SilentlyintheShadows
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What sort of math is used in the Square-1 scrambler to make sure it is a legitimate scramble?
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Math in Square-1 Scrambler
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deadalnix
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No math.
The actual scrambler isn't really good. Just « good enought ».
The actual scrambler isn't really good. Just « good enought ».
vcuber13
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It just generate 40 moves...
The har part is making sure you can actually scramble it that way
The har part is making sure you can actually scramble it that way
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It just keeps track of the position of the corners, and follows them through the moves it does, to make sure that each new move is possible (doesn't split a corner).
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hmm I've always wondered this. Is there some math behind all the numbers in the scramble like something involving modular arithmetics?
deadalnix
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Every position in the square one can be reached in 30 moves. But not with an equal probability (many position have more than one solution in less than 30 moves, some have many of them !).
To avoid this, the scrambler use 40 moves instead of 30. More than 40 will becaome very anoying to scramble.
A better version of the scrambler could be selected in the futur, selecting position ramdomly (like on 2x2x2 or 3x3x3), but this isn't the case yet.
To avoid this, the scrambler use 40 moves instead of 30. More than 40 will becaome very anoying to scramble.
A better version of the scrambler could be selected in the futur, selecting position ramdomly (like on 2x2x2 or 3x3x3), but this isn't the case yet.
