Align the tips
Turn every small tip until its three colors continue the colors of the pieces directly beneath it.
Visual guide · Easy
How to Solve a Pyraminx
A simple Pyraminx tutorial for beginners: align the tips, solve one face, and cycle the final three edges.
Work in order
The route to a solved puzzle
Uppercase letters turn a full layer. Lowercase letters refer only to the small tip.
Choose a base
Pick one color for the base, connect its three centers, and keep that face pointing down.
Insert the base edges
Place an edge above its destination. Use the right or left insertion according to the direction it must travel.
Algorithm
U R U′ R′AlgorithmU′ L′ U LCycle the last edges
Identify the direction in which the three top edges must move, then use the sequence or its mirror.
Algorithm
R U′ R′ U′ R U′ R′