A method of gradually revealing an image using cube puzzles is provided. A first image is divided into a plurality of blocks. Each block can have one or more arbitrary colors. A second image is then generated from the first image where each block of the second image corresponds to one or more blocks of the first image. The blocks of the second image are unicolor blocks with colors that are selected from one of the six colors of a cube puzzle. Groups of adjacent blocks of the second image with the same number of rows and columns as the sides of the cube puzzles are assigned to participants to match to the color of the blocks on the sides of their cube puzzles. Once each participant matches the colors of an assigned region on a side of the corresponding cube puzzle, the matched region is reveled to all participants.

Disclosed are puzzle devices for production of one or more puzzles. The puzzle devices can include a body and at least one input device. The body can include a plurality of panels, each panel configured to display one or more visual indicators. The at least one input device can include a plurality of panels, each panel configured to display a visual indicator. The at least one input device can move relative to the body to align one or more panels of the input device with one or more panels of the body. The body can further include a plurality of visual output devices configured to generate visual indicators on the plurality of panels of the body.

Provided is a cube set operating based on short-distance wireless communication and a method and system for recognizing a cube pattern using the same. The cube set includes a plurality of cubes having different patterns formed on faces and a cube case in which a plurality of partition spaces where the plurality of cubes is respectively seated has been formed. One or more magnetic bodies are formed in at least some of the faces of the cube, and a plurality of magnetic sensors is formed in each of the partition spaces of the cube case.

A game, and a method for playing a game, that includes providing an initial shape of a plurality of elements, and an end shape that includes the elements by displacing, using a motion module for at least one element, which motion function provides the at least one element with its own movement ability relative to the other elements, in which the end shape is different than the initial shape; providing a set of parameters which together with the end shape determine losing or winning the game. The game is completed on a basis of the parameters and a position of the elements in relation to the end shape.

In a puzzle toy having a plurality of push buttons, a mechanism for latching push buttons to a rotor, where rotation of the rotor sets a predetermined order for pushing buttons to solve the puzzle, and a chance mechanism for rotating the rotor, an improvement that partitions a rotor shaft and the rotor into two segments that rotate independently, responsive to separate weights affixed to each shaft segment. A reset mechanism operates by shifting the rotor along the shaft axis.

A game piece, comprising members that are associated with one another with pivot axes, where a member provides a pivot support that allows independent rotation and or translation motions of a next member in different directions.

An apparatus for playing a game comprises a three dimensional structure assembled from a plurality of interconnectable and disengageable construction elements. Each construction element is a shaped elongate body piece with two end mating faces or surfaces. Each mating surface has a male or female connector or two female orifices plus a four way male connector to enable each construction element to connect to and disengage other like construction elements. The interconnection between two contacting faces or surfaces is allowable in one orientation only.

Systems, devices, and methods for a system for a 3-D combination puzzle cube. A game device may include: an outer shell defining a set of guide channels, an inner shell housed within the outer shell, a tumbler system housed within the inner shell, and a set of cube components configured to slide across the set of guide channels, where the set of cube components are arranged to form a 333 cube, and where at least four cube components on each side of the formed 333 cube have an imprinted chess piece.

Disclosed is a smart magic cube controller. The smart magic cube controller includes: a controller body, the controller body has a plurality of surfaces, and at least one surface of the controller body is configured to be a display module; an posture sensing module; and a control module in signal connection with the posture sensing module, wherein the control module is configured to determine a current top surface of the controller body according to placement state information collected by the posture sensing module, and transmits, according to the determined current top surface, a scene mode control instruction corresponding to the current top surface, and when the display module is located on a surface, other than the current top surface and the bottom surface of the controller body, the control module is configured to control a display picture of the display module to be displayed upright.

The present application provides a magic cube jigsaw frame for seamless splicing, comprising: a frame body assembly, wherein the frame body assembly is formed by buckling a front frame body and a rear frame body; a front side surface of the front frame body is provided with a plurality of magic cube hanging column groups distributed in a rectangular array; at least two end edge magnet embedding seats are arranged at the inner sides of upper, lower, left and right four frame edges of the front frame body; each end edge magnet embedding seat is provided with an end edge magnet. The magic cube jigsaw frame for seamless splicing is simple in structure and ingenious in design, can realize seamless splicing between the jigsaw frames and between the magic cubes, and is convenient to use.