r/Rubiks_Cubes Oct 05 '23

FAQs

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Cubing timers:

` • ` https://www.cubedesk.io/

` • ` https://cstimer.net/

` • ` https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aricneto.twistytimer

Useful YT channels:

` • ` https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2-V0rEZF_uxDSUxeRxov5Q (Jayden McNeil)

` • ` https://www.youtube.com/c/jperm (J perm)

` • ` https://www.youtube.com/@SpeedCubeReview (Speedcubereview)

Online resources:

` • ` http://algdb.net/

` • ` https://speedcubedb.com/

` • ` https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/

` • ` https://discord.gg/cubingpanda-944820398518837258

` • ` https://cubeskills.com/

🇶 **How do I get faster at x? How do I get sub x?**

🅰️ There are two ways to get faster on any cube, there are two main things that influence the times you get. Efficiency and TPS, if you believe you are already turning fast enough / solving without pauses, you likely need to learn a more advanced technique / alg set. If you believe you are already solving efficiently, you may want to focus on better TPS and/or recognition. If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask.

🇶 **Should I make my own lube?**

🅰️ It's probably a bad idea unless you know what you're doing, often it'll end up messing up your cube.

🇶 **What is the point of lube?**

🅰️ Lube is used to do many things, different lubes do different things such as; increasing/decreasing the speed of the cube, making the cube feel more smooth, etc.

🇶 **What should I learn after 3x3 beginners' method?**

🅰️ There are many advanced methods out there, the most popular being CFOP and then Roux. The easiest method to learn after layer-by-layer beginners methods would be CFOP though it's recommended to check out other advanced methods too. Most advanced methods can solve a cube in 45-60 moves.

🇶 **What do the letters mean? (F R' L' y, etc)**

🅰️ Instead of saying "turn the front layer once clockwise, top layer this that, etc", notations have been developed to better describe moves. There are slightly different notations for each puzzle, there are often tutorials for the notations.

🇶 **How do I do OLL edges on a a big cube?**

🅰️ General methods for solving big cubes include pairing the edge pieces before solving F2L. You should pair the edges beforehand. To learn how to pair up edge pieces or solve centers, check out J perm's tutorials.

🇶 **How do I improve my F2L?**

🅰️ Lookahead is a huge part of F2L, if you aren't confident with that, it is a good place to start. Try to predict your first pair and insert inito back when possible. Try doing untimed solves and simply analysing patterns and trying new things/inserts. Rotations can also highly affect your F2L, learning how to do cases rotationless will help a tonne. Another tip is that you should try to solve into the back if you can, this means your next pairs will be easier to recognise (not hidden in that back corner). As for efficiency check out example solves / algs on speedcubedb.com to make sure your algs are decently essentially, you could also try learning a few pseudoslotting cases and look at multiple potential pairs and determine which is the best one to do (instead of doing the first one you see). Metronome practice is incredibly useful too.

🇶 **My cube has one (flipped) corner to go, how do I solve it?**

🅰️ A cube becomes impossible to solve if you flip just one corner, to make it solvable again, you must flip it back. This can also lead to problems with recognizing last layer cases, if you encounter a last layer case you don't know how to solve, it's likely a corner has been flipped.

🇶 **How do I solve this OLL/PLL on this (big) cube? (OLL and PLL parity)**

🅰️ There are some cases called parities that occur on big cubes that don't occur on 3x3s. For example, two edges can be flipped. The algs for these cases are often long but you can find them on one of the resources linked above.

PS: If you have any ideas on things I can add here / or just better ways of writing things, post a comment :)


r/Rubiks_Cubes 5h ago

Just learnt 4x4 from scratch yesterday. This is my 4x4 solve time today

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*i didn't follow the scramble instructions


r/Rubiks_Cubes 6h ago

11.945s!!! NEW PBB

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I recently bought a new cube called moyu rs3m v5. It’s amazing.


r/Rubiks_Cubes 8h ago

help me to decide guys

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weilong v11 8m

aolong v5 8m

rs3m v5 SE

gan v100


r/Rubiks_Cubes 19h ago

need help with 4x4!!!

