Four Cubes Two Puzzles (Instant Insanity)
Fig 1 - Four cubes with all faces decorated by 1, 2, 3 or 4 dots Fig 2 - Puzzle #1: 1x1x4 (left), Puzzle #2: 1x2x2 (middle), pictures shown do not meet dot arrangement requirements described in text. Orientations F, B, L, R, T, D used in this post (right) Introduction I was introduced to Instant Insanity puzzles by Mr. James Kerley, and I’m excited to share my design with you here. After learning, coding, and optimizing the design several times, here’s one I created for DIY laser cutting. This puzzle uses four cubes, as shown in Fig 1 above, and all the faces (24 in total, 4x6) are decorated with 1, 2, 3, or 4 dots (we’re using dots instead of colors for laser engraving, while traditional Instant Insanity puzzles use color). The goals for the two puzzles are:: puzzle #1 - (same as a typical Instant Insanity puzzle) stack all four cubes into a 1x1x4 block as shown in Fig 2 (left). Then rotate each cubes until all four 1x4 large vertical sides (F, B, L, R) each contain ...