Which Magic Cube Is The Right One For Beginners?

At the beginning of the eighties this question was still quite easy to answer. At that time, there was only the original by Ernö Rubik and so you did not ask any further questions. Entitle Books helped me with this part of the article.

In any case, I still have mine from 1982, but it is only used for decoration, because over the years it has become so worn out that it falls apart immediately if you turn it too tight. In addition, the plastic has become so brittle after 35 years that I just do not want to expect it any more.

What is the right choice for beginners?

I do not know if you can answer this question at all, because there are meanwhile so many cubes from so many manufacturers that one has no clear overview. But to narrow down the matter, I limit the choice here to 3 models that I personally recommend beginners.

The original magic cube by Ernö Rubik

It still exists, even after almost 40 years. However, he has undergone tremendous change and has greatly improved over the decades.

The newest edition is dated 2017 and what I find very good is that over the years the stickers were replaced by plastic tiles. If you look at the photo of my first cube above, then you realize how they look like with time. Moreover, this also avoids that you simply repack the stickers if you do not feel like solving the cube normally.

The mechanism inside has not changed much. However, you can not manipulate the screws you normally reach over the center tiles to make the cube easier to turn. There is still silicone spray as a possible alternative. However, your first dice should serve to understand the principle of the game and so that you can learn how to solve it. Therefore, I will classify this point as a gimmick for later if you have solved the cube a few hundred times already.

Characteristic is certainly the curved shape of the cube. It has no real advantage in turning, but leaves the cube comfortable in the hand.

As far as the stickers are concerned, they have changed in part over the last decade. When buying, please make sure that the colors are printed on the cube if you want to avoid that the stickers peel off with time.

My experience with the V-Cube is that while it turns out better than the Rubik's Cube, it does not fit well in the hand. It gets annoying when you quickly get sweaty hands and then the cube slips out of your hand.

For speed cubes the V-Cube 3 is not suitable. As a beginner, however, he is worth considering. For a long time you should grow the two models and find out for you which you ultimately prefer.

Speed cubes also have the advantage that the stones do not dissolve so quickly when you turn a little inaccurate turn. This is called Corner cutting and it avoids that the cube falls apart in fast solution attempts.

Conclusion

All 3 of the cubes presented here are available on Amazon. Pricing, they differed a bit, which may help you in the purchase decision. If it should go fast then Prime would be an option you could pay attention to.

For the beginner are also all 3, with the Dayan goes even further. then the appearance and of course the patience with which you approach the first release decides about the rest.