Rubik

Play and solve a 3x3x3 Rubik's cube with Thistlethwaite's algorithm in Unity C#. (42 Silicon Valley)

Made in Unity version 2018.3.0f2
Recommended screen resolution: 1280 x 768

Releases

• Windows Build

Notation

You can toggle Face Labels to see the notation follows the Western color scheme:

• L Orange face
• R Red face
• D Yellow face
• U White face
• B Blue face
• F Green face

Controls

Camera Controls

• Arrow Keys Rotate entire cube.

Cube Operations

• L, R, D, U, B, F Rotate 90° clockwise.
• Control + L, R, D, U, B, F Rotate 180° clockwise.
• Shift + L, R, D, U, B, F Rotate 90° counter-clockwise.
• Backspace Undo last move.

Initializing Cube State

• Enter sequence of moves in the text field, e.g. F R2 U' D2 B L' and then click Reset to initialize the cube.

Notes on Thistlethwaite's Algorithm

• Apply bi-directional breadth first search on 4 subproblems:
  • Find path G0 -> G1
  • Find path G1 -> G2
  • Find path G2 -> G3
  • Find path G3 -> G4
• Implementation adapted from Stefan Pochmann's submission for Shortest Program Contest