Help,
I used to be able to do this in under a minute and now I have forgotten how to!
Does anyone here know how to solve the Rubik's Magic?
It's made by the producer of the Rubik's Cube, but it's a flat folding puzzle made of 8 flat panels and hinged with cat gut so they can fold in a multitude of ways. It depicts three rings, and the object is to get the three rings to link together!
Michael A.
:stuckinbag:

Here you go!

I think I broke 3 of these before I finally gave up playing with them. I have no idea what went wrong, but I'd bind the thing up so tight it wouldn't move in any direction.

Yeah,
I remember having that very problem. That's what happened to my first one all those years ago!
I was actually just sorting through my props box the other day when I found it, and I'll be dashed if I can remember how to get the thing to work, I remember I was able to do it behind my back but that was about 7 years ago!
Michael A.
:wavey:

LOL! You're not the first one, Law. Here's a link to a site where they show you how to restring a MAGIC. They also show you how to customize and build a 2x2 MAGIC, as well as combining parts from 2 MAGICs to build a super 2x8 MAGIC.

http://www.twistypuzzles.com/

Hi Mushu.
Thanks for the reply Mushu. I can't actually get those pages to open at the moment. But I will keep trying.

My only remaining problem is that according to you, that only tells me how to restring them, which in itself is very useful.

I still can't remember how to solve the dratted thing!

Michael

TheMagical1,

Sorry I didn't make my above link for the solution more clear. Here it is again - more visible this time:
http://www.geocities.com/jaapsch/puzzles/magic.htm

I got a Harry Potter one for Christmas a few years back! Yes, sad I know but I was only about eight.

Best regards, tom

Wow- I've been trying to "create the cube" with a rubiks magic for decades! Thanks for pointing to this site.