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1he +,-./01 <,-) ls a mechanlcal 3u puzzle, lnvenLed more Lhan 30
years ago and consldered Lhe besL selllng Loy aL all Llmes! ?eL, solvlng
Lhe 8ublk's Cube consldered an almosL lmposslble Lask, whlch requlres
an lC of 160... ;1 %=*% 6)*''> 1" =*64? ueflnlLely noL!! !usL follow Lhls
slmple sLep by sLep solvlng gulde and you'll shorLly flnd yourself wlLh a
solved 8ublk's cube ln your hands. LeL's geL Lo work!
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1he 8ublk's cube ls acLually a 26 plece puzzle.
1here are Lhree Lypes of pleces: (see lmage)
2"69)6 plece: each carrles Lhree dlfferenL colors (Lhere are 8 corner pleces ln Lhe cube)
B48) plece: each carrles Lwo dlfferenL colors (Lhere are 12 edge pleces ln Lhe cube)
2)9%)6 plece: each carrles one color (6 cenLer pleces, all are locaLed on Lhe core)
Core ls Lhe lnslde parL of a 8ublx Cube, whlch holds all Lhe pleces LogeLher and aLLached Lo Lhe cenLer pleces wlLh
roLaLable axes.
;AC"6%*9%D 1he cenLer pleces are parL of Lhe core and subsequenLly can'L really move relaLlve Lo each oLher. lor LhaL
reason Lhey already "solved", and Lhe solvlng process ls Lo brlng Lhe corner and Lhe edge pleces Lo Lhem (meanlng Lhere
are only 20 pleces Lo solve ouL of Lhe 26). lor example, Lhe blue cenLer plece wlll be always opposlLe Lo Lhe green cenLer
plece (on cube wlLh sLandard color scheme). lL doesn'L maLLer how hard you wlll Lry Lo scramble Lhe cube, lL wlll [usL sLay
LhaL way.
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When descrlblng Lhe soluLlon we'll use Lhe followlng move noLaLlon.
1he rublx cube noLaLlon helps Lo convey a sequence of moves Lhrough wrlLlng. Pere ls how lL works:
Lvery face glven a leLLer:
l (fronL):Lhe face faclng Lhe solver
8 (back):Lhe back face
8 (rlghL):Lhe rlghL face
L (lefL):Lhe lefL face
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l2 u' 8 u l' u' 8 u
u (up):Lhe upper face
u (down):Lhe face opposlLe Lo Lhe upper face
1he leLLer by lLself means Lurnlng LhaL face 90 clockwlse (slngle Lurn).(e.g. 8)
LeLLer followed by ' (aposLrophe) means Lurnlng LhaL face 90 counLer-clockwlse (slngle Lurn). (e.g. 8')
LeLLer followed by 2 means Lurnlng LhaL face 180 (double Lurn) . (e.g. 82)
lor example: F +0 GH looks LhaL way:
A sequence of moves called ls called an *'8"6.%=A.
(lf you're havlng dlfflculLy ln flndlng Lhe CW/C-CW dlrecLlon of a face (llke 8 or u), LwlsL Lemporarlly Lhe cube so LhaL face
wlll become Lhe l face whlch ls Lhe easlesL face Lo deLermlne Lhe cw/ccw dlrecLlon.)
uon'L be worrled abouL lL, all Lhe algorlLhms are followed by an anlmaLlon llke Lhe one of Lhe lasL example.
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Solvlng Lhe 8ublx cube ls made plece by plece, [usL llke any oLher puzzle. 1herefore Lhe soluLlon ls dlvlded lnLo sLeps each
of whlch solves number of pleces wlLhouL desLroylng Lhe ones of prevlous levels.
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ln Lhls sLep we have four pleces Lo solve.
llrsL choose a color Lo begln wlLh (l chose Lhe whlLe from comforLable reasons.
lor Lhls Llme, choose Lhe whlLe as well, because of Lhe lmages along wlLh Lhe soluLlon).
