1. How to Solve
Erno Rubix’s Cube

2. 43 Quintillion Permutations
43,252,003,274,489,856,000

3. You’re Better Than This

4. Don’t Be This Guy

5. Small Letters Cube Notation
like:
f Clockwise Turns are noted as a
Means move single upper case letter
the first 2
sections R means turn the right side
clockwise 90˚ clockwise 90˚
180˚ Turns are noted with a “2”
before the side
Counter Clockwise Turns are
noted as a single upper case letter
2R means turn the right side
with an apostrophe.
clockwise 2 - 90˚ turns
R’ means turn the right side
counter-clockwise 90˚

6. CFOP
1. (Cross)
Make a cross on one side by solving all edges of a given color. Align
the edges with the second-layer centers.
2. F2L (First Two Layers)
Fill in the four slots between the cross pieces, one slot at a time.
Each slot is filled by inserting a corner and its corresponding edge.
3. OLL (Orientation of the Last Layer)
Make the entire top side (the last layer) of the cube a solid color.
4. PLL (Permutation of the Last Layer)
Finally, you finish the cube by permuting the top layer of the cube.

7. Cross
Make the White Cross
Flip an Edge Piece (Edge Piece Facing You)
F’ U L’ U’

8. First Two Layers (F2L)
Flip your cube so the White Cross
is on the bottom (unless you solved
the white cross on the bottom)
Get a corner in top right with
matching sides.
Where the white faces will change
the algorithm used.

9. First Two Layers (F2L) Cont.
• Adjust your Edge piece
where the side matches the
center.
• Rotate the cube so the edge
piece is on the right side.
• If you want to move the edge
piece forward/backwards
changes the algorithm used.

10. Orientate the Last Layer (OLL)
Now to create a Yellow Cross
You’ll have 3 Scenarios
Yellow Line
Yellow “L”
Cross Complete (Yay!)
If no edge pieces are facing
up do the 2nd (f R U R’ U’ f’) to
give you a yellow line.

11. Orientate the Last Layer (OLL)
Cont.
Make the entire top Yellow (facing
up)
3 Scenarios
1 Corner UP
Make it bottom left
0 Corner UP
Make a yellow corner face left (in bottom left)
2 Corners UP
Make a yellow corner face forward (in bottom left)
R U R’ U R U2 R'

12. Permutation of Last Layer
(PLL)
All yellow pieces should be facing up
Your first 2 levels should still be complete.
• “Look for the Headlights”
and put them facing back
• R' F R' B2 R F' R' B2 R2

13. Permutation of Last Layer
(PLL) Cont.
Now to Complete our Cube!
Look for a finished edge piece (put it in back)
No finished edge piece?
Same algorithm
R U’ R U R U R U’ R' U' R2
Not complete? Do it again!

14. Complete!