Difficult puzzle Revomaze. (7 pics + text) Bashny.Net

01 "The most intriguing puzzle," "Perhaps the most difficult
Puzzle on the planet "- such reviews journalists and people
e news heard on all sides. A simple-looking little thing has not
can compete in popularity with a Rubik's Cube, but dreaming about it. And,
Probably not in vain. Five difficulty levels. Third - massively sold at
both sides of the Atlantic in July of this year, but the number of people who decided
it is estimated units.





via www.gin-rich.ya.ru

Erno Rubik on the laurels of the XXI century British inventor claims
Chris Pitt (Chris Pitt) with maddening toy Revomaze. First
version of this puzzle came in the shops in Europe, the USA and Canada in
March 2009. And, admittedly, we are seeing somewhere casual about
it, we then walked past - seemed too simple task. A
nothing. It turned out that the simplicity of genius behind which
depth and non-triviality.

Because acquainted with the novelty (we still regard it as such: in our
Revomaze country virtually unknown). Toy is
heavy cylinder of metal (length - 10 cm diameter - 5 cm, weight
- 600 grams), the ends of which stands a pair of large nuts. Turn
their relation to the housing and moving along toys, should be gradually
drawn from the cylinder axis is hidden inside.

And yet? All. But for this to happen, the protrusions inside the puzzle must
go through a maze of curved cuts on the surface hidden
cylinder. That's the beauty of that maze that you do not see until the
end: the inner cylinder by a large portion of the net, which
It appears on the light as it passes the labyrinth. Because you can only
guided by their tactile sensations, spatial
imagination and the memory of the faithful have made moves and miscalculations.

In this maze full of dead-end lines, forks and
looped sections traps. And one false step can bring you back
to top all the moves. Judging by the sharp click, puzzle lies not
just a set of pins, but ingenious latch, which in the case of errors
middle distance cast was nominated in the cylinder of the original
position. This is one of the highlights of toys, says the inventor.

02 The simplest toy, which actually began selling
news, called Revomaze Blue. Her body is painted respectively
Blue.

The complexity of its cylinders the company is in the form of conditional
units. It does not specify - this scale is linear or logarithmic it. If
Judging from the first reviews of clients - perhaps the second. So,
"Puzzling» Blue estimated at 50 points. The second model Green pulls
already at 60. Together they form the so-called group of a complex
Revomaze.
At home, blue, and green versions of the puzzle are at $ 114
each. This manufacturer's selling price in the shops it slightly above
The company offers users to report on their progress through
Online. Each cylinder internal written individual code,
to see who can only be pulling the cylinder out of the case, that is
solving the puzzle.



03
The first few people, the most active fans of similar games,
bought "blue" toy of the test batch, spent on solving
puzzles of eight and a half hours to two days of intense action



04
July 6 cylinders began selling the third level - Bronze ($ 121).
Their problem solving is defined as 80, and it opens the group
«Extreme» Revomaze.

Obviously, a lot of Chris smash his head over the drawing of the labyrinth.
"Bronze" will not be solved just as famously as "blue" and "green" version.
For example, four days after the start of sales in Britain and Bronze
Continental Europe Pitt noted with satisfaction - only
one customer opened the coveted small cylinder.
One of the buyers of "Bronze", discovered this puzzle put
such a frame in which to conceal the maze, so as not to deprive the joy
opening of his followers. In the background - the certificate holder
authentic puzzle signed inventor and protected
hologram. It comes complete with a toy.
Now the number of confirmed discoveries "Bronze" is about 20,
but the fact remains. Intricate Revomaze, apparently,
still exceeds the complexity of solving the Rubik's Cube (assuming in
the latter case, that no one teaches you techniques that leads to the desired
sorting of its sides). But guided only by the task description,
we would say that the cube - is more difficult.



05
Now imagine what a challenge to fans of puzzles cast
fourth model Silver. "Silver" is a group of "extreme»
Cylinder for a couple with Bronze.
Sales Silver version will start on October 14 this year. Her ranking
the inventor of the difficulties identified as 90 points, for which fans
puzzles will have to pay $ 130 already. Estimated time of first
Silver solutions for those who have already warmed up on the previous models, -
40-100 hours of reflection and trial.



06
As to the fifth level Revomaze - version Gold, then it is a maze
It is in development and sales of the date is too early. The solution to this
Version Revomaze Pitt calls and did "almost impossible", highlighting his
"Gold" puzzle into a separate category because the conditional
Rating difficult decisions there is already 100.

"Rotating Labyrinth" has not won too many fans, but
British company headed by Pitt makes fans tempting
proposal.

The code opens after solving the puzzle - a pass to
Online registration Revomaze Challenge 2009-2010. This is a chance to
receipt of one of the intermediate prizes (game consoles, cameras,
Players). But the main thing - every code hidden inside the toy, it's part of
common code from the release of the "first series", which can be obtained only
deciding Revomaze all five levels.

The perpetrators of this deed have the opportunity to win some kind of
"Jackpot" - part of the prize pool of five thousand pounds. Money company
distribute among the leaders, open each of the colored cylinders
before the other inhabitants of the planet.
"Gold" model - the top skills in the first official series. But its release has not yet commenced.
Applicants compete for the prize in two separate (for
geography) competitions. One is called the "London" and
It brings together buyers Revomaze in Britain (before everyone else because they
receive novelty), the second is called "Las Vegas" and connects
Member of the US and Canada, where the toy came in the second place.

In each of these regions on the 106 customers who have decided to puzzle
chronologically earlier than the others (and register yourself) will
invited to full-time competition, which will have to compete between
a speed Revomaze assembly in front of the judges.

Of these 212 people will reveal the absolute winner of the World,
which surpass all the history and the first solution purchased
puzzles, and how quickly he learned to collect them in
future. But most importantly - the champion should quickly gather all
a special version of the cylinder Revomaze Purple!

This handyman will get 30% from the prize fund. Other money
distributed among 10 finalists (5 in the US and Britain) that
faster than anyone know how to collect Gold, Silver, Bronze, and so on.



07
Puzzle Revomaze are not so cheap to be a favorite
toy million. But these days, Pitt announced the imminent
more series, calculated not on the collectors and
judges, and among the masses. She called Extreme, and most importantly it
Unlike "classical" set - material. Revomaze Extreme
made of plastics and identical sizes weigh only 200
g.
Plastic Revomaze just claim the laurels of the Rubik's Cube,
because the need to sell more copies. The pleasure of their
Author solutions toy promises no less than by "splitting»
original metal labyrinth
Although the material is different, say the creators of puzzles, mazes inside
These cylinders are cut on the same high-precision machine tools as the patterns in
metal series, and have deviations of no more than 0, 01
millimeter. Figure labyrinths in the line "plastmassok" - his.

A Revomaze Extreme divided into four levels of difficulty: Blue, Green,
Black and Red. This "brain-scale" is not literally the same as
a similar line ranks among metal Revomaze, but close to it.
And the level of difficulty is identical.

The main difference of the latest series (it is not considered "second" as
runs parallel with the "first metal") - the price. Only about $ 32 (in
UK). In the sale they arrive on November 30 of this year.

Pitt dedicates his toy those who are 12 years or more. He
He believes that the labyrinth in the cylinder attract a lot of attention and adults
and adolescents. Such a conclusion he draws from a simple test: British
He gave Revomaze test kids aged 12-15 years and just
experienced difficulties in order to pick up the puzzle back.



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