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= World Cube Association
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Founded in 1982,
now 95 Countries part of it
Keeps a database of all competitions
& times achieved by individual
participants
@ www.worldcubeassociation.org

PUZZLE
y=
NOTATION
U=up

B=ba
ck

L=left

R=Right

F=fro
nt

D=down

PUZZLE
Any clockwise
quarter turn of a face (by 90
NOTATION
degrees)
as if we are facing it, is denoted by that face
alphabet .

Say R, U, F, L, D or B . ( In Hindi : or )
Any counter clockwise quarter turn of a face (by
90 degrees) is denoted by that face alphabet
followed by apostrophe.
Say R, U, F, L, D or B . ( In Hindi :

R ()

or )
F=F3

B2 ()

GOLDEN RULE
Centers are ALWAYS FIXED
& Never move relative to each other.

=> White color will be built on white center,

yellow color on yellow center, & so on.

CROSS
Goal- Solve all 4 edges of a
single face

SUBSTEPS
1. Places all white edges on
Yellow center
2. Match every edge with
corresponding center and bring it
down to its position (one by one)

CORNERS

R U R

U R U R

( )
OR

( )
OR

y U L U L

y L U L

( . )

( . )

R U2 R U R
U R
( . )

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R U R U R U R U
R
( . )

R U R U R U R U R
( . )

DOUBTS
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TOP CROSS

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F R U R U F

f R U R U f

( . . ) ( . . )

1+2

CORNER TWISTS
SUNE

ANTISUNE

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R U R U R U2 R 2x2 R U2 R U R U R
( . )
Twist 3
corners
Clockwise

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( . )
Twist 3
corners
Anticlockwis

CORNER TWISTS

These are the only 2 cases

where a single corner is
oriented.
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Our sub-goal always is

to get a single corner oriented.

Twist 3 corners all CW or all

CCW
to get a single oriented corner
to reduce one of two cases.

ORIENT CORNERS
EXAMP
LES
A
B
W
C

A,D = CCW
B,C =
CW
Twist B,C,D
anticlockwise
U ( R U2 R U R U
A= CW R)C = CCW
( Twist
. B,C,D
. )
anticlockwise
U (R U2 R U R U R)
( . . )

ORIENT CORNERS

(a) 1 Corner Oriented

Use Sune or Antisune.

(b) 2 Corners Oriented

Third corner needs clockwise twist
while fourth needs
anticlockwise.
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Twist 2 oriented and third one clockwise
OR
Twist 2 oriented and fourth one anticlockwise
Then use Sune/Antisune
(c) 0 Corners Oriented
2 corners A and B need clockwise twist,
C and D need anticlockwise
Twist A,B,C anticlockwise or B,C,D clockwise
to get exactly one oriented corner (Sune/Antisune)

SOLVE CORNERS

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Diagonal
Swap
F R U R U R U R F

(R U R U) R F R2

( R U R U) (R F R F)

U R U R U R F

. .

( )

( ) ( )

Adjacent
Swap

Corners
Solved

SOLVE EDGES
Clockwise
Anticlockwise

R U R U R U RU R
U R2
. .

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R2 U R U R U R
U R U R
. .

ROBOCUBING
Common Area of interest
for all robotics Enthusiasts
Make an attempt to build
your own
if interested in robotics
Complete code for making a
robot using a Lego
MindStorms NXT kit
is available on web
Lots of algorithms are into
use
for solving non-manually

RUBOT II

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