More Mods and Custom Puzzles

Hello everyone! Today I wanted to share just a few more of the amazing mods and custom puzzles that have graced my presence in the brief time I have been a cuber.

To start, I really have to talk about the classic Ghost cube series. This awesome 3x3 shape mod just enthralls me, and even though I do not own one, it is such an amazing Idea I couldn’t prevent it from making the list. In addition to the 3x3, many other sized versions have been made, many of which seem so difficult I get frustrated just looking at them. One of my favorite bits about this series of cubes is the fact no colors are involved to make it easier, hence the term, Ghost cube. I love the idea of giving such a challenge and it makes me wonder where inventors of these cubes could take it. For instance, a crazy modification of the Ghost cube itself is the wacky Virust cube. I first saw this cube on Crazy Bad Cuber’s channel, and it instantly amused me. It is an OCD nightmare wrapped into a nice cube shape. The Ghost cubes were hard enough to solve, but then you add distracting sticker combinations to the mix? I might almost consider the creator an evil genius, because it looks like an intense and difficult piece of work.

Next on my continuing list of mods and custom puzzles is the Gear cube series. I have talked about this series of puzzles numerous times throughout my blog, but this is because I absolutely love how simple but amazing it is. The inventor took a normal 3x3 mechanism, made some slight adjustments, then added gears. It was probably difficult at first, but it worked out so well and the gear series now consists of so many puzzles I’m not bothering to research the number. But beyond just their simplicity, the cubes are some of the best turning puzzles I have ever seen, which includes some 3x3’s. I can’t be sure for the exact reason as to why this is, but, especially with the gear ball, the turning is extraordinary! And I haven’t even mentioned the crazy way the gears look as they turn. They are almost mesmerizing the way they twist as you solve. It makes for a very cool experience, and I just love the series.

And finally on my continued list of custom puzzles and modifications is one of my favorite puzzles of all time, the amazing Rex cube! I love this cube, because it was the first corner axis turning cube I had ever seen. It was so novel and unique I just fell in love and have loved it ever since. But I do want to give a special mention to a lot of other corner turning cubes. Even after being seasoned as a cuber I still love the unique idea of corner turners and I think they will always hold a special place in my heart.