Rubik's 5x5 Cube

For people who solved the normal one and immediately regretted having nothing to do.

The Rubik's Cube with the dial turned up: five rows on every side, 25 squares to a face, and a great many more ways for it to go wrong. It is the official Rubik's version, so it turns smoothly rather than grinding, and it looks the part on a desk when it is solved, which may be rarely.

The method is the same family as the 3x3, but the extra layers mean centres and edges have to be built up before you can treat it like a big ordinary cube, and there are a couple of cases that simply do not exist on the smaller one. If you can already solve a 3x3 from memory, this is the next sensible step. If you cannot, start there.

Perfect for: The person in the family who keeps a solved 3x3 on the shelf as a trophy and has started looking at it with mild contempt.

1 player | Age 8+ | Advanced