Step 1: Edges of the first face of the Rubik’s Cube
The first thing you have to do is choose the color you’ll be starting with. I always start solving the Rubik’s Cube with the yellow face and that’s the one that will appear in the images of this tutorial, as you know everyone to his own taste, or in this case, to his own colors. From this point on, we’ll be using yellow to talk about the first face color and white for the opposite face (yellow and white are opposites in nearly all Rubik’s Cubes).
This first step consists on solving the yellow cross in the top face of the Rubik’s Cube. In order to do this we have to place the yellow edges into their respective position, one by one. We have to take into account that they have to be in a determinate order, to make them match the near center color.
This is the most complicated step to explain, but it’s one of the easiest to solve by your own. I recommend you to try resolving this first step with your Rubik’s Cube before looking at the solutions. If you can’t make it, follow these solutions. Take into account that you will have to repeat this step 4 times, once for each edge.
- Hold the Rubik’s Cube so the top face is yellow and the bottom one is white.
- Search for a yellow edge on the bottom layer. Pay attention to both colors of the edge.
- If there’s any yellow edge, rotate the bottom layer until that edge is ‘underneath’ its position.
- Apply one of the following solutions:
Case 1: Yellow looking down
Case 2: Yellow looking to the front
Case 3: Edge in the intermediate layer
If there’s no yellow edge on the bottom layer, search one on the intermediate layer and follow this solution to move the edge to the bottom layer. Then, apply the correspondent solutions depending on the case.
Note: In case any edge is on the top layer but out of place or poorly oriented, change its position by putting another piece into its position. This way, the edge will occupy some of the positions explained in the three previous solutions.
Repeat the same thing for every edge until you solve the yellow cross. Let’s see now the solution to complete the first face of the Rubik’s Cube.
Step 2: Corners of the first face of the Rubik’s Cube »
shinu
Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:08:44
i solve the cube in 70 sec… is there any more shorter tricks to improve my tymings??
Rubik's Cube
Apr 29, 2013 @ 14:09:47
First, you should buy a good cube (I recommend DaYan): http://www.therubikscube.com/buy-professional-rubiks-cube/
Then, try to move it with finger movementes, instead of wrist movements.
With practice, you will be able to solve it in around 40 seconds. Then, you can start using the Fridrich method (less steps, but much more algorithms).
Siddhareddy
Mar 12, 2013 @ 14:59:12
http://www.therubikscube.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/rubiks-cube-step1-1.jpg
what to do when we struck like this?
is there any algorithm?
Rubik's Cube
Mar 12, 2013 @ 15:01:54
Just turn twice a lateral face, so you will have that edge in the botton face. Now make the algorith to put it in its position.
rubik's cube
Mar 07, 2013 @ 04:19:53
step 1 is too simple. i think most of people can do that. thanks
Joel
Jan 23, 2013 @ 16:25:42
i cant get the cross
Joel
Jan 23, 2013 @ 17:00:43
got now
Rubik's Cube
Jan 24, 2013 @ 09:45:01
Hehe. Good luck!
dipali
Jan 11, 2013 @ 13:09:00
hello…i cant solve step first….i had don yellow cross …bt not lyk objective side edges matches…..plz guide me…
Rubik's Cube
Jan 11, 2013 @ 13:54:04
Dipali, you have to do the same that you have already done, but putting the edges in their correct position, instead of “wherever”.
NickGrouwen
Sep 23, 2012 @ 17:54:09
Holy shit I’ve tried millions of other guides to get through the first step of the cross thing, but they’re just waaaay to hard to understand and I was getting frustrated and my head was starting to burst. Then I tried this one…so easy to understand, I FINALLY got the cross. THANX!!
Rubik's Cube
Sep 25, 2012 @ 16:15:24
The first two steps are the most difficult to explain. If you are able to solve them, you will not have much problems to solve the rest of the cube. Good luck!
Rainbowrocks
Aug 16, 2012 @ 13:03:26
There is GREEN in the opposite of yellow in my cube,i’m in problem!what can i do?
Rubik's Cube
Aug 16, 2012 @ 13:04:57
Don’t worry! Just imagine it says “green” whenever it says “white”. It is exactly the same.
X
Apr 14, 2012 @ 02:49:51
How did you memorize the algorithms
Rubik's Cube
Apr 14, 2012 @ 15:25:52
I do not memorize the movements of each face, what I do is to memorize how some key pieces move through the cube.