At Flashbak: Rubik’s Reign: The Toy Puzzle Craze of the 1980s

My 2015 at Flashbak commences with a retrospective of the toy puzzle craze of the early 1980s, and the ascent of Rubik's Cube.

Here's a snippet and the url/link: (http://flashbak.com/rubiks-reign-the-toy-puzzle-craze-of-the-1980s-28564/ )

"The first years of the eighties brought kids around the world an intriguing and fun trend: a slew of combination toy puzzles.

No doubt the best-remembered and most beloved of these puzzles is Rubik’s Cube, a toy which was created by Erno Rubik in 1977, but released widely in America by Ideal Toys in 1980.  The toy took off, and Ideal released a second toy called “Rubik’s Snake” and then a third, “Rubik’s Revenge.” 

Today, the Rubik’s cube is still a staple of childhood,.."