at.protocube.walkthrough

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  "content": "---\ntitle: The cross\nsection: Draft\n---\n\n## What's a cross\n\n```setup\n\n```\n\n```moves\n\n```\n\n```highlight\nB D DB DF DL DR F L R U | spotlight neutral\n```\n\n\"The cross\" is the first step of the most common methods. It's looks like that! \n\nWe'll take the habit of always keeping the yellow face up and white down and start the cross as the white.\n\n## The daisy\n\n```setup\nF' D R F2 D B' U2 R' F' R2 F' U2 B R2 F B L2 D2 B' D2 R\n```\n\n```moves\nF' R B U F2 U' F2 U' L2 U' R2 U B2\n```\n\n```highlight\nB D DB DF DL DR F L R U | spotlight neutral\n```\n\nAn easy way to do the cross is the daisy. You just put the white edges face up around the the yellow center, in no particular order.\n\nThen you align the edge color with the right center and boom, turn twice and here you go.\n\nIt's not most move efficient, but it's very guaranteed to work\n\n## Why the cross?\n\n```setup\nF' D R F2 D B' U2 R' F' R2 F' U2 B R2 F B L2 D2 B' D2 R F' R B U F2 U' F2 U' L2 U' R2 U B2\n```\n\n```moves\nR U R' U F U' F' R U' R' R' U R\n```\n\n```highlight\nB D DB DF DL DR F L R U | spotlight neutral; DBL | mask neutral\n@7 B D DB DF DL DR F L R U | spotlight neutral; UR | mask neutral\n```\n\nAt this point, it may be important to understand the advantages of the cross, compared for exemple to a face (as a lot of us start with).\n\nAs you can see, with the cross, you \"lift\" any piece to the top layer (yellow), turn them around and replace them. Handy, no? Remember the rule though: if you turn lateral face to lift a piece (red, blue, orange or yellow), bring it back down before moving another one. You can move the top layer as much as you please though!\n",
  "createdAt": "2026-10-30T14:57:20.310Z",
  "tags": [
    "tag:draft",
    "tag:protocube"
  ],
  "title": "The cross"
}

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