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Beginner’s Method: A Step-by-Step Guide

The beginner's method is designed to make solving the Rubik’s Cube approachable by breaking it into easy-to-understand steps. It uses simple algorithms, righty and lefty moves, to solve the cube layer by layer.

Steps in the Beginner’s Method

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Daisy:
Create a daisy-shaped pattern by placing white edge pieces around the yellow center. This step helps prepare for solving the white cross.

2. Solve the White Cross:
Align the white edge pieces from the daisy with their matching center colors, then rotate them to form a cross on the white face.

3. Solve the First Layer Corners:
Insert each white corner into its correct position using the righty algorithm. This completes the white face and the first layer.

4. Solve the Middle Layer Edges:
Match the edge pieces in the middle layer with their centers, then use the righty or lefty algorithm to insert them into the correct slots.

5. Solve the Yellow Cross:
Do the righty algorithm a few times to orient the yellow edges and create a cross on the yellow face.

6. Permute the Corners:
Position the yellow corners correctly on the top face, even if they aren’t yet oriented properly. Pretty much just make them a corner twist away.

7. Solve the Yellow Side:
Use the righty or lefty algorithm to orient all the yellow corners, solving the yellow side.

8. Solve the Edges:
Finally, solve the remaining edge pieces to complete the cube. This involves cycling edges into their correct positions until the entire cube is solved.

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Daisy

1. Daisy:

Start with a scrambled cube

but hold yellow on top and a side with white edges in front

Black line = Medium Line

Green line = Outer line

There are 2 Parts in the daisy the medium line and the outer line.

If there is a white edge in the outer line turn the outer line to match it up with the yellow center.

White piece is solved

If a white piece in in the

Medium Line turn that

side to get it on the

Outer Line

Now it is in the Outer Line

And move the piece up

Now solve normally

and repeat with every

piece

If there is a white piece

blocking you from

solving it turn the top

and move it up.

2. Cross:

Cross

Your cube should look like this if the daisy is solved

if there are no more pieces matched up turn the top any direction

Rotate around to find a piece matched up with the center like the orange in this photo.

Turn the top and solve any pieces you can

Then turn that side twice to solve that piece.

If you solve the pieces like that you will get this when you flip the cube over.

First Layer

3. First Layer (White Side):

When solving the white side you can't solve it any old way like this

Notice the part with the green line isn't solved

This is the correct way to solve it

Notice the part with the green line is solved

To start look for a white corner

Turn the top to match it with its two centers then do the Righty Algorithm

Orange with orange

Blue with blue

Then learn your first algorithm: The Righty

R U R' U'

Learn to read notation (moves)

Twice

3 Times

if you have one of these cases just do the Righty Algorithm multiple times

4. 2nd Layer (Middle Layer):

2nd Layer

**The white side should be solved before doing this step**

Look for edge pieces without yellow

No yellow

Yellow

Next align your edge without yellow with its correct center to make a T

then do the Righty Algorithm

Then rotate

Next move your piece far away from its location

Far away

Its location

then do the Lefty Algorithm

Then learn your last algorithm: The Lefty

L' U' L U

Learn to read notation (moves)

What if the piece needs to go to the other direction?

Align your edge without yellow with its correct center to make a T

then do the Lefty Algorithm

Then rotate

Next move your piece far away from its location

Far away

Its location

then do the Righty Algorithm

Yellow Cross

5. Top Cross (Yellow Cross):

For the Yellow Cross there are 3 cases here is how you solve them

Yellow cross cases

L Case

Line

Dot

Turn the face

Turn the face

Righty

Turn the face back

Solve this case

6. Permute the Top Corners:

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Turn the face

Righty

Turn the face back

Solved

Permute the corners

Pretty much just make them a corner twist away

Turn the top until you have 2 pieces a corner twist away from being solved

And you will have one of the two cases follow these steps to solve

Hold it like this

<--------- Do the same as on these

Turn the face back

Righty

Do the Righty Algorithm 3 times

Do a Y' Move then the Lefty Algorithm 3 times

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7. Solve The Yellow Side:

Yellow side

Put a unsolved corner in the bottom right

it is okay if the grey part (on the cube below) looks scrambled on your cube

Now flip your cube over to see the progress you have made :)

FINAL STEP

8. Permute The Edges (last step 🥳🎉):

Hold your cube like the one below

now repeat the Righty Algorithm until the corner solves

Now move the corner over (do a D/D' move)

For these cases do these steps:

1. Righty Algorithm x1

2. Lefty Algorithm x1

3. Righty Algorithm x5

4. Lefty Algorithm x5

5. Potentially repeat

For these cases do these steps:

1. Righty Algorithm x1

2. Lefty Algorithm x1

3. Righty Algorithm x5

4. Lefty Algorithm x5

<-------- 5. Solve like these cases

You solved your first cube party time 🥳🎉