Rubik's Cube 4x4

by Winning Moves

Product Features

• Contains: 1 4x4 Rubik's Cube
• 3-D Puzzle
• Another stimulating Rubik's challenge

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.4 x 7.9 x 10.5 inches ; 13.9 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001CU16A
• Item model number: 5011
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,981 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #14 in Toys & Games > Puzzles > Brain Teasers
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (105 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The 4x4 requires different moves to solve than the original 3x3, and it's more challenging!

Product Description

Rubik's 4X4 will drive you crazy. You may think you will be able to solve this puzzle quickly, but then you make a turn on the cube and it changes all over again. The constant changing Rubik's 4X4 will keep you entertained for hours.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

51 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great fun until it falls apart, April 20, 2006

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Stephen F. Yegge "stevey" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Rubik's Cube 4x4 (Toy)

I bought the cube, and it was in ruins a week later. One of the center pieces broke off, and it's irreparable. I saw it coming, though, because the cube started showing signs of flakiness by the second day: some of the stickers (mostly the orange ones) had begun peeling off, and the pieces were getting very loose, very fast. The cube burst side pieces out on two occasions before its final destruction.

I was being as gentle as possible, but if you learn how to solve the cube, then you'll be performing thousands of turns on it. Both the 3x3 and the 5x5 cubes seem to hold up a lot better than the 4x4.

I'm hoping I can find another manufacturer. I've played with 3x3 cubes from many manufacturers over the years, and some are obviously better-made and more durable than others. This isn't one of the good ones.

If you're going to make serious attempts at solving your 4x4, I recommend lubricating it with something. The cube-solving sites seem to recommend silicone spray (whatever that is). When I was in high school I'd take them apart and put vaseline in them, which smooths over the "catches" that happen as you turn rows that are slightly misaligned, and also has a slightly glue-y effect that holds it together better.

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Big disappointment!, December 30, 2006

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S. Zakos (Hudson, NH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rubik's Cube 4x4 (Toy)

I used to love playing with the 3x3 Rubik's cube as a kid and decided to get it for my son for Christmas. I mistakenly ordered the 4x4, but decided it didn't matter - still the same kind of fun and challenge. The day it was opened, the stickers started to come off and when I tried to use it, within the first 30 seconds, four pieces came off, one of which broke and can't be fixed! I just went online to order the 3x3, but are finding similar reviews about stickers, etc. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT!!

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Same experience - fragile (okay), stickers peel off with use (not okay), August 28, 2006

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P. Johnston (West Point, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rubik's Cube 4x4 (Toy)

I bought the cube, and it was in ruins a week later due to the fact that the cube started showing signs of flakiness by the second day: some of the stickers (mostly the white and blue ones) had begun peeling off. This is beyond belief because this toy should have been designed / built with the durability to withstand some handling; the statement "if you learn how to solve the cube, then you'll be performing thousands of turns on it" is spot-on.