Puzzle: Cube, Edge Cut, Type D, 2nd Order
Abbreviation: Cube ED2
Commonly Known As: Little Chop
Piece Counts
| Name |
Qty |
Colors |
Orient. |
Perm. |
Orbits |
| Triangle |
24 |
1 |
None |
Even |
None |
Move Types
| Type |
Layer |
Period |
Pieces Affected |
Total Parity |
| Edge |
1 |
2 |
6 triangle swaps |
Even |
Suggested Solving Orders
Face First
(Primitive)
1. Solve one face
2. Opportunistically solve as much as easily possible
3. Solve rest of pieces with pure algorithms
Important Issues and Notes
While it is difficult to intuitively do the entire second face
on the fly, algorithm sets have been developed by others. However, it
is better to solve a larger amount of pieces total than to always
entirely finish the second face. For instance, leaving one piece
out of the second face may allowed you get three more pieces grouped in
other faces.
Useful Algorithms
In step
3, three cycle triangles: ((UR FL UR BR) x 2 (UR BL UR FR) x 2) x 2
In step 3, swap two pairs of triangles: (UL UB UL UB UF UB) UR (UB UF UB UL UB UL)
