Here is an easy to understand update to one of the early solutions to that frustrating puzzle - the Rubik's(r) Cube. The puzzle- with its simple looking, six colored sides is an enigma obscure enough to make a grown man or woman cry. But don't fret, with this guide you too can know the satisfaction and sense of accomplishment in solving it. This solution is: * Concise, but complete and unambiguous * Illustrated with full-color photographs and drawings * Based on only four formulas * Not color dependent (does not require a pre-determined "home" color position)
--This text refers to the
Paperback
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I was a technical writer at Information International, Inc. (Triple-I), in California, when my genius friends clued me in to the cube.
Two attributes I found I needed and advise new cube solvers to have are patience (and more patience!) and perseverance. The cube is fighting you every step of the way. You will get so far and then one false move and it suddenly goes haywire on you. Not only will it not solve then, but you usually have to start all over from the beginning. But as you become familiar and comfortable with the four formulas, you will discover how the colors predictably fall into place. A jumble of colors that seems totally random, becomes organized. Each of the four formulas enable the solving of a region or group in the cube. Together, they combine to let you solve the cube and say "gott'cha!"
