The Megaminx is intrinsically similar to the Rubik's cube but features a dodecahedron shaped face. It's solution requires much of the same algorithms of the 3x3x3 cube with a few extra ones thrown ...

16-Year-Old Boy Becomes Megaminx European Record Holder After Solving Puzzle In 31.4 Seconds The Megaminx has 12 faces and 50 moving parts, compared with Rubik's cube which has six sides and 20 ...

A Megaminx is a 12-sided puzzle which works in a similar way to a Rubik's Cube. Aidan, 16, beat the previous record - which had stood for six years - at a recent competition.

The Megaminx is a complex puzzle that provides more of a challenge to speedcubers, with 12 faces and 50 moving parts, compared with a Rubik's cube's six faces and 20 moving parts.

Held at Pottsville Area High School, the competition featured six different events: 3x3x3 (the classic Rubik’s Cube), 3x3x3 One-Handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb and Square-1.

A sixth form student has set a new world record for completing a 12-sided version of the Rubik's cube. Aidan Grainger, 17, from Royal Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire, solved the Megaminx gadget in ...