Q&A for How to Play With a Rubik's Cube

There are no rules for solving a Rubik's cube. Some people, however, like to time themselves to see how fast they can solve a cube. You should not remove the stickers and place them in the right places, however, because that would be cheating.

Felix Zemdegs used the method called CFOP which stands for cross, first 2 layers, OLL, and PLL. This method is harder than beginner's method but it is definitely a lot faster.

You don't have to do anything. At the beginning it might help you to get oriented with the cube, but it's not necessary as long as you can find the white center.

There are multiple ways to solve a Rubik's cube. Choose the method you're comfortable with.

Get to know your cube. The more that you play with it the faster you will get.

Most of the time not, it depends where they moved the stickers.

CFOP is the best method, and it stands for Cross, F2L, OLL, Pll. It is harder to learn than beginners method but is a lot faster.

You have to dedicate some time and effort to it. The more you practice, the better you'll become at solving them. Many speed solvers become faster by learning the algorithms needed to solve a cube, so they can examine an unsolved cube and quickly determine what set of moves will solve it.

I thought it was quite easy to learn. Once you know how to do it, you just need to practice.

Yes. The same method will work as long as your cube is in a standard algorithm.

If you're talking about a WCA competition, carbon fiber cubes are not legal in all events and colored plastic/stickerless cubes are illegal in blindfolded events.