Are you in the US? Pre-order the Rubik’s 360 from Amazon.com

Ever since the Rubik’s 360 was revealed back in early February at the Toy Fair in Germany, we have been eagerly awaiting any further news as to the availabilty of the Rubik’s 360. Well for those of you in the US, you will be pleased learn that the wait is over.

With the Rubik’s 360 due to be launched on the 1st July 2009, you will be hard pushed to be able buy one on this date as the demand for the new puzzle from the rubik’s team will mean that initial stocks will be taken up by those that got ahead of the game and pre-ordered their Rubik’s 360 puzzles in advance.

That is why we are excited for those of you in the US as you can now pre-order the Rubiks 360 for just $14.99 at Amazon.com. So don’t delay Pre-order your Rubik’s 360 now >>>>> Pre Order a Rubik’s 360.

For those of you in the UK, Germany, France or anywhere else and are waiting for the opportunity to pre order or just buy the  rubik’s 360, sign up for ur newsletter and we will keep you updated.

Drummond Park Press Release

Drummond Park have issued the following Press Release on the Rubik’s 360 which has been published here.

Original Rubik’s Cube

Whilst we await further news on the Rubik’s 360, we thought we would take a look at the Original Cube that started the Rubiks craze back in the early 80’s. From the early days of the Rubiks Cube, minds of many have been fuddled whilst trying to solve the best selling puzzle of all time. So much in fact for one guy, Graham Parker, it took over 26 years for him to solve the cube. Bring on the Rubiks 360 were not his choice of words on completion!

Anyway, whilst we looked into the original Rubiks puzzle further, we noticed that the Original Rubik’s Cube from Drummond Park is in fact the bestselling product in the Toys & Games category at Amazon.co.uk and retails for just £7.99 with free UK delivery.

The original 3 x 3 cube comes with a New 7 Step solution Guide, bit late for some hey Graham ;-). As one of the most famous toys in history, Rubik’s Cube is incredibly addictive as can be said for the Rubik’s 360 by those that have got their hands on one. Both the cube and the 360 when it arrives in the Summer are a must for puzzle lovers. So, whether you’re into simple sliding, twisting, turning or rotating Rubiks in the guise of the cube or 360 will provide hours of challenging fun.

So here is our overview on the original Rubik’s Cube which as mentioned is available for just £7.99 over at Amazon.

The world’s best-known puzzle is the Original 3×3 version which now comes with a 7 step solution guide included. Also included in this booklet are some additional games to play. So after over 30 years, the cube is still going strong.

From the initial buzz surrounding the Rubik’s 360, I expect to be writing the same glowing overview some time in 2039, lets hope its not another 30 years for a Rubik’s phenomena to be prompting me to do so.

What goes around comes around

The Rubik’s Cube that burst on to the puzzle scene way back in 1980, would never have thought that it would be rejuvenated by a sphere over 30 years later. Square Peg, Round Hole and all that, is just one cliche that suits the phenomenon that the Rubik’s 360 is turning in to. But this round puzzle object now known to us as the 360 under the Rubik’s banner is definitely going to be one of the next big things, just like the Cube was those many years ago. So in a sense what goes around most definitely comes around.

We are seeing Rubiks 360 news reports via Google alerts almost on a daily basis in various languages from around the world. But one thing for sure is that the Rubik’s 360 holds no language barriers, just the puzzlement that Rubik’s and their creations over the years have became synonymous with.

We are still waiting for the likes of Amazon to allow the pre-order of the 360, as soon as we hear anything we will let you know.

Rubiks 360 News still coming in from around the world

News from around the world is still coming in for the Rubiks 360. The new puzzle which was first shown at the beginning of the month has caused somewhat of a gargantuan rumble in the world of puzzle toys. The Rubiks 360 is still the talk of the gadget and toy blogs. Unfortunately we have not received any further news with regards to a date for pre-ordering, but we will as soon as we are informed.