8ecause Lhe cenLer pleces cannoL be moved relaLlve Lo each oLher lL's
lmporLanL Lo solve Lhe edge pleces relaLlvely correcL Lo each oLher.
lor example, when solvlng Lhe whlLe: Lhe green cenLer ls Lo Lhe lefL
of Lhe red cenLer, so Lhe green-whlLe edge plece has Lo be as well Lo Lhe lefL
of Lhe red-whlLe plece (see lmages)
+)A)A-)6D 8rlng Lhe whlLe edge pleces Lo Lhe whlLe cenLer, and 9"% Lhe whlLe
cenLer Lo Lhe edge pleces.
use Lhe followlng examples Lo compleLe Lhese sLep:
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ln Lhls sLep we'll solve Lhe four corner pleces of Lhe Lop layer.
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l u l' 8' u' 8 8' u2 8 u 8' u' 8
u' L' u L u l u' l' u 8 u' 8' u' l' u l
ay aLLenLlon! 1he corner plece has Lo maLch noL only Lhe whlLe on 1op, buL also
Lhe colors Lo Lhe lefL and rlghL (see correcL/wrong lmages).
lf Lhe wanLed corner plece ls locaLed ln Lhe Lop layer buL ln Lhe wrong place (see
wrong lmage) or noL orlenLed correcLly, lnserL a non-whlLe corner Lhere, and by
LhaL Lhe whlLe corner plece wlll go back Lo Lhe boLLom layer.
lnserLlng a corner plece Lo lLs solved locaLlon wlll be done ln Lhls way:
llrsL flnd an unsolved whlLe corner (from Lhe boLLom layer)
Lhen poslLlon lL rlghL under Lhe place lL should go Lo.
use one of Lhe followlng moves:
repeaL LhaL for Lhe oLher Lhree corners.
* Solvlng a corner LhaL lLs whlLe sLlcker ls opposlLe Lo Lhe upper face (Lhlrd case), ls done ln Lwo sLages.
1he flrsL ls orlenLlng Lhe corner plece so Lhe whlLe sLlcker wlll be on one of Lhe slde faces (done by- 8' u2 8 u).
1he second ls a second case solvlng (8' u' 8).
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ln Lhls sLep we'll solve Lhe four edge pleces of Lhe mlddle layer,
And by LhaL we acLually compleLe Lhe flrsL Lwo layers (a.k.a l2L).
1urn Lhe cube over so Lhe solved layer wlll be ln Lhe boLLom.
1hen locaLe one of Lhe edge pleces Lo form an upslde down 1 shape (see lmage)
ln order Lo lnserL Lhe edge Lo lLs locaLlon we'll use one of Lhe followlng algs:
repeaL LhaL for Lhe oLher Lhree edge pleces.
ln a case LhaL an edge plece ls ln lLs correcL locaLlon buL noL orlenLed correcLly (see lmage),
lnserL a wrong edge plece Lo Lhls locaLlon, and as a resulL Lhe wanLed edge plece
would go back Lo Lhe Lop layer ([usL llke ln Lhe prevlous sLep wlLh Lhe corners)
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ln Lhls sLep, for Lhe flrsL Llme we won'L compleLely solve Lhe pleces 8uL only orlenL
Lhem correcLly.
ln oLher words our goal ls Lo form a cross shape on Lhe upper face of Lhe cube.
1here are only four posslble orlenLaLlon sLaLes for Lhe lasL face:
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SLaLe 1 SLaLe 2 SLaLe 3 SLaLe 4
ln order Lo achleve our ob[ecLlve (sLaLe 4) we'll use Lhe followlng algorlLhm:
8' u' l' u l 8
1hls algorlLhm promoLes Lhe cube one sLaLe ahead.
Meanlng LhaL Lrlggerlng Lhls alg on sLaLe 1 promoLes Lhe cube Lo sLaLe 2 and so on.
N*> *%%)9%."9! LxecuLlng Lhls alg from Lhe rlghL angle ls cruclal. (for example, ln sLep 3 lL's lmporLanL Lo execuLe Lhls alg
when Lhe Lwo correcLly orlenLed edge pleces are faclng Lo Lhe back and Lhe lefL faces and noL Lo Lhe fronL\rlghL faces.
