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Puzzle Statistics

On this page I have collected the various statistics of most of the puzzles, namely the number of pieces the puzzle has, the maximum number of moves needed to solve it (if known), and the number of positions.

Regular Permutation Puzzles

Name #Pieces \ Orientation Diameter # Positions
7×7×7 V-Cube 8\3, 12\2, (24\1)8 ? 19,500,551,183, 731,307,835,329,126, 754,019,748,794,904, 992,692,043,434,567, 152,132,912,323,232, 706,135,469,180,065, 278,712,755,853,360, 682,328,551,719,137, 311,299,993,600,000, 000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000
6×6×6 V-Cube 8\3, (24\1)6 ? 157,152,858,401, 024,063,281,013,959, 519,483,771,508,510, 790,313,968,742,344, 694,684,829,502,629, 887,168,573,442,107, 637,760,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000
Dogic 60\1, 20\3 ? 21,991,107, 793,244,335,592,538, 616,581,443,187,569, 604,232,889,165,919, 156,829,382,848,981, 603,083,878,400,000
5×5×5 Rubik's Cube 8\3, 12\2, (24\1)3 ? 282,870,942,277,741, 856,536,180,333,107, 150,328,293,127,731, 985,672,134,721,536, 000,000,000,000,000
Megaminx 30\2, 20\3 ? 100,669,616, 553,523,347,122,516, 032,313,645,505,168, 688,116,411,019,768, 627,200,000,000,000
Pyraminx Crystal 30\2, 20\3 ? 1,677,826, 942,558,722,452,041, 933,871,894,091,752, 811,468,606,850,329, 477,120,000,000,000
Crazy 4×4×4× II/III 8\3, 8\3, 24\1, 24\1 ? 31,180,187,340,244,394, 380,451,751,732,775, 816,935,095,098,996, 162,560,000,000,000
Crazy 4×4×4× I 8\3, 8\3, 24\1, 24\1 ? 326,318,176, 648,849,198,250,599, 213,408,124,182,588, 293,120,000,000,000
Chromo Ball / Mystic IQ Ball 30\4 ? 305,815, 726,235,940,368,710, 705,033,637,236,404, 891,156,480,000,000
Mozaika 8\1, 30\4 ? 62,716, 115,731,979,958,427, 000,055,726,386,372, 096,819,200,000,000
4×4×4 Rubik's Cube 8\3, 24\1, 24\1 ? 7,401,196,841,564,901, 869,874,093,974,498, 574,336,000,000,000
Combo Puzzle 36 ? 371,993,326,789, 901,217,467,999,448, 150,835,200,000,000
Rainbow Puzzle 40 ? 11,713,322, 080,860,915,346,154, 459,136,000,000,000
Alexander's Star 30\2 ? 72,431, 714,252,715,638,411, 621,302,272,000,000
Marusenko Sphere 8\3, 24\1 ? 2,279,626,699,712,199, 018,518,937,600,000
Orbit 56 ? 73,888,773,475,012, 113,089,523,051,000
Masterball 32 ? 27,360,196,043, 587,190,784,000,000
Impossiball 20\3 ? 23,563,902,142, 421,896,679,424,000
Hungarian Globe 15\8 ? 11,502,425,383, 685,056,364,544,000
Mad Triad Challenge 36\3 ? 2,670,177,736, 637,149,247,308,800
Mad Triad Handy 18\3 ? 826,803,583, 944,627,953,664,000
Face-turning Octahedron 12\1, 6\2, 12, 12 ? 31,408,133, 379,194,880,000,000
Smart Alex 1\4, 24 ? 605,906, 642,317,616,640,000
Massage Ball 2 30 ? 88,832, 646,059,788,350,720
Hungarian Rings 38 ? 75,406, 424,215,922,599,800
3×3×3 Rubik's Cube 8\3, 12\2 26-29q / 20h 43,252, 003,274,489,856,000
Zauberkreuz 20 ? 30,411, 275,102,208,000,000
Octo / Meeting Colors / Disco Puzzle 32 ? 3.7·1018 approx
Equator 15\8 ? 3,120, 232,580,209,704,960
Barrel/Octagon 8\3, 4\1 + 8\2 ? 450,541,700,775,936,000
Topspin 20 ? 121,645,100,408,832,000
3×3×4 8, 8, 8, 8 ? 41,295,442,083,840,000
Astrolabacus 18\2 ? 35,972,733,468,672,000
Gear Cube Extreme + 8, 8\6, 3\2 ? 32,766,669,147,340,800
