Completing Row 2

Ok, now the fun begins. The move sequence that is used to complete 'Row 2' has the following effect:

Note that actually two columns are affected. The important thing is to ensure that row 4 contains suitably coloured beads before the move is commenced. Note that this requires a bit of memory on your part as when row 4 is positioned you'll loose row 5 as a reference. First, identify the two locations in row 2 that are to be targeted (taking into account your options given the current contents of row 4). Position the 'pegs' such that columns A and C will be affected (moving both upper and lower barrel sections if necessary). Confirm the destination colours required by using row 5 has a reference, now rotate the lower section only to select the target beads in columns A and C.

At first you may be able to take advantage of the double effect and locate two beads at a time. However, there may be occasions where solving one column dislodges a useful bead in the other. Note the different effect that happens in column A (a three-way rotation) and column C (a straight swap). You may be able to take advantage of this to ensure that you obtain appropriate coloured beads in row 4 to use in a further execution of this move.

Clearly, it is necessary to repeat this move several times to complete the whole of row 2. You may even find that row 4 does not contain a bead of the required colour and have to shift it in from row 2 or 3 using this same move. When doing this take care to limit the damage to beads already correctly positioned in row 2. It may be possible to affect beads that have yet to be correctly placed, or even swap with another bead of the appropriate colour.

Here is the sequence of operations that perform the move illustrated above:

R UL D UR LL R LR D UL R UR LL D LR If you want further details on how to interpret these operations, refer to the 'Move Interpretation' page. Eventually row 2 should contain the same colours as row 5 all the way around the tumbler, as illustrated by the diagram on the right. Having achieved this, proceed to the Next Page, 'Completing the Last 2 Rows'.

Notes for advanced users

For more flexibility try doing the reverse of this sequence to move the beads in the opposite direction to the arrows in the figure at the top of this page. Try doing the mirror image of this move (i.e. Rotating Left instead of Right and visa-versa) to affect columns D and A. Also take advantage of some of the latter moves to juggle the beads in row 3 and 4 into suitable positions for this move.

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