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What is the Rubik’s Pyramid?The Rubik’s Pyramid is a Pyramid with 4 faces, eachface is made up on 4 Pyramid tiles. It can change itsform into many different shapes.2

How to Use this Guide hroughout the guide you will seeTthis symbol to indicate helpful tips.Take the time to read thetips closely. he gray areas on the Rubik’sTPyramid mean that at the stage youare working on, the color of the graypieces doesn’t matter.Tips for Success earning to solve the Rubik’s Pyramid is easierLthan solving the Rubik’s Cube (3x3), but stilla challenge. he Rubik’s Pyramid is solved using sequences ofTmoves known as algorithms. ay close attention to each turn so you don’t losePyour place in the middle of an algorithm. lace a small sticky note on the piece of thePRubik’s Pyramid you are moving so you can followits path. Consider taking a video while you do thisand then watch the video. indset is critical. If you persevere, you CANMsolve the Rubik’s Pyramid.3

GET TO KNOW YOURRUBIK’S PyramidFACESThere are only 4 color faces to the Rubik’sPyramid. BLUE , YELLOW , GREENand RED . These faces are also knownas the Left, Right, Back and Down Face.Depending on the orientation of the Rubik’sPyramid, each color can be on any face.Back FaceLeftFaceRight FaceDown FaceCORNERSThere are only 4 corners on the Rubik’sPyramid. Up, Left, Right and Front.UU Up CornerL Left CornerLRightCornerR RF Front CornerF4

TERMINOLOGYPERMUTATION relates to rearranging thecorners so that they are in their correctlocation on the Rubik’s Pyramid. Whenthe corners are being PERMUTED on thispuzzle, we do not pay attention to how thecorners are twisted but just that they are inthe correct location.Correct PermutationIncorrect OrientationORIENTATION relates to taking the cornersthat are already correctly PERMUTED andtwisting them to their correct color positionon the Rubik’s Pyramid.Correct PermutationCorrect Orientation5

ANCHOR CORNERDuring an algorithm keep hold of one of thecorners so you always know the positionof your left, right and back face during themove. Sometimes you may have to swaphands to complete the algorithm.Twisting v’s RotatingTWISTING is moving the parts within thePyramid to make a new shape. ROTATINGis turning the whole pyramid so you’relooking at it from a different angle.TWISTINGROTATING6

Understandingthe movesRight MoveHolding the Front Corner, twist theUp and Right corners clockwise for Ror counter clockwise for R’U ORRRR’Left MoveHolding the Front Corner, twist theUp and Left corners clockwise for Lor counter clockwise for L’UL ORL’L7

Back MoveHolding the Front Corner, twist theLeft and Right corners clockwise for Bor counter clockwise for B’LR ORBB’Practice Practice PracticePractice these moves quite a few timesbefore launching into the guide8

E ach move is a ¼ TURN.A n ALGORITHM is a sequence of moves thatyou need to do in a specific order.W hen following the algorithms in this guide,it is important to maintain the ANCHORCorner of your Rubik’s Pyramid at the FRONTthrough all of the turns.I f there is a 2 next to the algorithm letter,turn the face twice. RR2R A turn is clockwise when lookingRat that face directly. A letter with anapostrophe (‘) after it means to make aninverse or counter clockwise turn of the face.L’L9

RUBIK’S PyramidSOLUTION GUIDEThis solution guide isdivided into four stepsas seen below.Create thePyramidformPlace thecornersSolve thecentre piecesOrient allthe10 corners

STEP ONECREATE the pyramid formDetermining the shapeYou may have to rotate your wholeshape (NOT Twist) so it looks like oneof the starting shapes below, beforedetermining the correct algorithm touse to create the pyramid form.Starting ShapesPillowStarflying spaceshipFlowerlanded spaceship11

PillowLHold Anchor cornerStarLRR2Hold Anchor cornerFlowerLR’RHold Anchor cornerflying spaceshipR’LHold Anchor corner12

flying spaceship - ReverseR’LHold Anchor cornerLanded spaceshipB’R’BHold Anchor cornerTip onnext page13

