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Need Help With Naming A Puzzle.
Posted By: Jett* on 8/24/2004 4:53 PM (CST)	1000 Points
To make a long story short, one of my client's premier products due for release this Christmas Season has encountered a name issue. Apparently, the trademark expired and someone else jumped on it before he could. Anyway, we have to not only rebrand the most popular puzzle in his line (over 10 years old and well known in the puzzle community by its current name), but rename the website which not only possesses the same name as his puzzle, but has several #1 and #2 Google ranks for key words such as "wood puzzle". The Puzzles are geometrically shaped (Cube, Orb, Cylinder, Pyramid, Cone), and the names include the shape combined with a prefix that forms a "new" word similar to complex terms (i.e. OrbSticle, PyrPlex, CyliPlex). We need a new name for the Cube and we need it fast! I was thinking of something catchy like "Cube Fury", or "Cubicon"...especially since it is hitting major retail stores very soon. It has over 54 different tesselated shapes, the most difficult being able to create a 4X4 cube with perfect checkerboard patterns on each side. This puzzle has won many awards, been praised by Jerry Slocum of Beverly Hills Puzzle Foundation, and has over 100,000 orders pending WorlWide and growing everyday. So you see, this is quite a dilema. WE need a catchy, relevant name for the puzzle AND a new site name that will retain our Google positioning. The puzzle name should contain the word "Cube" (or a synonym) and have a second part/pre-fix indicitive of a perplexing puzzle...a challenge...a "Mind Block" (another name I thought of) etc. The site name can be "woodpuzzles.com" for all we care since the primary focus is SEO. If you take the time to suggest a site name, I would love you forever if you check the availability before posting it. Any help you can provide would be most appreciated!

Posted by: aosterday*	Accepted Answer
8/24/2004 5:11 PM (CST)
I like Mind Block and Cube Fury. Others: Enigma Cube^3 Cubed Squared Labyrinth WoodWeb Cubeplexity Shapemaze Impossible GeoMaze CubeChaos

Posted by: pkemper*	Accepted Answer
8/24/2004 5:17 PM (CST)
CubeLicious Cubel CubeIcle Cubelation Cubelacious CubeCubeCube Cubelastic Cubble

Posted by: Jett*	Author Response
8/24/2004 5:53 PM (CST)
Good Ideas! I should correct my question: I mean "suffix" instead of "prefix"...although a prefix is not out of the question.

Posted by: KJMurray*	Accepted Answer
8/24/2004 6:17 PM (CST)
Perplx-A-Qube Qube-A-Plex Perplexiqube Confusicube Dazecube

Posted by: SteveByrneBranding	Accepted Answer
8/24/2004 6:25 PM (CST)
Blaine, A very long time ago I named a game product "Qube" – it never took off and I've seen the Qube name since. Maybe … The Amazing Qube PineQube Quzzle I’ll be back, - Steve

Posted by: SteveByrneBranding	Member Response
8/24/2004 6:40 PM (CST)
Dr. Zog's BaffyCube

Posted by: SteveByrneBranding	Member Response
8/24/2004 6:48 PM (CST)
or Dr. Wood's BaffyQube

Posted by: SteveByrneBranding	Member Response
8/24/2004 7:06 PM (CST)
The JumbleWood Cube

Posted by: tjh	Accepted Answer
8/24/2004 7:48 PM (CST)
rootcube cuberoose stanley's cuberick platonicube reprocube musecube cubelation cubelator exocube cubination cubifold polycube cubisect cubicist pro multicube barbcube (lol, just send $$)

Posted by: BRAND New*	Accepted Answer
8/24/2004 8:06 PM (CST)
Box² Q-Box Q-Quad Qube² Obstacube TwigTrick TrigTrick Lumbercube Timbertrick 4Wood

Posted by: BRAND New*	Accepted Answer
8/24/2004 8:09 PM (CST)
Check-mate MindCube Cryptic² IntelaCube Logic² LogicLog medulla² WhizCube AnaLog² mmm, some defintely not the best I know:)

Posted by: cal*	Accepted Answer
8/24/2004 8:12 PM (CST)
'Q' and 'the Borg' in Star Trek came to mind when I read your post, Blaine. A couple phrases that I perceive as being representative of 'Q': (Almost) infinitely powerful. (Almost) infinite potential. Possible adline directions: Q \| Infinite power. Q \| Infinite potential. Q \| Infinite power. Infinite potential. Could also spell it as ‘Q'. Also 'Q-Cube'. Possible adline directions: Q-Cube \| Infinite power. Q-Cube \| Infinite potential. Q-Cube \| Infinite power. Infinite potential. Other possible spelling directions: 1. 'Q'-Cube 2. Q-Qube 3. ‘Q'-Qube 4.Q-‘Cube' 5. Q-‘Qube' There doesn't seem to be any www.q-cube.com ‘Nano-Cube', or ‘Nano-Qube', was another, after Star Trek Voyager Seven's Borg nano-bots. cal

Posted by: SteveByrneBranding	Member Response
8/24/2004 8:21 PM (CST)
Mr. Baffywood’s Cube ok, done for now.

