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12a) Notation for Rubik's Cube and similar puzzles:
Face Moves:
- * 12a1) Clockwise, 90 degrees: F (front face), B (back face), R (right face), L (left face), U (upper face), D (bottom face).
- * 12a2) Counter clockwise, 90 degrees: F', B', R', L', U', D' (see 12a1).
- * 12a3) Clockwise, 180 degrees: F2, B2, R2, L2, U2, D2 (see 12a1).
- * 12a4) Counter clockwise, 180 degrees: F'2, B'2, R'2, L'2, U'2, D'2 (see 12a1).
Double Outer Slice Moves (outer slice plus adjacent inner slice):
- * 12a5) Clockwise, 90 degrees: Fw, Bw, Rw, Lw, Uw, Dw. (see 12a1).
- * 12a6) Counter clockwise, 90 degrees: Fw', Bw', Rw', Lw', Uw', Dw' (see 12a5).
- * 12a7) Clockwise, 180 degrees: Fw2, Bw2, Rw2, Lw2, Uw2, Dw2 (see 12a5).
- * 12a8) Counter clockwise, 180 degrees: Fw'2, Bw'2, Rw'2, Lw'2, Uw'2, Dw'2 (see 12a5).
Middle Slice Moves (middle slice of puzzles with odd number of slices, middle two slices of puzzles with even number of slices):
- * 12a13) Clockwise, 90 degrees: M (same direction as L), S (same direction as F), E (same direction as D). (see 12a1).
- * 12a14) Counter clockwise, 90 degrees: M', S', E' (see 12a13).
- * 12a15) Clockwise, 180 degrees: M2, S2, E2 (see 12a13).
- * 12a16) Counter clockwise, 180 degrees: M'2, S'2, E'2 (see 12a13).
12b) Rotations for all cube shaped puzzles:
- * 12b1) Clockwise, 90 degrees: [f] or z, [b] or z', [r] or x, [l] or x', [u] or y, [d] or y'. (see 12a1).
- * 12b2) Counter clockwise, 90 degrees: [f'] or z', [b'] or z, [r'] or x', [l'] or x, [u'] or y', [d'] or y (see 12b1).
- * 12b3) Clockwise, 180 degrees: [f2] or z2, [b2] or z2, [r2] or x2, [l2] or x2, [u2] or y2, [d2] or y2 (see 12b1).
- * 12b4) Counter clockwise, 180 degrees: [f'2] or z'2, [b'2] or z'2, [r'2] or x'2, [l'2] or x'2, [u'2] or y'2, [d'2] or y'2 (see 12b1).
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