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Step 5

Stage 4 — the yellow cross

Flip the top edges

Goal: A yellow cross on the top face. The side colours don't have to match yet.

Look at the yellow stickers on the top face. You will see one of three patterns: a single dot, a line of three, or an L shape (sometimes called a hook).

Hold the cube so a line runs left to right, or so an L points to the back-left, then run F R U R' U' F'.

From a dot you will get an L or a line, from a line or an L you will get the cross. Repeat the sequence until the cross appears — never more than three times.

Watch it happen

F R U R' U' F'

F R U R' U' F'

Worth knowing

  • Only the yellow stickers facing up matter here. Ignore the sides completely.

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