CUBI 8 PLUS ALPHA

Designer: Frederic Boucher

This puzzle measures: 90 mm x 90 mm x 83 mm

Material: Wenge, Purpleheart, Pink Oak, Acrylic

Kevin Sadler wrote about it: 

“This startlingly gorgeous creation by Frederic Boucher is one of the picks of the bunch this release. Not only is it stunning, it is also a very very challenging fun design. Frederic has an amazing and rather warped mind. He has collaborated with several of the very best craftsmen in the world to get his designs to the masses as well as makes some limited runs of his puzzles himself. I am delighted that he was able to find someone willing to make such a complex puzzle available. This beautiful creation has been produced by Pelikan from Wenge, Pink Oak, Purpleheart and acrylic. There are 8 cubes with sticks of 2 different lengths which, when assembled together, form a 2×2 cube. I have to admit that just making the cube (albeit with some holes) is a massive undertaking and really quite fun – its a sort of 3D jigsaw that has to slide together sequentially in order. However, the real challenge is to pack that cube inside the box so that no holes are visible from outside (unique solution). Through a 1 cubie sized hole in the box. Frederic wrote that the pieces interract together like a train on its tracks during solving. This puzzle is amazing and very very difficult! I might have needed some help with this one! 😱“