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Half Hour Cube | Stewart Coffin 1975 Wooden 3x3x3 Puzzle

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Regular price$20.50

Difficulty: Hard

Delivery and Shipping

All standard orders normally ship within 1 business day.

Custom orders normally ship within 2 business days.

Description

Half Hour Cube is a handcrafted wooden 3x3x3 cube brain teaser designed by Stewart Coffin in 1975. Coffin estimated a half hour as a good solution time. It looks like a Soma Cube, but where Soma has 240 valid solutions, this has only one.

Each puzzle is handcrafted from precision-cut hardwoods by Creative Crafthouse with Stewart Coffin's permission. Includes a base and cover for display and travel.

  • 3x3x3 cube format. One solution only.
  • Ships unsolved. Solution included.
  • Includes attractive base and cover.
  • Engrave a name, message, or company logo (up to 45 characters).
  • Browse more designs in the Stewart Coffin puzzles collection.

Made by Creative Crafthouse and shipped from our Florida shop.

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Product Specifications

Dimensions
2.5 × 2.5 × 2.5
Materials
Wood
Difficulty Level
Hard
Age Range
Seniors (65+ years), Adults (18+ years), Tweens (9-12 years), Teens (13-18 years)
Piece Count
6
What's Included
Puzzle board (1), Puzzle pieces (6), Wood cover (1), Instructions and solution sheet (1)
Cognitive Benefits
Brain Training
Gift Occasions
Christmas, Birthday, Holidays, Corporate
Personalization Available
Yes
Puzzle Type
Assembly, 3D Cube
Category
Brain Teaser Puzzle
Availability
In Stock

Personalize It!

Did you know we can add a custom laser engraving to every puzzle and game? Well, we can. Add a personal touch to your gift with a name or message.

Personalized laser engraving

a puzzle being laser engraved with personalized text by creative crafthouse

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Customers praised this challenging brain teaser for its excellent craftsmanship and quality construction. The wooden puzzle features 6 pieces with unique shapes allowing only one solution. Shoppers noted it provides hours of engagement, with one saying it "took me hours to figure it out." Reviews consistently highlighted "well made" quality and "very fast shipping."

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  • 5 stars: 14 (100%)
  • 4 stars: 0 (0%)
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Armen Gevorkyan

A great variant of the soma 3x3x3 type puzzle. The total number of pieces is 6 rather than 7, and the different shapes means that there is only one correct solution. It took me hours to figure it out. Great way to work out the brain!

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Barbara Kline

My 10 year old grandson is obsessed with this puzzle. Hasn’t solved it yet. Finally.. he’s stumped on a game that will hold his attention.

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Susan

Great quality, and met our expectations!

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Wren Barnett

Half Hour Wood Puzzle | Challenging Brain Teaser

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Billy Buttery

Amazing puzzle! Very fast shipping.

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Mark Kaufman

Half hour is about right :-). Fun and well made.

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Wren Barnett

I love this puzzle. Well made. Top quality.

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Mac Cabre

very well made, also it hurt my brain!

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Jessica

I made a mistake when I ordered this item. The seller bent over backwards to help me make it right! I have already placed a second order with this shop! The best part, it allowed my son to practice and took first place in his division at the district level :)

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Etsy customer

tolles Puzzle sehr schwierig obwohl so wenig Teile.

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Etsy customer

thanks heaps for this and the little itty bitty block puzzle that none of us can do!!!!

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Etsy customer

Fast shipping very well made

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Etsy customer

Exactly what I was looking for- and it shipped very quickly. Thank you!

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Etsy customer

Thanks for expediting delivery

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Half Hour Cube?

A handcrafted wooden 3x3x3 cube brain teaser designed by Stewart Coffin in 1975. Coffin estimated a half hour as a good solution time.

How is this different from a Soma Cube?

Looks similar, plays very different. Soma has 240 valid solutions. The Half Hour has only one.

Who is Stewart Coffin?

Stewart Coffin is one of the most respected names in mechanical puzzle design. Creative Crafthouse produces faithful reproductions of his work with his permission.

What materials are used?

Precision-cut hardwoods. Includes an attractive base and cover for display and travel.

What is included?

The 3x3x3 cube pieces, base, cover, and solution. Ships unsolved.

Can I personalize the Half Hour Cube?

Yes. We laser engrave names, messages, or company logos up to 45 characters. Standard engraving fee applies; complex artwork has a higher fee.

Was this made with Stewart Coffin's permission?

Yes. Creative Crafthouse makes this reproduction with Stewart Coffin's permission. Shipped from our Florida shop.

Do you carry other Stewart Coffin designs?

Yes. Browse the full Stewart Coffin puzzles collection: https://www.creativecrafthouse.com/collections/stewart-coffin-puzzles

How fast do orders ship?

Standard orders typically ship within 1 business day. Personalized orders usually ship within 2 business days.