Is a Megaminx a dodecahedron?
The Megaminx or Mégaminx (/ˈmɛɡəmɪŋks/, /ˈmeɪ-/) is a dodecahedron-shaped puzzle similar to the Rubik’s Cube. It has a total of 50 movable pieces to rearrange, compared to the 20 movable pieces of the Rubik’s Cube.
Is the Megaminx fun?
Megaminx is very much fun. The current world record stands at 29.93 seconds held by Juan pablo huanqui . Megaminx allows our colour recognition to improve. Also the turning angle required is only 72 degrees.
What shape is a Megaminx?
This puzzle is in the shape of a regular dodecahedron, a twelve sided solid with each face a regular pentagon. The puzzle was known as the “Megaminx” or magic dodecahedron.
Is there a Megaminx solver?
The Megaminx, previously called as Hungarian Supernova was patented by Uwe Mèffert. The solution is almost the same, just a few new algorithms come in when you reach the last layer, so if you’re familiar with the classic 3x3x3 Cube then you won’t have problems solving the Megaminx either.
What are the 12 colors of Megaminx?
The standard colour scheme for most 12-colour Megaminx puzzles is as follows:
- red is opposite orange;
- green is opposite lime green;
- yellow is opposite pale yellow;
- white is opposite grey;
- purple is opposite pink;
- blue is opposite dark blue.