Ryan’s Guide to Solving the 2x2
By Ryan Goessl
Before you start learning to solve, there are a few things you should have, and a few
things you should know:
· First of all, you’ll need a 2x2 Rubik’s cube, which you obviously have or you
wouldn’t be reading this.
· It’s strongly advised (but not necessary) to have complete, or at least partial,
knowledge of how to solve a 3x3 cube. This is
because solving a 2x2 cube is very closely related
to solving a 3x3. The 2x2 is like a 3x3 cube
without edge or center pieces (displayed in picture
beside). It’s recommended that you read (or at
least look over) the “Ryan’s Guild to Speed
Cubing” before reading this due to the fact that the
method and algorithms are insanely close to being
the same.
· When a 2x2 cube is solved, the colour scheme will always remain the same no
matter how many times you solve. For example if your cube’s colour scheme is
White opposite Yellow, Green opposite Blue, and Red opposite Orange, green
and blue will never be adjacent when solved because they are on opposite sides.
· If you have no experience with solving Rubik’s cubes what so ever, there is an
element or memorization required but don’t let this worry you, with practice
you’ll remember everything with ease.
· It’s also recommended (if you want to solve fast) that you lubricate your cube by
spraying silicone (such as Jig-A-Loo) lube into the cracks of the cube and
working the lube around.
This tutorial uses the same method used in the “Ryan’s Guild to Speed Cubing”
except without any steps involving edges. So first, you solve the first layer, then you
orient the last layer, then you permute the last layer. This may sound very confusing to
you (or not make sense at all) but don’t worry, everything will be explained in the
following pages. Before we start getting into solving the first layer, there are some
important things you should learn like how to read cube notation and learning the names
of the faces on the cube. If you can already solve a 3x3 Rubik’s cube or are familiar with
notation and face names, then you can skip this part.
Face Names:
Face names are very simple to understand and they let you know which face to turn
while reading cube notation. Now if you hold your cube strait in front of your face, the
face of the cube directly in front of you is called the F face, which stands for Front. Pretty
easy right? The cube faces on the right and left side of the cube are the R and L faces. R
standing for Right and L standing for Left. The face on top is U for Up face. The bottom
is D for Down face. And the back face is B for Back. Just remember that the bottom face
isn’t B or else you’ll have 2 B faces.
 
Ryan’s Guide to Solving the 2x2
By Ryan Goessl
Before you start learning to solve, there are a few things you should have, and a few
things you should know:
· First of all, you’ll need a 2x2 Rubik’s cube, which you obviously have or you
wouldn’t be reading this.
· It’s strongly advised (but not necessary) to have complete, or at least partial,
knowledge of how to solve a 3x3 cube. This is
because solving a 2x2 cube is very closely related
to solving a 3x3. The 2x2 is like a 3x3 cube
without edge or center pieces (displayed in picture
beside). It’s recommended that you read (or at
least look over) the “Ryan’s Guild to Speed
Cubing” before reading this due to the fact that the
method and algorithms are insanely close to being
the same.
· When a 2x2 cube is solved, the colour scheme will always remain the same no
matter how many times you solve. For example if your cube’s colour scheme is
White opposite Yellow, Green opposite Blue, and Red opposite Orange, green
and blue will never be adjacent when solved because they are on opposite sides.
· If you have no experience with solving Rubik’s cubes what so ever, there is an
element or memorization required but don’t let this worry you, with practice
you’ll remember everything with ease.
· It’s also recommended (if you want to solve fast) that you lubricate your cube by
spraying silicone (such as Jig-A-Loo) lube into the cracks of the cube and
working the lube around.
This tutorial uses the same method used in the “Ryan’s Guild to Speed Cubing”
except without any steps involving edges. So first, you solve the first layer, then you
orient the last layer, then you permute the last layer. This may sound very confusing to
you (or not make sense at all) but don’t worry, everything will be explained in the
following pages. Before we start getting into solving the first layer, there are some
important things you should learn like how to read cube notation and learning the names
of the faces on the cube. If you can already solve a 3x3 Rubik’s cube or are familiar with
notation and face names, then you can skip this part.
Face Names:
Face names are very simple to understand and they let you know which face to turn
while reading cube notation. Now if you hold your cube strait in front of your face, the
face of the cube directly in front of you is called the F face, which stands for Front. Pretty
easy right? The cube faces on the right and left side of the cube are the R and L faces. R
standing for Right and L standing for Left. The face on top is U for Up face. The bottom
is D for Down face. And the back face is B for Back. Just remember that the bottom face
isn’t B or else you’ll have 2 B faces.
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