Received: from ARDEC-AC4.ARPA (TCP 30003004020) by AI.AI.MIT.EDU 29 Jun 87 10:22:30 EDT Date: Mon, 29 Jun 87 8:13:39 EDT From: Peter Beck (LCWSL) To: cube-lovers@AI.AI.MIT.EDU cc: beck@ARDEC-LCSS.ARPA Subject: puzzle availability Message-ID: <8706290813.aa06155@ARDEC-AC4.ARDEC.ARPA> HI CUBE-LOVERS, PUZZLE AVAILABILITY: 6/17 MACY'S RAN AN AD IN THE NY TIMES FOR 12 PIECE RUBIK'S MAGIC. The puzzle has 5 rings that have to be linked and was advertised for $15. In Japan, associated with the New Zealand mazes are puzzle shops. These shops are creating a demand for puzzles. A co-worker just back from Tokyo purchased some puzzles at the "MATSUYA" department store in GINZA. There is a line of cast puzzles that cost about $7: KEY, A-B-C, STAR, S&S, HORSESHOES (see slocums book). There is also a line of Ring disentanglement puzzles that cost about $6; BROKEN HEART, SWING, "U" RING, DEVIL, POT, LOOP, TRIO RING. Both puzzle lines are Bronze colored and come nicely gift boxed. The Future is Puzzling and Cubing is Forever, Pete beck .................................. ps this msg has been delayed to "MAILER" problems with my host. ...........