F2L, OLL and PLL in two looks

Once you've mastered the Beginner method — which is really a simplified version of the Fridrich method used by professionals —, this intermediate method will get you from 1 minute down to 20-30 seconds fairly easily. Pick a stage, then a case from the list, and switch to the interactive cube to play it step by step.

For when you already solve layer by layer and you're stuck around the minute mark. It's 32 cases in total, and it's the jump that puts most people at 20-30 seconds.

Press the CYCLE button (the little cube icon, next to the Aa letters) to swap the colors so they match your own cube.

Some cases have alternatives by pressing that same icon (⇄): a different formula for the same case. It's a taste of what awaits you in Advanced, where many cases have two or more formulas to choose from.

Method steps

↔ Drag to rotate the view · ⟳ cycle the colors while keeping the faces

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