Rubik's cube solution.....????

Question

I do not have a single granule of the intellligence required to solve puzzles like Rubik's. Can anyone tell me if there is a
rule/solution/cheat code to solving this little block of plastic insanity ?

Answer 1

Hi there,

A lot of people are quite intimidated by the Rubik's Cube, and for good reason! Its been a constant source of frustration to millions for over 25 years. As it stands the Internet has partially alleviated this problem though and there are a ton of great resources out there that anyone can access.

There are a variety of approaches and systems to solving the cube, but I'll direct you to the most common, known as the "Vanilla Layer-by-Layer" system. It breaks the solution as a whole down into many substeps to make it easier for you to learn. After some practice you will find yourself amazing those around you!

Jasmine Lee offers a great beginners solution on her site outlining in detail (and easily understandable) the above mentioned system:

http://www.geocities.com/jasmine_ellen/RubiksCubeSolution.html

If you have any questions regarding the solution even feel free to email me: [e-mail] \ I have solved the cube for five years now and I am consistently averaging under twenty seconds in competition =)

As a sidenote too, the solution included with the store bought cubes is quite possibly the worst aid in solving I have ever seen. Anyone else who is tempted to learn from this solution should just go to the above mentioned site =)

Additonal information can be found on www.speedcubing.com
This is literally the 'speedcubing' hub on the Internet. Check the links secton for more great solutions.

Take care and have fun solving!

-Richard

Answer 2

Actually, yes, there is. Included with the purchase of any new cube (yes they still sell them) is a book on how to solve the cube. First, you have to solve a single side, making sure that the colors on the top row of the surrounding sides match each other. Then you have to solve the corners, through a series of up-down and left-right moves and lastly, re-align the rows. I believe there is also a website that describes it more fully. Perhaps www.rubiks.com. I cannot remember if that is the address, but it is close. Good luck.

Answer 3

I used the website below. The method on the site uses eight steps to solve the cube. It took me a few days to learn the notation, but now I can solve the cube in about three minutes. I hope this helps.