TheWaddler wrote:Paradox wrote:It's okay, twisties are much cheaper!
Just ask Kevin...
im sure you're right, but there is a lot more variations of twisties
......
Hmmm! In general twisties can be cheaper! But don't expect to save a whole lot of money by getting into them!
Mass produced ones tend to go from $20-90 depending on size and complexity (the Petaminx is $230!!)
Shapeways puzzles tend to be $150-290 for a decent puzzle.
Handmade mods can be much more expensive - they start at $100 and go up to $800 for an Octaphobic (8x8 tetrahedral cube mod).
The Dayan Gems that I reviewed on my blog are $42 each so straight away you are up to $168:
http://www.puzzlemad.co.uk/2012/11/its-little-gem.html
I started easy and thought it was great because you spend very little and have something that lasts ages and is repeatable many many times (plus friends and family can actually relate to them). Then it escalates as you want more and more complex puzzles and then start on mods etc.
I hate to think what they have cost me (I could use my database to find out - but don't want to!
)
I have 77 Twisties in my collection so far with plans for many more - there are 4 handmade mods there and another 4 on order. Plus I have a Shapeways one in the offing too!!
So... They
don't work out
"Much Cheaper"!
TheWaddler wrote:i imagine its like the Rubik's Mirror Blocks (which i love!!).
No! I'm afraid not! The Mirror blocks is a piece of P*** compared to a Ghost cube!
Let me just point out that 2 of the axes on the Ghost cube don't even reveal themselves until the cube is rotated out of cube shape! It's not horrendous but it can be quite hard the first time or two. Now the 4x4 version!! That
IS horrendous!!
