If all of your centers are solved but they are not in the correct location -
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Swap Front & Back Centers (Red & Orange) |
Swap Front & Right Centers (Red & Blue) |
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Try to find two edges that look like the following... Note: Make sure the two top front edge pieces aren't a set - they will be split up
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Do the move: d R U' R' d'. |
If the two edge pieces are in the same layer, do the move L' F U' L F'. This will flips the edge piece on the left from the u to the d layer. |
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Now you should have 8 edge groups solved and spread out in the U and D faces.
Try to find two edges that look like the following...
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This move will exchange the yellow-blue piece from the left edge group with the red-green piece from the right edge group. Once the exchange is completed, the centers will be restored. |
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Do the move: d R F' U R' F d' |
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Two Edges Switched |
Two Corners Switched |
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Your cube may be otherwise solved but have two edges switched. |
Your cube may be otherwise solved but have two corners switched. |
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Do the move: r2 U2 r2 Uu2 r2 u2 |
These are essentially the same as with the two edges switched, except here the edges are solved which messes up the corners. Apply the same fix for these as for the two edges switched case. |
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If your cube still does not solve then another position it can be in is to have the whole cube solved except for one edge is flipped. |
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Remember that this move only corrects the orientation of the one incorrect edge group. The last layer of the cube may still be semi-scrambled, and you may still need to finish applying your 3x3x3 solution to solve the cube. |
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Do the move: r2 B2 U2 l U2 r' U2 r U2 F2 r F2 l' B2 r2 |
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