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Before you start playing Rubik's Cube, identify the different pieces of it. This will help you understand the mechanics of the Cube and more quickly solve it.  There are several different sized Rubik's Cube games. For example, the original Rubik's Cube is called “3x3.” This means that there are three layers to the Rubik's Cube- a top, a middle, and a final layer.  The other sizes range from 2x2 cubes (Two layers) to 5x5 cubes (Five layers). There are larger cubes with over 5, but these are called V-Cubes (V-Cube 6 and V-Cube 7, to name a few). On each side of your Cube are center pieces, which have only one color on them. The colors are either red, blue, white, yellow, green, or orange.  There are six center pieces located in the center of each side. Center pieces do not move and represent the color of a specific side.  Center piece colors always have a specific color opposite them on the Cube. White is always opposite yellow, orange is always opposite red, and green is always opposite blue. On your Cube, the logo piece is one color, usually white, and has the Rubik's Cube logo on it. Generally, you'll start with this side of the Cube facing up. There is only one logo piece. On your Cube, each edge pieces have two different colors. These are often the last pieces of each layer that you will solve. There are a total of twelve edge pieces on a Rubik's Cube. On your Cube, the corner pieces have three different colors. There are a total of eight corner pieces.
Identify the pieces. Identify the center pieces. Identify the logo piece. Identify the edge pieces. Identify the corner pieces.