Skewb

The Skewb is weird. It is a corner-turning puzzle. When you turn a corner, half the cube moves.

Notation

• R: Turn the bottom-right corner (and everything attached) down/back.
• r: Turn the bottom-right corner up/forward.
• L: Turn the bottom-left corner down/back.

The Sledgehammer

This is the One Algorithm to Rule Them All. Master this move.

R'

F

R

F'

(Right down, Left down, Right up, Left up).

The Method

Step 1: First Face

Pick a color (e.g., White) and get all 4 corners to point up.

• This is intuitive. Just twist them until they match.

Step 2: Yellow Center

Flip the cube over. The Yellow center is likely somewhere on the sides.

• Hold the cube so the Yellow center is at the Back.
• Perform: Sledgehammer x 2.
• Result: Yellow center is now on top.

Step 3: Yellow Corners

Now orient the yellow corners.

• Headlights: Hold headlights on the Right. Sledgehammer x 2.
• Chameleon: Hold eyes on the Front. Sledgehammer x 2.

Step 4: The H-Perm (Center Swap)

If you have 4 centers wrong (Top/Front and Left/Right need swapping).

• Algorithm: Sledgehammer -> y2 (rotate 180) -> Sledgehammer.