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Skewb
Mefferts skewb.jpg
Skewb into a solved position
Alternative names: Pyraminx Cube
Shape: Cube
Internal Mechanism: Pyraminx
Inventor: Tony Durham
Year:
Produced by: Mèffert

The Skewb (originally named the Pyraminx Cube) is a twistable puzzle in the shape of a cube that is cut diagonally 2 times along each of 4 axes. It is a cube-shaped puzzle. It consists of 6 center pieces and 8 corner pieces (four of which are attached to the central core). Unlike the Rubik's cube, which turns around faces, the Skewb turns around axes that go through its corners. It is a deep-cut puzzle - ie. each cut goes through the absolute center of the puzzle, and exactly half of the puzzle changes with each turn.

This puzzle was originally called the Pyraminx Cube by Uwe Meffert, but Douglas Hofstadter suggested the name "Skewb", and it has been called that ever since.

Main skewb methods

Main Article : List of Skewb methods

Sarah's method (Beginner's variation)

  1. Solve the first layer from Scrambled skewb state.
  2. Solve the remaining corners from First layer skewb state.
  3. Solve the opposite center from Corners + 1 center skewb state.
  4. Solve the remaining centers from Corners + 2 opposite centers skewb state.

Sarah's method (Intermediate variation)

  1. Solve the first layer from Scrambled skewb state.
  2. Solve the remaining corners and the opposite center from First layer skewb state.
  3. Solve the remaining centers from Corners + 2 opposite centers skewb state.

Sarah's method (Advanced variation)

  1. Solve the first layer from Scrambled skewb state.
  2. Solve the remaining corners and centers from First layer skewb state.

Kirjava-Meep method

  1. Solve the first face from Scrambled skewb state.
  2. Solve the corners from First face skewb state.
  3. Solve the centers from Solved corners skewb state.

Ranzha's Method

  1. Create a Petrus Block from Scrambled skewb state.
  2. Create the Welder's Mask from Petrus Block skewb state.
  3. Solve the remaining centres from Welder's Mask skewb state.
  4. Orient the corners from 1st layer + centers skewb state.

Ranzha's Method (Beginner's variation)

  1. Match one center with one corner from Scrambled skewb state.
  2. Match one more corner from 1 center + 1 adjacent corner skewb state. (Or match one more center from 1 center + 1 adjacent corner skewb state.)
  3. Match one more center from 1 center + 2 adjacent corners skewb state. (Or position one more corner from 2 adjacent centers + 1 adjacent corner skewb state and then orient it from 2 adjacent centers + 1 adjacent corner + 1 permuted adjacent corner skewb state.)
  4. Permuting the corners from Petrus Block skewb state.
  5. Orienting the corners from Petrus Block + permuted corners skewb state.
  6. Solve the remaining centres from Welder's Mask skewb state.
  7. Orient the corners from 1st layer + centers skewb state.

Cyril Castella's solution (also called Monkeydude1313's Method)

  1. Solve the 1st layer from Scrambled skewb state.
  2. Place the centers from 1st layer skewb state.
  3. Solve the remaining corners from 1st layer + centers skewb state.

Cyril Castella's solution (Beginner's variation)

  1. Permute 1st layer corners next to a center from Scrambled skewb state.
  2. Orient 1st layer corners from 1 center + 4 permuted adjacent corners skewb state.
  3. Place the centers from 1st layer skewb state.
  4. Solve the remaining corners from 1st layer + centers skewb state.

Skrouxb's Method

  1. Match 1 center and 2 adjacent corners from Scrambled skewb state.
  2. Match the opposite center and 2 adjacent corners from 1 Roux Block skewb state.
  3. Solve the corners of the totally unsolved face by orienting them from 2 Roux Blocks skewb state.
  4. Solve the remaining centers from Corners + 2 opposite centers skewb state.

