Solved the 2x2 on your own

[TMOY]

Or you could use petrus..

Yep, starting your 2^3 solve by building a 2^3 block seems like a good option

Personally, as a CF user on 3^3 figuring out how to solve a 2^3 was not really a very difficult problem.

 

[~Adam~]

It was fine for me but a few of my friends who know the Dan Brown method couldn't get their heads around the Nikas step for 2x2.