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Face Turning Octahedron (FTO) – The puzzle of 2024!

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The DianSheng FTO M was released in 2024, and started the explosive rise in FTO’s popularity.

The Face Turning Octahedron, usually referred to by its abbreviation FTO, has literally exploded in popularity in 2024. The puzzle can be described as an eight-sided Rubik’s Cube, where all eight sides have their own colors and can be rotated around their own face. The puzzle has been around for many years, and has long had a loyal group of enthusiasts who solved the puzzle and developed new methods for it.

In 2024, however, something groundbreaking happened – DianSheng released its magnetic FTO. In one fell swoop, it took over the entire FTO market, as its performance, speed and stability with the pre-mounted magnets were superior to all previous options for an FTO. All of a sudden everyone wanted to buy an FTO and we at Cuboss sold out in several batches – in addition, the factory had a hard time producing enough to meet the demand.

There have long been many who argue that FTO should be the next official event at speedcubing competitions. These voices have only increased after the release of DianSheng’s FTO, now that there is also hardware that maintains competition quality. The puzzle is also a reasonable challenge in terms of difficulty, and can be solved in a couple of minutes by beginners, down to just over 15 seconds by the best in the world.

The FTO’s future as a competition events remains to be seen, but it goes without saying that FTO has sailed up as 2024’s big hit at Cuboss. The DianSheng’s FTO M is still a very affordable option for those who want to try out the FTO for the first time – use the discount code 10DSFTO for a 10% discount if you want to buy your own!

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DaYan FTO M Ball Core – the new best FTO puzzle on the market.

At the same time as this blog post is published, however, DaYan has released its brand new DaYan FTO M Ball Core. The puzzle is admittedly a little more expensive than the DianSheng, but makes up for it with its improvements in performance. The puzzle is faster, with stronger magnets and impress us with its improved ability to resist pops. That makes the DaYan FTO M Ball Core the new obvious choice for those who want to solve FTO faster. However, QiYi is rumored to be releasing a magnetic FTO of their own in just a few weeks – stay tuned here at Cuboss.com to see when we release more info on this contender!

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