Twist points/tips:   Show: tips - collars - center edge pieces - (other) edge pieces - centers

BETA solver   BETA Jing solver   Exp. Jing solver  

The tips are leading. Orient them toward the plane that borders all 3 tips that have a certain color.

Bottom layer:

Step 1: Bottom center edges: find the fitting piece and bring it into the face of its not bottom color, with the bottom color in the plane. Bring the plane to the front.

If it is in the bottom already, knock it out with below algorithm(s). Being at the front of the bottom.

If the piece is to the left: Lw Rw' Lw' Rw   If the piece is to the right: Rw' Lw Rw Lw'. Or for us humans: down down up up starting with the side of the piece.

Step 2: Complete the bottom diamonds, meaning tips plus collars. Doable.

Step 3: Other edge pieces. Work with intersections, alternating wide and non wide moves, depending on orientation of the fitting piece. Note that the edge pieces are not unique, and you have to figure out which one you need.

Center edge pieces layer:

Situation 1:If one piece is solved and the other 2 are (oriented) wrong, put the correct piece to the back and apply algorithm: Rw' Lw Rw Lw' Uw Lw' Uw' Lw -- slice wise: 2R' 2L 2R 2L' 2U 2L' 2U' 2L

Situation 2:If the 3 pieces need to be shifted clockwise: Rw Uw' Rw' Uw' Rw Uw' Rw'. Note the U' usage.

Situation 3:If the 3 pieces need to move anti-clockwise: Rw Uw Rw' Uw Rw Uw Rw'. Note the U usage: U turn opposite clockwise.

Situation 4:If none of the above apply, move one correctly oriented piece to the correct position with one of the above shift moves, and reassess.

Normal edge layer below:

Work with intersections in the bottom layer, and subsequent restorations of the bottom layer.

Top diamonds: align the top piece with the side pieces to complete the top-diamonds.

Top normal edge layer:

Note that the top diamonds are leading here.

Situation 1:If the 3 pieces need to be shifted clockwise: Rw U' Rw' U' Rw U' Rw'. Note the U' usage.

Situation 2:If the 3 pieces need to move anti-clockwise: Rw U Rw' U Rw U Rw'. Note the U usage: U turn opposite clockwise.

Centers

Switch front and bottom (and left and right) center pieces: (Rw' Lw Rw Lw') * 3. Down down up up 3 repeats.

If 3 centers are switched: solved to bottom. align other centers with their bottom row. Rw Uw Rw' Uw Rw Uw Rw'. Top edge layer will be unsolved, fix it (see above). Reassess.