Face Turning Twelve Axis Rhombic Dodecahedron 3x3 Speed Cube, 12-Axis Dodecahedron Magic Cube Puzzles, Super Skewb Cube Puzzle Toys

I love the concept, unlike most cubes which are just variations on weirdly shaped rubik's cubes, or Skewb cubes, this is an original 3d puzzle and seems to be much harder to solve than even the original Rubik's. Each one of the twelve faces can be turned 180 degrees, which ensures it keeps the overall rhombic-dodecahedral shape.However the item I received (Twelve Axis Rhombic Dodecahedron Cube) does not justify the name "speed cube" at all. Even on careful turns, the mechanism tends to snag, and half a dozen times already one of the smallest triangle pieces popped out, easy enough to pop back in but still - the mechanism just doesn't seem ready for prime time.I discovered, after weeks of thinking that it wasn't possible, that this cube actually can be "fudged", meaning at certain odd-angled incomplete turns, you can turn nearby surfaces and move pieces out of alignment so that they stick out at weird angles without falling out, leaving the cube shape no longer rhombic-dodecahedral (see my photo.) But unlike other deliberately fudgable cubes, these pieces will then lock the cube from being able to make some of the turns it can normally do.All in all personally I think it is worth purchasing if you collect exotic cube-type puzzles, as there doesn't seem to be a better version of this available yet. Just be sure to only make careful 180 degree turns unless you enjoy the additional challenge of a partly locked-up turning mechanism :-)

Neat! I just got this puzzle today, and I am looking forward to solving it. The faces turn easy and I don't see this breaking very easily.I'm pretty sure thus was shipped from outside if the US, but shipping didn't take too long. It was worth the wait.Good purchase.