Turn the top layer only to move another unsolved yellow piece to the front-right-top corner of the cube and do the same R'D'RD again until this specific piece is ok. Be careful not to move the two bottom layers between the algorithms and never rotate the whole cube! Every so often, our star fires off a plasma bomb in a random direction. Once you have, the yellow face will be entirely solved. This step is relatively intuitive because there are no solved pieces to watch out for. Note that the eighth step of the algorithm undoes the seventh. Last Updated: March 15, 2023 For instance, the Petrus method, which solves the cube in fewer moves, consists in building a 222 block, then expanding it to a 223, correcting edge orientation, building a 233 (two layers solved), positioning the remaining corners, orienting those corners, and finally positioning the remaining edges. wikiHow's Content Management Team carefully monitors the work from our editorial staff to ensure that each article is backed by trusted research and meets our high quality standards. If the edge piece is in the middle layer but in the wrong place or with the wrong orientation, simply use the same algorithm to place any other edge piece in its position. If none of the pieces in the top layer are already lined up like in the images below, then turn the top layer until one of the edge pieces in the top layer matches one of the images below. If you have one corner with yellow on top, it will look like theres a fish on the top face of your cube. Our best hope the next time Earth is in the crosshairs? Once matched, turn the face with the matching center two times. 1) Hold the cube with the BLUE CENTER facing you with that white corner piece in the top right and do the following turns: Turn the RIGHT side TOWARDS you. Below you'll find helpful guides to the most popular Rubik's puzzles. First layer White cross White corners 2. 1st Step: Position yellow corners correctly While holding your Rubik's Cube as shown above, look at the top face. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/7\/75\/Cube_FLm1cross_incorrect_214.png","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/7\/75\/Cube_FLm1cross_incorrect_214.png\/102px-Cube_FLm1cross_incorrect_214.png","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":460,"bigWidth":102,"bigHeight":102,"licensing":"