Milan's Method

  1. Create a Petrus block (2 corners and 2 centers between them) from Scrambled skewb state.
  2. Solve the remaining centers from Petrus block skewb state.
  3. Solve the last 6 corners from Centers + 2 adjacent corners skewb state.

Milan's Method (Robert Yau's first variation)

  1. Create a Petrus block (2 corners and 2 centers between them). from Scrambled skewb state.
  2. Permute any corner next to the Petrus block from Petrus block skewb state.
  3. Orient all the permuted corners while solving the remaining centers from Petrus block + 5 permuted corners skewb state.
  4. Solve the last 3 corners from Centers + U corner + D corner + top corners skewb state.

Milan's Method (Robert Yau's second variation)

  1. Create a Petrus block (2 corners and 2 centers between them). from Scrambled skewb state.
  2. Permute any corner next to the Petrus block from Petrus block skewb state.
  3. Solve the remaining centers and permute the last 3 non-permuted corners from Petrus block + 5 permuted corners skewb state.
  4. Orient the last 6 corners from Centers + U corner + 1 top corner + permuted corners skewb state.

Milan's Method (Robert Yau's third variation)

  1. Create a Petrus block (2 corners and 2 centers between them). from Scrambled skewb state.
  2. Solve the remaining centers from Petrus block skewb state.
  3. Solve one more adjacent corner from Centers + 2 adjacent corners skewb state.
  4. Solve the 5 remaining corners from Centers + 3 adjacent corners skewb state.

Milan's Method (Ranzha's variation of Robert Yau's third variation)

  1. Create a Petrus block (2 corners and 2 centers between them) from Scrambled skewb state.
  2. Solve the remaining centers and 1 corner next to the Petrus block from Petrus block skewb state.
  3. Solve the last 5 corners from Centers + 3 adjacent corners skewb state.

Jaap's Solution 1

  1. Solve the 3 top corners from Scrambled skewb state.
  2. Solve the 3 top centers from 3 top corners skewb state.
  3. Orient the D corner from 3 top corners + top center skewb state.
  4. Solve the remaining centers from 3 top corners + top center + D corner skewb state.
  5. Solve the final 4 corners from Centers + 3 top corners + D corner skewb state.

Jaap's Solution 2

  1. Solve the 3 top corners from Scrambled skewb state.
  2. Solve the 3 top centers from 3 top corners skewb state.
  3. Solve the U corner from 3 top corners + top center skewb state.
  4. Orient the D corner from Top skewb state.
  5. Solve the remaining corners and centers from Top + D corner skewb state.

Jaap's Solution 3

  1. Solve the 3 top corners from Scrambled skewb state.
  2. Solve the U corner from 3 top corners skewb state.
  3. Orient the D corner from Top corners skewb state.
  4. Orient the remaining corners from Top corners + D corner skewb state.
  5. Solve the centers from Corners skewb state.

Pyraminx-like solve

  1. Solve as a Pyraminx from Scrambled skewb state.
  2. Solve the 4 remaining corners from Pyraminx solved skewb state.

Skewb steps

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Skewb states

Scrambled skewb state

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See also



Cubic twisty puzzles

2x2x2 | 3x3x3 | 4x4x4 | 5x5x5 | 6x6x6 | 7x7x7 | more...

Skewb | Master Skewb | Rex cube | Dino cube | Helicopter cube | Curvy Copter

Crazy 4×4×4 cube (version 1) | Crazy 4×4×4 cube (version 2) | Crazy 4×4×4 cube (version 3)

Gear cube | Gear cube extreme

Constrained cube (90°) (mechanism variation of 3x3x3) | Void cube (mechanism variation of 3x3x3) | Latch Cube (mechanism variation of 3x3x3)

Void cube | Shepherd's cube (sticker variation of 3x3x3) | Labyrinth cube (sticker variation of 3x3x3) | Supercube (sticker variation of NxNxN cubes)

Square 1 | Square 2

Bandaged cube