Take note of the CENTER pieces on the left and right faces of the RED CENTER piece (They are Blue and Green). In Figure 1, the matching color was Red, and the other color on that edge piece was Green. Figure 1 shows a correctly matched Green/Red EDGE piece matching the Red side with the Red CENTER piece.Īfter the piece is matched up, take a look at the other color on that EDGE piece. There are only four of them (Green/Red, Red/Blue, Green/Orange, and Blue/Orange).Ĭhoose one of those four edge pieces listed (If it's in the top layer) and match the Front Facing color to the CENTER piece. ONLY look at EDGE pieces with two colors that are NOT Yellow. If they include a Yellow on them (ie Yellow/Blue EDGE piece), disregard those for this step. Look at the four EDGE pieces on the Up Face. Flip the cube 180 degrees, with the Yellow CENTER piece on TOP and the White CENTER piece on the BOTTOM now (This means the Up Face is now the Yellow Face). Even the best speedcubers struggle with this step from the beginning. It takes practice to learn how to solve the cross faster. There are no algorithms or specific ways to solve this step. It's important to fix the White/Green EDGE piece after you insert the White/Orange EDGE piece in the correct space. This second example of matching is provided to show that the White/Green EDGE piece is MESSED UP when you match the White/Orange together. ![]() Figure 2 shows what a matched up white EDGE piece looks like.įigure 2 shows the matching of a White/Red EDGE piece with the White/Red CENTER pieces.įigure 3 shows the matching of a White/Orange EDGE piece with the White/Orange CENTER pieces. Match the white EDGE piece with the white CENTER piece, as well as the color it's matched with and its CENTER piece. These edge pieces will have another color with them. This is more important on bigger cubes (4x4 and bigger) but it's always good to note on the 3x3. Take note that White is opposite Yellow, Red is opposite Orange, and Blue opposite Green. Make sure the white CENTER piece is on TOP (On the Up Face). Lastly, there are three types of pieces on the 3x3 cube corner pieces, edge pieces, and center pieces. This is the same as an apostrophe, and means the same thing. In the picture, the counterclockwise rotations are designated with an 'i' after. Don't forget that L is a clockwise rotation on the Left Face (Therefore the Left Face will turn towards you) and R is a clockwise rotation on the Right Face, but turns away from you. The added apostrophe, for any face, delegates that move to mean a counterclockwise rotation on its face. If we turn that face clockwise, it's considered to be F, but if we turn it counterclockwise, it's considered to be F' (Pronounced "F Prime"). For example, let's use the F face (Front Face). Notice that there is a difference when rotating a face clockwise versus counterclockwise. A combination of these face moves will allow us to solve certain steps of the cube easier these sets of moves are called algorithms. If you’ll notice, each side of the cube has a certain letter designated to it. It’s important to understand how the cube is manipulated before you begin to solve one.
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