Begginers Guide

Step #1 (First Cross)
Step #2 (Bottom Corners)
Step #3 (Middle Layer)
Step #4 (Top Cross)
Step #5 (Top Layer’s Middle Pieces)
Step #6 (Rotating the Corner Pieces)
Step #7 (Flipping the Corner Pieces)

Step #1 (First Cross)

This step, along with the next step, are the hardest steps and very difficult to teach.

After these steps however, it takes very little thinking to solve the rest of the cube,

so please bear with me on these first two steps.

Solving the first layer of the Rubik’s Cube is something you need to do on your own.

Just remember that the very center piece of each side of the cube is that side’s

respective color. To make it easier on yourself, match each color to the correct side.

For example, in the "After" pictures below the green color of each piece is on the green side. along with the yellow and red colors. The center piece doesn’t move, so you must

bring all of the other pieces of that color to that side. Below is a move that often gets people stuck on this step.

Before Picture

The moves

FR’ T FL’ T’

Step #2 (Bottom Corners)

Look to see if there is a corner piece on the bottom of the cube that belongs on the top.
You do this by checking the three colors on the corner piece and making sure
they match the colors on the respective sides on the top. You may need to move the pieces
around a little to get a piece to be in one of the two positions demonstrated in the pictures,
but once you do follow the provided step to move it up to the top. Make sure you
are looking at the correct starting picture.

Before Picture ( situation 1)



Moves for situation 1

B FL B’ FL’



Before Picture ( situation 2)


Moves for situation 2

B’ FR’ B FR

Before Picture ( situation 3) B’ FL’ B FL B’ FL’ After Picture

Step #3 (Middle Layer)

Before you start this step, flip the cube over so the side that is complete is now the bottom.
In the picture this is the green side. Now turn the top layer of the cube
so you match up a middle piece's color with the color of that side (this piece MUST also
have the color of the adjacent side on the top). For example, match the top yellow piece
with the red on top to the yellow side. 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 that depending on which side the “T” is on when looking
at the Rubik’s Cube. Make sure to find the correct starting picture before doing this step. (Repeat this step with all four sides)

Before Picture (situation 1)



Moves in situation 1

T’ FL’ T FL T FR T’ FR’




Before Picture (situation 2)


Moves For situation 2

T FR T’ FR’ T’ FL’ T FL

After Picture

Step #4 (Top Cross)

The next step is to now get the top color of the Rubik’s Cube (not the top layer)
to have a cross. In the pictures it is the blue side. You start out by facing a side
of the cube that has a blue (or whatever your top color is) in the top layer
in the FL position. It is okay to have a blue is the FR position as well, but
the key is to make sure there is a blue on that FL side. You then follow the steps
from the pictures below. Just doing the solution for this step once most likely
won’t be enough. You may have to repeat the steps a few times until there is a cross.

Before Picture



The Moves

FL FR T FR’ T’ FL’

Step #5 (Top Layer’s Middle Pieces)

Once you have the cross at the top, the next step is to put the top layer’s middle pieces
into place on all four sides of the Rubik’s Cube. This step, like the previous step,
most likely will need to be repeated several times. A useful tip that I use
is when you have two adjacent sides in the correct place, rotate the cube in your hands
so they are in the BR and FR positions, then repeat this step once more. The top pieces
are all in the correct order but need to be rotated around the cube until they are with their respective colors.
HINT: when performing this step, keep in mind that the side facing away from you
doesn't move.

Before Picture



The Moves

FR T FR’ T FR T T FR’




After Picture