{"id":4818,"date":"2017-04-21T12:47:55","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T16:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=4818"},"modified":"2017-04-21T12:47:55","modified_gmt":"2017-04-21T16:47:55","slug":"review-moyu-yj-stickerless-yulong-plus-3x3x3-speed-cube-puzzle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2017\/04\/21\/review-moyu-yj-stickerless-yulong-plus-3x3x3-speed-cube-puzzle\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: MoYu YJ Stickerless Yulong Plus 3x3x3 Speed Cube Puzzle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The venerable <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rubik%27s_Cube\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rubik&#8217;s Cube<\/a> dates back to 40 years ago. In that time, its popularity has risen and fallen multiple times. Although nowhere near it&#8217;s heights, the 3x3x3 puzzle cube and its variations, are definitely popular again.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4821\" style=\"width: 2682px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0838.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4821\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4821\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0838.jpg?resize=2672%2C1784\" alt=\"Although everything is in Chinese, there's really no language issue with this type of puzzle game.\" width=\"2672\" height=\"1784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0838.jpg?w=2672&amp;ssl=1 2672w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0838.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0838.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0838.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0838.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0838.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Although everything is in Chinese, there&#8217;s really no language issue with this type of puzzle game.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While the current version of the <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2oxSE7j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rubik&#8217;s Cube<\/a> is just over $7, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2oxtKVk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MoYu YJ Stickerless Yulong Plus 3x3x3 Speed Cube Puzzle<\/a> is just under $5. The MoYu gets you smoother, creak-free action, and real colors instead of just stickers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4822\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0839.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4822\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4822\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0839.png?resize=2550%2C1800\" alt=\"The manual is in Chinese, but any standard guide will obviously work with this.\" width=\"2550\" height=\"1800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0839.png?w=2550&amp;ssl=1 2550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0839.png?resize=150%2C106&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0839.png?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0839.png?resize=768%2C542&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0839.png?resize=1024%2C723&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC_0839.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The manual is in Chinese, but any standard guide will obviously work with this.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Considering the price, unique colors, and overall quality and performance, this is definitely one alternative to the name brand worth checking out.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BTH5295h-CR\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Bill Loguidice (@bill_loguidice)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-04-20T22:13:00+00:00\">Apr 20, 2017 at 3:13pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The venerable Rubik&#8217;s Cube dates back to 40 years ago. 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