About Twisty Puzzle Solve

What this site is

Twisty Puzzle Solve is a single-topic reference site for beginner solution methods for two specific twisty puzzles: the 2x2 Rubik's Cube (Pocket Cube) and the Pyraminx. The pilot ships 5 pages — a main solution guide for each puzzle, an algorithm cheat sheet for each, and a speed-tips variant for the 2x2 cube.

Notation, originality, and prior art

Cube notation uses the standard Singmaster system (R, U, F + primes). Pyraminx notation distinguishes capital letters (full-face turn including the tip, centre, and 3 edges) from lowercase letters (tip-only rotation). These notation systems are industry-standard mathematical notations and are not original to this site.

The move sequences used in the beginner method (the sledgehammer trigger R U R' U', the Sune algorithm R U R' U R U2 R', the Y-perm R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F', the pyraminx clockwise 3-cycle R' U' R U' R' U' R, and its counter-clockwise inverse R' U R U R' U R) are well-known public-domain group-theoretic procedures attributable to multiple speedcubing traditions (the pyraminx 7-move 3-cycle is documented on the speedsolving.com wiki); they are not copies of any specific tutorial site's walkthrough.

Both the 2x2 cube and the pyraminx algorithms are independently validated by piece-permutation simulators in the project repository: tools/verify_2x2_algorithms.py and tools/verify_pyraminx_algorithms.py. Two earlier drafts were caught and replaced before launch: the cube draft used R U' R F2 R' U R' for the adjacent corner swap, and the pyraminx draft used U R U' L U R' U' L' for the 3-cycle. Both algorithms scrambled the previously-solved bottom layer; simulation surfaced this before any reader could be misled. Both are now replaced with canonical algorithms that leave the bottom layer untouched.

All step-by-step prose, common-mistake callouts, page layout, and structured data on this site are authored from scratch by the Twisty Puzzle Solve editors.

Editorial process

• Each page lists a Last reviewed date in the hero meta-strip. The current date is 2026-06-16.
• Move sequences are checked by physically performing every step on a real puzzle with at least five random scrambles before any page is moved out of noindex and submitted to Search Console.
• Schematic diagrams in the step viewer are placeholders today; they will be replaced with original step-by-step renderings before public launch.

Who runs this site

Twisty Puzzle Solve is operated by the Twisty Puzzle Solve editors. For corrections, suggestions, or partnership enquiries, see the contact page.