The yellow centre
Put the nine yellow centre pieces opposite the white ones.
- You start with (input)The white centre
- Result you will get after finishing this stepThe yellow centre
Which case do you have?
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Keep the front
Before you compare and all through the formula: keep the front (the face marked FACING YOU in the pictures) turned towards you. A picture marked BACK, AWAY FROM YOU looks from behind: do not turn the cube, just tilt it to see the back.
How to do it
- Turn the cube over so white is at the bottom. The opposite face, now on top, is yellow.
- Build the middle strip by eye: bring a yellow piece up with an inner layer (like 2R), turn to put it next to the middle piece, then turn that layer back.
- Do the side strips as in step 1, following the picture. The formula only swaps pieces between the front and the top; white stays.
This step: look only for
- Piece
- Centre pieces
- Colours
- Yellow, gathered in strips of 3
- Where
- The sides
- How many
- The middle strip, then 2 side strips
Leave every other piece alone for now: the pictures show them in grey. Found one? Compare it with the cases below.
- White below, yellow on top? Go to step 3.