From cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Mon Jan 24 15:27:16 2000 Return-Path: Received: from sun28.aic.nrl.navy.mil (sun28.aic.nrl.navy.mil [132.250.84.38]) by mc.lcs.mit.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1-mod) with SMTP id PAA07573 for ; Mon, 24 Jan 2000 15:27:16 -0500 (EST) Precedence: bulk Errors-To: cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 14:00:41 -0800 (PST) From: Tim Browne To: cube-lovers@ai.mit.edu Subject: Re: Alexanders star In-Reply-To: <93.658734.25affe7c@aol.com> Message-Id: On Thu, 13 Jan 2000 Cycloggl@aol.com wrote: > Hi I was wondering if any one knows where I can find a solution (either > online or what book has it) to the Alexander star I can get all except for > two and it's driving me crazy > Thanks for reading > John The problem is that the Alexander's Star uses only 6 colours instead of the usual 12, so you get pairs of pieces all over the puzzle that look identical. What you need to do is find a piece that is identical to one of the pieces that need swapping, and then do a 3 piece rotation on them. L8r. -- Cubic Puzzles - The SIMPLEST Solutions http://www.victoria.tc.ca/~ue451/solves.html