1 The original puzzle has 9 triangles per face (size = 3)
2 and has period 4 turning (i.e. the face or points turn with
3 90 degree intervals). The puzzle was designed by Uwe Meffert
4 and called the Magic Octahedron (or Star Puzzler). The
5 puzzle was not widely distributed but not exactly rare. This
6 puzzle has some analogies to the Rubik's Cube and the
7 solving techniques are the same to that of the Pyraminx.
8 Christoph's Magic Jewel is similar except there are no
9 trivial corners to solve. This has 2^22*12! or
10 2,009,078,326,886,400 different combinations.
11 Uwe Meffert also noticed that there could be an alternate
12 twisting for the octahedron where it has period 3 turning
13 (i.e. faces turn with 120 degree intervals).
14 One is able to simulate a Trajber's Octahedron (period 3
15 turning and sticky mode). Also one is able to simulate one
16 with variant turning (period 4 turning and sticky mode).
18 WWW: http://www.tux.org/~bagleyd/puzzles.html