What's the trick behind the Rubix cube?

Question

I know the middle color determines what the color should be on each side... but that's about it. the rest eludes me.

Answer 1

look at the corners they tell you what colors are going to be next to one another.

Answer 2

If you want to learn how to solve the Rubik's cube, try one of these websites for solutions. I find them pretty easy to understand:

http://www.learn2cube.com

http://peter.stillhq.com/jasmine/rubiksc...

If you just want to get your Rubik's cube solved, here's a website with a program that solves your cube for you:

http://wrongway.org/cube/solve.html

Hope this helps! ;D

Answer 3

This should help:

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showth...

I use Fridrich, Petrus, and ZZ methods.

With Fridrich, I average under 20 seconds.

My good solve (16.12 seconds):

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-MJPmZT1MEU

By the way, It's RUBIK'S, or more well known in other parts of the world, 3x3 magic cube.

Answer 4

Go to the links below to learn how to solve a Rubik's Cube!

1) http://www.rubiks.com/Academy.aspx

And click on Tyson Mao Video, it is for beginner

2) http://www.cubestation.co.uk/cs2/index.p...

Dan Harris's Cube station

3) http://peter.stillhq.com/jasmine/rubiksc...

4) Or you should go to youtube.com and look up "thrawst"!

Or you can just go:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcJ-y39Gz...

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xfw045MjV...

There's part 3 & 4 and also revised!

You should be able to find it at:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Thrawst

Hope this helps!

Good Luck!

Answer 5

the main trick is to turn it

Answer 6

I wish i knew, Ive been stuck on mine for months

Answer 7

my brother figured 1 of those out by going to youtube and searching up "how to solve a rubix cube"

Answer 8

You're brain.

Answer 9

There are a lot of websites that explain in great detail how to solve the puzzle. There are methods to doing it and people who can do it in under a minute. Also, the newer cubes come with directions to solve it.

Answer 10

omg i can never get those things... there are strict rules that come with them but they don't help... if you want to solve it, go here:

http://www.wrongway.org/cube/solve.html

the instructions and diagrams can be confusing at first, but you get the hang of it... i had to use this to solve mine...

Answer 11

you buy one that is already solved

problem

solved!

Answer 12

It's all about rotating certain colors in a certain way.

Answer 13

go on youtube and type in rubix cube tricks...maybe they can tell you!

Answer 14

no trick, it's logic, there are many ways to solve the rubix cube..i only sovled it once by mistake...took me like 10 min..i know, so slow...my friend can do a 3x3 in 20 secs. and a 4x4 in a minute

Answer 15

If you never try than you can never fail.  Those things should be illegal.

Answer 16

actually there is no trick... just have to be smart its a strategy game.....itys like a 240 in a 1 million chance of solving it...

Answer 17

there is a certain series of steps that u take, but on the way u use patterns called algorithms, which are patterns that if u repeat it switches certain squares without messing up wut u already did

Answer 18

there is a method to doing the Rubik's cube you get one side and then layer by layer check on you tube you'll probably find something

Answer 19

There's no trick really, just a really hard puzzle.

Answer 20

its really tricky

Answer 21

I could never figure that thing out, so I would peel off the stickers, that was the best trick I could do with it.