Dino Cube set from 1995 - boxed
On 20 Aug 1995 Chris Worrell wrote:
Rubiks Dinosaur Cube:
While searching old Cube-Lovers mail to see if any information had been
posted about the above, I noticed that <ronnie@cisco.com> asked where
the Rubiks Dinosaur Cube might be purchased. I did not see any answers
posted. I just bought one of these last week. I got it from
Gametrends
36 W. Colorado Bl. (actually in a side alley)
Pasadena, CA
818-577-1882
I believe the price is $13.99. Before posting this, I confirmed that they
will take phone orders.
If you order one, I suggest you have them test it first. Make sure all
8 corners turn when in the initial position. The first one I got had 2
pieces stuck together which I could not free up. I had to return it.
For those who don't know what this puzzle is...
It is a cube. All 8 corners turn, rotating 3 edge pieces at a time.
There are 12 visible pieces which are the edges of the cube.
Each face has cuts accross it which look like an "X". In the solved
position, each face is a solid color.
The name Dinosaur seems to mean nothing, except that there are extra
Dinosaur decorations on the box. (Can you say Jurassic Park?)
Called DIAGONAL CUBE by David Singmaster
This is a cube divided into 12 pieces by the diagonal lines on each face. The turns turn three of these about a corner, so it behaves like the edges of an octahedron with no corner or centre pieces.
Diagonal Cube 50mm. No box or details. Bought at IPP16, 1996.
Dinosaur Rubik's Cube 50mm. As above, with dinosaur pictures on each facelet. In heavy card box labelled Dinosaur Rubik's Cube. Bought at IPP16, 1996