Solving the First Cross
This step, along with the next step, are the most difficult to teach because there are so many possible starting situations. Luckily, after these steps it takes very little effort to solve the rest of the cube, so please be patient on steps one and two.
In this step, it is important to remember that the very center piece of each side of the cube doesn’t move, making it that side’s respective color. You must bring all of the other pieces of that color to that side. In the example below we bring the red/green piece to match with the red and green sides. Below are the most common moves for this step. You must do this for all four sides in order to make a cross like the “after” picture below.
Solving the Bottom Corners
Again, this step is a little harder to teach than the steps to follow because of the amount of possible starting situations, but the pictures below should help you through it.
Find a corner piece on the bottom layer that belongs on the top. In our example pictures this is any corner piece with green in it. Move this piece until it is situated on the bottom layer directly below its appropriate place in the top layer of the cube. In other words, the spot where the piece should start out should be in the same column as the spot where you want the piece to end up. Then, refer to the pictures below to solve. Make sure you are looking at the correct starting picture. Do this step to all four sides.
help!Solving the Middle Layers
Before you start this step, flip the cube over so the face that is complete is now the bottom. In the pictures, this is the green side. Now, turn the top layer of the cube to match a “before” picture below. This will make an upside down “T” with one color. We will move that top middle piece to the correct spot on the middle row in this step. There are two ways to do this depending on which side the “T” is on when you’re looking at the cube. Make sure to find the correct starting picture before doing this step. Repeat this step with all four sides. (HINT: If you ever get stuck where there aren’t any useful pieces on the top layer then do one of the moves below in reverse.)
Solving the Top Cross
In this step, the goal is to get the top face of the cube to have a cross. In the “after” picture below this is the blue side. You start out by facing a side of the cube that has a blue piece (or whatever your top color is) in the top layer in the front left position (refer to the “before” picture below). It‘s okay to have a blue piece in the front right position as well, but the key is to make sure that there is a blue piece on that front left side. You then follow the moves in the pictures below. Just doing this step once most likely won’t be enough. You may have to repeat the step a few times until there is a cross. You will also likely have to rotate the cube in your hands to manipulate different sides (still make sure a blue piece is in the front left position!).
Solving the Top, Middle Pieces
Once you have the cross at the top, the next step is to get all of the top middle pieces to be on the correct sides. This step, like the previous step, will most likely need to be repeated several times. A useful tip is that, when you have two adjacent sides in the correct place, rotate the cube in your hands so that those two sides are in the back right and front right positions, then repeat this move once more. After doing this, the top pieces will all be in the correct order but will need to be rotated around the cube until they are on their correct sides. (HINT: when performing this step, keep in mind that the front left piece will not move.)
<3 this site!!!Solving the First Cross
This step, along with the next step, are the most difficult to teach because there are so many possible starting situations. Luckily, after these steps it takes very little effort to solve the rest of the cube, so please be patient on steps one and two.
In this step, it is important to remember that the very center piece of each side of the cube doesn’t move, making it that side’s respective color. You must bring all of the other pieces of that color to that side. In the example below we bring the red/green piece to match with the red and green sides. Below are the most common moves for this step. You must do this for all four sides in order to make a cross like the “after” picture below.
Solving the Bottom Corners
Again, this step is a little harder to teach than the steps to follow because of the amount of possible starting situations, but the pictures below should help you through it.
Find a corner piece on the bottom layer that belongs on the top. In our example pictures this is any corner piece with green in it. Move this piece until it is situated on the bottom layer directly below its appropriate place in the top layer of the cube. In other words, the spot where the piece should start out should be in the same column as the spot where you want the piece to end up. Then, refer to the pictures below to solve. Make sure you are looking at the correct starting picture. Do this step to all four sides.
Solving the Middle Layers
Before you start this step, flip the cube over so the face that is complete is now the bottom. In the pictures, this is the green side. Now, turn the top layer of the cube to match a “before” picture below. This will make an upside down “T” with one color. We will move that top middle piece to the correct spot on the middle row in this step. There are two ways to do this depending on which side the “T” is on when you’re looking at the cube. Make sure to find the correct starting picture before doing this step. Repeat this step with all four sides. (HINT: If you ever get stuck where there aren’t any useful pieces on the top layer then do one of the moves below in reverse.)
