Bring the three yellow edges down with two three-turn algorithms.
Goal
Bring the three yellow edges down to the bottom, matching the centers. After this lesson the whole bottom layer is done.
How to hold it
Yellow is on the bottom. Turn the whole puzzle (y) so the empty edge slot is the front bottom edge. The edge for that slot has yellow and the front face's color.
How to recognize it
Find that edge in the top layer. Turn U until its front-face color is on the front face, on the top left or top right edge.
Steps
- Edge at the top left, front color facing you: do
R U' R'.
- Edge at the top right, front color facing you: do
L' U L.
- Edge already in its slot but flipped: do
R U' R' to bring it up, then continue as above.
- Turn
y to the next empty slot and repeat until all three edges are in.
Memory tips
The two algorithms are mirrors of each other, three turns each. An edge on the left uses the right corner; an edge on the right uses the left corner.
Check
The bottom face is all yellow. On each side face, the bottom row matches the center. A turned top center is fine: the next lesson fixes it.
Common mistakes
- Doing an algorithm while yellow, not the front color, faces you: turn
U once more first.
- Forgetting to turn
y to bring the empty slot to the front, and breaking an edge already placed.
What next
The last lesson solves the three edges left around the top corner.