RUBIK'S FACTS
The Rubik's Cube was invented by Hungarian Architecture and Design Professor Erno Rubik in 1980. The Cube became the fastest selling puzzle in the world when it sold an incredible 250 million Cubes within one year of its release.Most combinations of the Cube can be solved in seventeen moves with a computer. Theoretically, any of the 43 quintillion (43,252,003,274,489,856,000) possible combinations can be solved with twenty moves or less.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
You can print each page of these instructions by clicking the  button in the navigation pane at left. This instruction site employs sequences, or combinations of moves to complete a certain task. Just turn the highlighted section the way the arrows point. A plus sign (+) signals to turn the side clockwise, a minus sign (-) means counterclockwise. When a sequence says B-, for example, you would turn the bottom layer once counter-clockwise. The colored side facing you is the Face (F). I will tell you which is the face and tell you the sequence on turns. Make sure you do not turn the whole cube in your hands. That could mess it up.
NOTE: The cubes below are all shaded light blue. This does not mean that you should use the blue side when making a move.
T+
Top Clockwise |  |
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T-
Top Counter |  |
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L+
Left Clockwise |  |
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L-
Left Counter |  |
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R+
Right Clockwise |  |
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R-
Right Counter |  |
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B+
Bottom Clockwise |  |
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B-
Bottom Counter |  |
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F+
Front Clockwise |  |
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F-
Front Counter |  |
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P+
Front Clockwise |  |
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P-
Front Counter |  |
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VC+
Vertical-Center Clockwise |  |
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VC-
Vertical-Center Counter |  |
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As you go through the tutorials and look at the sequences, you will notice that sequences are made up of more than just the above abbreviations. Don't worry, though. It is still just as simple. Any letter with a 2 next to it (B2, R2 etc...) just means to turn that specific side twice.
Also, the side that is your face depends on which way you hold the cube. The tutorials will say which sides are the face and the top so you do not get confused.
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