The Rubik's Cube

One of the most iconic toys of the 1980's is a little 3 dimensional puzzle called the Rubik's Cube. Even though the popularity of the Rubik's cube peaked in the early 1980s, it was invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Erno Rubik.

This puzzle, originally called the "Magic Cube", was licensed by Rubik himself and sold to the Ideal Toy Corporation in 1980 through a couple of German businessmen; Tibor Laczi and Tom Kremer. It won Germany's Best Game Of The Year as well as Best Puzzle Of The Year. This classic cube shaped toy contains six faces that are covered with 9 colored stickers. Each of these stickers were one of six solid colors; traditionally white, red, blue, orange, green, and yellow. To play with a Rubik's cube, one would mix the colors up by using a pivot mechanism which enables each face to turn independently. To solve the puzzle, each face must be returned to a solid color.

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Rubik's Cube - original - $11.99
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