Posted by: cal*	Member Response
8/24/2004 8:28 PM (CST)
So much for the Q-Cube idea: http://www.puzzlecraft.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=...

Posted by: cal*	Member Response
8/24/2004 8:59 PM (CST)
A couple thought directions, Blaine. Link it to something seen as being recognized for 'out there'. Eg.: The Einstein Cube or Cube Einstein The Eureka Cube Or link the name to a 'joyful response' when you 'get it', like Yahoo did. Eg.: The Wahoo Cube

Posted by: vigorgraphics*	Accepted Answer
8/24/2004 9:16 PM (CST)
Try these on for size: ENIGMA 3 - Enigma Cubed (the 3 should be a superscript) CLUBE - Clue and Cube THE BRIGHT SIDE - The logo could include a lightbulb in a thought bubble. (As trite as it sounds, it may work well in this application) Fun fun. Let me know if one of them works out for you. If you need any help with the designing of the packaging, logo, etc. Drop me a line!

Posted by: Nina Kedar*	Member Response
8/24/2004 10:23 PM (CST)
Hi Jett Puzzles are a great pastime for kids as well as for adults. I feel the name for the cube should connote the fun-factor as well as reflect its already-existing popularity. And, for memorability, it should also be kept very, very simple. Therefore, my suggestion is: Hot Cube Do let me know what you think :) Nina

Posted by: Carl Crawford	Accepted Answer
8/24/2004 10:32 PM (CST)
hi jett, been thinking about you name, how about cubetangle cube zilla cube-a- cool (lol) if i think of more i will post have a nice day and i hope this helps oh great one Sweetasman01

Posted by: Jett*	Author Response
8/24/2004 10:42 PM (CST)
You guys and gals are AWESOME!! Thank you so much for the feedback and great name ideas! I am knee deep in it so I will post individual responses later. Keep em coming. P.S. I just spoke with my client and the first name of the puzzle was "Tesserect" (combo of tesselated and erect). Now the term "erect" has a sexual reference but so does "Erector Set" and "Bungee Balls". etc. LOL. For the past 10 years it has been called CalmPlex (combo of calming and perplexing). If you run a google on the name, you will see an herbal medication with the same name, hence the conflict. What are your thoughts on this? Keep in mind this puzzle was created for the extreme puzzle fanatics, mathematicians, cubists and the like, so "Tesserect" has an intellectual meaning, but I fear it does not brand the product well for the general public who grew to love the puzzle as well.

Posted by: tjh	Accepted Answer
8/24/2004 11:52 PM (CST)
AlterCube (Q)Cubiverse (Q)Cubilation Cubigon Cubetorium CubIQ Cubeyond MagniCube

Posted by: virago*	Accepted Answer
8/25/2004 12:08 AM (CST)
I wouldn't think that herbal medicine and a toy puzzle would come under the same category for trademark registration. But I am sure you have exausted all avenues for the name. Anyway on the new information you just provided how about... ErectOPlex - A puzzle for a perplexing erection! Now for a serious name... InteliPlex PuzzPlex or PuzzlePlex Quebex (bit close to Rubec's Qube) or QuePlex or CuePlex MegaPlex

Posted by: shahyogi*	Member Response
8/25/2004 1:38 AM (CST)
Cuban Oregano (enc.) Cuban peso Cuban prime (enc.) Cuban Revolution Cuban Revolution (enc.) Cuban revolutionary war (enc.) Cuban sandwich Cuban sandwich (enc.) Cuban Solenodon (enc.) Cuban spinach Cuban vanilla Cuban Whistling Duck (enc.) Cubana (enc.) Cubana Airlines (enc.) Cubana De Aviacion (enc.) Cubana de Aviación (enc.) Cubane (enc.) Cubango River (enc.) Cubase (enc.) Cubation Cubatory Cubature cubature unit Cubbi (enc.) Cubbridge-head cubby Cubby Broccoli (enc.) Cubby v. CompuServe (enc.) cubbyhole Cubdrawn cubeb vine cubebic cubelike Cubesat (enc.) Cubewano (enc.) Cubhood One i feel that is simple an sweet is TIME CUBE, PUZUBE, or Name it RODRICKS CUBE, MINDMAZE etc

