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Rubik
Rubik
THE Rubik’s
Cube
Solution Guide
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How to Use this Guide
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Tips for Success
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GET TO KNOW YOUR
RUBIK’S CUBE
LAYERS
TOP
LAYER
MIDDLE
LAYER
BOTTOM
LAYER
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FACES
You can
place your
palm flat
on a FACE.
CENTERS
You use
one finger
to touch
a CENTER
piece.
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EDGES
CORNERS
You use
three fingers
to touch
all sides of
a CORNER
piece.
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GET TO KNOW YOUR
RUBIK’S CUBE
U=
UP
FACE
U U’
D=
DOWN
FACE
D D’
MOTIONS
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FACE KEY ALGORITHM KEY
L=
LEFT
FACE
L L’
R=
RIGHT
FACE
R R’
MOTIONS
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FACE KEY ALGORITHM KEY
F=
FRONT
FACE
F F’
B=
BACK
FACE
B B’
MOTIONS
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Each move is a ¼ TURN.
=
D2
D2 D D
F F’
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RUBIK’S CUBE
SOLUTION GUIDE
This 3x3 solution guide
is divided into three
stages as seen below.
solve
layer ONE
solve the
middle layer
solve THE
FINAL LAYER
STEP 1: CREATE
A DAISY
Holding your
UP FACE
rubik’s cube
Begin by holding your
Rubik’s Cube with the
YELLOW CENTER piece
on the UP (U) face.
Action 1
Action 2
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Be careful not to bump
out the white edges
already in the daisy.
Rotate the UP (U) face to
move a white edge out of
the way before moving
another white edge into
the daisy.
Then...
U’ F’
Action 3
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Sometimes, when you place
the edge in the top layer, the
WHITE tile is not on the UP face
and it needs to be “flipped”.
OR OR OR
R’ U F’
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SOLVE LAYER ONE
Holding your
UP FACE
rubik’s cube
Begin by holding your Rubik’s
Cube with the daisy on the UP
(U) face. Look at the FRONT
face of the Rubik’s Cube.
Action 1
OR =
U U’
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Action 2
F2
F2
Action 3
Action 4
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SOLVE LAYER ONE
Holding your
UP FACE
rubik’s cube
Begin by holding your Rubik’s
Cube with the white cross on
the UP (U) face.
Correct Placement
The correct placement of a corner piece
is between center pieces with the same
colors. Notice on the image how a red/
blue/white corner goes between the red,
blue, and white center pieces.
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Action 1
R’ D’ R
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SOLVE LAYER ONE
Action 2
OR OR
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Action 3
F D’ F’ D2
D2
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Action 4
FRONT
Follow the algorithm below. FACE
D L D’ L’
OR Action 4
FRONT
Follow the algorithm below. FACE
D’ R’ D R
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Action 5
Congratulations!
You have now solved layer one!
Scroll on to solve the middle layer.
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SOLVE THE MIDDLE LAYER
Holding your
UP FACE
rubik’s cube
Flip your Rubik’s Cube over so
the completed WHITE face is
the DOWN face.
Action 1
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Action 2 Moving Left
If you’re moving the edge piece
to the left, follow these moves:
U’ L’ U L
This algorithm
places the edge piece
next to its correct
corner piece.
U F U’ F’
This algorithm
brings the edge
piece to the correct
position in the
middle layer.
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OR Action 2 Moving Right
If you’re moving the edge piece
to the right, follow these moves:
U R U’ R’
This algorithm
places the edge piece
next to its correct
corner piece.
U’ F’ U F
This algorithm
brings the edge
piece to the correct
position in the
middle layer.
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Action 3
Congratulations!
You have now solved the
middle layer!
Scroll on to solve the final layer.
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SOLVE THE FINAL LAYER
F U R
U’ R’ F’
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Remember this algorithm
as FUR says U’R’F’.
FUR U’R’F’!
Action 2
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SOLVE THE FINAL LAYER
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Action 1
R U R’ U
R U2
U2 R’
Notice the RIGHT (R) face turns in opposite
directions every other time and the UP (U) face
always turns clockwise.
Action 2
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SOLVE THE FINAL LAYER
Holding your
UP FACE
rubik’s cube
Hold your Rubik’s Cube
with the YELLOW on the
UP (U) face.
Action 1
CORRECT
CORNER
EXAMPLE
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Action 2
Diagonal Corners
Think of correctly
placed corners as
tail lights.
B
B2
B
R’ F R’
R’un to me Fast R’un to me Back Back
UP FACE
After this part of the
algorithm, the top
of your Rubik’s Cube
will look like this:
R R’ BB
B2
F’
Run away F’ast R’un to me Back Back
UP FACE
After this part of the
algorithm, the top
of your Rubik’s Cube
will look like this:
CHANT
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Action 4
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SOLVE THE FINAL LAYER
Holding your
rubik’s cube
Hold your Rubik’s Cube so the
one face that is a solid color
is the BACK, and the Yellow
face is the UP (U) face.
If no face is a solid color, it EXAMPLE
doesn’t matter which face is
in the back.
F2
F2 U L R’
F2
F2 L’ R U F2
F2
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Before starting the algorithm,
look at the unsolved edge on the
FRONT face. Is it the same color as
the center tile of the:
U’
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Congratulations!
You have solved the Rubik’s Cube!
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