Tchibo Windmill Manual

Middle piece (1 side)
Edge piece
(2 sides)
Edge piece
(2 sides)
Middle piece
(1 side)
Edge piece (1 side)
"red"
For orientation it helps to pay
attention to the shape and number
of the golden sides of the pieces:
• There are no pieces with 3 golden
sides.
• The edge pieces of the
upper and lower levels are
trapezoid-shaped and have
2 golden sides.
• The corner pieces of
the upper and lower levels
are wedge-shaped and
have 2 golden sides.
• The middle and edge pieces of the
middle level are either trapezoid or
wedge shaped and have 1 golden side.
• The middle pieces of the upper
and lower levels are cube-shaped
and are the only ones to have one
single, square-shaped side.
F
L
R
U
D
1)level 1:
cube
solve edges
unsolved
(white cross)
IQ-Cube "Windmill"
Middle piece
(1 colour)
"white"
Edge piece
Upper level
(2 colours)
= tall
Corner piece
Middle level
(3 sides)
lower level = flat
yellow
"blue"
trapezoid-shaped
edge piece
cube-shaped
middle piece
Turning movements and algorithms
F'
L'
turn clockwise
F
= front
R'
L
= left
R = right
U = up
D = down
U'
D'
2F = 2x front
2)level 2: 3)level 1:
turn the cube over turn the cube over
align middle pieces solve corner pieces
4)level 2:
turn the cube over
solve edge pieces
wedge-shaped
middle piece
trapezoid-shaped
edge piece
wedge-shaped
corner piece
wedge-shaped
edge piece
turn anti-clockwise
F' = front
L' = left
R' = right
U' = up
D' = down
2x 2x
2F' = 2x front
Solving the cube in 8 stages
Solution steps – beginning with the
tallest ("white") level at the top.
In step 2 and from step 4, the cube is held
with the "white" surface facing downwards.
5)level 3:
6)level 3:
align edge pieces
arrange edge
(yellow cross)
pieces
Tchibo GmbH D-22290 Hamburg · 110767AB3X2XI · 2020-11
How to solve the cube
The IQ cube is made up of
6 surfaces. Two of them show
have 9 panels of different
sizes and the other 4 surfaces
only have 6 panels.
The two opposite surfaces
with 9 panels correspond
to the white (= tall sections)
and the yellow surface (= flat
sections) of a standard magic
cube. These are used for ori-
entation and should always
be held facing upwards/down-
wards.
Due to the peculiar
shape of the cube, the
pieces may become
slightly stuck as they move
and excessive force will cause
them to break apart. There-
fore, do not use force to turn
the sections but instead try
to feel where the joints are.
Important: To ensure that
the algorithms used at the
end work, start out with the
tallest level positioned on
the opposite side to the
flattest level, but which
also comprises 9 panels.
7)level 3: 8)level 3:
arrange corners solve corners