Guyanese Fireside Cooking : Solving Rubik Cube

Anatomy of the Rubik Cube

A 3x3 Rubic Cube has 6 faces and each face has a different color, namely: white opposite yellow, red opposite orange and green opposite blue. Each face consist of three types of pieces: Edge, Corner, and a fix Center. Each face has 9 small cubes and is arranged in 3 layers top, middle and bottom.

Edges pieces - has 2 colors
Corner pieces - has 3 colors
Center Pieces - has 1 color, attached to an axil, never moved
4 Fix Centers Yellow - White; Orange - Red, Green -Blue

Solving the Rubik Cube

Make A Top Yellow Daisy, Yellow center with 4 white petals
Create a White Cross - Rotate each white petals 180deg towards the White Center
Solve the Bottom Layer
Solve the Second Layer - Form an upside down T
Create the Yellow Cross - Line, Dot, Angle
Solve the Yellow Face

Line (F Right Algo, F')
Right Angle f Right Algo f')
Dot Line + Angle

Position the Corners

Adjacent swap 2 corners Right Algo x3 Spin Right , Left Algo x 3
Diagonal Swap = 2 adjacent swaps

Position the Edges

Flip White face side up

Yellow Face bottom
Yellow corner on right hand side

Right Algo until Yellow corner goes to the bottom (typically 2 or 3 cycles)
Rotate base until next yellow corner goes to the bottom right hand side.

Solve the Final Corner

Yellow face up
turn side that fully in place
Apply Algo - 1 Right Algo, 1 left Algo, 5 Right Algo, 5 Left Algo
You may need to apply it 2 or 3 time to get it resolved.

Solve Cube 1 layer at a time

Make a Daisy - Create the Yellow Daisy (4 white pedals and with a Center Yellow)

Yellow Daisy - 4 White Pedals and a Center Yellow

Create the White Cross (Flip side of Yellow is White)

Match the Non-White Sticker to the corresponding side
Once Match Rotate the non-white sticker 2 times to the bottom
Repeat steps 3 more time (one for each daisy petal)

Note

You should have a white Cross at the bottom of the Cube.
The white cross will be pointing bottom for the entire remainder of the solve
When you finish, the bottom layer will be solved and the bottom face (White) will be solve

Right Trigger (Right Algorithm) :

Right Hand 90 deg up ^,
Right Index finger pull top towards you <,
Move Right Hand 90 deg back to you V

Left Trigger (Left Algorithm):

Left Hand 90 deg up ^,
Left Index finger pull top towards you >,
Move Left Hand 90 deg back to you V

Solving 1 Layer and Bottom White

Look for White Sticker facing you on top layer, with white layer facing bottom
Identify the Sticker on the Side of the With Sticker Red
Rotate the top until it matches with the Red Center

They are 2 exceptions

4. Solve the 2 layer

Find the edge piece on top with non-yellow edge piece
Rotate the top until the side color match
You get an upside down T form with the same color

5. Goal: Create a yellow Cross on top @15:00

Notation:

Algorithm
F front face
B Back
L Left
R Right
D Down
U up

Algorithm FURU'R'F'

F Front Face 90deg Clockwise
U Upward Face 90deg Clockwise
R Right Face 90deg Clockwise
U' Upward Face 90deg Counter Clockwise
R' Right Face 90deg Counter Clockwise
F' Front Face 90deg Counter Clockwise

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F R U R' U' F"

F (R U R' U') (R U R' U') F"

Yellow Cross

Cube Notation (algorithm memorize)

F Front Face V
B Back Face V
L Left Face V
R Right Face ^
D Down Face
U Upward Face

Turn Clockwise relative to you

U2 turn upward facing 2 turns 180 degrees

if you have no Yellow Edges perform
F U R U' R' F'

if you have 2 Yellow pieces such that they form a line center piece or up and down perform
F U R U' R' F'

Cube Notation

RIGHT ALGO