Rubik's Evolution




F - Front
B - Back
L - Left
R - Right
M - Between L&R
U - Up
D - Down
' - CCW
Lowercase - Inner layer
Arrow - Turn entire cube

In the bottom picture, the top of the cube is one solid color, and arrows within the diagram will indicate which pieces are switched.

Solve a 2x2x2 corner of the cube.

Then expand it to a 2x2x3.

And expand to finish one of the layers.

U F U' F' U' L' U L

U' L' U L U F U' F'

L U F U' F' L'

L F U F' U' L'

MR U R' U' M2 U R U' R' U' M

R U R' U R U2 R' U

U L U' R' U L' U' R

U' R' U L U' R U L'

B R' D2 R B' U2 B R' D2 R B' U2

L U L' U L U2 L' R' U' R U' R' U2 R

L' U2 L U L' U L' U' B F' L2 F B' U' L2 U2

R U2 R' U' R U' R U B' F R2 B F' U R2 U2

R U2 R' U' R U R2 U2 R2 U R2 U R2 U' R' U’

R U R2 U' R2 U' R U2 R U2 R U' R2 U' R2 U R U

In place of solveing edges and corners, just face the top layer to start with.

M2 U M2 U2 M2 U M2

U2 M2 U M2 U M2 B2 M2 B2

R2 U' R' U' R U R U R U' R

R' U R' U' R' U' R' U R U R2

R' F R' B2 R F' R' B2 R2

R2 B2 R F R' B2 R F' R

R' F' L' F R F' L F R' F' L F R F' L' F

L' U' L F L' U' L U L F' L2 U L U

R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U'

R U’ R’ U’ R U R D R’ U’ R D’ R’ U2 R’ U’

R' U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F' R2 U'

R' U R' U' B' D B' D' B2 R' B' R B R

R U R' U R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U2 R U' R'

R' U R U' R' F' U' F R U R' F R' F' R U' R

R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F'

R' U R U' R2 F' U' F U R F R' F' R2 U'

F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F'

R' U' R U D' R2 U R' U R U' R U' R2 D U'

R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 U' D R' U R D' U

R U R' U' D R2 U' R U' R' U R' U R2 D' U

R2 U' R U' R U R' U R2 U D' R U' R' D U'

U2 D2 F2 B2 L2 R2

U' R2 L2 F2 B2 U' R L F B' U F2 D2 R2 L2 F2 U2 F2 U' F2

U R2 F B R B2 R U2 L B2 R U' D' R2 F R' L B2 U2 F2

F L F U' R U F2 L2 U' L' B D' B' L2 U

U' L' U' F' R2 B' R F U B2 U B' L U' F U R F'

B2 R' D R D' R' D R U R' D' R D R' D' R U' B2

U F B' L2 U2 L2 F' B U2 L2 U

R2 L' D F2 R' D' R' L U' D R D B2 R' U D2

L U B' U' R L' B R' F B' D R D' F'

F2 R' B' U R' L F' L F' B D' R B L2

R D L F' R L' D R' U D' B U' R' D'

R D R F R' F' B D R' U' B' U D2

F2 B2 U D' R2 L2 U D'

U D' R L' F B' U D'

L R F B U' D' L' R'

U2 F2 U2 F2 B2 U2 F2 D2

M2 U2 M2 U2 ← M2 U2 M2 U2

M2 U2 M2 U2 ↑ M2 U2 M2 U2


D' R U R' D R2 U' R U R2 U'

B R B' R2 B' R' U' B U2 R U'

U F2 U2 R2 U

R2 F2 R2 U2

R F U' R2 U F' R U F2 R2

U R F2 U R F2 R U F' R

U2 F2 R2 U2


r' U2 l F2 l' F2 r2 U2 r U2 r' U2 F2 r2 F2

r2 U2 r2 Uu2 r2 u2

r2 U2 r2 Uu2 r2 u2 → R' U R U' R2 F' U' F U R F R' F' R2 U'

r2 U2 r2 Uu2 r2 u2 ← R U R' U R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U2 R U' R'

U2 d2 F2 b2 R2 l2 U2 d2



L - Left
U - Up
F - Front
R - Right
' - CCW

Solve the first layer star.

Solve the first layer face.

U F U' F' U' L' U L

Solve the third layer corners.

F U F U' F' U' L' U L F'

Solve the fifth layer corners.

U F U' F' U' L' U L

F U R U' R' F'

R U R' U R U'2 R' U

U L U' R' U L' U' R

L U L' U L U'2 L' R' U' R U' R' U2 R





Puzzles may differ in twisting configuration and outer appearance, but the overall shape is always based in regular polyhedra.

Dino Cube
Mirror Cube 2x2x2
2x2x2x2 4D
3x3x3 3D with 2D Display
LanLan Rex
3x3x9
3x3x3x3x3 5D
Mirror Cube 3x3x3
3x3x3 Conjoined Triplet
3x3x3 Conjoined Quadruplet
3x3x3 Conjoined Quintuplet
Irregular IQ
Evil Magic Cube
Megaminx
Gigaminx
Teraminx
Petaminx
Kilominx
Nesting Cube


Updated September 2023
Bill Liam East
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