# rubiks cube **URL:** \ **Category:** Skill Toys\ **Created:** [April 28, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rubiks-cube/52874 "2013-04-28T23:47:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hemisphere97](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hemisphere97/32/1167_2.png) [@hemisphere97](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hemisphere97)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rubiks-cube/52874/1 "2013-04-28T23:47:25Z")
I know a lot of you guys out there know how to succesfully complete a rubiks cube, so i was wondering if i could have some help with my 3x3. I cant get very far, but i can do the white cross in the beginning. Does anybody have clear directions for the next part? Thank You. ---
**Author:** ![hemisphere97](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hemisphere97/32/1167_2.png) [@hemisphere97](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hemisphere97)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 12:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rubiks-cube/52874/2 "2013-04-29T00:53:14Z")
i know a bunch of people in this forum can do it ---
**Author:** ![xmotoby](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/xmotoby/32/1246_2.png) [@xmotoby](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xmotoby)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rubiks-cube/52874/3 "2013-04-29T00:58:51Z")
Have you tried the Rubik’s cube website? They have directions there, and that’s how I learned it. If you position the piece where its supposed to go, and then put that corner on the left, with the white cross on the bottom, you can do: l’u’lu until its correctly oriented. ---
**Author:** ![hemisphere97](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hemisphere97/32/1167_2.png) [@hemisphere97](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hemisphere97)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rubiks-cube/52874/4 "2013-04-30T19:34:33Z")
GOT IT! thanks. but does anybody have a really clear video for the third layer with the bottom to finish the cube. i cant fin a good one ---
**Author:** ![dynikus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dynikus/32/812_2.png) [@dynikus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dynikus)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rubiks-cube/52874/5 "2013-04-30T19:36:24Z")
Check out dan brown’s 3x3 tutorial. It’s not how speed cubers solve their cubes, but it’s a good method for beginners. ---
**Author:** ![WretchedRapture](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wretchedrapture/32/1124_2.png) [@WretchedRapture](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/WretchedRapture)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rubiks-cube/52874/6 "2013-04-30T19:58:41Z")
Check out “BadMephisto” on YouTube. He will take you from the basic beginner solve all the way up to advanced speed cubing methods, if you’re interested. Good luck. :wink: ---
**Author:** ![jbritter3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jbritter3/32/1265_2.png) [@jbritter3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jbritter3)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2013, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rubiks-cube/52874/7 "2013-05-05T14:02:12Z")
> [@WretchedRapture](#): > > Check out “BadMephisto” on YouTube. He will take you from the basic beginner solve all the way up to advanced speed cubing methods, if you’re interested. Good luck. :wink: Definitely badmephisto. This guy is clear and has videos for all levels, just don’t buy a type A cube because he likes them. Anyways, I learned from him and my average is around 16 seconds now. ---
**Author:** ![jbritter3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jbritter3/32/1265_2.png) [@jbritter3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jbritter3)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 1:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rubiks-cube/52874/8 "2013-12-06T01:34:52Z")
> [@jbritter3](#): > > Definitely badmephisto. This guy is clear and has videos for all levels, just don’t buy a type A cube because he likes them. Anyways, I learned from him and my average is around 16 seconds now. DEFINATELY DON’T BUY A TYPE A!!! Start with something like the YJ Sulong or shengshou aura. You can go straight to a guhong 2 or zhanchi, but just know that a faster cube won’t make you magically fast, its the cuber not the cube. (Though bad cubes slow down a fast cuber) I average 15 seconds fyi. ---
**Author:** ![Casey888](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Casey888](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Casey888)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 2:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rubiks-cube/52874/9 "2013-12-06T02:19:00Z")
> [@jbritter3](#): > > DEFINATELY DON’T BUY A TYPE A!!! Start with something like the YJ Sulong or shengshou aura. You can go straight to a guhong 2 or zhanchi, but just know that a faster cube won’t make you magically fast, its the cuber not the cube. (Though bad cubes slow down a fast cuber) > > I average 15 seconds fyi. Agreed. Personally I went straight to a zhanchi. If I were you I would get a Zhanchi, I have no regrets about how I started. I average in the low 12 range after 10 months, so starting with a good cube definitely won’t hurt you. I now use a weilong, but trust me when I say it will be far to fast at this stage. I have trouble controlling it on occasion and I average around 7TPS. Long story short, get a zhanchi. You won’t regret it ---
**Author:** ![jbritter3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jbritter3/32/1265_2.png) [@jbritter3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jbritter3)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rubiks-cube/52874/10 "2013-12-06T14:20:18Z")
> [@kclejeune](#): > > Agreed. Personally I went straight to a zhanchi. If I were you I would get a Zhanchi, I have no regrets about how I started. I average in the low 12 range after 10 months, so starting with a good cube definitely won’t hurt you. I now use a weilong, but trust me when I say it will be far to fast at this stage. I have trouble controlling it on occasion and I average around 7TPS. > > Long story short, get a zhanchi. You won’t regret it yeah don’t start of a weilong hahaha gosh that’d be horrific, I’m hoping to get one of those for xmas 🙂 I still prefer my guhong v2 over my zhanchi any day though. ---
**Author:** ![jbritter3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jbritter3/32/1265_2.png) [@jbritter3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jbritter3)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2013, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rubiks-cube/52874/11 "2013-12-07T15:34:46Z")
I’ve got some cubes up on my BST if anyone’s interested. > **[FS/FT Yo-yo's, Cubes, MTG](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,69559.0.html)** > > What I have: Magicyoyo N12 (mint) Magicyoyo T5 (Near mint, three small flat spots just breaking ano, few tiny barely noticeable scratches) Onestar (one ding that I can tell, has had vibe, shakes like a mm out of place, since I got it) C3 Token... I have good starters cubes and advanced cubes. EDIT… not really anymore ---
**Author:** ![yoyoboy224](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f14d63/32.png) [@yoyoboy224](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoboy224)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rubiks-cube/52874/12 "2014-01-26T17:55:24Z")
I highly recommend badmephisto over Dan Brown. Dan Brown’s method is slow and makes it a lot harder to branch out to speed cubing methods, whereas Badmephisto’s will help you branch out to more advanced methods later on.