Puzzle: Octahedron, Face Cut, Type B, 2nd Order
Abbreviation: Octa FB2
Commonly Known As: Skewb Diamond
Piece Counts
Name
Qty
Colors
Orient.
Perm.
Orbits
Corner
6
4
2, Fixed
Even
None
Center
8
1
None
Even
2
Move Types
Type
Layer
Period
Pieces Affected
Total Parity
Face
1
3
1 corner 3-cyc, 1 center 3-cyc
Even
Suggested Solving Orders
Block Build Start
1. Build a block of 2 centers and 2 corners
2. Place centers, (0-2 moves)
3. Place corners, orient some if possible
4. Orient corners
Important Issues and Notes The faces move like the corners of Cube VC2 (because of
duality) so they are pretty easy to solve.
Corners only twist in 180 degree increments, despite having 4 colors.
Useful Algorithms
In step 3, three cycle corners (DFN): (R+ U+ R-) D+ (R+ U- R-) D-
In step 4, twist two corners (DFN): (R+ U+ R- U- R+ U+ R-) D+ (R+ U- R-
U+ R+ U- R-) D-