User:Zombiedude347/3x3x3

Top Layer

• Solve the cross, done intuitively.
• Place Top Corners
  • Find a corner on the D face that belongs on the U face. Rotate the cube so that the correct location of the piece is at the UFR corner. Rotate the D face so that the piece is in the DFR corner.
  • If the white sticker is on the D face, use

Alg

R' D2 R D R' D' R

• • If the white sticker is on the F face, use

Alg

F D F'

• • If the white sticker is on the R face, use

Alg

R' D' R

• • If all the top layer corners are on the U face, but 2 or more are incorrect, then rotate the cube so that of these incorrect corners is at the UFR and do move R' D' R to move it to the D face.

Middle Layer

• Find a middle layer edge on the bottom layer.
• Rotate the cube so that the correct location of the piece is at the FR edge.
• If the bottom sticker of the piece belongs on the F face, place the piece in the DF position and use

Alg

R D S D2 S' D R'

• If the bottom sticker of the piece belongs on the R face, place the piece in the DR position and use

Alg

F' D' M D2 M' D' F

• If the edge in the FL slot belongs in the FR slot, and could be oriented correctly using the move D2, use

Alg

M F M' F2 M F M'

• If the edge in the FR slot belongs in the FL slot, and could be oriented correctly using the move D2, use

Alg

M F' M' F2 M F' M'

• In any other cases, where FR is incorrectly positioned or oriented, use

Alg

F' D' M D2 M' D' F

Bottom Layer

Note:Correct Orientation for edges is defined such that quarter turns change orientation, and half turns preserve orientation.

• Solve Corners
  • Use the algorithms on my 2x2x2 page.
• ELL
  • This method is primarily intuitive, done use combinations of these 4 algorithms and rotations of the cube.

Alg

M D M' D2 M D M'

Rotates DR,DB,DL clockwise, preserves orientation

Alg

M D' M' D2 M D' M'

Rotates DR,DB,DL counterclockwise, preserves orientation

Alg

M D M' D' M D' M' D' M D2 M'

Re-Orients DB,DL, doesn't preserve location (use if no edges being reoriented are correctly positioned or oriented)

Alg

E R F' U R' F E' F' R U' F R'

Re-Orients FL,FR, preserves location (use if 1 or more edges being reoriented are correctly positioned or oriented)