{"id":1605,"date":"2014-10-18T23:26:38","date_gmt":"2014-10-18T23:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/?p=1605"},"modified":"2024-07-11T02:48:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T02:48:31","slug":"face-turning-octahedron-algorithms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/archives\/1605","title":{"rendered":"Face-Turning Octahedron Algorithms"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"rex-octahedron\"<\/a>I wasn’t too enamored with summer cube purchases but last night’s 2x4x6 victory was quite a memorable one. I went back to the face-turning octahedron today and tried Super Antonio Vivaldi’s tutorial<\/a>. I conquered this one in the past but it wasn’t all too fun. Trying this again…I don’t know if it really is. The eight-faced beast challenges my brain…I guess that’s a good thing. Anyways, algorithms that I keep forgetting…<\/p>\n

Years later I’m updating this section to be a bit more clear. I’ve gotten a bit better at things by now (February 2022, to be specific) so let’s hope it’s even easier in the future!!!<\/p>\n

Step 1<\/b>: Get 3 corners
\nThis is intuitive. Get all the corners on one color’s face set up properly. Don’t worry about anything else. <\/p>\n

Step 2<\/b>: Solve remaining corners
\nPlace your first face downwards and scope out the top. You’re going to get the next three corners aligned. We’re going to use the standard algorithm here, but where we begin depends on how things turn. <\/p>\n

You should have one corner piece in the proper spot here and aligned properly. (I suppose if you don’t, do this algorithm twice). <\/p>\n

Holding the pointy corner towards you, you’ll do the traditional D, D, U, U. <\/p>\n

If you start R’, L, R, L’
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