Just remember how we got the corners into position by rotation before, because that is how we are going to get them back into position this time. Unfortunate, but that is the way it works. To fix this we are going to disturb the corners in the top layer that we already fixed. Note: There are no corners in the second layer.Īny edges with yellow in them do not belong in the second layer and similarly any edges on the third layer without yellow are in the wrong place. You will notice the Edges for the top Layer are aligned with the centre “family” colour on the second layer, but some of the edges on the side of the second layer are probably in the wrong place. Remove Yellow Blocks from theMiddle Layer This process is going to be repeated in the next step to restore the top layer, after we disturb it. We should now have the white blocks of the cube in position at the top of the cube with all sides matching the centre piece in Layer Two. The process to remember is away, down, back to collect and restore. Repeat this process for all four corners, each time positioning the corner in the third or lower layer before rotating it to the top. The corner piece should now take its rightful place in the top layer. It is simply a matter of rotation to get them in the right place. It is easy to remember if you keep in mind the white edges should start at the very bottom of the cube and the white corner blocks start at the third layer facing you.

Rotate the “family” side facing you up to the top again.

We can now move the third layer back containing the white block to where it came from to be collected and uploaded as the corner piece.

Now rotate the “family” facing side down to collect the corner block we just moved away from the “family”.

Rotate the block away from the “family” but keep the cube facing you.

It is now ready to go up to the top layer. Match the non-white side of the corner block (facing you) with their “family” by rotating the layer until it matches. If the corners are underneath or in the top layer twist the cube until they appear on the side and down at the third layer. Position the white corners facing you on the side and in the third or bottom layer. Rotate the side face containing the “family” aligned edges to bring the white edge to the top (shown in the diagram above). Then line the edge up with the “family” colour in the level above (level two). To do this position the white edges at the bottom of the cube to start. Set up EDGES to form a cross at the top, in white. The VISUAL BUILD PROCESS - FOLLOW THE RULES The cube will be flipped later to have the white face (representing the foundation layer) at the bottom and the yellow face (representing the roof of the house) at the top. There will be edges and corners around the white centre piece to be put in place, as shown in the diagram below. The white layer will ultimately become the foundation layer and move to the bottom but, to start, hold the cube facing you with the white Centre Block at the top. Don’t keep changing it unnecessarily during the construction stage. That is white will always be opposite yellow, green opposite blue, etc.Īlways hold the cube in a consistent position. Only the sides rotate: The centre blocks remain constant. This simple approach will help describe the rotation direction of the cube. When the “family” block is facing you consider the colours on the adjacent sides as “cousins”. Terms Usedįor reference purposes, consider each side colour of the Rubik’s Cube as a “family”. There are only FOUR algorithms to memorise and are explained further on. The earlier build stages are just following rules to position blocks. That is the part of the building process that must be memorised. The algorithms simply record a sequence for rotation. That is, after moving the blocks around to build the roof you want to restore the lower layers to their original position. The algorithms only come into play after you have built the first and second layer and don’t want to disturb what you have done. Whilst doing that, it is just a matter of remembering a “general maintenance” process to restore the layers while putting on the roof. The house is built in stages: The first layer (foundation) must be complete before you build the second layer and then the third (the roof). Layer THREE is MEMORISING the ROTATION of the CUBE The TOP TWO LAYERS are VISUAL - JUST FOLLOW the RULES Use the cube’s white face as the foundation and the yellow as the roof.

You start with the foundation and then build the floor level and finally the roof. Completing the Rubik’s Cube is like building a house.

Rubiks cube flip corners