Speedsolving the Cube

Trade Paperback

Easy-to-Follow, Step-by-Step Instructions for Many Popular 3-D Puzzles

Super Strategies for Speedcubers!For many of us, simply being able to solve Rubik s Cube is not rewarding enough. Solving it as fast as possible is the exciting part! They call it speedcubing a mind-bending blur of quick twists and turns that solves Rubik s Cube in times that have been clocked at less than 20 seconds. Today, thanks to the 2003 revival of the Rubik s World Championships, speedcubing is spreading like wildfire. Here, complete with detailed illustrations and basic as well as advanced solving techniques, is the ultimate speedcuber s guide. It not only gives the solution to the familiar 3x3x3 cube (which has 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 that s 43 quintillion possible positions), but also the 2x2x2, 4x4x4, and staggeringly difficult 5x5x5 puzzles. With millions of cubes out there and countless would-be champions looking for tips to improve their times, this is the definitive manual for this unique sport.