Cube In Cage 333

Cube In Cage 333 by Eric Fuller

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Name

Cube In Cage 333

Limited to

22

Designer

Mineyuki Uyematsu

Manufacturer

Mineyuki Uyematsu
Eric Fuller

Dimensions

4.2 x 4.2 x 4.2"

Year

2008

Cost

$237

Availability

Not Available

Type

Put Together

# of Pieces

8 3x3x3 Cubes of varied piece count + Cage

Material

Mineyuki Uyematsu version: Tamo Jindai, Japanese Oak, Purple, Wenge
Eric Fuller version: Walnut (Cage), Bloodwood/Red Palm, Yellowheart, Marblewood, Wenge, Indonesian Rosewood, Zebrawood, Chakte Viga, Leopardwood

Objective

Assemble each of the eight 3x3x3 cubes inside the cage

IPP Design
Competition

IPP23 (August 2003 - Chicago)

Grand Prize

"I have always been a huge fan of this design. The simplicity of the concept combined with the amazing result of the implementation leaves me in awe. I wish I could think up stuff like this!! This puzzle is really eight challanges in one. The goal is to assemble each cube inside the walnut frame. Solving the cubes outside of the frame is trivial, but the limitations the frame introduces makes inserting the cube difficult and confusing. The frame movement is limited by four protrusions which restrict the range of two of the available axis. Compounding the difficulty is the fact that it is very easy to lose your orientation once you get started down a path.

There are two variations available...both are identical except that one of the cubes was made in both Bloodwood and Red Palm." -Eric Fuller

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    Cube In Cage 333 by Eric Fuller
    

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    Cube In Cage 333 (Partially Solved) by Eric Fuller
    

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    Cube In Cage 333 (Full Set Of Pieces) by Eric Fuller
    

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    Cube In Cage 333 - Cage in Walnut by Eric Fuller
    

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    Cube In Cage 333 - Cubes in Leopardwood, Chakte Viga, Bloodwood and Marblewood by Eric Fuller
    

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    Cube In Cage 333 - Cubes in Zebrawood, Indonesian Rosewood, Wenge and Yellowheart by Eric Fuller
    

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