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How To: Solve a Rubik's Cube in six simple steps
Sure, there's six steps, by why are there eight videos? Well, why don't you just keep reading, or watching?
How To: Figure out the Rubik's Cube notation
Ever wonder what all of those letters represent in all of those Rubik's Cube solving techniques? Get the explanation of the notation used for the Rubik's Cube right here.
How To: Solve a sudoku puzzle with either/or's and pairs
Learn to solve Sudoku Puzzles the fun way. Using either/or's and pairs makes most puzzles fun to solve. Can you do it? If you can't, maybe you should watch this, ey?
How To: Solve a sudoku puzzle with special techniques
Solve sudoku puzzle using the cross hatching, either/or, and pairs technique. If you can use a magic marker, and feel competent enough, then why not try it out?
How To: Solve any sudoku puzzle
Here is an easy way to solve any Sudoku Puzzle. Just go into Microsoft Excel and make a grid, then fill in the numbers and eliminate. That's it.
How To: Use the X-wing technique in sudoku
This is a definition and video explanation of the x-wing technique used in sudoku. Enjoy those pesky and boring waiting rooms with nothing to do. Play sudoku! Impress your friends. Boost your self image. Play sudoku!
How To: Play sudoku with these beginner secrets
Ward off Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia! Yes, that's right. Sudoku increases mental sharpness! It's also a lot of fun. Do not go insane, play sudoku!
How To: Solve a medium level sudoku puzzle
This is a solution to a medium level sudoku puzzle. Each row, column, and 3x3 square need to have the digits 1 through 9 exactly once each. See how it's done, and listen to some good music while you're at it.
How To: Solve extreme sudoku with Wayne Gould
Learn from the world's bestselling Sudoku Master - watch as Wayne Gould explains a key technique in breaking Extreme Sudoku puzzles.
How To: Solve a 4 X 4 sudoku puzzle
Madoc teaches his dog Bowzer how to do a sudoku 4x4 puzzle. This adorable kids covers all of the basics rules of sudoku. This is a great way for children to learn the game.
How To: Solve a medium difficulty sudoku puzzle
This is a sudoku tutorial for a medium difficulty puzzle. It has less "given" easy solutions, so we have to use harder logic questions to figure out some of them. I'm sure I overlooked some easier ways to prove certain numbers, but it's good that you learn how the logic works for future difficulties. You should aim for about 10 minutes per game once you fully understand how to play. Have fun!
How To: Play sudoku with the basics
This video explains the basics of sudoku. If you've never played a game of sudoku, this is a good place to start. Learn about the game and the rules.
How To: Solve sudoku by slicing and dicing
This is a video guide that demonstrates the basic technique used in solving sudoku puzzles. The technique is called slicing and dicing. Not that helpful with more difficult puzzles, but it's good to start off with.
How To: Solve a Rubik's Cube blindfolded & in five easy steps
NOTE: Chapter One is a demonstration, click on chapter two to learn how to solve the cube. This cool and very smart video teaches you how to solve the popular (and annoying) Rubik's Cube in just five steps. Sounds easy, doesn't it? First, check out this video of Leyan Lo as he achieves the world record for the fastest blindfolded solve. He beat Tyson Mao's record by about 30 seconds, they are both friends.
How To: Solve a 2x2 Rubik's Cube, yes, the small one
This video shows you how to simply solve a 2x2 Rubik's Cube. WARNING!!!! If you have not learned the algorithms from a 3x3 tutorial, you must learn them now or you will not be able to solve this Rubik's Cube, because it's so hard... Really. I'm not lying. Unless you just want to figure it out yourself, because I'm sure you're no idiot, right?
How To: Find "the fish" on the Rubik's Cube
This will help you identify which algorithms to use to get to "the Fish". If you don't know what "the Fish" is, then maybe you should watch. Or not, nobody's forcing you.
How To: Solve a Rubik's Cube, when you just can't solve it
This video shows you how to get out of weird situation at the end steps of the Rubik's Cube solving process. Watch this to figure out how to finish it before you end up just taking the stickers off and satisfying yourself the wrong way, the cheater's way.
How To: Solve a Rubik's Cube with algorithms
This video is the easiest Rubik's Cube tutorial, he swears, it even says so. It starts off with solving the white side in part 1 of the 3x3 tutorial and finishes with solving it altogether in part 5.
How To: Make a Rubik's Cube out of dice, magnets, and epoxy
Check out this video from Make Magazine! Watch Action Girl and Bre Pettis show you how to make a Rubik's Cube out of dice, magnets and epoxy. Interestingly enough, the first Rubik's Cube ever was made with magnets! We found inspiration in Gfixler'and Burzvingion's instructions.
How To: Solve a match stick cow puzzle
A match stick puzzle. Can you make the matchstick cow look the other way by only moving two sticks (not the tail) and the eye. This also makes a good bar bet. Solve a match stick cow puzzle.
How To: Do a dog matchstick puzzle
I bet you didn't know that I hold a Master's Degree in Matchstick puzzles. This one's a keeper and it's time to share the secret.
How To: Climb through a hole in a piece of paper
This video explains how to cut a hole large enough to fit your whole body, in a small piece of paper.
How To: Draw a circle outside a dot without lifting the pen
Get out a pen and some paper, and give this classic brain-teaser a shot! It's got two solutions.
How To: Solve a Rubik's Cube for dummies
Rubik's Cube for Dummies. Get it out and dust it off. This is an 8 part video series for solving the 3x3 Rubik's Cube.
How To: Solve your Rubik's Cube faster with lube
This video shows you how to use lubrication to help you solve your Rubik's Cube faster. Lubrications not to use:
How To: Do tricks with a solved Rubik's Cube
A few extra things you can do with a solved cube, like creating different patterns on the club, plus a way to cheat at solving a Rubik's cube.
How To: Make a jigsaw puzzle
Do you love to do jigsaw puzzles but hate the corny pictures? Here's how to make a puzzle with any picture—your pet turtle, your favorite cartoon character, your little brother... okay, maybe not your little brother.
How To: Win drinks with the four quarters puzzle
Effect: a hard-as-balls puzzle, that will drive everyone nuts and win you some free booze! Start out with four quarters set up in a diamond pattern.
How To: Play Sudoku as a beginner
A toastmaster teaches you her tips for solving beginner Sudoku brainteaser puzzles.
How To: Solve the Peg Solitaire puzzle
The object of Peg Solitaire is to finish the game with only one peg remaining on the board, preferably in the center hole. You can remove a peg by jumping over it with another peg. Only certain jumps are legal: you must jump horizontally or vertically, and you can jump only one peg at a time. Here is one the most genial solutions in the allocated 31 moves. Solve the Peg Solitaire puzzle.
How To: Glue and frame together a jigsaw puzzle
This is a short description of how to glue a jigsaw puzzle together.
How To: Solve a Rubik's Cube step by step
So you are having trouble solving this crazy Rubik's Cube. We will show you in a few simple steps how to solve this most intriguing puzzle.