Void Cube

Solved.

The Void Cube is a 3-D mechanical puzzle similar to a Rubik's Cube, with the notable difference being that the center "cubes" are missing. The central "spider" used on the Rubik's Cube is also absent, creating holes straight through the cube on all three axes. Due to the restricted volume of the puzzle it employs an entirely different structural mechanism from a regular Rubik's Cube.

Solution

The void cube is slightly more difficult than a regular Rubik's Cube due to parity. The lack of centers removes the extra information regarding orientation, and can result in apparently odd-parity configurations near completion that may seem impossible to a regular Rubik's Cube solver. In reality, the center cubes would also be in an odd permutation, but this is impossible to see on the Void Cube. These permutations are solvable with a number of simple algorithms (for example: [1]).

See also

• Holey Megaminx