This puzzle is a really great design by Stephane and is a great representation of Brian’s early work.
This copy features Padauk pieces with an Oak frame. I was initially confused by Kevin’s post as he mentioned it was ‘Quadrox’ but with the move count of ‘Quadrix’ so I’m confident that I now have it named correctly.
Kevin blogged about it here:
“The Quadrix (also designed by Stéphane Chomine) was in the recent update and looked particularly interesting - a friend from the Far East, who's knowledge I greatly respect, also encouraged me to get it. Brian made several versions but this one particularly interested me - made from a Red Oak Frame with Pieces of Holly, Olivewood, Bolivian Rosewood or Brazillian Cherry and East Indian Rosewood. It is a level 17.6.4.2 framed burr and is interesting because the frame is incomplete but still manages to make the solution far from trivial. This one is BIG at 9.5cm in every direction and a delight to play with. A combination of picking pieces up and using gravity to move others will help you solve it. Scrambling the resultant pieces again leaves you with a nice reassembly challenge which is eminently possible for anyone with a bit of burr experience. Once you have done it then have another go and see if you can find the shortcut with a rather interesting rotation.”
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