Siamese Cube 11\2, 6\3, 6\1 ? 14,302,911,135,744,000
Rubik's Fifteen 17 ? 11,381,997,699,072,000
Rubik's Triamid 4\12 + 6\6 ? 4,680,952,735,334,400
Octahedron 12\2, 6\4 ? 2,009,078,326,888,000
King Ring / Sando Ring 16, 16 ? 497,117,746,919,592
Rubik's Shells 28 ? 472,518,347,558,400
Gear Cube Extreme 8, 8\3, 3\2 ? 255,989,602,713,600
Rubik's Rings 34 ? 193,413,243,572,640
Gripple 16 ? 20,922,789,888,000
Tricky Disky 16 ? 20,922,789,888,000
It / 4×4 16 ? 10,461,394,944,000
Nintendo Ten Billion Barrel 23 ? 4,509,264,634,875
Starlet / Swesdotchka 45 ? 2,438,362,177,020
Brainball 13\2 ? 1,961,990,553,600
SphereXyz 32 ? 337,206,098,790
CMetrick Too 20 ? 305,540,235,000
CMetrick (1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1)\24 ? 165,112,971,264
Rashkey 3 10, 10, 7, 6 ? 13,335,840,000
Pakoválec 20 ? 12,730,843,125
Puzzler Avenger / Turnstile 10, 11 ? 6,286,896,000
Triple Cross 18 ? 5,881,075,200
Gerdig Ufo 16 ? 5,108,125,680
2×3×3 Rubik's Domino 8, 8 19q / 18h 1,625,702,400
Trillion 17 ? 1,072,071,000
Palette 21 21 ? 1,047,566,520
Crossover 24 32 692,263,936
Heptalive 13, 12, 11 26q / 16h 448,493,760
Dual Circle 6\6, 6\6 ? 362,797,056
Cohan Circle (1 solution) 19 23q / 17h 325,909,584
Cohan Circle (6 solutions) 19 20q / 14h 325,909,584
Rainbow Cube 12 13 239,500,800
Ufo (Netblock) 24 ? 200,121,075
Ultimate Skewb 6\2, 4\3, 4\3 14 100,776,960
Pyraminx 6\2, 4\3, 4\3 15 75,582,720
3×3×3 <U,R> group 8\3, 7\1 25q / 20h 73,483,200
Uriblock 16 ? 63,063,000
Arusloky (1 solution) 19 22q / 15h 46,558,512
Arusloky (2 solutions) 19 20q / 14h 46,558,512
Hockey Puck 12 15 39,916,800
Rubik's Ufo 12 16q / 14h 39,916,800
Swissmad 12 ? 29,937,600
Dino Cube / Brain Twist 12 11 19,958,400
Butterfly Puzzle 12, 11 20q / 13h 14,553,000
Triple Disky 12 15q / 13h 7,484,400
Rashkey 2 10, 10, 7, 6 23q / 19h 4,961,250
Halpern Meier Pyramid 6\2, 4\3, 4\1 12 3,732,480
2×2×2 8\3 14q / 11h 3,674,160
Rotos (numbered side) 10 19q / 15h 3,628,800
Billiards 9-Ball Puzzle (stationary gap) 10 15 3,628,800
Flipside 10 11 3,628,800
Skewb 6\1, 4\3, 4\3 11 3,149,280
Super Floppy Cube 4\4 12\1 17q / 15h 3,041,280
Imitation Super Floppy Cube 4\4 12\1 16q / 13h 3,041,280
Puzzler Challenger 10, 11 19q / 13h 2,910,600
Tri-Trick 9 17 2,903,040
Diamond Style Puzzler 8, 12 9 2,425,500
Port to Port 18 ? 2,056,320
Tetraminx 6\2, 4\3 11 933,120
Palette Mix 4\10 103q /90h 720,000
3×3×3 square group 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 15 663,552
Circle Puzzle 12 12q / 12h 369,600
2×2×3 Tower Cube 8, 4 15q / 14h 241,920
Gear Cube + 4, (1\24)3 13q / 8h 165,888
Diamond Skewb 6\2, 4\1 10 138,240
Pyramorphix 4\3 + 4\1 9h 136,080
Puzzler Novice 10, 11 18q / 13h 97,020
Rashkey 1 10, 10, 7, 6 15q / 12h 44,100
Gear Cube 4, (1\12)3 12q / 6h 41,472
Roundy (4 faced) 8\1 9q / 9h 40,320
Eightball (stationary gap) 8 13 20,160
Palette 7 7 37q 15,120
Turn'n'Push (<U,R2> group) 6, 5, 2 25q / 20h 14,400
Columbus Egg 5\10 52q / 15h 10,000
Pentaplenty 9, 8 14q / 10h 7,056
New Seven 7 20 5,040
Rotos (coloured side) 10 10q / 8h 4,200
Roundy (3 faced) 6\2 9q / 7h 2,880
Saturn 8 9 2,520
Beachball Skewb 6, 4 6 2,160
Kép Korong 6\2, 2\2 15q / 14h 1,152
1×3×3 Floppy Cube 4, 4\2 8 192
Rubik's Cheese 6\2 7 96
Morph Head 4 3 6

