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News: The Movable Type Rubik's Cube
Love this Rubik's Cube stamp with movable type Chinese characters by Shaun Chung. Chung laser-etched the characters from wood, and then adhered them to a regular Rubik's Cube to create verses from a traditional Chinese text.
How To: Play The 13 Cards Game "Ramee"
A 13-cards Ramee game is usually played between 2 players with one pack of cards. If three players are playing, then a 9-cards Ramee is played with one deck. For 4-players and more 21-cards Ramee is played and two or more decks are needed.
How To: Play Eleusis
Eleusis is a fun card game that is pretty easy to learn how to play. Grab a few buddies, and check out this video tutorial!
How To: Run a three-legged race
Learn the tricks to running a three-legged race – without ending up flat on your face! Step 1
How To: Solve the Rubik's Cube faster with fingertricks
Learn how to master the Rubik's Cube puzzle... watch this two-part video tutorial to see how to solve the Rubik's Cube faster with fingertricks. You don't have to be a genius to accomplish solving the 3x3 Classic Rubiks Cube. You just need some limber fingers, and maybe some heavy duty silicone spray for lubrication. These finger tricks will get you on your way to solving the Cube in under one minute, or close to it anyway.
How To: Solve the amazing Hanayama Cast Enigma metal puzzle
Want to impress your friends by solving a puzzle? Watch this video tutorial to learn how to solve the Hanayama Cast Enigma metal puzzle. This Cast Enigma puzzle from Hanayama provides a difficult solution, and has a 6 out of 6 difficulty rating.
How To: Reflect or mirror algorithms for the Rubik's Cube
This video tutorial is for beginner puzzlers who are getting more advanced in their speedsolving of the Rubik's Cube. When solving the Rubiks Cube, there are these mathematical equations called algorithms, which I'm sure you already know, but in this algorithms you may find the need to mirror them, or reflect them, to get the exact opposite, forming a new algorithm. Well, this video will teach you all about how to reflect or mirror algorithms for the Rubik's Cube.
How To: Solve a 5x5 Rubik's Cube Professor
Watch this four-part how to video on solving the 5x5 Rubik's Cube Professor. What, you didn't know they made them that big? Well, they do, and it's called the Professor. The 5x5 monolith.
How To: Get every color on every side of the Rubik's Cube--
--in under ten moves! Listen closely newbies, or actually, watch closely newbies. This algorithm gets every color on every side.
How To: Play the "can you read my mind" kid's party game
Hello! My name is Nicole Valentine and on behalf of Expert Village, I'm here to talk to you about how to coordinate birthday games for a birthday party. Now we're going to discuss the game can you read my mind. This game has a little bit of mystery flavor to it. You'll see what I mean. In this game, you need to utilize 2 rooms. In the first main room, you have all the guests of your party. Then later we'll instruct the guests we're going to play a game called can you read my mind and the goal...
How To: Drinking Games That'll Make Your Party the Party of the Century
Throwing a party means making sure everyone has fun, but that pursuit can quickly get out-of-hand. Before you know it, you're once laid back get-together has received so many RSVPs that it becomes obvious you're throwing the party of the century. With an over-abundance of beer and an inflated guest list, your newly-formed epic reputation must live up to the hype.
How To: Solve the wooden ball puzzle
If you love brain teasers and own the wooden ball puzzle, but haven't been able to solve it, this video is for you. The wooden ball puzzle can be a real challenge, but this how-to walks you through the process, slow and easy to make sure you get it. In addition, this video shows how to solve both the large and the small wooden ball puzzle. So, if you're at the end of your rope, don't despair, help for you and your wooden balls is on the way! Solve the wooden ball puzzle.
How To: Solve a Rubik's Mirror Blocks Puzzle Cube
Okay, you've beaten everything from the 2x2 Rubik's cube all the way up to the 6x6. Now it's time to try something different. This video shows how to solve the Rubik's Mirror Blocks puzzle cube. It's tricky at first, but follow the video and figure it out!
How To: Make your own Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Disk
If you're really into Yu-Gi-Oh! (you know you are) and don't have your own Duel Disk, you are not as into it as you could be. If you don't want to shell out the dough to buy one, watch this video for a detailed guide to making your own Duel Disk.
How To: Build a Destiny Hero Yu-Gi-Oh! card deck
If you're looking for new ideas for powerful Yu-Gi-Oh! decks, you've come to the right place. This video is one of many on Wonderhowto detailing deck construction in Yu-Gi-Oh!, and it will teach you how to make a powerful Destiny Hero deck.
How To: Solve a Rubik's Cube in 5 minutes
To solve a Rubik's cube, you will need to begin by keeping in mind the 7 steps. To learn about the cube itself, you will need to take it apart. The cube has 3 types of pieces. The center pieces do not move. They are actually fixed. Every piece is unique, and every piece has a unique place.
How To: Use bank shots to get off the wall in foosball
Foosball, the tiny table-based version of soccer, is one of the most popular games in fraternity houses and bars across America. It's great for bringing four people together, and is easy to learn but difficult to master. If you're looking to improve you game, watch this video. It will show you how to use bank shots to score more foosball goals and make you opponent look silly.
How To: Play the marble pyramid game
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to play marble pyramid. This is a 2 player game. Each player has 15 marbles. Players simply take turns placing the marbles onto the field. When 4 marbles form a square, a player is able to place a marble in the center to raise the marble level. Players continue placing and stacking the marbles until it forms into a pyramid. The player with the last marble on top wins the game. Players are also able to stack using their marbles from the field. This vid...