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Rubiks 360 solution - Right or Wrong

Well it didn’t take long for somebody to work out a way to solve the Rubiks 360, check out the video fro yourself. Right or Wrong? As we say in England ‘that’s just not cricket old chap’

So can this be classed as a solution the the Rubiks 360 or not. Luck or Skill? Have your say. This Rubiks 360 site is for you.

Rubiks in Numbers

A standard ‘3×3x3’ Rubik’s Cube has 6 coloured sides, 21 pieces and 54 outer surfaces.

This means that there are more than 43 quintillion possible configurations, or 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 to be exact.

But there is only one solution.!

The Rubiks 360 has six different coloured balls, contained inside 3 clear plastic spheres. The player must manoeuvre the six balls from the inner sphere to the matching coloured pods on the outermost sphere. Like it’s predecessor an unimaginable amount of configurations, The solver will need to use skill, dexterity and logic to find the one and only solution!

Erno Rubik and his Rubiks Cube

Erno Rubik is the man behind all thing Rubiks. He was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1944 and grew up to become an architect, designer and university professor. At 3o years of age, Rubik created the first working prototype of the cube. This year, 1974, is the official birth date of the world’s favourite toy. One year later Rubik patents the ‘Magic Cube’ and the Hungarian toy-manufacturer Politechnika began the overwhelming task of mass-production. The first Magic Cube to be sold in the shops in Hungary didn’t happen until 1977, but it was 3 years later when it really took hold.

In 1980. the Ideal Toy Corporation began exporting the cube from Hungary. One of the biggest moves however was not the fact that the cubes were finding there ways into countries around the world but more the fact that The ‘Magic Cube’ was renamed, the ‘Rubik’s Cube’ was in the building. Sales of the Rubiks Cube didn’t disappoint. With so many cubes in circulation a young boy used his entrepreneurial skills to write a publication entitled ‘You Can Do the Cube’. Patrick Bossert, a 12-year-old schoolboy from England could never have dreamed what was to follow with his book going on to sell 1.5 million copies.

It’s now 1982 and over 100 million cubes have been sold worldwide, the first annual International Rubik’s Championships are held in Budapest and Rubik’s enters the Oxford English Dictionary. Cube sales continue to escalate and in 2005 the Rubik’s Cube celebrates it’s 25th birthday on the 26th July with a special, limited edition Rubik’s Cube being produced to mark this occasion.

With over 350,000,000 cubes having been sold since it introduction in 1980, Rubiks have raised the bar and brought the Rubiks Puzzles into the 21st century.

With Erno Rubik now enjoying his retirement, the Rubik’s Studio continues to design games and work with young designers in Hungary and beyond, hence the birth of the Rubiks 360.

Pre-order a Rubiks 360

Even though the Rubiks 360 has only been officially revealed in the last week or so there is one website so far offering the opportunity to pre-order your very own Rubiks 360 fo just over $15. No sites over here in the UK yet, but the site in the US does ship world wide.

We will continue to update our site with the latest order information as and when it becomes available. A list of retailers will also be supplied once available.

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First images of Rubiks 360 packaging

The first images of the packaging to be used for the Rubiks 360 has been spotted on an American toystore website. Whether this is the official packaging has yet to be confirmed, but information like this only adds to the growing excitement  surrounding the Rubiks 360. The image to the left is courtesy of the site www.entertainmetearth.com.

Entertainment Earth feature the Rubiks 360 on their website for $15.09 and are taking Pre-Orders on the prodcut awaiting the offical launch this summer. So if you want to Pre-order a Rubiks 360, then check out the details on our Rubiks 360 Pre-order page here.

We will continue to update this page with any official news or pictures on the Rubiks 360 packaging as and when it becomes available. To be notified of updates to this page or any others on our Rubik’s 360 site, please sign to our updates by entering your email in the News & Updates section in the right hand column.

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