QiYi Gear Pyraminx (Tiled)

It seems to pop every solve I try to do, it's a great idea, just maybe need a v2

i had to twist it 6 billion times before it was solved again (not too bad) i turn it one more time and it goes boom boom all over my couch and somehow the CORE BROKE???

Difficulty: 5/10
Playability: 2/10
Quality: 6/10

OVERVIEW: The Gear Pyraminx looks great, without a doubt. However, a level of turning quality was sacrificed that for me, personally, makes it not worth playing with. I was able to come up with a simple algorithm to turn individual edges that was a modification of the Sledgehammer algorithm. However, the final two edges were very challenging, and every time I was testing approaches, the cube locked up or skipped gears! I lost motivation, and so far, haven't even solved it.

PROS: Cool look, unique challenge.
CONS: Difficulty to pick up and play with. Turning requires an awkward hold of the puzzle.

This might just be me, but my pyraminx turns awful, one of the edge caps keeps popping off, one of the centers keeps moving when its not supposed too, and also one of center caps also keeps popping off.

Its a good puzzle the only problem is that sometimes the gears skip also pretty challenging to solve I like it

this is one of those puzzles that get's too frustrating to solve just because of its bad mechanics. but not just just one, THE ONE.
i have solved it but then noticed the centers don't align no matter what then realized it skipped gears and after that time it popped many times when i tried to solve it again and the rage quit took it apart and re assembled it.
tried again today after some long while and it pissed me off so much i trashed it,

It's a fun puzzle, and the transparent version is beautiful. The turn is decent for a gear cube (obviously not comparable to a speedcube), and the puzzle is fairly easy to solve, but the concept is really entertaining. The turning is good, just be careful to grab it correctly to not get your fingers caught. The plastic feels good quality.

The QiYi gear pyraminx is a really fun and challenging non-WCA puzzle. The quality of the puzzle is very nice, and the tiled pieces give it a nice finish. However, I believe that this puzzle is a gear Halpern-Meier Pyramid, and not a gear pyraminx. Overall though, this puzzle has a challenging solve and nice quality for a relatively low price.

It is a challenging puzzle but I have been extremely careful with the turning and making sure everything is alright but I still got a lock up and pop on it.

It's a jing's pyraminx (corner turning) but with gears. It shapeshifts a lot and looks epic when scrambled.

It isn't that hard to solve. The worst you will encounter is an issue with one flipped edge, but that's not a true parity and is just something you just need to problem-solve around. But it's still harder than a gear cube, so get that first if you want to get into gear puzzles.

In addition to the corner turning moves, this puzzle also allows a satisfying edge turning move where you grip opposite edges and spin. Everything on the cube rotates simultaneously. You can even use this move to your advantage during the solve.

The main issue with the puzzle is that the mechanism can sometimes misalign and get stuck if you are too careless. This is mainly when you inadvertently perform the edge turning move when trying to turn the corners. When this happens, and you continue to perform moves, the whole puzzle can end up in an illegal position, requiring a slight disassembly to restore it. This is really annoying.

Despite this, I personally think it's a really cool puzzle. It's fun and pretty on the shelf and in the hand. I don't agree with the low average rating it got and would certainly recommend it to anyone who loves gear cubes.