Give the octahedron its name.
Four of the five Platonic puzzles already have a real name. The octahedron still answers to a part number. Let's fix that before 2027.
A name, not a spec sheet.
“FTO” is a description, not an identity. It stuck because nothing better was offered.
It isn't a word
The dodecahedron is the Megaminx. The octahedron got three capital letters.
You can't say it
You spell F-T-O. A caller can't shout it; a beginner can't google it.
It's already taken
Search FTO and you get a football club, a finance term, a car engine.
The minx dynasty has an empty seat.
The great twisty puzzles are named for their Platonic solids, and share one surname: -minx. Only the octahedron sits there without a name.
Four of five already wear a name.
It's already in the room.
Greek for eight — one per face.
Shared with the Pyraminx and Megaminx.
Sayable
Two syllables. Say it, don't spell it.
Searchable
One word, one puzzle.
Family-true
Reads as a minx on sight.
Yes, we've heard them.
“There's already an Octaminx.”
A rare Tony Fisher collector's mod. Reportedly, he welcomes the name moving to the puzzle everyone actually solves.
“FTO has already stuck.”
So did “Rubik's Revenge,” before the world settled on 4×4. Placeholders hold only until a better name is offered.
“It's just a label.”
It headlines scoreboards and world records for decades. Worth choosing once, well.
The window won't stay open.
The last new name
Skewb — the last event the WCA named. Then silence.
FTO voted in
Official at last — the first new event in twelve years.
Set in stone
First competitions. Whatever it's called goes on the record — permanently.
Write “Octaminx” before the record book writes “FTO” for you.
Name the eighth solid.
An open community proposal — the same push that got FTO recognized. Add your voice.