This Pyraminx tutorial was filmed as beginner and intermediate methods but i broke it up into
two parts because of length. If you haven't seen the beginner method where we learned to solve the
pyraminx with no algorithms please watch it first. In this intermediate method tutorial we learn how
to solve all five last layer cases with algorithms both intuitively and also by following notation.
Remember in these full tutorials our goal is to learn and understand. I will also make shorter
recap tutorials with cases and algorithms only. These full tutorials are broken down into steps
and stages. I give an overview and a logical solve, a notation solve, troubleshooting and
finally practice strategies where i show you how to practice what we just learned.
It's important to practice a step before proceeding so i encourage you to do so when directed to.
Now that we have learned how to solve the pyraminx without using any algorithms let's
move on to a more efficient method utilizing a few simple algorithms forward backward and mirrored.
once we have the bottom layer complete we turn the top to match the top center colors
with the bottom center colors and notice the edges that need to be fixed
there are only five possible cases which first we will learn to solve with a beginner method
with no algorithms then in intermediate method we will learn a few easy algorithms
to solve all five cases though this is five cases two sets are mirrors of each other so
it can be considered three cases don't get overwhelmed or try to memorize these
we are just going to do a brief overview to get familiar with the five last layer cases
looking at each case we start with case one
two e or bug eyes with two edges wrong that need to be flipped
case two three e c w with three edges that need to move counterclockwise
case 3 3e cw with three edges that need to move clockwise
note that this is just a mirror of case two
case four two f one e ccw with two faces and one complete edge unsolved
with this unsolved edge needing to move counterclockwise or called winky eye
case 5 2f1ecw with two faces and one complete edge unsolved with this unsolved edge needing to move
clockwise or called winky eye note this is just a mirror of case four
for intermediate method once you solve the yellow bottom
it will stay on the bottom we will never turn the pyraminx over placing another color on the bottom
one sequence or algorithm you'll want to practice before we get started is down down up up
down down up up down down up up or left right prime left prime right left right
prime left prime right left right prime left from right however you want to think about it
when practicing this also notice how these three edge pieces move and cycle counterclockwise
you will not only gain muscle memory but also you will become familiar with
how the pieces are manipulated remember our goal is always to learn and understand
not just follow instructions practice that on each face until the end of this next ad break
now we want to practice the mirror of that sequence which means we start
with the right corner down down up up down down up up or right prime left
right left prime again notice how this manipulates the edges but cycles them clockwise this time
practice this and the first one again comparing how the edges move differently
remember we are here to learn and understand do that during the next ad break
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just remember to properly identify each case you must turn the top centers
to match the bottom centers so case one has two edges that need to be flipped
we place those two edges to the front pay attention to this green red edge
we do our sequence from the left down down up up now this green red edge is down here ready to be
inserted correctly we turn the top to place this red green center into position to pair up with
this edge now just turn the top back to line the yellows up and turn the yellows back down
again we start from the left down down up up poke the yellow eye
pair the edge up with the center bring the yellows back turn the yellows down turn down for what
so we can look at and understand the sequence or just follow notation and memorize it it's very
easy either way now to solve this following notation left right prime left prime right
up prime right up right prime or down down up up poke him in the yellow eye up back down
case one troubleshooting just make sure the two bad edges are on the front facing you
if not and you perform the algorithm it's just gonna repeat case one on another side
so just turn the two to the front perform the algorithm again
and just remember poke the yellow eye bring the edge up to pair
pull it back yellow is down again just remember case one one yellow eye one yellow eye poke
and again if you just look at this edge you can see that it needs to pair up here
so you know which way to turn the top if you turn it the wrong way
as soon as you put the edge up there it won't pair
as you get better you can try different grips and finger tricks
this case is easy to practice because performing the algorithm sets up the case so a good practice
strategy is to set up and solve on each face repeatedly you will gain muscle memory practice
and visual familiarity and that word is now difficult for me to say from family familiarity
familiarity go ahead and practice that during the next that's right add break remember that's how i
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cases two and three are mirrors of each other and once you learn how to solve one
you will intuitively understand how to solve the other so we can see these three edges need
to cycle counterclockwise in order to place this blue red edge with the blue red center
we hide it down here out of the way then turn the top bringing the center over here now we bring
this hidden edge back up into place matching the center which also kicked out this other bad edge
