How to Solve "The Cube" + Tips and Tricks For the Rubik's Cube

Step 9 Orienting the Last Layer Corners

Congratulations!! You have made it to the last step without brain damage!(hopefully)

In this step we will be twisting the corners to solve the cube. First before you do the move you must turn the cube so the white is on the right and yellow is on the left. (Last layer on left. First layer on right.) Then rotate the cube so an unsolved cubie is in the top left front position. (Remember keep white on right while you do this.) When you do this move you must repeat it either two or four times. To tell how many times you need to do the move. Do the move that was in the top left front position has the yellow sticker facing the yellow side (correctly oriented) WARNING!! THE REST OF THE CUBE WILL BE SCRAMBLED!! THIS IS OK!!! Once the piece is twisted correctly turn the left side until another unoriented piece from the last layer is in the top left front position. Then do the move again. Repeat this process until the cube is solved.

Move
Right: Up
Top: Counter Clockwise
Right: Down
Top: Clockwise

(2 times or 4 times)

Congratulations!!! Cube Solved!!!

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Comments

[ranaakamarth]

are you holding it with the white on the top? and the orange on the front like in this image?

[ofamountain]

I'm frequently coming to the very last move, where all colors are matched except a single cuby that's flipped. Performing the algorythm results in the last layer completed, while the initial two are now mixed. I keep running into this problem, or similar ones where working through the algorythm results in a lower left front cuby out of place. The out of place cuby is unaffected by the algorythm, which leads to further mixing of the cube.

[ranaakamarth]

It should be impossible for only one cubie to be twisted or flipped. If this is the case then someone has either taken off the stickers or taken it apart and flipped a cubie. Just simply take it apart (instructions to do so are under "Applying the Lube"), flip the rogue cubie, then snap it back together. This should fix the make the cube possible to solve again. There are really only 6 possible ways the corners can be oriented on the last step (excluding mirrors). These are shown from the top looking down on the cube in this picture. The yellow is the last layer and gray is an undetermined color. If the pieces are in any other order than this the cube was probably taken apart.

[JamesRPatrick]

That is an awsome drawing of one of Rubik's cubes. And where did the purple in the video come from?

[ranaakamarth]

thanks lol.... it was an example that i drew in abut 2 minutes.. i can actually draw way better... The purple was a substitution to red... I have 3 sisters so we have ALOT of fingernail polish laying around our house. I was having trouble with stickers so I just simply painted my cube with fingernail polish (no red). I strongly suggest using fingernail polish. It stays on great if you can get some high quality stuff and not the stuff from dollar general. I havent repainted my cube for a year or so or something like that. By then with stickers i'de have had about 20 resticks

[alongsan]

well, thanks...i never imagine that i can finish this puzzle.. now i just have to improve my time..thanks again. nice tutorial..

[jaymeb]

Thank you so much! I just solved my first rubik's cube. You're tutorial was super helpful.

[chin-chin]

thanks for the pattern it's very cool
now i now how to solve rubic's
thanks alot.......
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[sk8inwendizendi]

i understand how to do this, but when im done...the cube is all mixed up

[magpie21]

That's the same problem that I'm having....