In other words, these two edges are at the right places, but they are both flipped. On the left-hand side cube, both white-green and white-blue edges are initially oriented incorrectly. Significance of these terms is shown on next simulators. Two terms are closely related to the colors of individual pieces: orientation and permutation. It is obvious that the centers (center pieces) are one-colored, the edges (edge pieces) are two-colored and the corners (corner pieces) are three-colored. The 3x3x3 Rubik's cube consists of three little cubie sets. In case you don't see other puzzle simulators on other pages for some reason, try to read brief instructions on how to run java applets. Consequently, animated Rubik's cube simulators, that serve as an interactive text addition, are possible to see. The aim of the puzzle is to obtain exactly one color on each face.Įnabled JavaScript in your web browser is necessary to display the content on this site correctly.
Six independent faces, each of which has 3x3 = 9 squares, can be rotated. Its solving principles can be even used elsewhere - they apply to the Pyraminx or Megaminx, for example. The 3x3x3 Rubik's cube is probably the most famous and best-selling combinatorial puzzle of all time.
