GearCube Tutorial

Step 1 — Corners

Match Corner Pairs

Pick a white corner piece and find another white corner with a matching side color (e.g., Green). Make 180° turns until those two corners sit side-by-side with their side colors matching.

Automatic Corners

Because of the Gear Cube's mechanism, solving one pair of corners automatically aligns all 8 corners on the entire cube!

Center Alignment

Rotate the middle slice using 180° turns until the center pieces line up with their corresponding corner colors.

Step 2 — Edges

The cube has 3 edge slices. Identify any slice where opposite edges need to swap positions (top two swap with each other, and bottom two swap with each other).

Hold the cube so the two swapping top edges face you.

Algorithm 1 (Swap Edges): R2 U R2 U

Repeat this algorithm on any other ring where edges are in the wrong slots.

Step 3 — Solve the Cube

After placing all edge pieces in their correct slots, some edge gears may sit misaligned at an angle (making the puzzle lose its flat, cubic shape).

Flatten the Cube (Align Gear Teeth)

Turn a face 4 to 6 times (180° turns) until the gear teeth engage properly and the face becomes flat and smooth.

Repeat on the other axes until all faces form a flat cube shape again.

All pieces are in their correct locations, but some edge gears may still be flipped/rotated upside down.

Unflip/Rotate the Gear Edges

Hold the cube facing a side where all 4 edge gears need to be flipped.

Algorithm 2 (Unflip Edges): R U R U R U