Step 7: Move the Yellow Corners

Uh-oh! The yellow corners are being a little silly. They’re sitting in the wrong spots, even if they’re yellow on top! It’s time to kindly help each corner find its perfect little home.

🧠 What’s the Goal?

We want each yellow corner to sit in the right spot, even if it’s not facing the right way just yet.

Picture this: The yellow-red-blue corner should be snuggled between the yellow, red, and blue center pieces — even if yellow isn’t showing on top yet. Once every corner is in the right place, we’ll worry about twisting them later!

🔍 Look For a Corner That’s Already in the Right Spot

Before we do anything, check if any of the yellow corners are already in the correct spot (matching the colors around them).

• If you find one, yay! Hold the cube so that this good corner is in the front left.
• If none are in the right spot, that’s okay too — just hold the cube any way and we’ll fix it.

🧙‍♂️ The Niklas Trick (A Little Story)

Once upon a time, there were two corner pieces that were best friends — one on the right, and one on the left.

The corner on the right wanted to visit the back of the cube, so we helped him move with a right turn ⬆️ and a little U’ slide ➡️. Then the corner on the left said, “Hey! Me too!” so we gave him a left turn ⬆ and slide U back ⬅️.

But wait — now the corner on the right wanted to come home. So we helped him with a right prime ⬇️ and another U’ ➡️. Finally, the left friend got to come home too with a left prime ⬇.

And just like that — they swapped places nicely!

Here’s the magic spell, just in case: ⬆️ R ➡️ U' ⬆️ L' ⬅️ U ⬇️ R' ➡️ U' ⬇️ L

✨ You might need to do the magic once or twice to get all the corners into their right homes!

🧩 Check Again

After the Niklas move, take a look:

• If only one corner is correct now, turn the cube so that it’s in the front left, and do the magic again.
• Keep going until all four yellow corners are sitting in the right spots.

Don’t worry if yellow isn’t showing yet — we’ll twist them in the next step!

🧙‍♀️ Magical Job!

🧳 You’ve helped the yellow corners find their perfect places — what polite puzzle manners you have!

🎭 “Ta-da! The yellow corners have found their spots — your cube is ready for its final twist!”

🔜 Next up: Orient the Yellow Corners!
⬅️ Back: Step 6 – Solve the Yellow Edges | Next: Step 8 – Orient the Yellow Corners ➡️
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