This puzzle was formerly sold by Crafty Puzzles and is retained as a free reference item. It is no longer available to purchase from this website.
Try a hint before revealing the answer
Open one hint at a time to preserve some of the challenge.
Hint 1
Identify the seven Soma-style polycube pieces and find the single three-cube corner piece.
Hint 2
Build one 3 × 3 layer at a time, checking that no two pieces overlap the same space.
Hint 3
The final two pieces should slide together rather than being forced from above.
Written assembly guide
- Lay out the seven polycube pieces and identify their different shapes before starting.
- Use the video to make the bottom 3 × 3 layer from the first group of pieces.
- Add the middle layer while keeping one corner channel open.
- Fit the last two pieces together at the edge, then slide them into the open corner to complete the cube.
Use the preserved diagram or video alongside these steps for exact orientation. The written guide is an original summary prepared for this archive.
Complete Striped Magic Cube / The Hide / Soma Cube solution
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Reveal the Striped Magic Cube / The Hide / Soma Cube solution video
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Source and verification
- Archive source
- Original Crafty Puzzles solution video link
- Information checked
- 13 June 2026
- Verification status
- Archive-preserved; not independently physically tested
- Page status
- Original Crafty Puzzles URL preserved
