Build half of each side center, then shoot pieces over from the top one by one. Faster than the elevator.
Goal
Solve the 6 centers faster than with the elevator. Each move puts a piece into its center, with little rebuilding.
Order
- Solve the white center as in .
- Hold white on the left. On the four faces the
Lw slice passes through, build a matching 2x1 block in the column next to white.
- Flip the cube so white is on the bottom. Each side face now has half a center.
- Turn the top so the piece to shoot sits in place, then "shoot" it to the side with one of the three algorithms below.
How to recognize it
Look on top for a piece of the front color. Look at the front center to see which spot is missing. Those two spots tell you which algorithm to use.
Memory tips
- The missing spot is in the top row of the front; the piece to shoot is in the front row of the top.
- After shooting, turn the cube with
y to the next face. White stays on the bottom.
Common mistakes
- Forgetting to undo
Rw and breaking the white center below. Every algorithm ends by undoing it.
- Building the 2x1 blocks in the wrong column. They must sit next to white so shooting does not touch them.
Next lesson
With two centers left, go to .