Google remembered the 40th anniversary of the Rubik's Cube with a doodle virtual game.

Users who land on the Google homepage will notice the Rubik's Cube doodle which can be virtually played once clicked. It is also as frustrating as the real one.

Rubik's Cube was invented by sculpture and architect instructor Ernõ Rubik of Hungary. The 3D puzzle was launched under the name "Magic Cube" in 1974.

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The 3D combination puzzle was later licensed to Ideal Toy Corp in 1980. In the same year, the Rubik's Cube garnered the German Game of the Year award for Best Puzzle. At the same time, the "Magic Cube" was given a new name, the Rubik's Cube.

The 3D puzzle game includes six faces with each covered by colored stickers. The colors include red, yellow, blue, white, orange and green. The game's objective is to twist and turn the cube to create rows having the same color on the blocks.

Meanwhile, the latest models of the Rubik's Cube require players to have the white on the opposite of yellow and blue to be on the opposite side of green. Furthermore, orange should be opposite of red while red, blue and white faces each.

On the other hand, older versions of the Rubik's Cube allowed jumbled endings after the position of the block's colors varied from cube to cube.

The actual purpose of the Rubik's Cube was to solve the structure issues of twisting and turning parts without the entire thing falling apart. Rubik originally used the cube as a tool to help his students learn about 3D objects.

Rubik realized later on after scrambling the cube that he has created a mind game.

Various contests have been held to solve the Rubik's Cube puzzle. In 1981, the first winner of the competition was awarded to Jury Froeschl of Munich after solving the puzzle in 38 seconds.

TagsRubik's Cube, Google Doodle, Ernõ Rubik, Ideal Toy Corp, Magic Cube, German Game of the Year, Jury Froeschl