Skewb
a.k.a. Pyraminx Cube
Purchased from Meffert's 2007.
(plastic, 2.2 inches)
Here is a photo of the other three sides:
It can be rotated along any of the planes that passes diagonally through the cube:
Jaap's Page
credits this puzzle to
Tony Durham,
says that it was originally called the
Pyraminx Cube
by Uwe Meffert,
that
Douglas Hofstadter
coined the name Skewb in a 1982
Scientific American
article,
discusses the relationship of the Skewb to the
Pyraminx,
and presents a solution.
There are a number of variations of this puzzle,
including the
Skewb Diamond,
Super Skewb Diamond,
Skewb Ultimate,
Skewb Kite,
3D Skewb,
and
Skewb Ball
Further Reading
Meffert's Page,
from: http://www.mefferts.com/puzzles/skewbsol.html
Jaap's Page,
from: http://www.jaapsch.net/puzzles/skewb.htm
McFarren's Page,
from: http://www.geocities.com/abcmcfarren/math/Skewb.htm
Dry Erase Board Page,
from: http://www.thedryeraseboard.com/mechpuz/skewb/solution
A Cubist Page,
from: http://www.acubist.com
Augmented Skewbs
Augmented Faces Skewb
a.k.a. Polymorphix Limited Edition
Purchased from Meffert's 2008.
(plastic, 2.9 inches)
Same as the
Skewb
where each face has a protruding piece on it.
The colors of each of the four faces of a protrusion must match the color of the corresponding adjacent face,
which gives an explicit constraint to the orientation of a face with respect to its corners.
Augmented Corners Skewb
a.k.a. 3D Skewb
Purchased from Meffert's 2008.
(plastic, 2.9 inches)
Same as the
Skewb
where each corner has been replaced with a protruding piece
(that has the same three colors that match the adjacent faces).