How to solve a Skewb: the corner-turning cube

The Skewb looks like a cube, but each turn moves half the puzzle around a corner. It has 6 diamond-shaped centers and 8 corners, and needs very few algorithms.

Step 1: White face

Build the white center with four white corners so their side colors match. This is intuitive: bring a corner up, turn, then drop it in.

Step 2: Top corners

Flip white to the bottom. Use two short algorithms (Sledgehammer: R′ L R L′ and its mirror) to orient and swap the top corners without breaking the white face.

Step 3: Centers

With corners done, only centers remain. Reuse the same two algorithms, each cycling three centers, until the puzzle is complete.

The Skewb is one of the fastest puzzles to solve once learned – many people go sub-5 seconds.