Date: 17 Aug 1982 2103-PDT From: ISAACS at SRI-KL Subject: RUBIK's Magazine To: CUBE-LOVERS at MIT-MC I just got my first issue of "RUBIK'S", International Game Magazine, subtitled "Logic & Fantasy in Space 1/82". This is a magazine published in Hungary, Editor in Chief: Erno Rubik. "Responsible Editor": Norbert Siklosi. It contains "The Order of Disorder", by Peter Gnadig, likening the Cube to Entropy; a sketch of Rubik; the words to the song Mr. Rubik, "Games and Mathematics" by Gerzson Keri, articles on competitions, clubs, fans; on the company that manufactures the Cube, book reviews (Bosserts' book and Singmasters "Notes"), puzzles, advertisements, and more. I haven't finished reading all of it yet, but it seems to be an attempt at a serious cube magazine, a little stilted because of translation from the Hungarian. It's a quarterly, single issues are US $2.00, I guess the yearly subscription is $8.00. The address: Lapkiado Vallalat Kereskedelmi Iroda H-1906 Budapest P.O.B. 223 HUNGARY The Chorus and first verse of "Mr. Rubik" (out in England, by the Barron Knights Mr. Rubik Rubik Rubik Is your Cube from outer space? Mr. Rubik Rubik Rubik He got three sides then lost his place Mr. Rubik Rubik Rubik He just twists your cube all day This ain't my idea of child's play. Being the kind of guy I am, I told him I would try To help him solve the secrets of the cube that made him cry Well that was thirty days ago and half a million moves My wife's black and blue 'cos I keep dreaming she's a cube. ----Stan -------