Stickers: Part Two

Posted by rossrubiknickname on December 2nd, 2007 at 05:21am

What do you know, I actually wrote a follow-up article the next day. I’m surprised as you are! Never mind. Almost had it. Then fell asleep…

Well, where did I say I was going today. Why yes of course, types of sticker for your 3×3x3 Rubik’s Cube.

Now, I believe I have written a bunch of this before, so to most of you die hard fans of Rubiks-Cube-Solutions, this may be a review.

The stickers of the cube really do matter. Let me start from the beginning as I always do. Your first Rubik’s Cube straight out of the package. The stickers suck! They are cheaply laminated on for cheap and fast production by Hasbro. So, naturally, they fall off within the first 4-6 months.

The next step after that is to buy replacement stickers. Here is where it gets fun. There tiles, stickers, and vinyl stickers to choose from.

Stickers: Normal stickers that will add another 6-8 months to your cube. Stickers look like the ones you get out of the box.

Tiles: Basically will never fall off. A little shinier and rougher. Good for gripping. There is rough and not so rough. I had rough, then it went to my friend’s house, now I have not so rough. For beginners, I would use rough. Easier to handle. The not so rough slip a little more.

Vinyl: Never used ‘em. I’ve seen ‘em. Much shinier. Sort of like stickers.

Well, that sum’s that up. My recommendation in order best to last:

1. Stickers

2. Tiles: Rough

3. Tiles: Not so rough.

So, that’s that. Enjoy!

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