rubiks cube?

Question

does anybody have any good tips or sites they recomend for solving a rubiks cube, and please, don't just say peel the stickers off or take it apart, i have done that and you don't get the same feeling of accomplishment.

Answer 1

Patience and time are the two best tips I can suggest. Otherwise, I found a web site that tells the steps on solving the rubiks cube. I hope it helps! Good Luck!

Answer 2

there is a really good youtube video that taught me how to do it. It gets confusing but its the easiest way to learn. I think its called rubiks cube part - (1-4 parts)
I ended up solving it, so it may help you

Answer 3

first make a white cross around the yellow center, then look at the pieces adjecent to the whites.line that piece up with its center and flip it down twice. on the bottom you should have most of the whites. look at the top layer and see if any whites are facing you, look at the peice that is on the other edge of it. line that piece up with the same color center, flip that up and put the white in place and flip it down ,keep doing that until you have a full white face and the whole bottom layer, next you must solve the edge pieces ,i forgot the steps but soon you should have the middle layer, make a yellow cross on top and flip the right clockwise ,top counterclockwise twice ,back clockwise twice, left cockwise and top clockwise twice, it sholud be solved

Answer 4

Try this site

Answer 5

A good tip is patience.

Answer 6

time and practise is how I learned years ago.

Answer 7

Rubik Cube Moves Page 1

OVERALL STRATEGY
1. Do centers to match corners
If you have a directional centered cube, remember:
you cannot make a 1/4 turn on a Rubiks 3x3 center, once puzzle is finished;
but you can make two 1/4 turns.
This means to complete puzzle, all centers must be half turns or correct,
or an even number of centers that need a quarter turn. ( you can make a single 1/2 turn.
( you can also make a single 1/4 turn on a 4x4 Rubik’s cube )
2. Manually construct top layer (unless cube is 3x3 directional centered, in which case you have to use programmed moves to put in all middle edges
after you have all centers, correct)
3. Position bottom corners use Step A.
4. Orientate bottom corners use Step B.
5. Put in middle inside edges use Step C.
6. Fill in bottom inside edges use Step D.

A. To swap two bottom corners
(place corners to the right side)
1. Right side down
2. bottom 1/4 turn left
3. Right side up
4. bottom 1/4 turn right
5. Face 1/4 turn right
6. bottom 1/4 turn right
7. Face 1/4 turn left
B. To orientate corners
( place one correct corner in bottom-left-front )
(if no corners are correct, execute the 8 steps below )
(if two corners are correct, use neither, and execute the 8 steps below)
(you have to have bottom-front-left correct, and other three corners
wrong, for all 4 corners to come in)
1. Right side down
2. bottom 1/4 turn left
3. right side up
4. bottom 1/4 turn left
5. right side down
6. bottom 1/2 turn
7. right side up
8. bottom 1/2 turn
(repeat move until correct)

C. To move a bottom block to the middle Page 2
( place bottom block opposite the middle-side, where it is to go)

1. One side up (side with bottom block to be moved)
2. Face 1/4 turn toward the side where the middle-
-block is to be replaced by the bottom block.
3. Both sides down.
4. Bottom 1/2 turn
5. Both sides up
6. Face 1/4 turn in direction as before
7. One side up (same side as in step 1 )

D. Fill in bottom middle blocks
(use any combo of moves below)
e. BASIC MOVE
1. Sides up / face 1/4 turn
2. Sides down / bottom 1/2 turn
3. Sides up / face 1/4 turn
4. Sides down

f. TO FLIP TWO OPPOSITE MIDDLE BLOCKS
( place blocks to be flipped on bottom front and back)
1. Sides up / Face 1/4 turn left
2. Sides down / bottom 1/4 turn left
3. Sides up / Face 1/4 turn left
4. Sides down / bottom 1/4 turn left
5. Sides up / Face 1/2 turn
6. Sides down / bottom 1/4 turn left
7. Sides up / Face 1/4 turn left
8. Sides down / bottom 1/4 turn left
9. Sides up / Face 1/4 turn left
10. Sides down / bottom 1/2 turn
2nd method to flip opposite middle blocks
( place blocks to be flipped on face at top and bottom middle’s.)
1. Run all 8 steps of 4x4 Basic collection move (do this twice)
2. Manually, put face on bottom and move right side to face
3. Run 3x3 Basic move (clockwise)

g. TO FLIP TWO ADJACENT MIDDLE BLOCKS
(place the two middle blocks at bottom left and bottom rear)
1. Sides up / face right 1/4 turn
2. Sides down / bottom left 1/4 turn
3. Sides up / face left 1/4 turn
4. Sides down / bottom left 1/4 turn
Page 3
5. Sides up / face 1/2 turn
6. Sides down / manually turn cube 1/4 turn left (right side is now the face)
7. Run the 3x3 Basic Move.

2nd Method of flipping two adjacent middle blocks
( place the two middle blocks on face left and face top )
1. Run through all eight steps of 4x4 basic collection move.
( now, manually place face to bottom and make right side the face)
2. Run basic 3x3 move, counter-clockwise

H. Center Turns:
i. To Turn One Center 1/2 turn.
(place center on bottom)
1. Run through corner orientation 3 times (Step B )

j. To Turn Two Centers 1/2 turn each.
(place one center on front face and one center on bottom)
1. Sides up, face 1/2 turn
2. Sides down, bottom 1/2 turn
(execute these two steps, 3 times)

k. To Turn Two Centers 1/4 of turn each
(place one center on front face and one center on bottom)
1. Sides up, face 1/4 turn right
2. Sides down, bottom 1/4 turn left
(execute these two steps, 5 times)
(face center will rotate clockwise)
(bottom center will rotate counter-clockwise)