BeginnerInvented 1981

2×2

Small cube, big tricks.

Only corners, no edges or centers. A perfect first puzzle — or a brutal speedcubing event.

Choose your method

Start with the beginner path, then unlock advanced techniques.

Solve one face, orient the last layer, then permute both layers.

Possible states

3.7 million

Year invented

1981

Did you know?

A 2×2 can be solved in 11 moves or fewer from any scramble.