Combination puzzle

Puzzles solved by mechanical manipulation A combination puzzle collection A disassembled modern Rubik's 3x3 Part of a series onPuzzles Types Guessing Riddle Situation Logic Dissection Induction Logic grid Self-reference Mechanical Combination Disentanglement Lock Go problems Folding Stick Tiling Tour Sliding Chess Maze (Logic maze) Word and Number Crossword Sudoku Puzzle video games Metapuzzles Topics Brain teaser Dilemma Joke Optical illusion Packing problems Paradox Problem solving Puzzlehunt Syllogism Tale Lists Impossible puzzles Maze video games Nikoli puzzle types Puzzle video games Puzzle topics vte A combination puzzle, also known as a sequential move puzzle, is a puzzle which consists of a set of pieces which can be manipulated into different combinations by a group of operations. Many such puzzles are mechanical puzzles of polyhedral shape, consisting of multiple layers of pieces along each axis which can rotate independently of each other. Collectively known as twisty puzzles, the archetype of this kind of puzzle is the Rubik's Cube. Each rotating side is usually marked with different colours, intended to be scrambled, then solved by a sequence of moves that sort the fac