1998-05-20 07:52:39 +00:00
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The original puzzle has 9 triangles per face (size = 3)
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and has period 4 turning (i.e. the face or points turn with
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90 degree intervals). The puzzle was designed by Uwe Meffert
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and called the Magic Octahedron (or Star Puzzler). The
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puzzle was not widely distributed but not exactly rare. This
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puzzle has some analogies to the Rubik's Cube and the
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solving techniques are the same to that of the Pyraminx.
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Christoph's Magic Jewel is similar except there are no
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trivial corners to solve. This has 2^22*12! or
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2,009,078,326,886,400 different combinations.
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Uwe Meffert also noticed that there could be an alternate
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twisting for the octahedron where it has period 3 turning
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(i.e. faces turn with 120 degree intervals).
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One is able to simulate a Trajber's Octahedron (period 3
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turning and sticky mode). Also one is able to simulate one
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with variant turning (period 4 turning and sticky mode).
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2000-03-31 07:33:46 +00:00
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WWW: http://www.tux.org/~bagleyd/puzzles.html
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