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Skewb Xtreme Four Twists Away Challenge the Dimensions a Surprising Twist Within the Twisty Puzzles BELUX EDITION 2020 Brainstring Original Brainstring Advanced Experience the mystery of Knotty fun endless fascination Move the strings by gripping the colored tips and moving them along the tracks. Set the puzzle by creating a knot in the middle Move the pegs along the tracks to change the position of and solve by untangling the knot so that no strings are touching. the strings. A knot will form in the middle. Solve by untangling the knot in the middle so that all strings go straight. DIFFICULTY DIFFICULTY item # 550019 EAN 8717278850221 item # 550001 EAN 8717278850016 Original brainteasers Brainstring R Brainstring Houdini No strings attached Can you free Houdini? Brainstring ‘R’ is just as knotty as the original, but features To set the puzzle, move the strings along the tracks to tie a knot a movable ball with a 360° spin. Twist, turn, stretch and slide around Houdini. Finish solving by completely untangling Houdini. the puzzle in all directions to unravel the tightly wound knot. DIFFICULTY DIFFICULTY item # 550026 item # 550023 EAN 8717278850399 EAN 8717278850283 88 BELUX BELUX 89 Braindice IcoSoKu Equal7 A dicey conundrum Matching dots to numbers! A dicey delight Throw the dice, put them at random in the holders and turn Place the number buttons randomly, then match the dots to Pick up the cube and tip and tilt it. Slide the dice in a way so all the knobs until the dots equal the number on the die. the numbers. Remember: there’s always a solution! the dots on each side add up to exactly 7 = Equal7! On all six sides! Braindice is surprisingly always solvable. DIFFICULTY DIFFICULTY DIFFICULTY item # 550022 item # 550027 item # 550031 EAN 8717278850252 EAN 8717278850429 EAN 8717278850405 Original brainteasers Planets MindJewel Dynacube ...Move your way through the Universe… Master your jewel The new puzzle-gadget The planets must be turned in such a way that each side of Find the loose end ‘gemstone’ and peel the jewel completely ‘Wow, I keep on discovering new shapes’ the pyramid has the same colour. open. Twist and turn the gemstones on the necklace string As you hold the puzzle, the shape will change its geometry. to recreate the original jewel in its full, spherical shape. DIFFICULTY display 12 pcs DIFFICULTY item # 550007 item # 550028 EAN 8717278850061 item # 550021 EAN 8717278850542 EAN 8717278850245 90 BELUX BELUX 91 Gear Ball Gear Cube Puzzle of the century Get a full gear Hold the ball with both hands and twist in opposite directions. Twist the two halves of the cube in any direction. As the gears As the gears move, the colors change on each facing as well as spin, the colors on each side will change. One full rotation of the black frame. Solve by framing 6 sides, each with a solid color. the cube requires twelve 90 degree turns. Solve by creating 6 solid sides of color. DIFFICULTY DIFFICULTY item # 555031 EAN 8717278850313 item # 555032 EAN 8717278850320 Meffert’s challenge XXL Gear Cube Gear Shift You will have your hands full The shifting paradigma trying to solve this! The puzzle pulls apart in 3 directions by pulling on the 2 halves. Spin the gears to change the colors on each side then push back Twist and turn the cube to mix it up, then try to solve the puzzle together. Solve by getting the puzzle into a square shape and by making all six sides one solid colour each. One full rotation of creating a solid color on all 6 sides. the cube requires twelve 90 degree turns. DIFFICULTY DIFFICULTY item # 555033 item # 555058 EAN 8717278850337 EAN 8717278850580 92 BELUX BELUX 93 Pyraminx Venus Pillow Megaminx The new puzzle-gadget Pillow shaped madness Solving this is a MEGA challenge This 50 years old Pyraminx, invested by famous puzzle inventor Hold the puzzle with both hands and twist in opposite directions. Each of the 12 faces on this dodecahedron-shaped puzzle Uwe Meffert, has been there since the beginning. Start with the As you twist, the colors on multiple sides will change. Solve by can spin just like the classic cube. colors scrambled on all sides. Twist any 2 halves or rotate the tips creating a solid color on all 6 sides. to change the colors. Solve by creating 4 solid sides of color. DIFFICULTY DIFFICULTY DIFFICULTY item # 555053 item # 555037 EAN 8717278850535 item # 555035 EAN 8717278850375 EAN 8717278850351 Meffert’s challenge Pyraminx Duo Pocket Cube Skewb Ultimate Skewb Xtreme Four twists away Challenge the dimensions A surprising twist within the twisty puzzles. Extreme puzzle fun Pyraminx Duo with its four colours and four sides is ideal for both With the axis off centre and two different size segments, Twist the two halves of the puzzle to change the colors on each Twist the puzzle diagonally in any direction. Skewb Xtreme has