Rubik’s cube method: Low memorization method

Before attempting this method, please learn how to solve a cross correctly, do intuitive F2L, and read cube notation. Also, it would be nice if you had a decent amount of prior knowledge about cubing. This would be hard to understand otherwise.

Also, read the whole guide before attempting to use it. As well as that, if a part of you cube is already solved, for example, the corners already positioned correctly, just move on to the next step and skip that one.

Cross

F2l

Intuitive OLL:

(Cross, corners)

To perform intuitive OLL, you will have to first learn ANY sequence of moves to flip a single edge on a solved face, without disturbing the other pieces on the solved face.

All you have to do is figure out how to flip the edge without messing up the top face.

Congratulations! You’ve flipped the edge. 

Also, look at how the exact opposite of your move sequence will also flip the edge.

 This’ll come in handy.

Now that you can flip an edge, you can learn how the intuitive OLL works.

 Basically, in a scenario like the one shown below, you’d flip an edge, rotate the UP face so that another edge in need of flipping is facing you, and do the opposite of your move sequence (it helps to write it down your moves on paper, that way you can get the exact opposite of your moves without straining your brain.) You’ll notice the F2Ls are restored.

Using this technique, you can easily solve a cross on the top.

After you have the cross on the top, if there is a corner which isn’t correctly oriented (if all the corners are correctly oriented, then the UP face is solved, too, not necessarily the top layer, just the UP face), then rotate the UP face so that it is in the bottom right hand corner of the UP face and perform the algorithm

R’ D’ R D

Rotate the UP face so another corner is in the bottom right hand corner of the cube if necessary, and repeat the algorithm.

Repeat the step directly above until the entire UP face is solved.

PLL:

If there are two correctly positioned corners, rotate the UP face so that they are on the BACK face of the cube. If there is 1 correctly positioned corner, do nothing. If all the corners are correctly positioned, skip this step. Perform the algorithm 1 or two times, depending on the case. If two corners were originally solved, perform it once. If only one was originally solved, perform it twice.

R’ F R’ BB R F’ R’ BB RR

Once all the corners are correctly positioned, it’s time to position your edges. If there is one solved edge, have it on the back face of your cube while performing this algorithm. If there is none, perform this algorithm until one edge is solved, place it in the back, and repeat. Repeat this algorithm until your cube is solved.

R2 U R U R’ U’ R’ U’ R’ U R’

Congratulations! You’ve solved your cube using only two long algorithms and one short algorithm!