The Rubik's Cube was the Best Selling Toy in the 80s
Review by C. Combs
Remember the
Rubik's Cube?
I grew up when this amazing brain teaser came out and it was something I couldn't
put down.
Apparently, a lot of peope felt the same way as this toy became the best-selling
puzzle in history and still remains on store shelves today.
The Rubik's Cube made it's debut in 1980 and it has been said that some three
hundred million were sold worldwide!
See the 25th Anniversary Rubik's Cube
Rubik's Cube Phenomenon
So what made
this Magic Cube such a hit?
Was it the colors or the unique turning action, or was it a break from the
old traditional board games?
It's hard to say, but it was a fact that every American household in the early
eighties had one.
No longer were kids hanging from the monkey bars on recess... no they were
huddled together solving the Rubik's Cube.
Not only was the Cube a hit with the kids, parents and elders had a thirst
for solving this puzzle too.
It's fair to say that the Rubik's Cube became an obsession for some... especially
mathemeticians and the like.
Books and even TV shows provided solutions to the Cube... this was getting
serious.
Serious or not serious, the Rubik's Cube to this day is a brain teaser everyone
should try and it makes an excellent gift...
Especially for someone who grew up in the 80s!