Determining the PyramidsSide colorsBefore starting to solve the remainderof the Rubik’s Pyramid you will needto pick an ANCHOR Corner which willdefine the colors of 3 sides betweenSteps One - Three. You may pick anycorner to be the ANCHOR Corner but inthis guide we use the YELLOW , REDand GREEN corner. The color NOTincluded on the anchor corner is thecolor of the BACK face, BLUE inthis guide.Hold the Pyramid so the anchor corneris the FRONT corner. Notice that unlikea Rubik’s Cube, the center pieces willNOT define the color of the sides.YELLOWREDSIDESIDEULFGREEN SIDEWhen your Rubik’s Pyramidis in its Pyramid form, youcan move to Step Two!14R

STEP TWOplace the cornersGoalGet each corner in its correctlocation. The colors do not needto be oriented correctly yet.Remember to hold your Rubik’sPyramid with the Anchor Cornerin the F location.Action 1 Identify the FACE COLORS for all 4 Faces he colors on the ANCHOR CornerTdefine the sides colors. he color missing from the AnchorTCorner – BLUE , is the color of theBACK face.Action 2 Placing the Corners in the correct position he ANCHOR Corner will serve as the referenceTcorner meaning that the pieces will beplaced around.15

eep TWISTING/doing half turns (180 or doubleKturns) until all of the corners are in the correctposition (this step is mainly trial and error and youmay have to repeat this multiple times). ote that the corners do not need to be orientedNcorrectly for this step but they should all bepermuted correctly.ORRL2RR2 RED , YELLOW ,BLUEYELLOWBLUE ,GREENBLUE ,RED ,GREENWhen the corners of your Rubik’s Pyramid arein their correct location you can proceed toStep Three.16

STEP THREESolve the center piecesHolding your Rubik’sPyramidBegin by holding your Rubik’sPyramid so the RED , GREEN ,YELLOW corner is theAnchor corner.Action 1 Placing the Back Center Correctly ook at the back face. If the BLUELcenter is already on the BACK face,then you can skip this step and go toAction 2.I f the blue center is not already on the BACK face,rotate (NOT Twist) the Pyramid until the BLUEcenter piece which belongs on the BACK face is onthe D Face. ORD Face17

pply this algorithm below to swap the DOWN faceAcenter with the BACK center. You may need torepeat this algorithm multiple times.RB2RR2RL2RR2 Hold the Pyramid with the YELLOW , RED andGREEN corner as the FRONT Corner, if the BLUEcenter is on the BACK face, proceed to Action 2.center piecesAnchor CornerHold your Front YELLOW ,RED and GREEN ANCHORCorner to determine thecolor positioning of yourcenter pieces.18

Action 2 Swapping the Center PiecesFirst determine where your center pieces need tobe moved to.I f all of your centers match the colors on yourANCHOR Corner move on to Step Four.Move to step fourI f you have ONE center color that matches anANCHOR Corner color, rotate (NOT Twist) thePyramid until these tiles are on the Down Faceand then complete the algorithm on the nextpage (p20). ORD FaceORD FaceD FaceComplete the algorithm on the next page (p20)19

I f NO center colors match the ANCHOR Cornercolor, follow the steps below. Note your colorsmay be in a different permutation to thebelow color example. Complete thealgorithm below.R’ Now rotateComplete(NOT Twist) thethe algorithmPyramid untilbelow again.the matching tilecorners are onthe D face.You have solvedthe centers andcan move on toStep Four.LRLB’R’BProceed to Step Four ifthe CENTERS are in thecorrect locations.20

STEP FOUROrient All the CornersSince there may be multiple twistedcorners (U, L, R), we will be solving themone at a time. Your previous ANCHORCorner is already solved.ULRPreviousAnchorcornerRotate the puzzle so that the corner youwant to twist/solve, is the Up CORNER.Hold the front corner as your newANCHOR Corner.U21

Action 1 Orientating the Top CornersUse the algorithm below to move the Up CORNERclockwise around your Pyramid. You may need todo this algorithm more than once to place thecorner colors correctly.UR’LR’LRL’RL’Once an Up CORNER is correctly orientated,rotate the Pyramid so each incorrectly orientedcorner becomes the new Up CORNER. Then repeatthe algorithm above.22

Congratulations!You have solved the Rubik’s Pyramid!23

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Pyramid mean that at the stage you are working on, the color of the gray pieces doesn't matter. Tips for Success Learning to solve the Rubik's Pyramid is easier than solving the Rubik's Cube (3x3), but still a challenge. The Rubik's Pyramid is solved using sequences of moves known as algorithms.