Nine-Colour Cube other, there is no parity constraint; all of the above positions are attainable. The full number is therefore: Out of the 268 240 896 000 possible configurations, there are 80 that represent a solved puzzle. These solutions fall into three categories: Nine-Colour Cube The Nine-Colour Cube ("see below" for other names) is a cubic twisty puzzle. It was invented in 2005 by Milan Vodicka and mass-produced by Meffert's seven years later. Mechanically, the puzzle is identical to the Rubik's Cube; however, unlike the Rubik's Cube, which only has 6 different colours, the Nine-Colour Cube has 9 colours, with the individual
Gear Cube gears externally in order for the mechanics to be seen. At first sight, it looks quite formidable, nevertheless it is actually simpler to solve than the original Rubik's Cube. There are two objectives when solving the cube. The first goal is taking the mixed up puzzle back to its original cubic state. The second goal is to actually solve the puzzle by arranging each side back to their own beginning colors. The Gear Cube has a design like no other because the puzzle is made almost completely out of gears. The cube has 12 edge pieces, four on every layer,