A look at the Rubik’s Cube iPhone app
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Rubik's Cube iPhone app
Rubik's Cube iPhone app
When Hungarian engineer Erno Rubrik designed the Rubik’s Cube in 1974, the toy’s intended use was as a teaching tool to explain 3-D geometry. The Rubik’s Cube found fast success the world over as a toy for adults and children alike.
For the 30th anniversary of the Rubik’s Cube, a mobile app version of the toy was released. It’s Rubik’s gone digital, and it takes the Cube far beyond 3D geometry. The the Rubik’s Cube iPhone App is available for $2.99.
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Select your game
Select your game
The first Rubik’s cube was made of wood. The app gives the cube new dimensions, as players can select different sizes, styles, and looks of app cubes.
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Simple controls
Simple controls
The controls are easy to manipulate, and the app is properly responsive.
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2x2 cube
2x2 cube
It’s not necessarily any easier to solve than 3×3.
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Photo opp
Photo opp
Put your own pictures on the cube.
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2x2 photo cube
2x2 photo cube
A built-in picture option is available.
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3x3 photo cube
3x3 photo cube
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The Teacher
The Teacher
The app includes a Teacher function, where players can learn how to solve any Rubik’s Cube, whether in the app or in your hand.
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3D 2x2
3D 2x2
For the cube’s 15th anniversary, Diamond Cutters International built a solid gold and jeweled cube. It was 185 carats and fully functional.
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3x3 3D
3x3 3D
There are three 3D options depending on what glasses you have: red cyan, red green, and red blue.
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Red cyan
Red cyan
3D
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Solution hints
Solution hints
Solution hints are available.
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More solution hints
More solution hints
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Cube solutions
Cube solutions
The solution hints are easy to follow.
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Cube in motion
Cube in motion
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Take note
Take note
Varying difficulties exist.
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Harder
Harder
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Harder still
Harder still
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Even more complex
Even more complex
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How many sections?
How many sections?
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Surely it's impossible
Surely it's impossible
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Wow, just wow.
Wow, just wow.
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Crazy in 3D - Option 1
Crazy in 3D - Option 1
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Crazy in 3D - Option 2
Crazy in 3D - Option 2
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Crazy in 3D - Option 3
Crazy in 3D - Option 3
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Increased options
Increased options
The Rubik’s app offers a great many options to customize play.
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Change the background
Change the background
Changing the background might make it easier to see.
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Blue swirl background
Blue swirl background
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Wood background
Wood background
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More Fun button
More Fun button
On the Home screen, if you click the More Fun button, it takes you to a list of other Magmic games, many of them free or in lite versions. I actually enjoyed some of these games more than the Rubik’s Cube, though that’s likely because I lack an interest in 3D geometry. But once you’ve mastered the cube, the More Fun button adds value to the app.
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