What is the easiest 3x3 method for a complete beginner to learn?

[Glendering]

My mom wants to learn the 3x3. What method should I look into that would be good for me to teach to her? Keep in mind it doesn't have to be a "speed" based method I'm just looking for the easiest way possible for her to just solve it.

 

[DynaXT]

Just a thought, maybe the beginner method.

 

[Glendering]

Just a thought, maybe the beginner method.

Do you have a specific tutorial you would recommend?

 

[DynaXT]

Doesn't matter as long as it's reliable

 

[qwr]

Doesn't matter as long as it's reliable

not a very helpful answer.

Do you have a specific tutorial you would recommend?

This tutorial by Cubicle teaches Erik's method and involves only one algorithm and its mirror (the sexy move is hardly an algorithm at that), as well as some counting. (full disclosure: I haven't actually watched this video since I learned a decade ago from pogobat's tutorial which is a lot more confusing)

 

[Dan the Beginner]

My mom wants to learn the 3x3. What method should I look into that would be good for me to teach to her? Keep in mind it doesn't have to be a "speed" based method I'm just looking for the easiest way possible for her to just solve it.

As someone who started only 6 months ago and who searched on YouTube and looked into many other tutorials, I recommend this one.

 

[Rubuscu]

Do you have a specific tutorial you would recommend?

Almost any tutorial is fine, just don't follow the one by BrightSide. It makes things much more confusing than they need to be, and unfortunately, this was the one from where I first learnt.

 

[unirox13]

The links above are great starter spots. Just do your best to help her out and to not let her get frustrated. Lots of pausing and answer any questions that she may have. Also, do your best to explain what each algorithm is actually doing. When I learned, the algs almost seemed like magic tricks that just had a certain effect on the puzzle. It wasn't until years later that I actually understood and could see what those magic moves were doing in order to reach their specific goal. Personally, I think that understanding the puzzle is the most important part of having a true ability to solve it.

 

[MeSub20]

I would recommend J perm's tutorial, mainly because I learned from him for my first cube, and it was really easy to use and understand.

 

[ruffleduck]

I would suggest Roux, maybe Petrus. More intuitive than the traditional beginner's method

 

[Siddhant Tijare]

here is a method I recommend

part 2

part 3

part 4

 

[Skewbed]

Old Pachmann only has 2 algs and 2 steps (when sighted). I'd say this makes it easier than any other method. All you need to learn how to set up a each piece to the target (which is intuitive).

 

[IsThatA4x4]

I think it depends on whether they want to eventually get fast, or if they just want to solve it.
If they want to eventually get fast, teach them LBL (with sexy / left sexy as in TheCubicle's video above) or beginner Roux (unless they find blockbuilding hard which some people just can't get their head around in the beginning)
If they just want to solve it, you also have the option of things like corners first, which, besides the corners (which really aren't that bad), is really intuitive, although it is very different to any of the big 4(? or is it more or less now lots of stuff has been happening) which is why I wouldn't recommend it if they want to get into speedsolving later.

 

[Scollier]

I've used Cubastic's videos (shown above) to learn to solve the 3x3. You only need to learn two four-move algorithms, and apply them in the right order, and you can solve the cube.

 

[Shaquille_oatmeal]

Do you have a specific tutorial you would recommend?

the og rubix tutorial on there website its really simple other begginer tutairals may be hard

 

[Rubuscu]

Old Pachmann only has 2 algs and 2 steps (when sighted). I'd say this makes it easier than any other method. All you need to learn how to set up a each piece to the target (which is intuitive).

Yes, in theory you are right. However, the algorithms used for it (T Perm and J Perm at the least) are much more complicated than algorithms used by the Beginner's Method. Moreover, understanding how the use the method to solve the cube is a really frustrating phase not everyone makes through. One has to get a much better understanding of the concept of edges and corners, and the fact that an edge has two stickers and a corner has 3. The possibility of parity also adds up to the complexity. Overall, I would not recommended learning Old Pochman to solve a cube for the first time.

 

[Skewbed]

Yes, in theory you are right. However, the algorithms used for it (T Perm and J Perm at the least) are much more complicated than algorithms used by the Beginner's Method. Moreover, understanding how the use the method to solve the cube is a really frustrating phase not everyone makes through. One has to get a much better understanding of the concept of edges and corners, and the fact that an edge has two stickers and a corner has 3. The possibility of parity also adds up to the complexity. Overall, I would not recommended learning Old Pochman to solve a cube for the first time.

You can avoid parity since you can just solve the edges while ignoring the corners, and then do the corners (since you are fine with the corners changing since you can see them).

 

[Deleted member 36445]

OP: please provide me the single easiest method for a beginner to learn how to solve the cube, avoiding confusion
ABSOLUTELY EVERY1: Provides more options