Rubik’s Cube for Beginners - Made Simple

Create the white cross on the yellow side in step one of a scrambled cube, explained simply for beginners, showing why we align white with the yellow center.

Scramble the cube, locate the white center, and form the white cross on the top by moving white edges through the middle layer, using clockwise or anticlockwise turns.

Celebrate completing step 1 by forming a white cross on yellow, or a white plus on yellow, and prepare to advance to the next steps.

Align the white cross on the white side and match each edge to its color on the correct side, forming a white cross with red, green, orange, and blue edges.

Construct the white cross in step two using a defined set of rules, avoiding formulas.

Build the white cross on the white side by aligning white edges with their center colors (red, blue, orange, green) and bringing edges down into place.

Move and align the cross by matching centers and edges, selecting pieces to match orange, green, blue, and red, then verify the white cross by bringing white edges down.

Reach step two by forming the white cross on white sight, marking progress in the Rubik’s Cube for beginners course. Congratulations on this good job.

Step three teaches solving white corners to complete the white face from the white cross, aligning red stripe with red center, green stripe with green center, and blue line.

Apply step three of Gardner's algorithm using a simple formula with u, r, and R' to execute the white layer moves.

Place each white corner between its matching colors and apply the formula, with white on the right, to complete the white base in step 3.

Celebrate completing step three by forming the white base with white corners and aligning the green line with green, orange, and blue on blue and red sides.

Learn to solve the middle layer after forming the white base, by adding the next line with orange, blue, red, and green to complete the middle layer.

This step shows two cases: right and left. The right case uses two clockwise moves and middle four anti clockwise; left uses two anti clockwise moves and middle four clockwise.

Identify top-layer edges without yellow, pair them with their matching centers, then insert each edge into the middle layer using right or left formulas, keeping the bottom layer intact.

See an example solve for the middle layer in step 4 by selecting edges without yellow and matching colors. Apply the left and right formulas to place pieces correctly.

Move forward to complete step 4 of the Rubik’s Cube for beginners, showing the middle layer formation with two red, green, orange, and blue lines, and celebrate the progression.

Step five guides you to form a yellow plus on the cube, building on the previous step and showing how to achieve the yellow plus pattern.

Master the step five algorithm to form the yellow cross, using the sequence with F, F' and R U R' U' F' to position edges on the Rubik’s Cube.

Master step five by recognizing four middle-layer cases—dot, adjacent yellows, opposite yellows, or yellow plus—and apply the f r u r' u' f' formula to create a line or plus.

Master step five by recognizing you only need a yellow cross, not color matching, and celebrate completing this stage of Rubik’s cube for beginners.

Discover step six yellow fish and the algorithm for this step, decoding clockwise and anti clockwise moves using r and u turns.

Learn step 6 of the beginner Rubik’s cube method: identify yellow-face cases after the yellow plus, then apply the step 6 formula with the left finger on a yellow sticker.

Watch an example solve step 6 for a rubik’s cube, learn how to hold the cube with a yellow sticker, apply the formula, and repeat the steps.

Complete step six in Rubik’s cube for beginners by spotting a yellow fish pattern with a mouth and tail or a yellow gardener’s sword orientation. Congratulations, and we’ll continue.

In step seven, arrange the yellow pieces to create an all yellow top, without needing the top to match the center.

Orient the yellow side in step seven using the same algorithm as step six: r u r' u r u' r'.

Hold the cube with the mouth of the fish on the front left, left thumb touching the yellow corner. Apply the same formula to bring all yellow to the top.

Master step eight in Rubik’s Cube for beginners by orienting the yellow side and matching colors: red with red, green with green, orange with orange, and blue with blue.

Assess the cube by sticker matches: none matching or one side with two matching stickers. Apply the step 8 formula to align corners, then hold red center on the left.

Explore solving the cube's corners, applying the corner-solve formula, and aligning matching stickers to the correct centers while holding the cube in a suitable orientation.

Complete step eight by confirming the yellow corners align with the red, blue, orange, and green pieces, then celebrate progress and move on to the next steps.

Execute step nine to solve the yellow edges, the final step after the yellow corners, aligning edges so stickers match as the cube becomes solved.

Step nine on the yellow face explains adjusting the algorithm, highlights R2 and R sequences, and uses brackets to repeat moves clockwise for this Rubik's cube step.

Learn how to handle edge cases after step 8 by applying the formula, keeping a solved edge at the back, and completing the cube.

Practice step 9 of the example solve for Rubik's cube, keeping one edge piece in the back and applying the formula, then repeat with another example to reinforce the technique.

Celebrate completing step 9 and solving the entire Rubik’s cube in this beginner-friendly course, recognizing a major milestone in your cube-solving journey.