Rubiks Cube Mechanics

RUBIK’S CUBE
Patterns with Algorithms
Prepared by:
ALMA R. VELASCO
SST – I
Cabadbaran City National
High School
Mechanics of the Game:
 Participant must be a bonifide pupil/student of the school.
 Each school has one contestant per year level.
 Each participant will bring 3x3 rubik’s cubes.
 Elimination Round:
• Participants will undergo elimination round where they solve 3
patterns.
• Each rubik (unscrambled) will have one pattern. (See sample
patterns).
• The elimination may be done by group of desired participants (3, 4 or
depends on the facilitator).
• Each participant will use a timer to identify the time consumed in
solving the patterns. The participant will be the one to start the timer
as the facilitator announces the go signal, and will be the one to stop
the time when the 3 patterns are solved.
• The less number of time to solve the patterns (may be top 3 or top 5,
or as agreed) will be qualified for the final round.
 Final Round:
• 3 scrambled rubik’s cubes to be solved by each finalist. Scrambling
of rubiks will be done by the finalists making sure that the finalist will
not scramble his own rubik’s cubes.
• Start time – same procedure in the elimination round.
• Top 3 fastest solvers will be declared first, second, and third.
The Checkerboard
Algorithms:
F B2 R’ D2 B R U D’ R L’ D’ F’ R2 D F2 B’
Corner pieces are in place,

oriented the correct way,
but the edges are shifted to
the adjacent face to form
this nice-looking design.
The Easy Checkerboard
Algorithms:
M2 E2 S2
( = U2 D2 F2 B2 L2 R2)
The most simple algorithm,

it only takes three double
layer moves to make it.
Wire
Algorithms:
(R L F B) x 3 – R2 B2 L2 R2 B2 L2
Tablecloth
Algorithms:
R L U2 F’ U2 D2 R2 L2 F’ D2 F2 D R2 L2 F2 B2 D B2 L2
Spiral pattern
Algorithms:
L’ B’ D U R U’ R’ D2 R2 D L D’ L’ R’ F U
Speedsolving.Com Logo
Algorithms:
R’ L’ U2 F2 D2 F2 R L B2 U2 B2 U2
Vertical stripes
Algorithms:
F U F R L2 B D’ R D2 L D’ B R2 L F U F
Vertical stripes
Algorithms:
F U F R L2 B D’ R D2 L D’ B R2 L F U F
Opposite corners
Algorithms:
R L U2 F2 D2 F2 R L F2 D2 B2 D2
Cross 2
Algorithms:
R2 L’ D F2 R’ D’ R’ L U’ D R D B2 R’ U D2
Twisted cube in the big cube
Algorithms:
F L F U’ R U F2 L2 U’ L’ B D’ B’ L2 U
Cube in a cube in a cube…
Algorithms:
U’ L’ U’ F’ R2 B’ R F U B2 U B’ L U’ F U R F’
Cube in a cube in a cube…
Algorithms:
U’ L’ U’ F’ R2 B’ R F U B2 U B’ L U’ F U R F’
Anaconda
Algorithms:
L U B’ U’ R L’ B R’ F B’ D R D’ F’
Python
Algorithms:
F2 R’ B’ U R’ L F’ L F’ B D’ R B L2
Black Mamba
Algorithms:
R D L F’ R L’ D R’ U D’ B U’ R’ D’
Green Mamba
Algorithms:
R D R F R’ F’ B D R’ U’ B’ U D2
Four spots
Algorithms:
F2 B2 U D’ R2 L2 U D’
Six spots
Algorithms:
U D’ R L’ F B’ U D’
The same with

middle layer turns:
E S E’ S’
Twister
Algorithms:
F R’ U L F’ L’ F U’ R U L’ U’ L F’
Center-Edge-Corner
Algorithms:
U’ R2 L2 F2
B2 U’ R L F
B’ U F2 D2
R2 L2 F2
U2 F2 U’ F2
Tetris
Algorithms:
L R F B U’ D’ L’ R’
Henry’s Zig Zag with
Checkerboard
Algorithms:
R2 L2 F2 B2 U F2 B2 U2 F2 B2 U
Check on this site

for more patterns:
https://ruwix.com/the-
rubiks-cube/rubiks-
cube-patterns-
algorithms/
Cubing Terminology
Abbreviations and Commonly
Used Expressions
F2L stands for First 2 Layers.
OLL stands for Orientation of the Last Layer.
The Basics
A single letter by itself means to turn that face

clockwise 90 degrees.
A letter followed by an apostrophe means to turn that
face counterclockwise 90 degrees.
A letter with the number 2 after it means to turn that
face 180 degrees.
e.g. R U R’ U R U2 R’ U
Cubing Terminology
Abbreviations and Commonly Used Expressions
There is another commonly used notation where the uppercase mean

a clockwise and the lowercase means counterclockwise turns, but this
is not the official version because for other twisty puzzles the
lowercase letter means a different thing.
e.g. R U r U R U2 r U
Sometimes they mark the inverse rotations with the capital face initial
followed by a lowercase i
e.g. Fi means front inverted.
or the beginner’s method you just have to know the simple F (front), B

(back), R (right), L (left), D (down), U (up) turns but there are more
complicated moves for speedcubers which manipulate the middle layer
or two layers at the same time or reorient the whole cube.
Cubing Terminology
Abbreviations and Commonly Used Expressions
The link below features a 3D cube to demonstrate the

Singmaster notation.
https://ruwix.com/the-rubiks-cube/notation/
THANK
YOU AND
HAPPY
CUBING!!!
arv 

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RUBIK’S CUBE

Patterns with Algorithms

Corner pieces are in place,

The most simple algorithm,

The same with

Check on this site

A single letter by itself means to turn that face

There is another commonly used notation where the uppercase mean

e.g. Fi means front inverted.

or the beginner’s method you just have to know the simple F (front), B

The link below features a 3D cube to demonstrate the

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