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this rubik has never been teared apart, someone once completed it but now we can't do it, we tried it many times and from scratch and that part keeps on being twisted, we don't know what to do :(


r/Rubiks_Cubes 10h ago

I can’t get the yellow cross, I assume I have missplaced squares. A couple ones fell out and I put them back a while ago

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r/Rubiks_Cubes 1d ago

Help needed

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Hello guys,

i have a cube but it seems one of the corners are twisted. is there anyone who can help me to identify which one?


r/Rubiks_Cubes 1d ago

Good cube for a absolute beginner i dont know

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r/Rubiks_Cubes 1d ago

Pyraminx, need help

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How do i solve? I've tried and it always ends up swapped?


r/Rubiks_Cubes 1d ago

How do i find pairs faster for F2L

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I've been playing Rubik's cube for almost 10 years now and all that time i only play with beginner method (still fast enough to get sub 25 or sub 20 if I'm lucky).

I actually know how to do F2L, but i refused to use it because i always have trouble finding pairs, and make me have long pauses to the point that doing beginner method is faster than doing f2l lol.

Anyone got tips on how to avoid the long pauses and make me find pairs easier and quicker


r/Rubiks_Cubes 2d ago

Buttons on Rubiks slide not working

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r/Rubiks_Cubes 2d ago

Atomix Puzzle Ball Solution (Orb)

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r/Rubiks_Cubes 2d ago

5x5 Professor stickerless?

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Hello.

I'm trying to find a stickerless 5x5 Rubik's Cube. I found them with two different packages: one says "Professor" and the other (I assume newer) says "50 Years."

An online seller tells me their new cube for sale is stickerless, but the packaging is the same as the Professor cubes I saw in videos with stickers.

Did Rubik/Spin Master release a stickerless 5x5 model in recent years? If so, does anyone have photos of its packaging so I can identify it?

Thanks.


r/Rubiks_Cubes 3d ago

Rubik’s Cube

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I’m trying to get back into solving Rubik’s cubes and eventually get really fast at it. I used to solve them during COVID, but I’ve forgotten most of what I learned.
I’m currently trying to learn F2L and I want to learn it properly from the start so I don’t build bad habits that will slow me down later. What are the exact algorithms I need to know for all 41 cases so I don’t make any mistakes by learning bad algorithms.

Thank u


r/Rubiks_Cubes 3d ago

Stuck

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Help me guys. Is my cube wrong? I can't get a yellow cross even after trying F U R U' R' F' move so many times.

Is my cube wrong?


r/Rubiks_Cubes 3d ago

All 4 corners are twisted?

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I tried learning how to solve the 4x4x4 but now I’m just confused. How does this even happen..


r/Rubiks_Cubes 3d ago

Cube from hell.. Is this even solvable?

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r/Rubiks_Cubes 3d ago

What is the quickest alg to finish the white cross in this position?

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r/Rubiks_Cubes 4d ago

Stuck on yellow cross on 4x4.

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r/Rubiks_Cubes 5d ago

13 random objects made on 13x13x13 Rubik's Cube

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This is the 5th baker's dozen of patterns in my series. Previous groups: 1-13 14-26 27-39 40-52.


r/Rubiks_Cubes 4d ago

Might be a dumb question, but is there a magnetic mirror cube?

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r/Rubiks_Cubes 5d ago

Help

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Hi, I'm at my wit's end. Can anyone tell me how to get rid of that edge?


r/Rubiks_Cubes 5d ago

4x4 question

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4x4 Question

I regularly get stuck with something like this when solving the faces. 4 of them are solved but the red and orange ones are split. Is there an algorithm to help with this? Also is there one for if two opposite faces are swapped? If instead of BOGR I have BRGO?
I’m sure it’s just an algorithm I don’t know but I can’t find it anywhere


r/Rubiks_Cubes 5d ago

Any advice to memorize the algorithms for the square 1?

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I just got one yesterday and I'm following the manual, it has a method that is: making a star > get the cube form > move the corners to their right side > move the edges to their side > permutation.

But I'm having trouble learning the algorithms of step 2, it's just way too tedious, is there any better method or am I just struggling over nothing?


r/Rubiks_Cubes 6d ago

15.61!!! 3x3 rubix cube

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Holy guacamole