One of the most popular puzzles is still the well-known Rubik's Cube. Those who consider it trivial and outdated, experts are not tired of offering various modifications of the familiar design. Today, his mirror counterpart is gaining popularity. A real hit among fans of minimalism. But how to assemble a mirror Rubik's cube? This article will help with this.
Origin
It is always difficult to imagine something second. The next modification of the Rubik's Cube, however, became very popular.
Japanese Hidetoshi Takey presented it to the public at the IPP26 event in 2006, held in the US city of Boston. The novelty immediately attracted the attention and interest of puzzle fans. Now many are wondering how to assemble a Rubik's mirror cube.
Appearance
It is called mirror only by analogy with its appearance. The material for the product is usually plastic. All its faces are painted in silver or gold color with a mirror coating. There is nothing superfluous, screaming, that is intended to attract the consumer. Only the true pleasure of assembling the cube.
The true beauty of the puzzle is hidden inside. As soon as the collector turns one of the faces, the product will take on an unusual look. It becomes like a sculpture by a modern author.
But how to assemble a mirror Rubik's cube, if it does not differ in color, and its shape in the eyes has changed beyond recognition? It is necessary to make so that on each face parallelepipeds of large, medium and small size remain.
Such a puzzle will appeal to both the child and the adult. Developing your mind in such an elegant way is not only interesting, but also pleasant.
Design and purpose
The Rubik mirror cube is made on the basis of its predecessor with the parameters 3x3x3. It consists of 26 elements that can be divided into three types, based on their size: small, medium and large.
Starting to rotate the faces, it can be assumed that it is impossible to solve the puzzle, however, to understand how to assemble a Rubik's mirror cube, it is enough to apply the same algorithms as when working with the traditional model.
First stage
You should start small - to collect a cross on the underside. To do this, find the edge with the largest parallelepiped. The face on which it is located is rotated to the right side so that it moves down. Then it is moved counterclockwise, and the desired rectangle should be in the central part. Then rotate the upper face twice - the edge is now located on top.
Sometimes there is a slightly different scheme. How to assemble a mirror Rubik's cube if one of the necessary elements is on the opposite side? Then the front part is moved in the clockwise direction, the upper one is against, then the right rib is in the opposite direction.
Gather corners
To set the corners, you need to turn the right and bottom part - counterclockwise, and repeat these two steps again.
Mid
The puzzle must be held so that the unfinished face is located on top. On it you should find a large rectangle and move it to a corner. The combination is as follows: turn the top and then the right sides clockwise, the top - in the opposite direction, the right - the same way, the top and the front - counterclockwise, the top - clockwise, the front side - the same.
Next stage
How to collect a mirror Rubik's cube 3x3? It’s worth spinning the puzzle: Rotate the front face clockwise, repeat this movement with the top and right sides, then the right side - in the opposite direction, the top - similarly, the front - against.
Rib picking
The cube itself must be rotated so that two of the four edges are equal in size. The best option if these are squares. They should form an angle. Two incomplete ribs are assembled in the following combination: the right side - in the direction of clockwise movement, the upper - in the same way, the right again - in the opposite direction, the top - in the clockwise direction, the right side - similarly, the upper - two times in a clockwise direction, the right - in opposite side, top - clockwise.
Gather angle
You should find the corner element that is equal to the size of the part on the middle edge, but rotated incorrectly. This corner must be kept near you. The remaining corner parts are assembled as follows: the upper side is clockwise, the right side is the same way, the top is counterclockwise, the left side is opposite, the top is clockwise, the right side is opposite, the top is similar, the left side is in the opposite direction.
Completion
Now let's look at how to assemble the last layer of the Rubik's mirror cube. To do this, you need to work with corner elements. Among them should be found one that is not yet standing right. It should be turned towards you and to the left. Then it is worth doing the following algorithm: the right side is counterclockwise, the bottom is similar, the right is clockwise, and the bottom is the same.
The combination should be done so many times so that the angle is in the right place. Then the upper side is rotated counterclockwise. The next corner appears and the algorithm repeats.
Such a puzzle can become a child’s favorite pastime, distract him from newfangled gadgets. It can also be solved by a large company: collectively or competing against the clock. It is worth trying yourself a Rubik's Cube!