Speedcubing Solutions

How to solve a Rubik's Clock | Easy to follow Beginners Steps

Clock

The Rubik’s Clock is one of the easier puzzles to solve—there’s no need to memorise algorithms. In fact, it can be solved quite intuitively. The puzzle has four pins, which control which clocks are connected. When a pin is up, the clocks around it move together as you turn the corresponding dial.

How to solve a SQUARE-1 in 6 Steps | Easy to follow Beginners Steps

Square-1

The Square-1 has 3 layers that are all split on the diagonal to enable a "slice" move. The middle layer has two sides. This means you really only need to solve the Top and Bottom layers.

At a beginner level the Suare-1 is solves in the following 6 Steps:

Get the puzzle into a Cube Shape
Orient Corners (CO)
Orient Edges (EO)
Permute Corners (CP)
Permute Edges (EP)
Fix Parity

3x3 - Cross of CFOP Method

3x3

At an advanced level, the objective is to solve the first layer Cross in eight moves or fewer. An optimal Cross solution is usually done at the bottom and pieces are placed relative to each other considering how turns impact all Cross pieces to minimize the number of moves.

Is your cube UNSOLVABLE? How to fix a twisted corner on a 3x3

3x3

If you find yourself in the scenario where you are attempting to finalize the last layer of your cube and diligently adhering to the algorithms, on...

How to Scramble your 3x3 Rubik's Cube

3x3

As you become more familiar with solving your rubik's cube you should move from hand scrambling your 3x3 to using computer generated scrambles. This article will talk you through how to hold your cube and where to find scrambles.

How to Rotate the Centers on a 3x3 Picture or Shape-Mod Cube

90 Degree Rotation If you have centers that are rotated by 90 degrees then there will always be 2, 4 or 6 centers that need to be solved by 90 degr...

How to solve a Megaminx Layer by Layer | Easy to follow Beginners Steps

Megaminx

A Megaminx is a 3D puzzle with 12 sides or faces. Each side is in the shape of a Pentagon (5 sides and corners). In geometry this shape is called a Dodecahedron, but in the magic puzzle industry this is called a Megaminx.

If you already know how to solve a 3x3 then you certainly can make a start on a Megaminx, it just takes longer as there are more pieces to put in place.

At a beginner level the puzzle is solved layer-by-layer in the following steps:

Rubiks cube timer

There are 2 free online timers created specifically to time your Rubik's cube solves. The Rubik's cube timers are build to support the official timing rules of a Speedcubing competition run by the World Cube Association (WCA).

5X5 Edge Parity Solution | Algorithm

5x5

Edge Parity on a 5x5 occurs when you pair the last edges and one edge doesn't match. This is because the two "wings" need to be swapped. Perform this algorithm with the flipped edge piece in the front top position. Rw U2 x Rw U2 Rw U2 Rw' U2 Lw U2 3Rw' U2 Rw U2 Rw' U2 Rw'