Article: If the puzzle is already in cube form or if you’ve been working on solving it, you’ll need to start over. Unwind the pieces so it makes 1 line that looks like a series of stairs. Arrange the line so the pieces at the end of the left-hand side point up and the pieces at the end of the right-hand side point down. The column on the farthest right will be pointing downward. Look for the third diagonal column to the left of the right-hand edge, which should be pointing up and to the left and have 3 cubes. Fold the 3 cubes of that row 180° toward you underneath the puzzle so they are now parallel with and even to the row next to them. Take the 2-cube column next to the 2 parallel columns and rotate it back 90°. Then rotate the column on the end 90° upward so the 3 cubes are vertical. Keeping your hand on the last pieces you moved, rotate both columns inward toward you 90°. Then, push the 3-cube column down and away from you 90° so it is parallel with the floor. Find the bottom cube of the second 3-cube column from the left. Fold it in toward you 90°. Then, find the lowest cube on the column to the left of the column you just manipulated and rotate it 180° clockwise. Find the top cube in the 2-cube column you just rotated. Rotate it 90° to the right so the 3-column row is stacked on the row beneath it. The long piece on the right will look like stairs. Fold the last cube on the right-hand side in the 3-cube column you just rotated upwards 180° away from you so it lies flat on the row beneath it. Then, let go of the puzzle with your left hand, using your right hand to hold the pieces in the “stair” line that haven’t yet been folded. This will rotate the puzzle so the extra cubes are on top. Grasp the 2 columns of cubes that are sticking up in the line next to the partially completed cube and fold them down 90° toward you. Then rotate the column on the right side of the cube back away from you 180°. Flip the column to the right of the cube back toward you 180°. Then fold the column that is the second to the end on the right-hand side down 90°. To finish the puzzle, rotate the last remaining column 180°.
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Unwind the pieces to make 1 line. Fold the third diagonal column from the right 180° beneath itself. Rotate the pieces on the right side back 90° then up 90°. Flip the same pieces inward 90° then fold the last column down 90°. Rotate the left-hand columns inward 90° then clockwise 180°. Rotate the right-hand columns 90° to the right then 180° away from you. Fold the last cube in the 3-cube column to the left 90°. Rotate the end columns down 90° then back 180°. Fold the last 3 columns into a “u” shape to complete the puzzle.