Solving the Top Cross
In this step, the goal is to get the top face of the cube to have a cross. In the “after” picture below this is the blue side. You start out by facing a side of the cube that has a blue piece (or whatever your top color is) in the top layer in the front left position (refer to the “before” picture below). It‘s okay to have a blue piece in the front right position as well, but the key is to make sure that there is a blue piece on that front left side. You then follow the moves in the pictures below. Just doing this step once most likely won’t be enough. You may have to repeat the step a few times until there is a cross. You will also likely have to rotate the cube in your hands to manipulate different sides (still make sure a blue piece is in the front left position!).
Solving the Top, Middle Pieces
Once you have the cross at the top, the next step is to get all of the top middle pieces to be on the correct sides. This step, like the previous step, will most likely need to be repeated several times. A useful tip is that, when you have two adjacent sides in the correct place, rotate the cube in your hands so that those two sides are in the back right and front right positions, then repeat this move once more. After doing this, the top pieces will all be in the correct order but will need to be rotated around the cube until they are on their correct sides. (HINT: when performing this step, keep in mind that the front left piece will not move.)
Rotating the Top, Corner Pieces
In this step, you will move the top corners so that they are in the correct places. Don’t worry if the colors of the corner pieces don’t match with their correct sides yet, just make sure that one of each of the sides of your corner piece corresponds with a color from one of the adjacent sides. For example, in the picture, the front corner piece should have one red side, one blue side, and one yellow side, even if those colors aren’t with the correct face yet. We will rotate them so the colors all match up in the next step.
The trick to this step is that the piece farthest from you doesn’t move. The front three corners switch spots in a clockwise rotation as shown in the “after” picture below. You will most likely need to repeat this step several times.
Rotating the Top, Corner Pieces
You have now made it to the seventh and final step, rotating the corner pieces so that they are on the correct sides of the cube. This move only rotates the front and right corners. This move will most likely need to be repeated several times and you may have to rotate the cube in your hands before repeating it.
This is cool.
Doesn’t a cube have 6 sides?
Which four sides?
@Don:
Yes, a cube has 6 sides. “All four sides” refers to the four squares adjacent to the cross (as shown in the picture with the red and yellow. orange and white are on the other side)
does the cube have to be set that way in the first picture?
I dont understand what is it that Im suppose to be repeating?
I keep on doing this, but it never turns out how the picture shows :[
when it says , the middle layer turns, does it mean that the layers next to it turn upward? (first move of third scenario)
I can’t turn the middle layer eventhough it says too
How does this work? I’ve tried doing the first step about ten times and it’s not working.
I cant seem to get the hang of this. I keep getting one side done, but i lose it when i try to do another side. I can’t seem to be able to make the T shape. Any ideas?
I’ve done this quite a few times now. Am I missing something or doing it wrong? Or do I just keep trying this step until my cube looks like the picture?
For the 3rd example (the one that says green under), why wouldn’t one just turn the face surrounding the red center piece twice?
Hello to everyone here. You all have good questions and I will try to answer them.
1. You don’t have to start this way, but its the easiest way to do it so… rule 1 remember that green has to be on top. 2.the side panel (on the right) will be the color your working with, and I figured out a better result, (the panel on the left) I fount that if you do the opposite you get the cross like pattern ex. look at the top diagram on the left, instead of having the green showing with the respective color underneath have the respective color showing with green underneath so your cubes starting position should be green on top, respective color right panel, respective color with green underneath. NOW turn the cube as instructed and look closely. You will have it guaranteed. It will look like the last diagram on the left ex. green, random color, random color, respective color, matching square with green underneath. Now turn the font panel 180 degrees until the green underneath is connected with the green on top. You’ll have the first part of that after picture now repeat all of this for orange white and yellow. I hoped this helped you guys out. My name is Paul – leave a note for me if this helped. I would love to help again. Thank you.
I don’t get how I’m supposed to get from the top before picture to the middle before picture?
To Everyone:
What happened to me when I did this step was that I got confused that they were giving us several starter steps; there are three lines in this step. If your cube looks like the first line, ONLY DO the first line of instructions, and so on for the other two. This step should work very easily, and if it doesn’t, use that thing inside your head (the name beats me at this current time…) to work out just this one step, because it is REALLY easy…
This is awesome! I get it now, the Before on the left is the pattern you start with and then you follow the steps to the right to get a piece of the cross. Then continue on the other three sides to the left or right of the right side on the diagrahm. I used the first one twice then the second one once and the third one once.
