Cross Rings Puzzle
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Play: Click on the arrows to turn the closest circle of tokens in the direction of the arrow.

Objective: To arrange the pieces in alphabetical order on each circle, or just to make a nice pattern of colors.

Possible solutions include:

Note: The circles in the physical model of this puzzle overlap at 90 degrees to allow easy passage of each circle through the other. This is a mathematical model of the actual puzzle.

This puzzle may have up to 10^32 possible positions. Rubik's cube has up to 10^18 possible positions, so this is a very tough puzzle! Luckily, some patterns are much easier than others.

Good Luck!

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