I learned to solve the cube in 1997 by reading a book that I thought was called Rubik's cube "The Magic Move"
It was not like the methods I am seeing on the internet now. All thought they do look shorter and more predictable. No, this was a way of solving the cube from the top down and storing the top layer on the back side of the cube so you were free to manipulate the front face. The algorithms allowed for many different states that the bottom layer may reside in. placing the cross, then orientating the cross, placing the corners then orientating the corners.
Step 1 "The Magic Move" : Fi B2 Li Top now stored on the back 2 layers
Step 2 Freely move the front face
Step 3 "The Magic Move" in revers to restore the top 2 layers :L B2 F
In the example above, if in step 2 you were to rotate the front face Counter Clockwise ( Fi ), and then complete step 3. you would have successfully rotated FU to into the FR position.
The above example can be started in a clockwise rotation and then step 2 in a clockwise rotation and the out come would be FU moved to the FL position.
My question is: Has anyone heard of this method and can you please point me in the right direction as to find the book or the algorithms for this manner of solution?
Thanks
Robert
It was not like the methods I am seeing on the internet now. All thought they do look shorter and more predictable. No, this was a way of solving the cube from the top down and storing the top layer on the back side of the cube so you were free to manipulate the front face. The algorithms allowed for many different states that the bottom layer may reside in. placing the cross, then orientating the cross, placing the corners then orientating the corners.
Step 1 "The Magic Move" : Fi B2 Li Top now stored on the back 2 layers
Step 2 Freely move the front face
Step 3 "The Magic Move" in revers to restore the top 2 layers :L B2 F
In the example above, if in step 2 you were to rotate the front face Counter Clockwise ( Fi ), and then complete step 3. you would have successfully rotated FU to into the FR position.
The above example can be started in a clockwise rotation and then step 2 in a clockwise rotation and the out come would be FU moved to the FL position.
My question is: Has anyone heard of this method and can you please point me in the right direction as to find the book or the algorithms for this manner of solution?
Thanks
Robert