How many times do you spin it to get the right picture?
I want to ask about the third kind:Can’t you just turn the right face two times?You don’t have to turn the middle layer
I understand the moves but I don’t undestand the order of them!It’s much better to number the pictures.Isn’t it? I don’t know which one is the first step of the move and which one is the second one…
This isn’t working for me after I finish the first line the green and reds on the edge are switched so it goes green green red red instead of green red green red
The first step third row never works out for me. I always get one red on top and two greens on the right side. Help?
My cube has green on top and yellow on the bottom. Have I a chance? No luck so far.
@Mister X: Thank you so much that helped alot!
I dont get something. After this step are all 4 sides and the top going to be crossed or just the top and the four sides just have the two like the picture shown
When I start following given steps, does my cube need to be exactly look like how its displayed in upper left corner of the image with “Before” tag? Or just having a green in center of top side is enough?
Hint: Numbering the colors helps
the middle layer means turn two sides down next to each other and get the down one back up
what do you mean repeat this step for all four sides?What about the other 2?
ok so the 4 colors are green orange white and yellow??
Wouldn’t it be easier on the last possibility to rotate the right face twice?
with me, the simple red and green are not where they are supposed to be in the pictures. i dont get how you make the red/green cuboid in place.
What if only 2 of the side arms line up correctly?
heyyyy the rubic’s cube have six side what color of side
I’ve tried the first scenario about ten times and it goes to 2 green on top 2 red on the right side why is this
I get one of them with the two colours down the side in the right place, but then i’m not left with any of the other possibilities to spin with any of the three examples…
Can anyone tell be why there are 3 cubes below ‘before’? Please I really need help ;(
Ok, I understand the steps, but my cube isnt set up to look like that. So how do I get it to look like that in the first place??
I got the green cross, two whites and two oranges on two sides. What do I do next?
This is to Paul: does this mean that when you start on the first ‘before’ picture…you do the steps and then it becomes the second ‘before’ picture and then the third? what happens next?
Which four sides am i suppose to repeat?
I can’t get the cross. There is not a green square in any of those positions for a side!
I’m so confused, what is the respective color? And does the green middle have to be on top an the red middle be on the right? I don’t get what it means for “red under” when it’s on the right?
I have a problem with the first step: after completing the third line of the first step I’m not getting the “AFTER” ones solution sshown in the AFTER column.
How do I do this?:Green top center,red right center,green front bottom middle,red under bottom green.
How many times do I repeat?
Very vague on how to do this first part… You should let everyone know that you must start with the blue side (then orange, green, red) and re-orientate it accordingly.
After i do the first 3 moves its meant to be green, red, green and then red like in he top left photo, but mine turns out to be green, green, red and red every time. Why is this?
I am a beginner. How do I get the cube like the very first picture?
But i still don’t get how you get those yellow and red pieces there? it isn’t explained here..
I don’t understand what it means by “after repearing this step for all four sides”. Which sides is it referring to?
After completing the green, red, green, red combination as shown in the picture two, I don’t understanding what to do?
OK so I tried step 1 but my Rubik’s cube ended up in my wall. Should I turn it clockwise, counterclockwise, turn my room, or just screw it?
You know you are starting with a very specific scenario in which all the things are in a fixed position. I can complete one side of the cube, i.e. one color at a time but no more than dat. Any advice for me, if you would please…..
Start with the first green and red with the first picture. At the end you should only have the green and red touching each other with two squares each. Then rotate the cube and do the yellow just like you did the red. they should have two boxes touching just the same. Now the orange, and finally the white. I notice though that three pictures on the left are what some of the colors will be in… for example, my orange started as the second and my white was like the third. In the end though if you can’t seem to get it… try buying a coloring book. ;P
THANKS A LOT PAUL!!!!!!
you guys rock!!
cooool!!!!!!
i should follow the column? or the row???
Wow!! THIS IS FUN !!!
What does it mean by thr middle moves how do you move it
If i use the before ex 2 can i use that same beginning for all the other sides?
What does repeating this step for all four sides mean? Do I keep Green on top and rotate the whole cube around the Green-Blue axis (Green on top and Blue on ther bottom, and bring the next side (Yellow) to where the Red was and Orange to where the Yellow was and keep repeating this for all sides? What should it look like after the first of 4 sides or are there too many combinations?
I do the first three steps but my red and green aren’t opposite… They Are in order so I can’t follow the steps…