Posted by: AndrewS	Accepted Answer
8/25/2004 2:31 AM (CST)
Qube ImpossiCube IzzyCube Cube EnigmaCube Cuber CuteCube Its worth noting that there is some research emerging on attractive names, that suggests that men prefer names with lots of vowels and women prefer names with fewer vowels. The research hasn't been very scientificly done at the moment, but if you stop to think about it, it becomes a credible arguement. If you believe it or not, its interesting reading http://www.mit.edu/~perfors/hotornot.htm

Posted by: turqiz	Accepted Answer
8/25/2004 2:55 AM (CST)
How about: QB (sounds like Cubee, short, could be well logoed)

Posted by: Frances*	Accepted Answer
8/25/2004 6:23 AM (CST)
cube-a-thon cubemania cubemanic I-cube/I-qb (something trying to relate to IQ) akimbo-cube cubequest cubehound ...Cubing to the third degree ancient references?: Cube of Thoth, Apollo's cube, Delian cube.

Posted by: pkemper*	Accepted Answer
8/25/2004 8:18 AM (CST)
Aha, with all new info, I can come up with some more (althrough I think 'rect' refers to 'rectangle' in case of a cube, not 'erect')... 3CUBE (maybe CUBE in superscript) Qubie HoolaCube AmbiRect PartiCube InventiCube SolvaCube HoloRect HolistiCube WizaCube ChaotiCube TricKube FantastiCube TRexCube MosaiCube EtcCube...

Posted by: cal*	Accepted Answer
8/25/2004 8:40 AM (CST)
For the past 10 years it has been called CalmPlex (combo of calming and perplexing). If you run a google on the name, you will see an herbal medication with the same name, hence the conflict. cal> That's interesting. Maybe you could educate me a bit here, Blaine. How is it that they are able to extend name protection from the herbal medication arena into the puzzle arena? Is the name considered so unique and well known that it can't be used on any other totally different product, like eg. KODAK? *********** Maybe you could go with a name and tagline that can be associated with the old name - at least till the name change takes hold in the target market's minds. Eg.: C-Cube \| The CalmPlex Cube ********* If the strength of their claim to broad coverage is the visual appearance of the name, CalmPlex could also be spelt like: Calm-Plex, or Calm Plex, or Calm\|Plex, or Calm\| ........\|Plex (I used the periods in the last one only to help position the 'Plex', to give you the gist of what I'm thinking.) I can't see the sound of the name being protectable. (Like eg. KODAK.) Your claim that might also differentiate you further could be what you said: it's based on the word 'calm', added to an abbreviation of the word 'complex'. (Unless that's also their exact claim as to what their CalmPlex name represents.) You could also claim the 'Plex' is representative of other words, like 'perplexing'. *********** Off to an out of town funeral. cal

Posted by: daniela*	Member Response
8/25/2004 9:32 AM (CST)
Dear Blaine Simple solution: Why not just change the spelling & make a pun of it? COM-PLEX Good luck

Posted by: jose04	Accepted Answer
8/25/2004 9:32 AM (CST)
Hi jett For the cubes' sake! 4Dcube ComplexCube TerraCubes BareCube MetrCUBE CUBIssect Cubillect LatticeCube DOdecaCUbe PolyHedCube For the intelli maths.....sake! MetaPlex Meta bole Brahmaplex Betawks Fractallitrix Fractalmania XMaths HexMaths NuTonMaths amen!

Posted by: Jett*	Author Response
8/25/2004 12:37 PM (CST)
I can't say for sure that the drug company played a hand in this so let me be clear that I make no negative statement about them or mean to imply they were directly involved. All I know so far is there was a trademark issue that went to court and we lost. I like the idea of simly changing the spelling. Let me check with my client. Hey, does anyone have the link to that website that generates names? They even have a pharmacuetical name generator. Let me know if you find it before I do. Thanks everyone!

Posted by: mjklanac*	Accepted Answer
8/25/2004 1:33 PM (CST)
QUEUBED QUEUB'D Q'bd ~mjk PS. Rather the jump on the post because of the points and fire off a bunch of slop, maybe some of the posters should think a little more before they contribute garbage. (I'm by no means perfect, but by suggesting 50 stupid names its harder for the author to find the good one)

Posted by: SteveByrneBranding	Accepted Answer
8/25/2004 1:54 PM (CST)
QuzzleQube Mathwood Cube CuzzleCube Befuddle Cube Qbic CommPlex CalmmPlex

Posted by: Jett*	Author Response
8/25/2004 2:01 PM (CST)
Michael, I like your attitude! LOL. Finally someone as brash as I. I DO appreciate every post though. Thank You!!

