Stage 2

The Top Row

 

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Now the top face is done we can exchange its corners & edges to match up the colours around the top row. Have a look around the top row of you cube and see which 2 corners/edges need swapping. There are a couple of moves to exchange 3 edges around as well.

When you have all of the top sorted, go to stage 3.

Swapping the corners

Situation Ca

swap 2 corners

 Left Edge DOWN Once Bottom Edge LEFT once Left Edge UP once

Right Edge DOWN Once Bottom Edge RIGHT once Right Edge UP Once

Left Edge DOWN Once Bottom Edge LEFT once Left Edge UP once

Situation Cb

swap 2 corners

 Left Edge DOWN Once Right Edge UP Once Bottom Edge LEFT or RIGHT by 180 Degrees

Left Edge UP once Right Edge DOWN Once

Swapping the edges

Situation Ea

swap 2 edges

 Middle Section DOWN Once Whole Cube RIGHT Once Middle Section DOWN Once

Bottom Edge LEFT once Middle Section UP Once Whole Cube LEFT Once

Bottom Edge LEFT or RIGHT by 180 Degrees Middle Section UP Once

Situation Eb

swap 2 edges

 Middle Section UP or DOWN by 180 Degrees Bottom Edge LEFT or RIGHT by 180 Degrees Middle Section UP or DOWN by 180 Degrees

Situation Ec

exchange 3 edges
in anticlockwise
direction

 Left Edge UP or DOWN by 180 Degrees Bottom Edge RIGHT once

Left Edge UP once Right Edge UP Once Top Edge LEFT or RIGHT by 180 Degrees

Left Edge DOWN Once Right Edge DOWN Once Front Face LEFT or RIGHT by 180 Degrees

Bottom Edge LEFT once Left Edge UP or DOWN by 180 Degrees

Situation Ed

exchange 3 edges
in clockwise
direction

 Left Edge UP or DOWN by 180 Degrees Bottom Edge RIGHT once

Left Edge DOWN Once Right Edge DOWN Once Front Face LEFT or RIGHT by 180 Degrees

Left Edge UP once Right Edge UP Once Top Edge LEFT or RIGHT by 180 Degrees

Bottom Edge LEFT once Left Edge UP or DOWN by 180 Degrees