Rubik’s Cube Set-Up And Cheating

Posted by rossrubiknickname on February 7th, 2008 at 03:35am

I am not one for cheating, but it is possible on a Rubik’s Cube. I am not talking about taking off all of the stickers or breaking open your cube, but “Setting Up” the cube to skip some steps. Someone approached me today and said “Ross, I found a new way to skip a few steps.”

“Great,” I responded, “How do you do it?”

He said, a little unknowingly,  “Before you mix up the cube, you line it up a certain way, then mix it up and complete it.” Basically:

Cheating

When you mix up the cube that way, the F2L is more likely to go faster as well as the yellow side. So, that is one way to cheat.

Another is when you mix up the cube yourself. I am a pretty fast Rubik’s turner when I am mixing up the cube. So, people just assume I mix it up to the fullest extent. But, occasionally for friends, or when I have made a tough bet, I pre set-up.

This means I complete the white cross to start, or put it into a good position for only a few turns. Believe it or not, it only takes me like 3 or 4 seconds to do the white cross. But it can take from 6-8 sometimes, and that risk kills me. For friends, it helps speed them up as well.

No,  I rarely do this for myself because I do not believe in cheating, but it can sometimes come in handy. Besides, I like the thrill of finding a new set-up when completing the cube. Never a challenge, but a new way to think.

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