Posted by: philsgravitywell*	Member Response
8/25/2004 6:03 PM (CST)
Cube-U2 Ucube-2 Cube4-U

Posted by: SRyan ;]	Member Response
8/25/2004 11:00 PM (CST)
Blaine, the name generation site you might be thinking of is Wordlab.com. I haven't had much free-radical brain time today... not sure if I'll be able to offer any ideas, but you KNOW how much I enjoy playing the name game! Meanwhile, I hope you get some more good stuff from the other members. - S

Posted by: jcmedinave	Accepted Answer
8/26/2004 10:01 AM (CST)
Cube Names: Cubiflex, Cublex, Cubitron, Cube54, 4D Cube, PuzziCube, Cubypher, SuperCube, CubiMax. Site Name: It is important to show that this site is the Original, including the world "The Original" or "The Main", "The First". Bye, Juan carlos

Posted by: thinkmor	Accepted Answer
8/26/2004 12:20 PM (CST)
Blaine Cube names based on old name: The Original Calmplex - www.theoriginalcalmplex.com I am the Calmplex - www.iamthecalmplex.com New names: Damn Cube - www.thatdamncube.com Confounding Cube - www.confoundingcube.com (influenced from my son's Tintin DVD) Beat the Cube - www.beatthecube.com Zahid

Posted by: norquest*	Accepted Answer
8/26/2004 1:48 PM (CST)
As if you don't have enough of these, here are some more (difficult to resist this Jett). Karmaplex Plexarma Tessaplex

Posted by: chimala*	Accepted Answer
8/27/2004 2:12 AM (CST)
Here are some names for which Domain Names are AVAILABLE (as of Friday August 27): watchamacube.com is available. watchamaq.com is available. qtricks.com is available. inqmate.com is available. Sashi

Posted by: chimala*	Accepted Answer
8/27/2004 4:22 AM (CST)
One more names (Domains AVAILABLE) CUBIOSITY is availabl

Posted by: jose04	Accepted Answer
8/27/2004 6:17 AM (CST)
Jett HEre's some more... maybe a bit outlandish.... EternaCUbe Wackcube AlgorithCUBE HeuriCube

Posted by: cal*	Accepted Answer
8/27/2004 8:46 AM (CST)
For the past 10 years it has been called CalmPlex (combo of calming and perplexing). ........ Keep in mind this puzzle was created for the extreme puzzle fanatics, mathematicians, cubists and the like, so "Tesserect" has an intellectual meaning, but I fear it does not brand the product well for the general public who grew to love the puzzle as well. cal> Blaine, If the USP is supposed to be alot about the contradiction between "combo of calming and perplexing" (personally I like the approach. New categories and positions are found in such things), then maybe you should consider sticking close to the original message. As you already know, one possible way is to look for words somewhat synonymous, and which also create adequate associative imagery in the mind of the target market. One direction eg.: The BuddhaPlex The BuddhaPlex Cube BuddhaPlex Cube The Buddha Complex The Buddha Cube The Buddha Complex Cube A couple adline direction egs.: The .......... \| Perplexing, yet calming The .......... \| Perplexingly calming The .......... \| Calmingly perplexing Buddha Complex \| The perplexingly calming puzzle cube cal

Posted by: abhitosh*	Accepted Answer
8/27/2004 10:30 AM (CST)
Dear Jett, Here are some more names 1. E=mc^3 standing for "Enigma Mind Cube"( 3 superscripted to indicated mathematical raised to third power). Closeness to Einstein's famous equation will indicate the mental effort involved. In same line other names could be 2.Enigmind^3 or Enigmindblock 3.Stymind^3 or Stymindblock 4. Obscube 5.Crypto-nite Cube (Cryptogram+something which can confound Superman's superhuman abilities) 6. Block'oCryptonite I hope these will help. Would love to know the final outcome of this.

Posted by: EW*	Accepted Answer
8/28/2004 1:54 PM (CST)
ChexCube QuadCube Cubinator Cubest InfiniCube CubeChamp I also like your original Cubicon and I like someone else's suggestion of Commplex. Best of luck.

Posted by: Carl Crawford	Accepted Answer
8/28/2004 3:04 PM (CST)
hi jett, how about: jett-plex-cube gigacube matrix-cube the googler load of the cubes enigma cube conundrumical perplexycube Hope this helps you Have a nice day Sweetasman01

Posted by: turqiz	Member Response
8/29/2004 8:13 AM (CST)
ResCube I Qube Bar B Cube

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