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June 2, 2006 6:57 AM

3D Logic Connect the colors on the cube
posted by Bezbozhnik (37 comments total)

The usual: first few levels are easy, later ones are maddening. Just to be annoying, the colors change every time you play, so it's difficult to give hints.
posted by Bezbozhnik at 6:59 AM on June 2, 2006

I don't know; by level 12 it felt like it was just getting repetitive, not harder.
posted by Wolfdog at 7:12 AM on June 2, 2006

It starts to get a little harder around level 15, but the trick is the same in all of them, go around. Fun game.
posted by OmieWise at 7:19 AM on June 2, 2006

If it weren't for the fact that other people have mentioned getting to levels 30 and higher, I'd think level 16 couldn't be done.
posted by Bezbozhnik at 7:32 AM on June 2, 2006

16's hurting my head
posted by RufusW at 7:32 AM on June 2, 2006

Yeah, I take it back, 16 has got me stumped right now.
posted by OmieWise at 7:33 AM on June 2, 2006

I declare 16 to be impossible :)
posted by RufusW at 7:43 AM on June 2, 2006

Aww, now I'm mad I stopped at 13.
posted by danb at 7:47 AM on June 2, 2006

Cool game, but I got stuck on 12 :(
posted by Orange Goblin at 7:49 AM on June 2, 2006

Cool game once you get used to the interface.
posted by Mitheral at 8:10 AM on June 2, 2006

Level 17, but 16 took me several tries. Nice idea for a game, though. Just one remark: correct me if I'm mistaken, but isn't the 3-D aspect just eye candy? If you mentally "flatten out" the three sides of the cube it becomes much easier, since there is no real wraparound involved.
posted by PontifexPrimus at 8:11 AM on June 2, 2006

Round 16 was a total, total bastard, but it can be done. Now for level 17 ...
posted by Len at 8:15 AM on June 2, 2006

... which was weirdly far easier.
posted by Len at 8:17 AM on June 2, 2006

Level 16 was a cinch.
posted by Tarn at 8:27 AM on June 2, 2006

Finished. 30 levels total. Nice waste of some Friday worktime.

A couple took a good 5 minutes for me but other (higher level) puzzles took seconds. I found ones that had blocks easier because it gave you a clue as to where you'd have to path. The all-open ones took longer.
posted by ruthsarian at 8:33 AM on June 2, 2006

Strangely 17, and 18 were both easier than 16. 19 was frustrating. I don't think I can face 20. That was fun, cheers for posting.
posted by econous at 8:37 AM on June 2, 2006

Took a break, but still can't do 16. Anyone have a hint?
posted by Bezbozhnik at 8:37 AM on June 2, 2006

Bezbozhnik: purple along the rightmost visible edge of the cube, blue along the left visible edge.
posted by sonofsamiam at 8:57 AM on June 2, 2006

I'm not sure if the colors or faces are random, but for 16 the cluster of two close short distance paths (on the top) was the key. I had to connect them in a way that left maximum paths available.
posted by Richard Daly at 9:18 AM on June 2, 2006

Generally, in higher levels, look for the most obvious connection and then look for a very circuitous route to make the same connection.
posted by sonofsamiam at 9:45 AM on June 2, 2006

Hyperframe was better, as it has various gameplay modes. Not sure if it was ever posted to MeFi. This looks like a crippled version (only one play mode) of the same game.
posted by Eideteker at 9:55 AM on June 2, 2006

Argh... 16 is driving me crazy.
posted by dazed_one at 10:16 AM on June 2, 2006

Yeah, definitely strange that 16 seemed to be the hardest of the lot. To genericize sonofsamiam's hint above: the color that starts in the middle of the leftmost column on the right face needs to run along the leftmost edge of the cube, and the color that starts on the bottom row of the left face needs to run along the rightmost edge of the cube.
posted by Bezbozhnik at 10:43 AM on June 2, 2006

30!

Man. That was a good waste of half an hour. Once you get past 20 or so they do seem easier - either really are easier, or you've just become accustomed to thinking about things in the correct way.
posted by caution live frogs at 11:20 AM on June 2, 2006

ah thanks for the Hyperframe link eideteker, that's exactly what I thought of. Much better than this.
posted by puke & cry at 11:47 AM on June 2, 2006 [1 favorite]

Arg. #16 was indeed difficult; I needed Bezbozhnik's hint.

(Thanks, by the way; I was about to lose hair over this.)
posted by ikkyu2 at 3:38 PM on June 2, 2006

Jesus, I'm still stuck on 16. The two hints are not helping. "purple along the rightmost visible edge of the cube, blue along the left visible edge." ?? What happens to green?

hlep. plz.
posted by philosophistry at 5:32 PM on June 2, 2006

The colors change with every game, so that hint can be misleading. I posted a non-color-specific hint above.
posted by Bezbozhnik at 6:37 PM on June 2, 2006

Follow Bezbozhnik's hint above. Where s/he says, "the color that starts in the middle of the leftmost column on the right face needs to run along the leftmost edge of the cube", go:
Left 1
Up 1
Left 2
All the way down
All the way Left
Follow the edge

Spoiler: Level 16
posted by Feisty at 6:47 PM on June 2, 2006

The hints helped me, but then level 23 brought me to a grinding halt.
posted by dazed_one at 8:18 PM on June 2, 2006

This is indeed a ripoff of Hyperframe.
posted by Behemoth at 8:37 PM on June 2, 2006

Anyone who tells you they've done level 23 is a filthy liar.
posted by Prince Nez at 9:24 PM on June 2, 2006

God, Thank you Feisty. I go on with my life now. heh.
posted by philosophistry at 9:45 PM on June 2, 2006

aaaaaaaagh. 17! mst go to bed!
posted by tomplus2 at 11:53 PM on June 2, 2006

whoops, I take it back. I just didnt see it.
posted by tomplus2 at 11:56 PM on June 2, 2006

3d logic 16 = hyper cube 12?
posted by eustatic at 11:49 AM on June 5, 2006

wow, 3d logic was great until i started playing hyperframe and realized they just copied everything.
posted by untuckedshirts at 12:11 PM on June 6, 2006