YOU CAN DO

THE Rubik’s
Master
Solution Guide

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 How to Use this Guide

Before learning to solve the Rubik’s Master, you

(original 3x3). Throughout this guide please

you will be solving the Rubik’s Master like the

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 Tips for Success

solve the Rubik’s Master.

Use this guide along with

You CAN Do the Rubik’s Cube’s

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 GET TO KNOW YOUR
RUBIK’S Master

when the Rubik’s Master is solved.

knowing that the Rubik’s Master follows a

WHITE opposite YELLOW

opposite
BLUE opposite

When WHITE is on
top, is to the
left of BLUE and...

order of the is left of is right of

BLUE
shown in the

YELLOW

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 VERY IMPORTANT:

If there is a 2 after the letter, then

=
F2
F2 F F

F F’
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 GET TO KNOW YOUR
RUBIK’S Master

FACE KEY ALGORITHM KEY

You probably know

U
UP
FACE
U U’

Slice Key ALGORITHM KEY

Here is how we refer

u
INSIDE
UP
u u’

FACE AND SLICE key ALGORITHM KEY

If there are two letters

Uu
UP FACE
& INSIDE
UP Uu U’u’
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 FACE KEY ALGORITHM KEY
You probably know

D
DOWN
FACE
D D’

Slice Key ALGORITHM KEY

Here is how we refer

d
INSIDE
DOWN
d d’

FACE AND SLICE key ALGORITHM KEY

If there are two letters

Dd
DOWN
FACE &
INSIDE Dd D’d’
DOWN
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 FACE KEY ALGORITHM KEY

You probably know

L
LEFT
FACE
L L’

Slice Key ALGORITHM KEY

Here is how we refer

l
INSIDE
LEFT
l l’

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 FACE KEY ALGORITHM KEY
You probably know

R
RIGHT
FACE
R R’

Slice Key ALGORITHM KEY

Here is how we refer

r
INSIDE
RIGHT
r r’

FACE AND SLICE key ALGORITHM KEY

If there are two letters

Rr
RIGHT
FACE &
INSIDE Rr R’r’
RIGHT
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 FACE KEY ALGORITHM KEY

You probably know

F
FRONT
FACE
F F’

Slice Key ALGORITHM KEY

Here is how we refer

f
INSIDE
FRONT
f f’

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 FACE KEY ALGORITHM KEY

You probably know

BACK
FACE
B B’

Slice Key ALGORITHM KEY

Here is how we refer

b
INSIDE
BACK
b b’

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 RUBIK’S Master
SOLUTION GUIDE
This solution guide
is divided into three
stages as seen below.

SOLVE THE
CENTERS

PAIR THE
EDGES

SOLVE THE RUBIK’S

MASTER LIKE THE
RUBIK’S CUBE

Now... let’s get

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STEP ONE:

Solve the centers

Holding your
Rubik’s MASTER
Hold the Rubik’s
Master so the WHITE
logo tile is on the
UP face.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

the Rubik’s Master that need

to be grouped in sets of 4. Then

Action 1

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Action 2

Hold your Rubik’s Master so that the other WHITE

Logo is one
of these
center tiles

F FRONT
FACE

WHITE

VIEW OF
DOWN FACE

BOTTOM
D VIEW

Action 3

TOP
Not VIEW
WHITE

U
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Action 4

Not
TOP white
If your other WHITE Not VIEW
tile is on the FRONT WHITE

FRONT
FACE

Rr U R’r’

TOP VIEW OF
Not VIEW DOWN FACE
If your other WHITE WHITE
tile is on the DOWN

Rr2
Rr2 U Rr2
Rr2

Action 5

Repeat Actions 1-4

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Action 6

actions 1-4 on pages 13 - 15,

WHITE

Solve the colors in this order:

WHITE 1 Remember -
when YELLOW
YELLOW 2 is the UP face,
GREEN is to the
3 right of RED.
4

BLUE 6

must

WHEN your centers are solved

the colors should match this
orientation:

WHITE opposite YELLOW

opposite
opposite BLUE

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STEP TWO:

PAIR the Edges

on the Rubik’s Master that

need to be paired so you
have 12 edges like a Rubik’s

Action 1

and right of the

Hold your Rubik’s Master to match one of these;

CUBE ONE CUBE TWO CUBE THREE CUBE FOUR

Go to Action 2 Skip to Action 3

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Action 2

If the edges are not OR

R F’ U F

Action 3

OR

Dd R F’ U
Ddon’t Run F’ast Unless

The phrase
to the left
R’ F D’d’
R’unning Fast D’d’aily
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Action 4

Repeat Actions 1-3 until all 24

Congratulations!
You have now paired the edges!

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STEP THREE:

Solve the Rubik’s Master

Like the Rubik’s Cube

to as parities
on pages 22 24

A solution guide for the

Rubik’s Cube (3x3) can be
found at:

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Action 1

Solve the White Cross

Action 2

Solve the White Corners

Solving THE WHITE CORNERS

Action 3

Solve the Middle Layer keeping the

When solving the Rubik’s Master

like a Rubik’s Cube, to only turn the
outside faces.

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STEP THREE:

Solve the Rubik’s Master

Like the Rubik’s Cube

Action 4

Make the Yellow Cross

If you have 1 or 3
Yellow edge pairs on

OR
on
the following page.

If you have 0 or 2 Yellow edge pairs on the UP

OR OR

If you have 1 or 3 Yellow

edge pairs on the UP
hold your Rubik’s OR

Algorithm on next page

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 r2 B U2 l
r2 B2 U2

U2
U2 U2
r’ U2 r

U2
U2 F2 r F2
F2 F2

B r2 go to Action 5
l’ B2 r2 on page 24.

LEFT and
turns. , , and UP

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STEP THREE:

Solve the Rubik’s Master

Like the Rubik’s Cube

Action 5

Make the UP face all Yellow

Action 6

Position the Yellow Corners

Action 7

Position

Action continues on next page

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If there are NO YELLOW EDGE
pairs positioned correctly:

Rubik’s Cube Solution Guide.

You will end up with 1 or 2 edge

Rubik’s Cube Solution

Guide for positioning Yellow Edges.

If there is ONE YELLOW EDGE Solved

edge
PAIR in the correct position: in the
correct
position
Rubik’s Cube Solution Guide
for positioning Yellow Edges.

If the TWO CORRECTLY

PLACED EDGE PAIRS are
opposite each other:
Hold the Rubik’s Master so the

on the LEFT and

Follow the algorithm on
page 26

Action continues on next page

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If the TWO CORRECTLY PLACED
EDGE PAIRS are adjacent (next
to each other):
Hold the Rubik’s Master so the

on the LEFT and

Follow the algorithm below

Rubik’s Cube Solution Guide for

positioning Yellow edges.

r2 U2 r2
r2 Uu2
r2 U2 Uu2

Are you? Are you you?

r2
r2 u2
u2

Are you? The words are

there to help you

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Congratulations!
You have solved the Rubik’s Master!

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