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Last updated 2004-2011.

How to solve a Rubiks Cube  [Flag] [Read in danish]
A simple beginners solution of the Rubik's Cube

About solving the cube
There is many different ways to solve the Rubiks Cube.
This description looks at the cube as three layers: top, middle and bottom.



The cube can be solved this way:
1. Choose a color to solve first.
2. Make a cross by solving four edge-blocks in the top layer.
3. Solve the four remaining corner-blocks in the top layer.
4. Solve the four edge-blocks in the middle layer.
5. If needed, Solve the cross in the bottom layer.
6. If needed, Replace the four corner-blocks in the bottom layer.
7. If needed, Turn/flip the four last corner-blocks in the bottom layer.
Note: It may happen that a step is alredy solved. Just go to the next step...
As seen in the images above, all six center-blocks is attached to each other.
Remember these blocks can not be exchanged...

green is normally attached to blue
white is normally attached to yellow
red is normally attached to orange

There is 12 moves to solve the cube:
Different ways to turn or move the blocks...
 01 front
 (Left)		 02 front
 (Right)		 03 left
 (Up)		 04 left
 (Down)
 05 right
 (Up)		 06 right
 (Down)		 07 top
 (Left)		 08 top
 (Right)
 09 bottom
 (Left)		 10 bottom
 (Right)		 11 bottom
 (Right x2)		 12 front
 (Right x2)

Solving the Top Layer

First Layer – The Cross
The cross is made by solving the four edge-blocks as shown in the image.
Remember that the colors has to match the static center-blocks...
Use the unused bottom layer to move and turn blocks needed in the top.
When the cross is made, the four remaining corner-blocks must be solved (top layer).

First Layer – The Corners

 The top layer is solved when the cross and the four top corner-blocks is solved.
The image shows the blocks that has to match the center-blocks.
As seen the colors matches the center-blocks in the top and middle layer.

Solving the Middle Layer

 Use the following two methods to replace the four edge-blocks needed-
for having solved the middle layer of the cube.

Solved layer up


Replacing the right edge-block: (Insert the middle block from the bottom in the right side)
       

Replacing the left edge-block: (Insert the middle block from the bottom in the left side)
       

Solving the Bottom Layer

Making a cross in the bottom layer
Unsolved layer held up (bottom layer up)
      
X = Being turned / flipped. O = Being replaced.

Replacing the four last corner-blocks (if needed)
Unsolved layer held up (bottom layer up)
       
       

Turning / flipping the last corner-blocks (if needed)
Unsolved layer held up (bottom layer up)
       
Turn/Move the top on to the next corner that has to be flipped.


---------> Good Luck

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Links
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