Bandaged Puzzles

Name #Pieces \ Orientation Diameter # Positions
Battle Gear 15, 14 ? 4,105,946,812,907,520,000
Trio 24 ? 197,480,624,140,800 approx
Square 1 18 ? / 13 435,891,456,000
Rotascope 13\3 ? 91,082,880
Slide Rule Duel 6\4, 8\4 22q / 17h 1,244,160
Bandaged Cube 8\3, 4\4 35q / 29h 1,108,800
Planets 4\24 ? 124,960
Bandaged Pyraminx 4\2, 4\3 13 6,912

Sliding Puzzles with Gap(s)

Name #Pieces \ Orientation Diameter # Positions
Wisdom Ball 47 ? 1,747,103,301,148,570, 216,747,266,984,449, 397,243,628,503,829, 271,387,695,301,819, 105,280,000,000,000
Saturn (LD Games) 32\2 ? 4,414,602,887,497, 354,033,417,932,709, 098,946,560,000,000
Babylon Tower / Ivory Tower 36 ? 19,116,323,737, 814,368,119,883,304, 974,417,920,000,000
Row by Row 41 ? 28,014,361,976,725,689, 202,886,081,433,600
Back Spin 35 ? 64,084,265,679,291, 581,935,411,200,000
Wanderrings 25 ? 14,363,380,500,124, 493,021,184,000,000
Peter's Black Hole / IQube / Magic Jack 26 ? 5,444,434,725,209, 176,080,384,000,000
Great Gears 41 ? 145,608, 355,684,298,707,200
Massage Ball 31 ? 61,195, 822,841,187,530,496
Pionir 67 ? 1,662, 357,943,319,673,600
Varikon 3 19 ? 486,580,401,635,328,000
Inversion 19 ? 93,861,960,192,000
Fifteen Puzzle 15 ? 10,461,394,944,000
Clark's Cube 7\24 ? 7,705,271,992,320
Crossteaser / Rolling Cube Puzzle 8\24 ? 270,888,468,480
Missing Link 15 ? 108,972,864,000
Codebreaker 8\4 ? 23,781,703,680
Whip-it 18 ? 571,771,200
Rack 'em up 16 ? 63,063,000
Mindlock 11 22 23,100
Varikon 2 7 19 20,160
Cubedron 5\4 14 15,360
Spongebob 7 25q / 22h 10,080
Cybedron 5\4 6 256

Lights Out

Name # Parts \ States Diameter # Positions
Brainchek PhD 20\6 20 109,684,753,201,889,280
Rubik's Clock 14\12 13 1,283,918,464,548,864
Lights Out Cube 54\2 29 281,474,976,710,656
Brainchek Stoplight 20\3 20 104,603,532,030
Lights Out 2000 25\3 24 31,381,059,609
Brainchek Blinking Eye 20\2 20 31,457,280
Orbik 12\4 23 / 36 / 54 16,777,216
Lights Out (Classic) 25\2 15 8,388,608
Orbix (game type 1) 12\2 12 4,096
Writer's Block 7\2 6 128