Greetings Retail/Commercial partners! I've been working on an updated version of SKEWBITS behind the scenes and it's more or less complete, so I'm releasing the files to you ahead of publication in case you want to get a head start on printing :)
PLEASE REFRAIN FROM SHARING UNTIL PUBLIC RELEASE If you have questions, comments, feedback, or anything to share, you're encouraged to do so in the #merchants channel on the Make Anything discord server!
This update features all new parts and 50 problems in total!
- The 'bits' have larger hinges that are stronger, easier to print, and fit into the problems more clearly.
- The bits and problems can no longer be placed upside down by accident.
- Everything was scaled up 120% so the bits are easy to pick up an manipulate by all hands big and small.
- The problems have been redesigned to use less material but maintain the necessary rigidity
- I've moved the number labels to the front to make them much more clear.
- I've rearranged some of the problems so the difficulty increases more progressively at first.
- Thanks to the brilliant solver program by Darci Peoples, I've changed many of the problems to have fewer solutions, making certain problems significantly more challenging!
- The updated solution guide PDF is attached, including problems 001-050
I suggest printing the problems with a single wall on the first layer for best success with the number labels.
Thanks for everyone's feedback that led to these improvements! While I don't expect there to be changes to this version and this is likely the final update to the base SKEWBITS game, this should still be considered a beta pre-release and any number of things are subject to change. For example, I do expect to include a premium version of the board, solid bits, and storage solutions.