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V-Cube 8
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<p>The V-Cube 8 is an 8×8×8 version of the <a href="/facts/Rubik%2527s_Cube/Nlq35AbS">Rubik's Cube</a>. Unlike the original puzzle (but like the <a href="/facts/Rubik%2527s_Revenge/rutrx4WH">4×4×4</a> and <a href="/facts/V-Cube_6/Bmw3CbR6">6×6×6</a> cubes), it has no fixed centers: the center facets (36 per face) are free to move to different positions. The design was covered by <a href="/facts/Panagiotis_Verdes/FYjJyVcR">Panagiotis Verdes</a>' patent from 2007 but Verdes Innovations SA did not produce it for sale until 2014. Other manufacturers released their own versions of the puzzle much earlier. </p><p>Methods for solving the 3×3×3 cube work for the edges and corners of the 8×8×8 cube, as long as one has correctly identified the relative positions of the colors — since the center facets can no longer be used for identification. </p>