Winning Moves Games Rubik's Cube 4x4

If your familiar with rubiks 3x3 (especially getting one new) then you'll be very satisfied with their 4x. Resolved the peeling sticker issue with seamless plastic plates (stickerless) and has the same feel in turning as a fresh new rubiks 3x. It takes more getting used to the extra row then actually having to break it in. As a logical human being, you'll understand that when it binds up you cant just muscle it into position without breaking the thing (causing cubesplosions as shown in some other reviews) but with a touch of finesse, the edges slide into position as you'd expect. Operates smooth like the 3x Ive come to know and love, and comes with new algorithms and complications to add satisfying complexity to the puzzle. Well worth the $15 and the good name. The naysayers are simply heathens.

The 4x4x4 Rubik's cube is a great step up for someone who has mastered the 3x3x3 cube. There are some new challenges as the player will learn (no center tiles for point of reference colors, long algorithms for parity problems.. you'll see what I mean when you try to solve it).This cube is very well made in terms of durability, which seems to cause a problem when it comes to flexibility. I have never had a piece fall out of place, but sometimes the sides are difficult to turn. There are plenty of videos online showing how one can lubricate the cube, and this helps substantially for the 4x4x4. However, this cube is not a "speed cube". It is ideal for learners who don't mind taking time to solve the cube (and will need to at first), and for those who don't want the cube to fall apart mid-solve.Overall, a good buy, but it's best to experiment (even with cheap/import models) and find the brands of cubes that you like.

This is a great puzzle for anyone over the age of ten. Anyone younger would probably get frustrated with it too easily. Overall it very fun to solve, even if it does get mundane after you figure out the technique. It obviously takes more time to solve than the classic 3x3 cube, but once you know how, it definitely isn't any harder. The cube comes rather stiff (hard to turn) from the factory, but after you play with it a while it tends to loosen up. The only gripe I have is about how easy it can be to "lock" the slices by not having them lined up right, but once you get used to it, you have the problem less and less. Suggested for anyone who enjoys a good challenge!

While I am able to solve the standard Rubik's cube fairly easily, I am having a hard time with this one. It maybe a little too difficult for me. I refuse to look up the algorithms that are available on the internet and YouTube that would solve it for me because to me it seems like it's cheating and I just don't want to study how to play with a toy. So, I have retired this one. I gave it away to a friend in the hospital. I still play with the original when I feel like playing with one.I have been relying on these reviews for my own purchase decisions for many years. I recently started posting reviews because I am disabled and have free time. I hope my reviews are helpful. I only post a review after I have used the product for an adequate amount of time to have a basis for an opinion and I update my reviews if my opinion changes. If you found my review to be helpful, please check the "yes" box. If I find that my reviews aren't helping anybody then I'll stop and find a better use for my time. Thank you and good luck. 😀

I got this as a gift for my husband after he mastered the 3x3. The cube is everything that it says it to be. I want to make note that the more layers you add to the cube, the greater the potential for it to fall apart. I bought our November, 2011, and it HAS NOT FALLEN APART. I can see how it could fall apart, if you man handle it and are careless in turning the rows.Anyway, my husband loved it, solved it, and I bought him the 5x5 from here as well.

It's a gift. So I can't open it. But I will up date about functionality and durability. I live in Mexico and the delivery was really fast, it arrived 2 days earlier. I'm giving 5 stars because of that.

I gave the 4x4 to my 12 year old grandson, for his birthday. He loves figuring out how to do the rubik’s cubes. This one was more of a challenge but he got it!!

What!? Other people reviewing this product Rubik's 4x4s that come apart! Boy, I wish!!By what I can see, this Winning Moves Rubik's (with stickers) is so poorly designed and crafted that I'll need to get inside and sand down all the burrs, flack, and misaligned surfaces and then give it a good lube job. Unfortunately, I can't get the thing to come apart!!I use twisty puzzles for physical rehabilitation after damaging the nerves to my fingers. I have numerous puzzles including three 4x4x4s, a LanLan 6.5 cm Speed Cube (tiles), a Meffert's Challenge (tiles) for speed cubing, and now this one. The LanLan is loose, smooth, and required no lubrication. It simply works. If anything, it's too loose -- almost sloppy. The Meffert's needed lubrication and several tiles fell off during shipping. The zip-lock kept them from getting lost. If nothing else, it's a good thing the poorly glued tiles came to my attention before tragedy struck (losing them; choking hazard). The Meffert's has become my "user" cube.I now own three Rubik's brand cubes: the Ice Cube 2x2x2 (very sticky turning; no way to deburr or lube), this thing, and my old original Rubik's Cube from 1981. The old one is sticky, too, but what do you expect after 30 years of coagulating dirt and grease? Besides, it responded like a champ to a good cleaning and lube.