The Skewb puzzle is a cubic variation of the Rubik's Cube. It differs from the standard cube by having its only twist possibilities on the corners. It was invented by Tony Durham.
The current world record single is 0.93 seconds achieved by Andrew Huang at the 2019 World Championship. The current world record average is 1.86 seconds held by Carter Kucala at Cubetcha A 2021 in U.S.
Trivia[]
- Its first name was Pyraminx Cube, to be part of the Pyraminx series.
- It was first produced by Uwe Meffert and had the name Pyraminx Cube, but in 1982 it got the name Skewb.
- Skewb Xtreme and the Diamond Skewb are other versions of this puzzle.