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ln Lhls sLep our goal ls Lo C)6A,%) Lhe four lasL layer corner pleces.
ay aLLenLlon! our ob[ecLlve ls only Lo locaLe Lhe four corners ln Lhelr place, noL Lo
orlenL Lhem.
lor example look aL Lhe lmage (see lmage), Lhe yellow-green-red corner ls well permuLed.
ln Lhls sLep Lhere are only 2 dlfferenL sLaLes:
1wo well permuLed corners are ad[acenL.
1wo well permuLed corners are dlagonal.
lf you can'L flnd 2 well permuLed corners, Lurn Lhe upper face (u) unLll Lhey'll show up. 1hey musL be Lhere.
ln order Lo compleLe Lhls sLep we'll use Lhe followlng algorlLhm:

L 8' u' 8 u L' u' 8' u 8
1hls algorlLhm roLaLes 3 corner pleces counLer-clockwlse, and leaves Lhe forLh corner ln place.
lf you have 2 ad[acenL well permuLed corners you [usL have Lo Lurn Lhe upper face once (u). LhaL move wlll relocaLe Lhe
corners so Lhere wlll be only one well permuLed corner and anoLher Lhree needed Lo be roLaLed counLer-clockwlse. now
[usL execuLe Lhe algorlLhm above (L 8' u' 8 u L' u' 8' u 8) and by Lhls slngle execuLlon
you acLually compleLed Lhls level.(remember Lo execuLe Lhe algorlLhm from Lhe rlghL angle)
lf you have 2 dlagonal well permuLed corners [usL execuLe Lhls algorlLhm above once (Lhe angle doesn'L maLLer), and by
LhaL your cube sLaLe wlll change Lo Lwo ad[acenL well permuLed corners. 1hen follow Lhe Lwo ad[acenL corners
lnsLrucLlons.
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82 u 8 u 8' u' 8' u' 8' u 8'
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ln Lhls sLep our goal ls Lo orlenL Lhe four corner pleces of Lhe lasL layer, Lhe one's
we have [usL locaLed.
ln order Lo do LhaL we'll use Lhe Lwo followlng algorlLhms:
1hese algorlLhms acLually do Lhe same Lhlng, [usL ln opposlLe dlrecLlons. 1he flrsL algorlLhm orlenL Lhree corners clockwlse,
whlle Lhe oLher one orlenL Lhree corners counLer-clockwlse. lor LhaL reason you can learn only one of Lhem lf you llke
(execuLlng one alg Lwlce equals Lo execuLlng Lhe second once).
lf you have only one well orlenLed corner (llke ln Lhe alg lmages) Lhen execuLe Lhe sulLable alg and compleLe Lhls sLep.
lf you have Lwo well orlenLed corners or no well orlenLed ones, execuLe Lhese algs randomly from dlfferenL angles unLll
you'll geL only one orlenLed corner and Lhen execuLe Lhe sulLable alg one more Llme and compleLe Lhls sLep.
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ln Lhls sLep our goal ls Lo permuLe Lhe lasL layer edges Lo Lhelr solved locaLlons and by LhaL compleLe Lhe rublx cube.
lor LhaL we'll use Lhe followlng Lwo algorlLhms:
!usL llke Lhe prevlous sLep algs, Lhese algorlLhms acLually do Lhe same Lhlng, [usL ln opposlLe dlrecLlons. 1he flrsL algorlLhm
roLaLes Lhree edges clockwlse, whlle Lhe oLher roLaLes Lhree edges counLer-clockwlse. lor LhaL reason you'll have Lo learn
only one of Lhem lf you llke.
ln Lhls sLep Lhere are only Lwo posslble sLaLes:
lf you have one solved edge plece, Lhen execuLe once Lhe sulLable alg above and by LhaL acLually !"#$%&'& ')& *)"%&
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lf you have no solved edge pleces, Lhen execuLe once any of Lhe algs above (Lhe angle doesn'L maLLer), and by LhaL, one of
Lhe edges wlll become solved. 1hen follow Lhe lnsLrucLlons for one solved edge.
2"986*%,'*%."91!!?ou made lL! keep pracLlclng Lhe solvlng unLll you'll be able Lo solve Lhe 8ublk's cube wlLhouL looklng aL
Lhe algorlLhms, l'm promlslng lL wlll soon happen!
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