Solving the Rubik's Cube
Alright. Since you've (hopefully) gotten the basics down, here's how to solve the cube.
1)Solve the four white corners (+ the center).
There's not much I can say to help you figure out how to do this. it just takes some messing with the cube to figure out how it moves around.
2)With the white side on the bottom, get the yellow corners.
Obviously, this can't be done as you did the white, because you'll end up messing up your white corners. Therefore, we have a SEQUENCE.
---SEQUENCE #1: right once, top twice, right once, top twice, right once, top once (clockwise), right twice.---
So, you could try doing this sequence over and over again and you'd eventually end up getting the yellow corners. But, that would take a while. So, we have some key patterns to look for. (Note: for this step, the yellow side is always on top)
- the arrow:
If the arrow is pointing to a pair of yellows, do sequence #1 with the arrow pointing away from you. This should give you the four corners. If the arrow is NOT pointing to a pair of yellows, hold the cube with the arrow pointing away from you. Then, look at the side to the left and do sequence #1. Once completed, look to the left again and complete sequence #1. Do this process once more, at which point, you should have no yellow corners on the yellow side.
- no yellow corners on the yellow side:
You could end up with this situation right after completing the white corners, or this could be a continuation move from the above situation (the arrow). Let's tackle the continuation move first.
Do sequence #1 on the side opposite a pair of yellows (on either the red, orange, blue or green side). This should result in an arrow pointing to a pair of yellows. Do sequence #1 again with the arrow pointing away from you. This should result in the four yellow corners. The only other situation you may come across ( but only if not a continuation move from the arrow) is having two sides with paired yellows. In this case, just pick either side to do sequence #1 on, and you will get an arrow. In which case, just follow the above steps.
3) Get the corners of the red, orange, blue, and green sides.
The main concept here is that paired corners should be moved to their corresponding centers. This step may seem a little difficult at first, but once you understand it, it's fairly easy. We've also got another SEQUENCE. (Note: For this step, the white side is always on top)
-- SEQUENCE #2: right twice, bottom once (clockwise), right twice, bottom twice. Look to the left. left twice, bottom once, left twice, back twice.--
TO BE CONTINUED..
