How to Solve a Megaminx! [Beginner Tutorial]

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Watch the beginner 3x3 tutorial below to learn the first 2 layers!

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[JPerm]

*COMMON QUESTIONS*

Q: What if I need to flip 1 or 3 edges only for the gray star?
A: Your megaminx is unsolvable, reassemble it as solved.

Q: What if I can match only 3 edges of the gray star?
A: Your megaminx is unsolvable, reassemble it as solved.

Q: What if only 1 gray corner isn't facing gray-up?
A: Your megaminx is unsolvable, reassemble it as solved or twist the corner if possible.

Q: The step where I get the gray corners to face up doesn't work.
A: Follow the steps carefully: finish the 4 moves without stopping after 3, and turn the bottom instead of the whole puzzle. If it still doesn't work, reassemble the cube as solved or twist the corners to fix the issue.

Q: The last step doesn't work?
A: Make sure you're alternating forward and backward when appropriate, and make sure the previous steps are completed. If it still doesn't work, reassemble your cube as solved.

[FootballStrike.]

1.) 0:08 - *White star*
2.) 0:27 - *First 2 Layers (F2L)*
3.) 1:09 - *Second 2 Layers (S2L)*
4.) 3:00- *Gray Star*
3:09 - *If Two Adjacent Pieces Need To Be Flipped*
3:22 - *If Two Opposite Pieces Need To Be Flipped*
3:36 - *If Four Pieces Need To Be Flipped*
5.) 3:49 - *Align Star Pieces*
4:02 - *If Two Adjacent Pieces Are Solved*
4:20 - *If Two Opposite Edges Are Solved*
4:50 - *If Only One Edge Is Solved*
6.) 5:05 - *Gray Face*
7.) 5:56 - *Solve The Megaminx*

this would be so helpful at times

[RealBuv]

knowing 3x3 beginner CFOP just made this tutorial easier

[kubogi]

Time spent on solving a Megaminx:
61% Finding pieces
32% Figuring out how to do the S2L
7% Doing algorithms

Edit: apparently my brother brought it at school and lost it so I still can't solve this thing after 3 years

[Bladavia]

Megaminx is my favourite WCA event, I feel like I'm solving the map from Treasure Planet everytime.

[italianseacreature]

Step 7 was a bit complex but if you know even just beginner on a 3x3 this is surprisingly simplistic, thanks a lot for the tutorial

[orzylex]

i was literally trying to find one piece for 5 minutes and then i spot it right in front of me...

[boblightbulbcubingofficial]

To sum up the whole video, a megaminx is literally the biggest 3x3 ever and it's solved in almost the exact same way 😂

[sambobaggins]

Thank you so much! Such a thrill to solve this! I’ve done it a couple times, but so far I’ve had to use your video as training wheels most of the time. I think I’ll have it on my own soon!

[monkeymuncher]

ARE YOU STALKING ME J PERM BECAUSE THIS IS PERFECTLY TIMED FOR WHEN I GET A MEGAMINX FOR CHRISTMAS?!?!

[random_]

J Perm:let’s do F2L


Me:there’s like 5 Layers DUDE

[iamred]

Why i like J perms Tutorial?

*he talks on every important details*
*its short*

[bismofunyuns]

I love how this is still referred to as a “cube” in the cubing community.

[Rubix.]

HOLY COW! Your method of solving the last corners is SO much easier than than the first one I tried to learn. Thank you.

[unobrunoboi]

Literally JPerm did this video in 7 minutes and 39 seconds. I know a youtuber named Noah Richardson that took longer to solve a 2x2 (8 minutes and 40 seconds). I wish I had found out about you sooner JPerm.

[twistiicuber]

People are memeing on J Perm so hard with all these “advanced tips” and “2 weeks later” comments lol

[vihaanshah]

i think i’m half of these views 😂😂😂😅😅😅

[tlshd]

Yay!!! It's solved!! I've been staring at (and mumbling obscenities at) a scrambled megaminx for almost a year. Thank you! This is definitely the easiest to follow mexaminx tutorial I've found. It does assume some knowledge, but that worked best for me anyway.

[zahven]

Holy shit I’ve had a megaminx for YEARS and I’ve watched so many tutorials to try and learn it but I’ve never solved it until now. THANK YOU FOR ACTUALLY MAKING A FOLLOWABLE TUTORIAL

[reignlimosenero]

I want to thank you so much your YouTube videos helped me so much from the 3 ×3 to a mega minx