[next] [prev] [up] Date: Mon, 06 Oct 86 08:19:00 -0500 (EST)
[next] [prev] [up] From: Peter Beck <beck@clstr1.decnet >
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RUBIK'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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