Puzzle: Cube, Edge Cut, Type A, 3rd Order
Abbreviation: Cube EA3
Commonly Known As: Nothing

Piece Counts

Name	Qty	Colors	Orient.	Perm.	Orbits
Corner	8	3	3, Fixed	Odd	None
Edge	12	2	2	None	None
Face	24	1	None	Even	4
Spindle	1	6	None	None	None

Move Types

Type	Layer	Period	Pieces Affected	Total Parity
Edge	1	2	1 edge flip, 1 corner swap, 2 face swaps	Odd

Suggested Solving Orders

Modified By Piece Type
1. Solve 4 corners on a face with their 8 adjacent edges
2. Place remaining corners, orient as many edges/corners as possible
3. Finish orienting corners
4. Finish orienting edges
5. Place centers

Important Issues and Notes
After step 4, all face orbits will be in even permutations. This is because the number of flipped edges is linked to the parity of the adjacent orbits, so once the edges are solved, face parity is fixed.

Useful Algorithms
In step 1, flip a bottom edge: FR FL DF FL FR
In step 1, flip a middle edge: FR UF FR UF FR
In step 3, twist two corners: (UR UB UL UF) FR (UF UL UB UR) FR
In step 4, flip two edges: (UF UR) x 3
In step 5, three cycle centers: (UR FR UF FR) x 2