Date: Mon, 06 Oct 86 08:19:00 -0500 (EST)
From: Peter Beck <beck@clstr1.decnet
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Subject: rubiks magicRUBIK'S MAGIC:
1. In the NYC area the puzzle is available from Macy's for $10.
2. Matchbox Toys "is the distributor"
141 West Commercial Ave
Moonachie, NJ 07074
212/696-5400
3. HOTLINE: sat & sun from 9am to 5pm until April 26, 1987. 1800-843-1202, NJ
RES 1800-843-1203
4. Repairs from matchbox $3
5. The mechanism is similar to a 2-dimensional Jacobs ladder.
6. Trivial observations:
a. The puzzle has a front and back.
b. For three intersecting rings the 8 squares have to be arranged as a 2x3x3
and not as a 2x4.
7. It is a good puzzle.
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