD can't solve his own puzzles...OMG! The great OVD can't solve his own puzzles? I am shocked and horrified! But then I can't design puzzles and can barely solve them!!!Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649523779226834414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341941751324943000.post-66123508913755768362013-11-06T21:36:32.059+00:002013-11-06T21:36:32.059+00:00Yuck! That soap tasted horrible!
Dare I mention a...Yuck! That soap tasted horrible!<br /><br />Dare I mention a certain infamous puzzler with initials OVD, sitting behind a pile of twisties of his own invention. Someone asked him if he could solve them all, and he pointed to his trusty screwdriver as his method of solving!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140920751826036814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341941751324943000.post-70537748439603318122013-11-06T19:36:58.855+00:002013-11-06T19:36:58.855+00:00George!!!!! Wash your mouth out with soap!! What a...George!!!!! Wash your mouth out with soap!! What a terrible thing to suggest!<br />No I never dismantle them unless they are a kit and I then want to assemble a different puzzle!<br /><br />I keep going and going until I've solved it and sometimes have them stare at me for weeks/months. If they are mass produced and others have played then I will ask for help on the twisty puzzles forum or look at YouTube or Rline's Twistypuzzling blog for clues. I prefer not to get a full solution from them. I get either an outline approach or a single move to get me over a problem. For bespoke ones, I'm on my but there's plenty of helpful people out there just like the general puzzling world!Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649523779226834414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341941751324943000.post-27163278112848578662013-11-06T18:25:01.410+00:002013-11-06T18:25:01.410+00:00Kevin,
Do you ever take your twisties apart in ord...Kevin,<br />Do you ever take your twisties apart in order to get them back to their solved state? I ask this because you don't ever seem to mention it, yet I remember using this technique a lot in order to figure out the original Rubik's cube. This way you don't have to look at your unsolved puzzles taunting you from a shelf. On the other hand, if you can solve the puzzle by taking it apart, you don't need to figure out how to really solve it! This last part is the downside of learning how to take twisties apart to solve them.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140920751826036814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341941751324943000.post-33069787917051614572013-11-04T08:23:23.526+00:002013-11-04T08:23:23.526+00:00I'm really pleased that you enjoyed the review...I'm really pleased that you enjoyed the review Otis! I try to give people more than just a simple puzzle review - I want people to travel the journey with me. For twisties this journey has been amazing and fun and the Master Curvy Copter is the pinnacle for me!<br /><br />Thanks for the info about the F skewb - I hadn't realised the association. I have a Gem V and have solved it but can't visualise the skewb within!Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649523779226834414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341941751324943000.post-51814639333095398712013-11-04T02:06:41.038+00:002013-11-04T02:06:41.038+00:00This is really a good & long walkthrough, not...This is really a good & long walkthrough, not only the solution but also all the tiny & heavy emotions since u have the puzzle in your hand! I took a bus to my studio today & read your blog during the whole transfer. You do let me enjoy it! So see, you're a good solver as well! You can design your own commutators! <br /><br />I don't have any recommendation about the twistypuzzles you mentioned at last but probably not the F-skewb. It's not because it isn't good enough. I think it's a very nice puzzle. However the solving experience will be the same as the Dayan GEM V as they're actually the same thing with different shape. So get a GEM V may help u to save money and to obtain others! Otis Chenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07207437640433893438noreply@blogger.com