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F2L 18

The algorithm, how to recognise it and how to practise it without cheating.

Probability1/38
Moves7
TypeConnected on top
Inverse and mirror17

Recommended algorithm

F' U2 F U F' U' F

7 moves

Alternatives

  • U2 F2 U2 R' F' R U2 F28 moves

How to recognise it

White on top, corner above the slot; the edge is beside it in front, its top colour matching the corner's front sticker.

Its inverse is another case

Do the 18 algorithm backwards, F' U F U' F' U2 F, and you are solving 2.

That's why CubeDojo never scrambles 18 that way: it builds a random state with the case fixed, so you practise 18 and not 2.

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Other cases: Connected on top