Wooden Soma Cube Brain Teaser in a Box

Seven wooden pieces, one cube, hundreds of ways to get it wrong and a very good feeling when you get it right.

• A classic that still works: the Soma cube has been frustrating clever people since 1933.
• Solid wood in a wooden box: heavy pieces, clean edges, a box that lives on the coffee table.
• Endless shapes: once the cube is solved, the same pieces make dozens of other figures.

The Soma cube is seven irregular wooden pieces that fit together into a 3 by 3 cube. There are 240 ways to do it, which sounds easy until you try. It is the puzzle people pick up while waiting for the kettle and put down twenty minutes later.

This version is solid wood with a wooden lidded box, so it looks like something you would leave out rather than something you would hide. When the cube is done, the same seven pieces build a bed, a dog, a tower and dozens of other figures.

It is a good screen free half hour, alone or as a challenge across the table.

Details

• Pieces: 7 solid wood pieces
• Box: wooden with lid
• Cube size: about 2.75 in (7 cm)
• Material: wood
• Weight: about 11 oz (320 g)

Questions

Is it hard?
Solving the cube the first time usually takes a while. Once you know one solution, the fun is in the other shapes.

Is it suitable for children?
Yes for school age children upwards. The pieces are large and solid.

Does it come with solutions?
The cube itself is the goal. Figures and solutions are easy to find online if you get stuck.

Is the box wood too?
Yes, a wooden box with a lid, as pictured.

Shipping and returns

Ships tracked to the US, typically 5 to 11 business days. Free US shipping on orders of 50 USD or more. Returns accepted within 30 days of delivery. If anything arrives damaged we send a replacement without asking you to return it.