Getting to know your Cube: Many people have trouble solving cubes because they fail to realize 2 main factors: center pieces cannot change position relative to each other, and each type of piece (center, edge, and corner) will never become another of the types. Step 1: The Cross Orient your cube with the white side on the top, and attempt to make a plus (+) sign with white pieces. Step 2: Perfecting Now look at the edge pieces that make up your cross. Align all of them with the correct color of center piece that they touch. (This step is mostly intuitive, but might require flipping the F, R, L, or B layer twice to get the piece to B)
Step 3: Solving the Edges See the piece between the Red and Green center pieces above? Its in the wrong place. Orient the cube with the White cross on the bottom, and find a piece in the U layer that doesnt have yellow on it. Turn the U layer until that piece is matched with the center piece that matches its color on the U layer.
From there, orient the cube with those pieces in F. Perform the algorithm LUL to get the piece in place. Repeat this step only twice more with other pieces. Step 4: White Corners Now your cube has 3 of 4 edge pieces in place. Orient the cube with yellow on U, and find a white piece on U. Align that white piece above the mismatched Use this diagram as a guide- ULF would mean turn the Upper layer clockwise, then the Left layer clockwise, then the Front layer clockwise, whereas ULF would mean turn the Upper layer clockwise, then the Left layer counter- clockwise, and the Front layer clockwise.
edge piece. Now, look at the other 2 colors on your corner piece. Find the place that piece should go on the D layer. Spin D until that spot aligns underneath the other 2, then turn the cube so that your set-up is on the right side perform RURU algorithm as many as 5 times to get your piece in correctly. Repeat this step with all corners. Step 5: The Final Edge You probably still have the last edge piece to put in. Spin U until the edge piece matches the color to the right of the 2 colors. With this alignment in F, perform ULULUFUF if the piece goes in backwards, repeat this process. Step 6: The 2 nd Cross Now, there should be 0, 2, or 4 yellow pieces matching the yellow center piece in U. RFRFUFUF will toggle the yellow edge pieces in the UF and UR positions yellow side up and yellow side down. Repeat this until you have all 4 yellow edge pieces up. Step 7: Solving the 2 nd Cross LUULULULU interchanges the edge pieces at UL and UB- repeat as necessary to align all the yellow edge pieces with their proper colors. Step 8: Yellow on U There are 4 different situations you may encounter at this point. A Cross, a Fish, a Double Fish, or a Castle. Fish / Cross
If your cube has either just a cross, or a fish pattern like the one above, find the yellow corner piece that when its side was rotated once, would end up in the empty space by its tail. If, the yellow side of that piece is to the left of the center piece (as shown), orient it with that side to the front, and perform LURULUR -otherwise, (if the yellow side is to the right of the center piece) perform RULURUL. From there, reassess the pattern using this column. Double Fish / Castle
If your cube looks like these, align it so the side with the arrow pointing to it (relative to the pattern- NOT the color). Then simply perform LFRFLFRF and re-evaluate the situation to find your next step. Step 9: The Big Finish Once you end up with all the yellow pieces facing up, but some in the wrong places, perform this algorithm: RFRBBRFRBBRR and youve done it! Step 10: Practice, Practice Using this method, Ive personally solved a cube in less than 25 seconds on multiple occasions. Keep practicing- and dont be afraid to try new ideas! Once you get good, youll want to work on finger tricks or using your fingers to spin the cube instead of your hands, in addition to keeping the cube oriented with one color on top and solving the cube with any starting color!
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