Instructions on using the Sadisticube solver:

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1. Number your blocks or line them up, so you can keep track of which is which.

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2. Place each in a fixed orientation - you'll need to enter the colors in this order: top  bottom  front  right  back  left.

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3. Enter all six colors in the field given for each block. Separate each word with a space. For example: red orange green yellow blue purple

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4. The first instruction you'll get is where to place your blocks in the cube of 8. The positions are assigned as follows: 1 - front, bottom, left; 2 - front, bottom, right; 3 - back, bottom, right; 4 - back, bottom, left; 5 - front, top, left; 6 - front, top, right; 7 - back, top, right; 8 - back, top, left. Don't worry how you orient them at this point. Just put the blocks into their proper position.

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5. You will be given the arrangement of the solution's colors - orange on top, red on bottom, etc. - and (keeping them in their positions) you will need to rearrange your individual blocks to give the overall cube that color arrangement. 

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Most sets of blocks have more than one solution - sometimes 8 or 10 or more. If you enter your set in a different order, or even using a different orientation, you are likely to get a different arrangement for the solution. Many solutions will contain two of one color - red opposite red, for example. There is guaranteed to be at least one 'proper' solution, with each side a different color, but I haven't yet set the program to provide one of those specifically. Stay tuned!

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Be very careful when entering your colors - any typos will reduce the number of solutions found - if not eliminate them entirely!