Rubik's Triamid

Introduction


Scramble the Puzzle

Take the Triamid completely apart by breaking it down to its individual components (10 pieces and 4 black connectors). Randomly reassemble the individual components back together into a Triamid again.


Rules

Pop off a mini-triamid, rotate it in any configuration, and snap it back onto the base.

There are 12 different ways to attach the mini-triamid onto the base, and this is what makes tha puzzle so tricky; a side that was once buried can now become completely exposed, and a side that was exposed can now become completely buried.

~Notation~

T+

Rotate the top mini-triamid
clockwise (along the vertice).

T-

Rotate the top mini-triamid
counter-clockwise (along the vertice).

B+

Rotate the back mini-triamid
clockwise (along the vertice).

B-

Rotate the back mini-triamid
counter-clockwise (along the vertice).

L+

Rotate the left mini-triamid
clockwise (along the vertice).

L-

Rotate the left mini-triamid
counter-clockwise (along the vertice).

R+

Rotate the right mini-triamid
clockwise (along the vertice).

R-

Rotate the right mini-triamid
counter-clockwise (along the vertice).

The first eight moves are somewhat like the Pyraminx puzzle; after popping off a mini-triamid, you must rotate it along the vertice before snapping it back onto the base. Notice how the buried side of the mini-triamid remains buried afterwards.

The next four moves disobey the laws of the Pyraminx; after popping off a mini-triamid, you must rotate it about the face before snapping it back onto the base.

Lf+

Rotate the left mini-triamid
clockwise (about the face).

Lf-

Rotate the left mini-triamid
counter-clockwise (about the face).

Rf+

Rotate the right mini-triamid
clockwise (about the face).

Rf-

Rotate the right mini-triamid
counter-clockwise (about the face).

NEXT: Solve the Corners


@ Notation
@ Solve the Corners @ Place the Edges
@ Parity Fix @ Solve the Edges

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