Ken Irvine's Matador

Pu22le 13

USD 80.00

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Bidder	Amount	Date
p****l 0	USD 80.00	11/29/2020 06:26:20
a****o 30	USD 75.00	11/29/2020 06:17:57
U****V 2	USD 70.00	11/28/2020 14:14:08
g****m 95	USD 65.00	11/22/2020 17:34:59

Description

Before TICs (Turning Interlocking Cubes) were even a thing Ken Irvine made his mark designing cubic puzzles requiring devious rotations to solve. Unlike many of this genre where things are tight and it's hard to figure out how to squeeze a piece in where it needs to go, Matador's pieces are rather open and fit together in ways that permit lots of movement. The key steps in the 4.10 solution are hiding in plain sight, awaiting the solver's wonderful aha moments that take you from one apparent impasse to the next stage of befuddlement. It is slightly bigger than many of the TICs that have appeared in recent days, giving off highly satisfying clunks as pieces easily slide past each other only to clunk into some other piece. Only 44 copies made. Given the popularity of TICs I'd much rather someone new experience this delightful puzzle rather than leaving it unloved on a shelf.

Specifications

Designer: Ken Irvine
Craftsman / Manufacturer: Eric Fuller / Cubicdissection
Material: Walnut / White Oak
Unit of Measurement: Inches
Size: 2.94
Grade: (A) Collector: Flaws must be very minor, subtle, and difficult to identify.
Cosmetic Issues: None
Function: (1) Perfect: Neither loose nor tight, no binding or alignment issues, moves smoothly.
Functional Issues: None
Repairs: No
Packaging: Yes
Documentation: N/A
Assembly: Disassembled
Smoke-free home: -

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Payment Methods: PayPal

Postage & Shipping

Item Location: 14850, New York, United States
Ships To: United States
Shipping Instructions: Final cost to the winner will be the winning bid amount plus 4% handling fee plus actual shipping costs via USPS. Yes I will ship internationally as long as USPS ships to you (it is your responsibility to make sure).

Returns Accepted: No

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