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CubeSensei

Master the Rubik's Cube — on a flat net or in 3-D, no camera needed. Learn cube notation, anatomy, and the solving methods, one turn at a time.

Solve the cube Learn the basics

Start here

Cube-Net Trainer Turn an unfolded cube with real notation buttons — or drag it in 3-D — every sticker colour-labelled. Solve It Learn the beginner method step by step — from the white cross to the last layer. Foundations Start here — faces, notation, and the pieces (centres, edges, corners) that make a cube. Notation Lab Type a sequence, watch each turn, and build the inverse that undoes it.
Brain Break Take a quiet moment between solves — a fun brain-teaser or a short breather. Brain breaks help you remember what you learn.

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Turn & solve

Cube-Net Trainer Turn an unfolded cube with real notation buttons — or drag it in 3-D. No camera needed, and the 3-D view is optional; every sticker is colour-labelled. Solve It The beginner method, step by step — white cross, first two layers, and the last-layer algorithms. Foundations Faces, notation, and the pieces — centres, edges, and corners — that a cube is made of. Notation Lab Type a turn sequence, watch each move, and build the inverse that undoes it.
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Algorithm Drill Practice a cube sequence until your fingers know it — the way speedcubers build muscle memory. Cube Types Meet the whole family in 3-D — 2×2 up through the big cubes, and how each one differs. Predict the Pattern Before you turn — predict what the cube will look like, then run it and check.

Learn & practice

Mixed Practice A short round across the kits you have played — brought back to make it stick. Quick round Quick recall of what you have mastered. Self-paced; turn on a timer only if you want one. Teach the Cast Teach a cube idea to a cast member still learning it — teaching makes it stick.
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Speed Rush A calm speed round — race your own best on what you already know. No penalty for a miss. Trick Questions Brain-teasers with a twist — spot why the obvious answer is a trap.

Play together

Cube Duel 2–4 players take turns on one device — same questions, highest first-try score wins. Adventure Map A progression trail through every kit — clear each stop of real practice, then move on.
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Progress Your levels, days active, and how each cube skill is coming along — saved on this device. Progress report For grown-ups — a private on-device snapshot mapped to the skill areas. Export a CSV or print.
Concept Kits — 16 kits of cube notation, anatomy & methods

From notation and cube anatomy through solving methods, patterns, and cubing culture — a short round with a hint whenever you get stuck. Progress stays on this device.

Kit 1: Cube Notation & Terminology Notation · 4-5 · 25 questions Kit 2: Cube Anatomy & Structure Cube anatomy · 4-5 · 25 questions Kit 3: Beginner Solving Method Solving methods · 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 4: Pattern Recognition & Puzzles Patterns & spatial · 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 5: Speed Solving Techniques Solving methods · 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 6: Advanced Algorithms: OLL & PLL Solving methods · 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 7: Non-Cubic Puzzles Patterns & spatial · 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 8: Spatial Reasoning & Math Patterns & spatial · 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 9: F2L: First Two Layers Solving methods · 6-8 · 25 questions Kit 10: OLL: Orientation of the Last Layer Solving methods · 6-8 · 25 questions Kit 11: PLL: Permutation of the Last Layer Solving methods · 6-8 · 25 questions Kit 12: Competition & Speedcubing Culture Cubing culture · 6-8 · 25 questions Kit 13: Cross-Topic Connections Notation · 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 14: Real-World Applications Cubing culture · 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 15: Misconceptions & Reasoning Patterns & spatial · 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 16: Advanced Synthesis Solving methods · 7-8 · 25 questions

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Where this game comes from

The cube

Ernő Rubik, who taught design at the College of Applied Arts in Budapest, made the first cube in 1974 while working out how many small parts could turn without the whole falling apart. It went on sale in Hungary in 1977 as the “Magic Cube”, and around the world in 1980. He has said it took him about a month to solve his own cube.

One thing to hold: An early model was made of wooden blocks.

Why it matters: A cube can be mixed into 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 different positions. In 2010 a team using Google’s computers showed that every one of them can be solved in 20 turns or fewer.

In the inventor’s words:

  • If you are curious, you will find the puzzles around you. If you are determined, you will solve them. What is one puzzle around you right now that you had not noticed before? (Ernő Rubik, Cubed: The Puzzle of Us All (Flatiron Books, 2020), p. 10; he was saying it by 2014)
  • Puzzles are not just entertainment or devices for killing time. For us, as for our ancestors, they help point the way to our creative potential. When you get stuck on the cube, what do you try that you would not have thought of before? (Ernő Rubik, quoted by Matthew Rozsa, Salon, 20 September 2020)
  • Curiosity is like thirst or hunger. What makes you want to turn the cube one more time? (Ernő Rubik, quoted by Matthew Rozsa, Salon, 20 September 2020)

Dates:

  1. 1974 Rubik makes the first cube in Budapest.
  2. 1975 He applies for a Hungarian patent for the “Magic Cube” (Bűvös kocka), patent HU 170062.
  3. 1977 The first Magic Cubes go on sale in Budapest toy shops.
  4. 1980 It goes on sale around the world as Rubik’s Cube.
  5. 1982 The first world championship, in Budapest, is won by Minh Thai with a solve of 22.95 seconds.
  6. 2010 Every position is shown to be solvable in 20 turns or fewer.

Sources: Ernő Rubik, Cubed: The Puzzle of Us All (2020) · Hungarian patent HU 170062 (filed 30 January 1975) · World Cube Association, World Rubik’s Cube Championship 1982 (results) · T. Rokicki, H. Kociemba, M. Davidson, J. Dethridge, “The Diameter of the Rubik’s Cube Group Is Twenty”, SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics 27 (2013)