again so that you can see that we hide this blue red edge turn the top to bring the center over
here then when we pull this good edge to match the center we kick out this bad edge
so now blue red matches its center and we kicked out the red green turn the top again in the same
direction bring the red green up to match its center which also kicked out this blue
green edge turn the top again the same direction bring that edge to pair which solves the entire
pyraminx an easy way to remember this is watch me do it on this demo cube and watch the yellow edge
move all the way around and then back in while the blank edges are trading places like eddie murphy
the yellow goes all the way around and back in
this idea of pulling pieces out of the top layer then bringing the top into position
is the same principle we use in other tutorials including the megaminx
so now to style following notation right up right prime up right up right prime
do the reverse to set it up right up prime right prime up prime right up prime right prime
now again right up right prime up right up right prime
for case 3 cw the edges need to move clockwise so we do the same but turn the top the opposite
direction this time right up prime right prime up prime right up prime right prime
notice the yellow edge goes around the pyraminx the opposite direction this time
if you did the sequencer algorithm and rather than solve the pyraminx
it made the mirror case then you turn the top the wrong way
this edge needs to go here but i turn the top the wrong way pairing the edges with the wrong centers
just do the same algorithm again to solve it correctly
an easy way to practice is set up a case and do the opposite to solve it
okay you guys know what to do next
cases four and five are mirrors of each other and once we learn and understand how to solve one
we just do the mirror algorithm to solve the other to properly recognize the cases be sure the top
center matches the bottom centers both cases have two edge faces wrong and one edge completely wrong
we place the completely wrong edge to the back the way we distinguish the cases is to look at
the edge that is completely wrong and see which direction it needs to turn counterclockwise or
clockwise or we can just look at which side the bad edge face or eye is on
left or right case 4 ccw the i is on the right case 5 cw the i is on the left
starting with case 4 or winky eye
we do our down down up up sequence starting with the right side turning the right eye down first
now we have a hidden blue red edge down here in the bottom
so we turn the top to position our blue red center to pair up with this edge
which also paired up this green red with the green red center turn the left corner up to pair the
blue red with the center turn the top to match the yellows and then back down with the yellows
so again we start our down down up up sequence by turning the eye down pull the yellow towards us
pair the edge in center match the yellows and back down so now to solve case four following notation
unsolved edge to the back r prime l r l prime u prime l prime u l
case five is just a mirror of case four so we do the same thing but starting from the left side
we do down down up up hiding this red blue edge down here in the bottom
turn the top clockwise to bring the red blue center into position to pair up with the edge
turn the top back to match the yellows and then yellows back down
so again we start our down down up up sequence by turning the eye down first
pull the yellow towards us pair the edge in the center yellows back and back down so now to solve
case 5 following notation unsolved edge to the back l r prime l prime r u r u prime r prime
all right so this one may be a little tough uh case four and five troubleshooting
make sure the top centers match the bottom centers so you can properly recognize the cases
be sure the completely unsolved edge is to the back
so here i have an eye facing me but it's a completely unsolved edge
that's supposed to go to the back
so when i do the algorithm
it just makes case one
go ahead and solve case one but remember in case one we poke the yellow eye
whereas in case four and five we pull the yellow
as you get better you can try different grips and finger tricks this is easy to practice because
performing either algorithm sets up the mirror case so a good practice strategy is to set up
and solve both cases repeatedly you will gain muscle memory practice and visual familiarity
go ahead and practice all five cases until you are familiar with and have a good understanding
of each then you can proceed to the next section alternative methods we learned to insert layer
one edges by matching these colors lifting this up backing the edge into position and turning it down
but now we're going to learn another method utilizing the down down up up sequence we
learned in practice instead of lining these colors up turn it so the yellow is facing you we want the
yellow down here to match but without disturbing this so start by turning this yellow eye down
down down up up which as you can see correctly positions the edge down here in the bottom
now from the other side down down up up go ahead and do that a few times
and watch the pieces as they move so you have an understanding of what is happening
in case one we learn to solve by starting our down down up up sequence from the left
side but we can do the mirror and start from the right side if we like
we learn in cases two and three we can just turn the top the opposite direction for each case
but we can also do the complete mirror if we like
further still we can hide this edge here to the front
rather than the back same as we learned in our megaminx tutorial once you have an understanding
of what is necessary to solve a puzzle you have a lot of flexibility to come up with your own
methods that better suit your preferences okay so that concludes the pyraminx tutorial
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