Beginner’s Method Cheat Sheet

Hold the cube with white on the bottom and yellow on top (from step 2 on). R = right face clockwise, R’ = anticlockwise, R2 = half turn. U = top, F = front, L = left, D = bottom.

Step	Goal	Moves	What to do
1. White cross		No algorithm: work it out	Make a white cross on the bottom, with each white edge also matching the centre colour on its side.
2. White corners		R U R' U'	Put the four white corners in, so the whole bottom layer is finished.
3. Middle layer edges		U R U' R' U' F' U F U' L' U L U F U' F'	Slot the four middle edges in so the first two layers are done.
4. Yellow cross		F R U R' U' F'	Make a yellow cross on top. Don't worry about the corners yet.
5. Yellow edges		R U R' U R U2 R'	Turn the yellow edges so each one matches the centre colour on its side.
6. Position yellow corners		U R U' L' U R' U' L	Move each yellow corner to its right spot. It may still be twisted.
7. Orient yellow corners		R' D' R D	Twist the last corners so yellow faces up. The cube is solved!

Quick reminders

• Step 2: repeat R U R' U' at the front-right until the white corner drops in (1, 3 or 5 goes).
• Step 3: make an upside-down T on the front, then go right with U R U' R' U' F' U F or left with U' L' U L U F U' F'.
• Step 4: dot → L → line → cross. Hold the L at back-left and the line left to right.
• Step 5: two matching edges at the back and right, then R U R' U R U2 R' U.
• Step 6: keep a correct corner at the front-right and repeat U R U' L' U R' U' L.
• Step 7: twisted corner at the front-right, repeat R' D' R D until yellow is on top, then turn only U. Don’t panic when the bottom looks messed up: it fixes itself.

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