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Ziina Pyraminx Black
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Pyraminx
Pyraminx in stock in Madrid: magnetic QiYi Warrior M, SengSo YuFeng, Carbon Fiber, Master Pyraminx 4x4, Gear Pyraminx and Pyraminx Duo for kids.
Buy a Pyraminx: the Rubik's cube style pyramid
The Pyraminx is a tetrahedron, a pyramid with four triangular faces that is scrambled and solved like a Rubik's cube. Many people search for it as a "Rubik's pyramid" or "triangle Rubik's cube", although it is not a Rubik's product: it was created by the German inventor Uwe Mèffert. It has been an official WCA event since 2003 and is one of the easiest puzzles to learn. In this category you will find the Pyraminx puzzles we keep in our Madrid warehouse, from QiYi, ShengShou (and its SengSo brand), YuXin and Ziina: beginner, magnetic and variants such as the Master Pyraminx and the Gear Pyraminx.
Which Pyraminx to buy
First Pyraminx, without magnets
To learn, you do not need anything more. The Ziina black Pyraminx is the most affordable. The QiYi Pyraminx Carbon Fiber and the YuXin Carbon Fiber have carbon fibre textured stickers on a black body. The QiYi Glow in the Dark glows in the dark after charging in the light.
Magnetic Pyraminx for timed solves
The QiYi Warrior M has 44 magnets in the edges and corners and a stickerless matte finish: it is the simplest way into magnetic puzzles. The SengSo YuFeng is ShengShou's high-end magnetic Pyraminx. The SengSo HuanCai is magnetic with a metallic exterior.
Harder: Master Pyraminx
The ShengShou Master Pyraminx is the 4x4 Pyraminx: four layers and 16 triangles per face. Its edges are paired as on a big cube, so it is the logical next step once the normal Pyraminx holds no more secrets.
Curious variants
In the QiYi Gear Pyraminx gears make several pieces move at once. The QiYi Pyraminx Duo has only four corners and four centres and is solved in a few moves: it is the simplest version for a child.
What a Pyraminx is like
It has four tips, four axial pieces (the ones under each tip) and six edges. The tips turn on their own and are placed with a single turn, so what you really have to solve are the axial pieces and the edges. Each turn is a third of a rotation. With so few pieces, you can solve it by reasoning, without memorising a long method.
Magnetic or non-magnetic
To learn and to play, a non-magnetic one does the job. If you want to lower your times, magnets help each layer sit correctly at the end of a turn, and on a puzzle solved in a few seconds half-finished turns cost a lot.
Stickers or stickerless
Stickerless models have the colour in the plastic and do not peel. Sticker models, like the Carbon Fiber ones, have a more understated look and a slightly non-slip feel.
The Pyraminx in competition
Mèffert had the idea in the early seventies and patented it in 1981, during the Rubik's cube boom. It has been competed in the WCA since 2003, as an average of 5 solves, and today there are official solves under one second. To learn to solve it there is how to solve the Pyraminx step by step; if algorithms look like hieroglyphics to you, the Rubik's cube notation explains the letters, and in types of Rubik's cubes you can see where it fits among the other puzzles. If you enjoy it, the natural next steps are the Skewb and the Megaminx, or a MoYu pack with Pyraminx, Megaminx, Skewb and Square-1.
Pyraminx FAQ
Is it easier than a Rubik's cube?
Yes. It has far fewer pieces than a 3x3 and can be solved with intuition and a few short algorithms. It is a good first puzzle.
Which Pyraminx should I buy to start?
A non-magnetic one such as the Ziina black or the QiYi Carbon Fiber. If you already know you are going to time yourself, go straight for the magnetic QiYi Warrior M.
What is the Master Pyraminx?
It is the four-layer Pyraminx, also called the 4x4 Pyraminx. It has more pieces and edge pairing steps, like a 4x4.
Can I compete with any Pyraminx?
The WCA event uses the normal Pyraminx. The Master Pyraminx, the Gear Pyraminx and the Pyraminx Duo are different puzzles and are not competed.
Is it a good first puzzle for a child?
It is one of the best, because it is solved quickly and that encourages them to keep going. For the youngest, the Pyraminx Duo is even simpler. You will find more ideas in which Rubik's cube to give as a gift.
Who invented the Pyraminx?
Uwe Mèffert, a German puzzle inventor. He patented it in 1981 and marketed it on the back of the Rubik's cube's success.