How To: Play the drinking game "quarters"
Learn one of the most popular drinking games: Quarters. All you need is beer, cups or shot glasses, and quarters. It's great for couples and groups. Play the drinking game "quarters".
How To: Play the "Dice or Die" drinking game
In this video tutorial, learn how to play the "Dice or Die" drinking game. The premise? A drinking game played by two people, possibly a couple, that enables massive drinking & fun.
How To: Play Bid Whist for beginners
Bid Whist can be a fun game for family or friends. It's challenging enough for adults, but enjoyable for kids too. Bidding and predicting wins are what make playing Bid Whist fun and exciting, whether you win or lose.
How To: Play fruit basket musical chairs
This is the classic game of musical chairs with a little fruit added. You Will Need
How To: Solve the Rubik's Twist
See how to solve the Rubik's Twist! The Rubik's Cube has been puzzling people for ages now, with only the best of minds able to solve it without any help. The rest of us might not be as lucky, we need a little help, but the Rubiks Twist might not be as hard. This video tutorial is only for beginners, to show them how to solve the mechanical Rubik's Twist puzzle, also referred to as the Rubik's Snake or Rubik's Transformable Snake.
How To: Disassemble and reassemble the Megaminx puzzle
It's time to disassemble your Megaminx puzzle, so how do you do it? These puzzles are meant to be solved, just like the Rubik's Cube, but every once in a while it is necessary to take them apart, either for cleaning, lubricating or for replacing game parts.
How To: Use five basic tactics on the chess-like game Shogi
Do you like chess? How about Japanese chess? Aren't there different chess variants in Japan though? Maybe, but this specific chess variant is called Shogi. The chess-like game Shogi is won by capturing the king, just like chess, but defeat is conceded at mate, or when mate becomes unavoidable.
How To: Value the pieces on the chess-like game Shogi
Do you like chess? How about Japanese chess? Aren't there different chess variants in Japan though? Maybe, but this specific chess variant is called Shogi. The chess-like game Shogi is won by capturing the king, just like chess, but defeat is conceded at mate, or when mate becomes unavoidable.
How To: Successfully restring your Rubik's Magic puzzle
Have a Rubik's Magic Puzzle that's been failing you? It needs a little adjustment, doesn't it? Well, this four-part video tutorial will show you how to fix it, by restringing the puzzle.
How To: Solve the Rubik's Cube with the R Permutation
Need a little help solving the last part of the Rubik's Cube puzzle? Permutating the last layer could be tricky, and could get you back to square one if you don't know what you are doing, but don't worry, you'll be able to solve that Cube in every possible PLL situation.
How To: Use F2L fingertricks to solve the Rubik's Cube
Here are some examples of fingertricks that can be used for the Fridrich F2L on the Rubik's Cube. If your Cube is not properly lubricated, you will not be able to perform any of these fingertricks, so go lube it up before you begin.
How To: Solve a 5x5 Rubik's Professor Cube
In order to solve a 5x5 Rubik's Professor Cube, you'll need to, of course, already know how to solve a 3x3 Rubiks Cube. First, you'll need to get the centers solved first, then you pair the edges (with the algorithm 2D*, R, F', U, R', F, D'*), and solve parity (with the algorithm 2R*, 2B, 2U, L*, 2U, R'*, 2U, R*, 2U, 2F, R*, 2F, L'*, 2B, 2R*), then you continue to solve it just like a normal 3x3 cube until it looks brand new, out of the plastic box.
How To: Solve the Tetris Cube puzzle
You love the video game Tetris and you love the puzzle Rubik's Cube, then what's stopping you from attacking the Tetris Cube?
How To: Assemble a 4x4 rubik's cube
Wow, this 4x4 rubik's cube looks daunting to assemble, but entirely possible!
How To: Pair the edges on a 5x5 Rubik's Cube
See how to pair the edges of the Olympicube (V-cube), the Rubik's Cube of all Rubik's Cubes! Watch this two-parter to help you on your way to brilliance, because you know you can't get there yourself.
How To: Create Rubik's Cube algorithms using Cube Explorer
This is a basic tutorial on using the Cube Explorer computer software to create your own custom algorithms for different 3x3 Rubik's Cube patterns. And just when you thought the Rubik's Cube couldn't get any more fun!
How To: Solve a picture Rubik's Cube
Ever had a picture cube that you just couldn't fix the middles for? If you already understand the Rubik's Cube, then watch these two videos, if not, then watch something else, or read the "7 Step Solution Guide."
How To: Solve the Rubik's Cube with the LBL method
Here is a detailed two-part explanation of the LBL method (the beginner's method), for solving the Rubik's Cube, or Eastsheen Cube. Need I say more?
How To: Solve the infamous Sudokube
Never heard of Sudokube? Well, for those of you who love sudoku AND the Rubik's Cube, this is just perfect for you. The first video gives you and introduction to the Sudokube, and the last two videos show how to solve the tricky thing. Magnificent!
How To: Play solitaire on Windows Vista
Learn how to play the card game solitaire by watching this video with a good commentary to teach you the basics. This is using the solitaire game on Windows Vista.
How To: Use a pawn breakthrough technique in chess
This is a breakthrough technique that covers how to get a pawn to pass when 3 pawns square off against 3 pawns. If you ever get into this, remember these hints to get a queen out of it.
How To: Play the human chairs game
Use four chairs, lean back, and remove the chairs. The structure will hold - it's really cool.