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How to Solve Erno Rubix’s Cube
43 Quintillion Permutations
To put this into perspective, if one had as many standard sized Rubik's Cubes as there
are permutations, one could cover the Earth's surface 275 times.
43,252,003,274,489,856,000
You’re Better Than This
Don’t Be This Guy
Cube NotationClockwise Turns are noted as a single upper case letter
R means turn the right side clockwise 90˚
Counter Clockwise Turns are noted as a single upper case letter with an apostrophe.
R’ means turn the right side counter-clockwise 90˚
180˚ Turns are noted with a “2” before the side
2R means turn the right side clockwise 2 - 90˚ turns
Small Letters like:fMeans move the first 2 sections clockwise 90˚
CFOP1. (Cross)
Make a cross on one side by solving all edges of a given color. Align the edges with the second-layer centers.
2. F2L (First Two Layers)
Fill in the four slots between the cross pieces, one slot at a time. Each slot is filled by inserting a corner and its corresponding edge.
3. OLL (Orientation of the Last Layer)
Make the entire top side (the last layer) of the cube a solid color.
4. PLL (Permutation of the Last Layer)
Finally, you finish the cube by permuting the top layer of the cube.
Cross
Make the White Cross
Flip an Edge Piece (Edge Piece Facing You)
F’ U L’ U’
First Two Layers (F2L)
Flip your cube so the White Cross is on the bottom (unless you solved the white cross on the bottom)
Get a corner in top right with matching sides.
Where the white faces will change the algorithm used.
First Two Layers (F2L) Cont.• Adjust your Edge piece
where the side matches the center.
• Rotate the cube so the edge piece is on the right side.
• If you want to move the edge piece forward/backwards changes the algorithm used.
Orientate the Last Layer (OLL)
Now to create a Yellow Cross
You’ll have 3 Scenarios
Yellow Line
Yellow “L”
Cross Complete (Yay!)
If no edge pieces are facing up do the 2nd (f R U R’ U’ f’) to give you a yellow line.
Orientate the Last Layer (OLL) Cont.
Make the entire top Yellow (facing up)
3 Scenarios1 Corner UP
Make it bottom left
0 Corner UPMake a yellow corner face left (in bottom left)
2 Corners UPMake a yellow corner face forward (in bottom left)
R U R’ U R U2 R'
Permutation of Last Layer (PLL)
All yellow pieces should be facing up
Your first 2 levels should still be complete.
• “Look for the Headlights” and put them facing back
• R' F R' B2 R F' R' B2 R2
Permutation of Last Layer (PLL) Cont.
Now to Complete our Cube!
Look for a finished edge piece (put it in back)
No finished edge piece?Same algorithm
R U’ R U R U R U’ R' U' R2
Not complete? Do it again!
Complete!