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Rubik's Cube Patterns

The document describes various patterns that can be formed on a Rubik's Cube, including: 1) Pons asinorum, checkerboards of order 3 and 6, stripes, cube in a cube patterns, Christman's cross, Plummer's cross, and snake patterns like the anaconda and black mamba. 2) It also lists twisted and exchanged variations of peaks, chicken feet, rings, and duck feet patterns. 3) Edge hexagon patterns of order 2 and 3 are presented, as well as Tom Parks' pattern, Ron's cube in a cube, and other twisted patterns.

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Rubik's Cube Patterns

The document describes various patterns that can be formed on a Rubik's Cube, including: 1) Pons asinorum, checkerboards of order 3 and 6, stripes, cube in a cube patterns, Christman's cross, Plummer's cross, and snake patterns like the anaconda and black mamba. 2) It also lists twisted and exchanged variations of peaks, chicken feet, rings, and duck feet patterns. 3) Edge hexagon patterns of order 2 and 3 are presented, as well as Tom Parks' pattern, Ron's cube in a cube, and other twisted patterns.

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  • Pattern Overview
  • Complex Cube Patterns
  • Snake Patterns

Rubik's Cube patterns

Here are some of my favorite patterns on Rubik's cube. Many of these are from Christoph Bandelow's Inside Rubik's Cube and Beyond. I have even computed all minimal maneuvers, using my optimal cube solver. * = minimal in the given metric

Pons asinorum F2 B2 R2 L2 U2 D2 (12q*, 6f*)

Checkerboards of order 3 F B2 R' D2 B R U D' R L' D' F' R2 D F2 B' (20q*, 16f*)

Checkerboards of order 6 R' D' F' D L F U2 B' L U D' R' D' L F L2 U F' (20q*, 18f) R2 L2 U B L2 D' F B2 R L' F' B R D F2 L' U' (17f*, 22q)

Stripes F U F R L2 B D' R D2 L D' B R2 L F U F (20q*, 17f*)

Cube in a cube F L F U' R U F2 L2 U' L' B D' B' L2 U (18q*, 15f*)

Cube in a cube in a cube U' L' U' F' R2 B' R F U B2 U B' L U' F U R F' (20q*, 18f) F' U B' R' U F2 U2 F' U' F U2 D B' D' R2 B2 U' (17f*, 22q)

Christman's cross U F B' L2 U2 L2 F' B U2 L2 U (16q*, 11f*)

Plummer's cross R2 L' D F2 R' D' R' L U' D R D B2 R' U D2 (20q*, 16f*)

Anaconda L U B' U' R L' B R' F B' D R D' F' (14q*, 14f*)

Python F2 R' B' U R' L F' L F' B D' R B L2 (16q*, 14f*)

Black Mamba R D L F' R L' D R' U D' B U' R' D' (14q*, 14f*)

Green Mamba R D R F R' F' B D R' U' B' U D2 (14q*, 13f*)

Female Rattlesnake U2 D' L2 D B U B' R' L2 U2 F U' F R (18q*, 14f*)

Male Rattlesnake R' F' U F' U2 R L2 B U' B' D' L2 U2 D (18q*, 14f*)

Female Boa R U' R2 U2 F D2 R2 U' D' R D' F' (16q*, 12f*)

Male Boa F D R' U D R2 D2 F' U2 R2 U R' (16q*, 12f*)

Four spot F2 B2 U D' R2 L2 U D' (12q*, 8f*)

Six spot U D' R L' F B' U D' (8q*, 8f*)

Orthogonal bars F R' U L F' L' F U' R U L' U' L F' (14q*, 14f*)

Six T's F2 R2 U2 F' B D2 L2 F B (14q*, 9f*)

Six-two-one U B2 D2 L B' L' U' L' B D2 B2 (15q*, 11f*)

Exchanged peaks F U2 L F L' B L U B' R' L' U R' D' F' B R2 (19q*, 17f) F2 R2 D R2 U D F2 D' R' D' F L2 F' D R U' (16f*, 21q)

Two twisted peaks F B' U F U F U L B L2 B' U F' L U L' B (18q*, 17f) F D2 B R B' L' F D' L2 F2 R F' R' F2 L' F' (16f*, 20q)

Four twisted peaks U' D B R' F R B' L' F' B L F R' B' R F' U' D (18q*, 18f*)

Exchanged chicken feet F L' D' B' L F U F' D' F L2 B' R' U L2 D' F (19q*, 17f*)

Twisted chicken feet F L' D F' U' B U F U' F R' F2 L U' R' D2 (18q*, 16f*)

Exchanged rings B' U' B' L' D B U D2 B U L D' L' U' L2 D (18q*, 16f) F U D' L' B2 L U' D F U R2 L2 U' L2 F2 (15f*, 20q)

Twisted rings F D F' D2 L' B' U L D R U L' F' U L U2 (18q*, 16f*)

Edge hexagon of order 2

U B2 U' F' U' D L' D2 L U D' F D' L2 B2 D' (20q*, 16f*)

Edge hexagon of order 3 D L' U R' B' R B U2 D B D' B' L U D' (16q*, 15f) F L B U L F2 B2 R' F2 B2 U' B' L' F' (14f*, 18q)

Tom Parks' pattern L U F2 R L' U2 B' U D B2 L F B' R' L F' R (20q*, 17f*)

Ron's cube in a cube F D' F' R D F' R' D R D L' F L D R' F D' (17q*, 17f) L2 D2 L' D2 B2 L2 B2 L' D2 L2 B2 L' B2 (13f*, 23q)

Twisted duck feet F R' B R U F' L' F' U2 L' U' D2 B D' F B' U2 (20q*, 17f*)

Exchanged duck feet U F R2 F' D' R U B2 U2 F' R2 F D B2 R B' (21q*, 16f*)

Other pattern pages


Jessica Fridrich's and Mirek Goljan's collection of patterns and maneuvers David Joyner's pattern page, and Patterns on the 4x4x4 cube (with Rainer aus dem Spring) Mark Longridge's pattern archive Herbert Kociemba's pattern page Georges Helm's pattern page Jorge Jaramillo's pattern page (Espaol) Taku Aoyama's cube patterns (Japanese): Page 1, Page 2 and Page 3 Cube page | Home page | E-mail
Updated October 28, 2006.

Rubik's Cube patterns Here are some of my favorite patterns on Rubik's cube. Many of these are from Christoph Bandelow's Insi
Cube in a cube in a cube U' L' U' F' R2 B' R F U B2 U B' L U' F U R F' (20q*, 18f) F' U B' R' U F2 U2 F' U' F U2 D B' D' R2 B
Green Mamba R D R F R' F' B D R' U' B' U D2 (14q*, 13f*) Female Rattlesnake U2 D' L2 D B U B' R' L2 U2 F U' F R (18q*, 14f*)
Six spot U D' R L' F B' U D' (8q*, 8f*) Orthogonal bars F R' U L F' L' F U' R U L' U' L F' (14q*, 14f*) Six T's F2 R2 U2 F' B
Four twisted peaks U' D B R' F R B' L' F' B L F R' B' R F' U' D (18q*, 18f*) Exchanged chicken feet F L' D' B' L F U F' D' F
U B2 U' F' U' D L' D2 L U D' F D' L2 B2 D' (20q*, 16f*) Edge hexagon of order 3 D L' U R' B' R B U2 D B D' B' L U D' (16q*, 1
Other pattern pages Jessica Fridrich's and Mirek Goljan's collection of patterns and maneuvers David Joyner's pattern page, a

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