Happy Cube Original 6-pack

Happy Cube Original 6-pack

Intermediate Puzzle

The Happy Cube (currently known as Original Happy Cube puzzle) consists of a group of 6 foam (ethylene-vinyl acetate) puzzles each with its own color, country name, and difficulty level; ranking from lowest to highest in difficulty Milano is blue, New York is green, Tokyo is yellow, Amsterdam is orange, Paris is red, and Brussels is purple. Dirk Laureyssens, a Belgian toy inventor, created the Happy Cubes in 1986. The puzzles are known by other names such as "Cube It!" cubes, "Wirrel Warrel" (in the Netherlands), "I.Q.ubes" and "Cococrash" (in Spain and Portugal). The mechanical puzzles can be solved in a single color, flat jigsaw-type rectangle or into a single color cube shape. The puzzles are also expandable when different colored pieces are combined into larger shapes. Not pictured: additional variations of the foam puzzles include Junior which feature icons such as food and vehicles designed for ages 3-7, and Pro and Expert which both feature marbled surfaces and are named after great minds from history.

Laureyssens, Dirk

12.06 x 0.63 x 8.89 cm (4 3/4 x 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches) - horizontal flat
4.13 x 4.13 x 4.13 cm (1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 inches) - assembled cube

Happy Company

1986

Laura DuPont (Photo)

Laura DuPont (Metadata)

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Physical Object

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