Beyond 3x3
Explore 2x2 and related events after your 3x3 fundamentals feel automatic.
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Step 1
The Best Cube Timer App for iOS and Android
Choose a cube timer app by comparing WCA-style inspection, ao5/ao12/ao100, multi-event support, offline timing, and coaching features.
Step 2
What Do Ao5, Ao12, and Ao100 Mean in Cubing?
Learn what ao5, ao12, and ao100 mean in speedcubing, how trimmed averages work, why averages matter, and how to track yours accurately.
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How to Learn CLL Algorithms
A practical CLL learning plan for 2x2 solvers: build the first layer reliably, organize the case groups, drill recognition, and retain algorithms through deliberate practice.
How to Solve a Square-1: Beginner Method
A shape-first beginner route for learning Square-1 notation, restoring the cube shape, orienting and permuting pieces, and handling parity.
How to Solve a Skewb
A practical beginner method for solving a Skewb, from learning its corner-turning notation to finishing the final centers and corners.
How to Get Faster at One-Handed Cubing
A practical one-handed cubing practice plan for improving grip, turning, cross and F2L choices, last-layer execution, and measurable solve consistency.
How to Get Faster at 7x7 Without Random Solves
A practical 7x7 training plan for separating centers, edge pairing, and the reduced 3x3 stage so every session has a measurable purpose.
How to Get Faster at 6x6: A Practical Practice Plan
A focused 6x6 practice plan for centers, edge pairing, the final 3x3 stage, and meaningful Mean of 3 tracking.
How to Get Faster at 5x5 Without Random Solves
A practical 5x5 training plan for turning centers, edge pairing, method choice, and the final 3x3 stage into measurable practice blocks.
How to Solve a 7x7 Rubik's Cube
A practical beginner roadmap for solving a 7x7 with reduction, from center blocks and edge pairing to the final 3x3 stage.
How to Solve a 6x6 Rubik's Cube
A practical beginner roadmap for solving a 6x6 with reduction: centers first, edge groups second, then a familiar 3x3 finish.
How to Solve a 5x5 Rubik's Cube
A practical beginner walkthrough for reducing a 5x5 to a familiar 3x3: centers first, edge pairing next, then the final solve.
How to Get Faster at 2x2 Without Random Solves
A focused 2x2 practice plan for better first faces, cleaner recognition, reliable Ortega algorithms, and faster averages.
How to Solve a 4x4 Rubik's Cube
A beginner-friendly 4x4 roadmap: solve the centers, pair matching edges, finish as a 3x3, and handle the parity cases that make the puzzle look impossible.
How to Solve a Pyraminx With a Beginner Method
A calm, visual-first Pyraminx plan: align the tips, build one face, insert its edges, then use one trusted final-edge reference.
4x4 PLL Parity: Recognize and Fix an Impossible Last-Layer Swap
A clear 4x4 PLL-parity diagnosis, the verified parity sequence, and a calm path back to a normal 3x3-style last layer.
4x4 OLL Parity: How to Recognize and Fix a Flipped Edge
A calm, step-by-step way to identify the one-flipped-edge 4x4 case, execute a verified OLL-parity sequence, and return to your solve.
How to Start 3x3 Blindfolded Cubing
A calm beginner path to your first 3x3 blindfolded solve: build a stable sighted base, learn memo and execution separately, then combine them.
One-Handed Cubing: How to Start on 3x3
A practical first plan for solving 3x3 with one hand: choose a repeatable grip, keep your method familiar, and turn each solve into a focused drill.
How to Get Faster at 4x4 Without Random Solves
A focused 4x4 practice plan for turning a long reduction solve into repeatable improvements without chasing advanced methods too early.
2x2 Rubik's Cube Method
A method roadmap for 2x2 solvers moving from first solves to speedsolving.