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Date: 22 Jan 87 08:25:00 EST
From: "CLSTR1::BECK" <beck@clstr1.decnet>
Subject: magic variants
To: "cube-lovers" <cube-lovers@mit-ai>
Reply-To: "CLSTR1::BECK" <beck@clstr1.decnet>
1.  My crack puzzle team has added four squares to "MAGIC".  This puzzle has
much more variability in making planar patterns (I count doubled up squares) ,
while retaining the same flavor as the original puzzle.  Some examples:

     XXXXXX            XXXX              XXXX                     XXXX
     XXXXXX            XXXX              X    X                     XXXX
                            XXXX             X    X                     XX
                                                XXXX                     XX

Has anybody else changed the number of squares?  

2.  Has anybody speculated on Rubik's next puzzle based on this hinge mechanism?
 My puzzle team thinks a equilateral triangles instead of squares has potential.
 Any comments?

<beck@ardec-lcss>
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