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1982BGG rank #8,176

Rubik's Race

by Erno Rubik, Marvin A. Silbermintz · (Unknown)

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Players2
Time5m
ComplexityLight
Age7+

About the game

What is Rubik's Race?

A real time game reminiscent of Alex Randolph's Square Off but using Rubik's cube colors as a basis. In this game players race to complete a puzzle. Each player has a 5x5 slide puzzle with one tile missing. At the beginning of each round, the "Scrambler", a device that looks like a 3x3 Boggle grid with the cover on -- but using colored cubes instead of letters -- is shaken. Players then try to make the 3x3 center of their puzzle match the Scrambler.

How it plays

Mechanics

Grid MovementMemoryPattern Building

On the shelf

Categories

PuzzleReal-time

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