Table of Contents
h Introduction 1
1. RUHR'S CUBE™ 2
2. The Invention of the Star 4
3. The Making of the Star 7
n. Solution Preliminaries 9
4. The Great Dodecahedron 10
5. ALEXANDER'S STAR®: /
Construction and Coloration 16
6. The Geography of
ALEXANDER'S STAR 19
7. Flush Faces 24
8. Following Leads 26
9. Seeing Stars 28
10. A Menu of Moves 31
11. A Plan of Attack 43
m. The Step-by-Step Solution 45
Step 1. First Two Pieces and Orientation 46
Step 2. Completing the North Star 49
Step 3. Filling in the Northern Ring 53
Step 4. Completing the Equator 57
Step 6. Starting the South Star and
Bind-Flnding 64
Step 7. The Bind 71
Step 8. Flipping Out 73
IV. Variations on the Star 75
1. The Non-Opposing Solution 77
2. The Triangular Coloring 79
3. The Totally Flipped Star 80
4. The Star-Center Labeling 82
5. The Triangular Labeling 83
6. The Completion of ALEXANDER'S STAR:
The Inner Labeling 84
V. Mathematics and Puzzles
ALEXANDER'S STAR
PUZZLE
Adam Alexander
Ballantine Books • New York
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