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SUMMARY:Bird Library Exhibition: Cube Game
LOCATION:Bird Library 1st Floor\, 222 Waverly Ave\, Syracuse\, NY 13244
DESCRIPTION:Visit the first floor of Bird LIbrary to check out Cube Game: 
 The Rubik's Cube and Other Dimensional Puzzle Games.\n\nHungarian Archite
 ct and professor of design Ernő Rubik invented the cube in 1974\, followi
 ng his interest in three-dimensional geometry and the relationship betwee
 n dimensional shapes. Originally known as the Magic Cube\, it was rebrand
 ed as the Rubik’s Cube upon its worldwide release in 1980\, quickly becom
 ing the trendy must-have novelty of the decade. By the early 1980s\, mill
 ions were attempting to solve its not-so simple challenge: arranging six 
 faces of colored squares so that each displayed a single color. The Cube’
 s breakout success generated an entire industry of related products. Vari
 ations on the original design appeared in numerous shapes\, sizes\, and c
 onfigurations\, while other mechanical puzzles\, including Rubik’s Snake\
 , offered unique ways to manipulate geometric forms. Competing manufactur
 ers introduced their own puzzles\, with unauthorized copies and imitation
 s became commonplace. The Cube also inspired board games\, card games\, p
 romotional merchandise\, and an extensive assortment of instructional boo
 ks promising to reveal the secrets of solving it for a meager sum. Its in
 fluence extended well beyond the toy industry. The Cube became a fixture 
 of popular culture\, appearing in television programs\, films\, advertise
 ments\, cartoons\, and comics. Closely associated with the 1980s\, it has
  become a visual symbol of the decade. For some\, solving the Cube became
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