3x3 novice method
In this novice method we will solve the cube in a more efficient way than the beginner method. This means your solve will be faster, but you have to memorize 16 algorithms.
Step 1
In this step we are solving the cross on the bottom.
This means you don't have to flip the cube over in step two and have better look ahead.
Also, try to solve the cross on the yellow side too. This results in more efficient move count, and there are minimal differences in recognition.
Then, try to reduce your move count and do the whole cross in "1-look" you should only make 8~12 moves for this step.
Step 2
This step is the same as the beginner method.
However you will learn algorithms to solve harder cases that normally requires more than 8 moves to solve.
Step 1
In this step we are solving the cross on the bottom.
This means you don't have to flip the cube over in step two and have better look ahead.
Also, try to solve the cross on the yellow side too. This results in more efficient move count, and there are minimal differences in recognition.
Then, try to reduce your move count and do the whole cross in "1-look" you should only make 8~12 moves for this step.
Step 2
This step is the same as the beginner method.
However you will learn algorithms to solve harder cases that normally requires more than 8 moves to solve.
Step 3
This step is the same as the beginner's method, but you will learn an algorithm for the flipped edge case which is very painful to solve.
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Steps 4-7
These steps are solving the last layer in four steps, or "looks":
1. Orient the edges
2. Orient the corners
3. Permute the corners
4. Permute the edges
There are 16 algorithms to learn (you should already know some of them) and they are in 3x3 4 Look last layer.
This should drop your times to around 35-40 seconds, and once you get to that stage, you should learn the Intermediate method.
These steps are solving the last layer in four steps, or "looks":
1. Orient the edges
2. Orient the corners
3. Permute the corners
4. Permute the edges
There are 16 algorithms to learn (you should already know some of them) and they are in 3x3 4 Look last layer.
This should drop your times to around 35-40 seconds, and once you get to that stage, you should learn the Intermediate method.