Creative Whack

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Introduction to the Geometric Toys from Creative Whack

Creative Whack is a company founded by Roger von Oech. The core field of Roger von Oech is coaching for creative thinking and innovation processes. From 2008 to 2016, the Creative Whack company released different geometric toys to assist and stimulate creative thinking.

The IG column links to my Introductions on Instagram.

IG Year Name Type Geometric # Elements

» 2008 Ball of Whacks Solid Rhombic Triacontahedron 30 Golden Rhombic Pyramid

» 2009 X-Ball Frame Icosidodecahedron 30 Four-Legged X-Shaped Pieces

» 2010 Y-Ball Frame Truncated Icosahedron 30 Four-Legged Double-Y-Shaped Pieces

» 2011 Star-Ball Frame Rhombic Triacontahedron 32 12 Five-Legged, 20 Three-legged Pieces

» 2012 Eureka Ball Hollow Dodecahedron 12 Pentagonal Pyramid Frustum

» 2014 Big Ball of Whacks Solid Rhombic Triacontahedron 36 24 Golden Rhombic Pyramids, 2 Sets of 6 Half-Pyramids

» 2016 Rhombi Solid Rhombic Dodecahedron 12 Squareroot-2 Rhombic Pyramid

IG	Year	Name	Type	Geometric	#	Elements
»	2008	Ball of Whacks	Solid	Rhombic Triacontahedron	30	Golden Rhombic Pyramid
»	2009	X-Ball	Frame	Icosidodecahedron	30	Four-Legged X-Shaped Pieces
»	2010	Y-Ball	Frame	Truncated Icosahedron	30	Four-Legged Double-Y-Shaped Pieces
»	2011	Star-Ball	Frame	Rhombic Triacontahedron	32	12 Five-Legged, 20 Three-legged Pieces
»	2012	Eureka Ball	Hollow	Dodecahedron	12	Pentagonal Pyramid Frustum
»	2014	Big Ball of Whacks	Solid	Rhombic Triacontahedron	36	24 Golden Rhombic Pyramids, 2 Sets of 6 Half-Pyramids
»	2016	Rhombi	Solid	Rhombic Dodecahedron	12	Squareroot-2 Rhombic Pyramid

Unfortunately, most of the geometric toys did not gain much attention. In the meantime, only four color variants of the Ball of Whacks, plus the Star-Ball and the X-Ball are listed on the website.

Variants

This is a list of known variants. Please note that the sets were declared as books, hence the ISBN codes. At least three models were released in Japan by the name "Shock Brain".

Name Color Item number ISBN-10 ISBN-13 UPC

Ball of Whacks Red BOW30RED 0911121-01-3 978-0911121-01-8 9 780911 121018 90000

Ball of Whacks Blue BOW31BLU 0-911121-02-1 978-0-911121-02-5 9 780911 121025 90000

Ball of Whacks Black BOW38BLK 0911121-07-2 978-0-911121-07-0 9 780911 121070 90000

Ball of Whacks Red, Yellow, Blue BOW 33 RYB 0-911121-03-X 978-0-911121-03-2 9 780911 121032 90000

Ball of Whacks 6-Color BOW36MLT 0-911121-05-6 978-0911121-05-6 9 780911 121056 90000

X-Ball Red XB60RED 0-911121-06-4 978-0-911121-06-3 9 780911 121063 90000

Y-Ball Blue YB61BLU 0911121-09-9 978-0911121-09-4 9 780911 121094 90000

Star-Ball Yellow SB32YEL 0-911121-10-2 978-0-911121-10-0 9 780911 121100 90000

Eureka Ball Red EB12 - 978-091112116-2 9 780911 121162 90000

Big Ball of Whacks Red BIGBOW 0-911121-17-X 978-0-911121-17-9 9 780911 121179 90000

Big Ball of Whacks 6-Color BIGSIX 0911121-18-8 978-0911121-18-6 9 780911 121186 90000

Rhombi Blue RB12BLU

Rhombi Multicolor RB14MLT 0911121-04-8 978-0911121-04-9 9 780911 121049 90000

Shock Brain Creative Ball Red SB-C1 9784901501460

Shock Brain X Ball Red SB-X1

Shock Brain Big Ball 6-Color SB-2

Name	Color	Item number	ISBN-10	ISBN-13	UPC
Ball of Whacks	Red	BOW30RED	0911121-01-3	978-0911121-01-8	9 780911 121018 90000
Ball of Whacks	Blue	BOW31BLU	0-911121-02-1	978-0-911121-02-5	9 780911 121025 90000
Ball of Whacks	Black	BOW38BLK	0911121-07-2	978-0-911121-07-0	9 780911 121070 90000
Ball of Whacks	Red, Yellow, Blue	BOW 33 RYB	0-911121-03-X	978-0-911121-03-2	9 780911 121032 90000
Ball of Whacks	6-Color	BOW36MLT	0-911121-05-6	978-0911121-05-6	9 780911 121056 90000
X-Ball	Red	XB60RED	0-911121-06-4	978-0-911121-06-3	9 780911 121063 90000
Y-Ball	Blue	YB61BLU	0911121-09-9	978-0911121-09-4	9 780911 121094 90000
Star-Ball	Yellow	SB32YEL	0-911121-10-2	978-0-911121-10-0	9 780911 121100 90000
Eureka Ball	Red	EB12	-	978-091112116-2	9 780911 121162 90000
Big Ball of Whacks	Red	BIGBOW	0-911121-17-X	978-0-911121-17-9	9 780911 121179 90000
Big Ball of Whacks	6-Color	BIGSIX	0911121-18-8	978-0911121-18-6	9 780911 121186 90000
Rhombi	Blue	RB12BLU
Rhombi	Multicolor	RB14MLT	0911121-04-8	978-0911121-04-9	9 780911 121049 90000
Shock Brain Creative Ball	Red	SB-C1		9784901501460
Shock Brain X Ball	Red	SB-X1
Shock Brain Big Ball	6-Color	SB-2