beginners and the younger puzzler. Solving this puzzle is always when scrambled, the puzzle creates all kind of strange shapes. facing. The puzzle can rotate in any direction. Solve by getting a total of 28 facings and 10 colors. Solve by getting a solid color just a few moves away, but the challenge is to find the solution Can you master the detail and return Meffert’s Pocket Cube a solid color on each side. on all 28 facings. in just four twists. into its original cube shape? DIFFICULTY DIFFICULTY DIFFICULTY DIFFICULTY item # 555034 item # 555038 item # 555071 item # 555059 EAN 8717278850344 EAN 8717278850382 EAN 8717278850719 EAN 8717278850597 94 BELUX BELUX 95 Morph’s Egg Gear Egg Can you get it back to the egg shape? A really eggciting puzzle Twist the egg to spin it on any axis. The egg will quickly lose Scramble the egg, then whisk it back into shape. its shape. Get the puzzle back to its original egg shape DIFFICULTY DIFFICULTY item # 555065 item # 555041 EAN 8717278850658 EAN 8717278850412 Meffert’s challenge Feliks 9 Molecube Ghost Cube Checker Cube Get a rainbow on each side Spin and twist your way to the solution A shape-shifting exercise of skill Just black and white Rather than arranging the panels so that each side is the same Can you get 9 unique colors on each side? Give it a spin. With just a few twists you’ll quickly create more angles and odd This 4x4x4 Checker Cube is a puzzle with a difference. Make a few color, puzzlers must arrange the panels so that each side contains It’s a six-sided Sudoku. formations that will leave you scrambling to whip this puzzle back twists so the black and white pattern is completely scrambled. all nine colors. into shape. Do you stand a ghost of a chance? Now try to return to the original checker board pattern on all six DIFFICULTY sides. We make you one promise, it’s easier said than done! DIFFICULTY DIFFICULTY item # 555044 DIFFICULTY item # 555051 EAN 8717278850443 item # 555045 EAN 8717278850511 EAN 8717278850450 item # 555080 EAN 8717278850801 96 BELUX BELUX 97 NEW NEW Hollow two by two 2020 Hollow Skewb Ultimate 2020 Revealing secrets Revealing secrets With no core inside and showing hollow parts, this is the first 2 by With no core inside and revealing how the segments move, this 2 cube that reveals its secret. gives you more insights on how this very difficult puzzle rotates. DIFFICULTY DIFFICULTY item # 555095 item # 555096 EAN 8717278850955 EAN 8717278850962 Meffert’s challenge NEW NEW Hollow Cube Hollow Pyraminx 2020 Hollow Skewb 2020 Revealing secrets Revealing secrets Revealing secrets Hollow Cube is the newest technical innovation in twisty puzzles. Creating this ‘classic’ with hollow parts has been a challenge. This Cube-Skewb with hollow parts is the result of the newest With no core inside and revealing how the segments move, What a beautiful result with exactly the same features. technical innovation in twisty puzzles. this cube is surprisingly unique. Beautiful design but no less difficult than a normal cube. DIFFICULTY DIFFICULTY DIFFICULTY item # 555097 item # 555098 EAN 8717278850979 EAN 8717278850986 NEW HOLLOW PACKAGING NEW item # 555079 2020 EAN 8717278850795 98 BELUX BELUX 99 NEW Mini Mefferts Pyraminx Crystal LE 2020 Mini’s with a maximum effect Fiftieth Anniversary display= 5x 4 styles = 20pcs The Crystal clear Pyraminx can be scrambled by twisting any 2 halves or by rotating the tips. Solve it by creating a single color outline on all 4 sides. item # 555055 EAN 8717278850559 DIFFICULTY item # 555093 50 EAN 8717278850931 Meffert’s challenge Mini Molecube Can you get 9 unique colors on each side? DIFFICULTY item # 555047 EAN 8717278850474 Mini Skewb Can you get a solid color on each side? Meffert’s Display DIFFICULTY item # 555048 Suitable for Meffert Puzzles EAN 8717278850481 Display 160cm height for 8x 4 Meffert Puzzle designs item # 559002 Mini Divers Helmet 555031 Gear Ball Can you get all 4 solid colored rings? 555032 Gear Cube 555033 Gear Shift DIFFICULTY 555034 Skewb Ultimate 555035 Pyraminx item # 555077 EAN 8717278850771 555037 Venus Pillow 555038 Skewb Xtreme 555041 Morph's Egg 555044 Molecube 555045 Ghost Cube 555051 Feliks 9 555056 Rainbow Nautilus -New- Mini Felix Pillow 555053 Megaminx Can you get a solid color on each face? 555059 Pocket Cube 555065 Gear Egg DIFFICULTY 555071 Pyraminx Duo The Mini Mefferts rotate in the same smoothness as their bigger parents and are beautifully packaged in a full transparent blister. The must-have impulse item. 555079 Hollow Cube item # 555078 555080 Checker Cube EAN 8717278850788 100 BELUX BELUX 101 Can you make this additional piece fit in? There seems to be no space to add the extra piece but by rearranging… NEW Triangle + Display 2020 Amazing Packing Problems Krasnoukhov Symmetry Create a symmetrical shape with the provided parts.
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