Other Cubes
MoYu Meilong 8x8 V3 Cube
MoYu Meilong 10x10 V2 (Magnetic + Ball core)
MoYu MFJS MeiLong Polaris Cube Stickerless
MoYu MFJS MeiLong Mastermorphix - Shape Shifter
MoYu MFJS Pandora Cube 3x3 Shape Mod — Black
SengSo Pentagram Clock V2 Magnetic Pentagonal
QiYi Clock pouch
QiYi Clock 3x3 Magnetic Puzzle Clock (Glacier Blue)
ShengShou Classic Magic Clock M Magnetic WCA Puzzle
SengSo Clock 5x5 M Magnetic Large Clock Puzzle
ShengShou Magic Clock 3x3 Magnetic WCA - SengSo
MoYu MeiLong 9x9 V3 Stickerless Matte
Ziina Mirror 1x1x3 cube
Ziina Mirror 1x1x2 cube
Ziina Gray Mirror Illusion
SengSo Mirror Q-Platypus Blue - Polyhedron Puzzle
SengSo Metallic Evil Eyes Ivy Cube
QiYi 2x2 Gear Ball Tiled - Gear Sphere
QiYi 2x2 Gear Cube Tiled - Gear Puzzle
QiYi Infinity Cube Folding Fidget Multicolour
QiYi Transparent leaf lock
QiYi Big Pineapple Puzzle (Transparent Luban)
QiYi Transparent Heart to Heart
QiYi Transparent Sealed Lock
QiYi Transparent Small Nine Links
QiYi Ivy Cube Carbon with Carbon Fibre Stickers
QiYi Ivy Cube Stickerless - Shape Mod
QiYi Gear Barrel 3x3 - Gear Cylinder
QiYi Crazy Gear Cube 3x3 - Gear Puzzle
QiYi O2 1x1 Cube Spinner Black - Fidget
QiYi Gear Sphere Black Puzzle with Gears
This category brings together unusual cubes and shape-mods: puzzles that start from the logic of the cube but introduce major changes in shape (mirror, cylinder, sphere, animals), in mechanism (gears, Ivy, centreless cubes) or in both at once. Most of them are not WCA events, but they are a very active part of the hobby and of collecting.
The lineup is very varied. You will find Gear Cubes with visible gears that force coupled moves, Mirror Cubes where all faces share one colour and are solved by shape, Ivy Cubes with vertex turns similar to the Skewb, cubes shaped like a cylinder, a sphere or animals, and fidgets like the 1x1 Cube Spinner. Among the best-known classic shape-mods are the Fisher Cube, the Windmill and the Axis Cube. The difficulty varies a lot: some are more approachable than a 3x3, others considerably harder.
They connect with almost the entire catalogue because they cut across the hobby: if you are coming from the 3x3 you will find mods based on its mechanism; if non-cubic geometries interest you, look at the Megaminx, Pyraminx and Skewb. For small-sized collecting, 2x2 shape-mods also fit in. Return to the Rubik's cubes hub for the full catalogue or look at cubing accessories for add-ons.
Brands present in unusual cubes and shape-mods: QiYi (the widest range), MoYu, SengSo, Ziina and ShengShou. Featured models in the catalogue:
- QiYi Crazy Gear Cube 3x3 - 3x3 cube with visible gears
- QiYi Gear Sphere Black - sphere with gear-driven turns
- QiYi Ivy Cube Stickerless - shape-mod with a mechanism similar to the Skewb
- QiYi Gear Barrel 3x3 - cylinder with gears
- QiYi O2 1x1 Cube Spinner Fidget - fidget variant closer to an anti-stress toy