Rubik cubes

Colorful rotating puzzles

Rubik cubes are three-dimensional puzzles with colored squares on each face that rotate around a central axis.

The goal is to twist the sections until each face shows a single solid color.

Named after Hungarian inventor Ernő Rubik, the cube became a worldwide craze in the 1980s and remains popular with speedcubers who compete to solve it in seconds: She can solve a Rubik cube in under a minute.

Related

puzzle · rotations · edges · permutation · scramble · stickers · heuristic · turns · educational tool · world records · algorithm · combinatorics · brain teaser · color matching · practice drills · cuber · optimization · toy industry

Opposites
puzzle complexity type

Rubik cubesjigsaw puzzles

Fragmented images for reassembly

word searches · crossword puzzles · coloring books · mazes · paint by numbers

activity type

Rubik cubesdaydreaming

Idle mental wandering

free play · doodling

mental engagement style

Rubik cubesfidget spinners

Rotating handheld focus toys

stress balls · fidget toys · worry stones · bubble wrap · slot machines

Family

Rubik, cube, cubes, cubic, cuboid, cubism, cubist

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G