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Weekly competition 2012-08

Mike Hughey

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For the weekly competition, we are now accepting results either of two ways:
1. Use http://odderen.dk/. You will need to log in; please use the same username that you use on speedsolving.com! (You may feel free to use a different password, but use the same username.) Hopefully use of the website to enter your times will be self-explanatory, please post here or email Odder if you have questions.
2. Post here, as usual.

If you have posts in both places, for now we will give priority to posts within the thread, in case there are difficulties with the website. This is an experiment; if it works well, we hope to eventually go to full automation.

We follow the WCA regulations for all events. Here are some things that people often don't know, or are different from the regulations:

  • For Multi-BLD you can choose how many cubes you are going to do (let me know if 30 scrambles is not enough). If you attempt 5 cubes you must use the first 5 scrambles.
  • For one-handed you can use both hands during inspection.
  • For with feet you can only use feet during inspection.
  • For 3x3x3 Fewest Moves there is a 1 hour time limit.
  • For relay you have 15 seconds of inspection in total, you can use any order to solve the cubes and the rest of the relay-rules should be obvious.
  • 6x6x6 and 7x7x7 will use an average of 5.

Notation and scrambling:
  • For all events (other than skewb) the Mark2 scrambler will be used.
  • For 4x4x4 and 5x5x5, a "w" means "Wide" so you turn not just the slice, but also the outer layer.
  • For 6x6x6 and 7x7x7, a number before the letter indicates the amount of layers to turn like a wide turn. "3U2" would mean "turn the 3 uppermost layers a half turn".
  • For Megaminx, Pochmann notation will be used.
  • For Square-1, 2x2x2, and 3x3x3, near-optimal random state scrambles will be used.
  • For Square1, the newest official scrambler is being used. This adds a slash whenever a slice move is to be applied.
  • For Clock, a shortened version of the official notation is used.
  • For Pyraminx, small letters are for the tips
  • Skewb scrambles are generated using Chen Shuang's scrambler, which uses Fixed Corner Notation.

This competition starts now and ends Monday/Tuesday nightchange GMT (officially). Automated results will close at the official time, but if you are slightly late, go ahead and post your results here and we will include them at our discretion if we think it's reasonable.

I suspect there will be some issues as we roll this new approach out; please let me know if you have any problems or questions.

2x2x2
1. F2 R' U F U' F2 U'
2. U' F R2 U' R U'
3. R' U R' U R' F' U R'
4. F2 R F2 U' R' F' R' F R'
5. U R' F' R U' R' F U2

3x3x3
1. L B2 L' B2 F2 R F2 R' U2 L2 R' U' L2 B2 L' B' F D F2 L2 F
2. B2 L B' D2 L B R L2 D B U B2 D2 L2 U' F2 U' R2 U B2 D'
3. F2 R2 D' U2 R2 D L2 F2 L2 D' B2 F' D U' F' U2 L' B L2 F2 R'
4. B2 U2 F2 U' R2 U2 B2 U' L2 F2 L2 F' R' B2 R2 B L2 D' R U F
5. R' B' L F' D L2 D' R D' F2 D R2 D' L2 F2 U R2 L2 B2

4x4x4
1. Uw' Rw2 D' U B2 U F2 L Rw B2 Fw' Uw2 R B Fw' F R F2 D Uw2 U2 R2 U2 R2 Uw' B Rw R' Uw2 B2 Uw Fw' U B2 F U B' Fw Rw' F
2. Rw' Fw2 Uw' R2 D' F2 D Uw2 U' B Rw2 Fw F2 U' B Fw' U' Fw Uw2 L D U' Fw' F Uw L R F2 D Uw' U L' D Rw2 F' D2 F2 Rw B' Fw2
3. F2 L2 R2 D' R Uw Fw2 F' Rw' Fw' R' D' U' Fw' F R U2 Rw' R F2 R B' L2 D Fw' Uw2 L R D' U2 R' Uw2 Fw2 Uw2 F2 D' Uw' Fw' L Fw'
4. L Fw' R' B R2 B2 Rw' R2 D2 Rw' R2 B2 Fw2 F U' L Fw2 U2 R F2 Rw' D2 Uw' U' Fw D2 L2 R2 B Fw' D L Fw2 U2 L2 D2 Uw2 F L2 R
5. Fw' F D2 Uw' Fw' U2 Fw' L' D F U R F' D L D Rw Fw2 Uw F' D2 L B' Fw2 L' U2 L' B F' D B2 Uw' B' F' Rw2 B' Rw F' Uw2 R

5x5x5
1. Lw2 Rw' D Bw Rw2 Fw L F' Lw' Rw' R Dw' L B U' L2 Lw B' Rw2 Dw' F D' Dw2 L2 Rw' B2 R B' Bw L2 Bw' D Uw2 Rw' B2 F L Fw Lw Uw L F2 U2 Rw2 Fw2 F2 Dw L2 Dw' R' Fw' F R Uw2 U L2 B2 Fw F' R'
2. D2 U' L' Uw2 U' L' Lw' D' B Bw' Fw2 F' Rw2 Dw' Uw2 B' Bw2 Uw B Bw' F' R2 Fw' R2 B2 D2 B2 D' F D' Dw Uw U' B Bw Fw2 Uw Rw' R' Dw B Bw2 L F Dw Rw' Bw' U Lw2 Fw F' L2 R2 Fw' Dw' U' Lw' F2 L' D
3. D' Uw2 Bw2 L2 R2 Dw Rw' Fw' R B2 U L' R Bw Fw2 F' D2 R' B' Bw' Rw Uw2 L2 R D Bw2 Uw' F2 Lw2 Dw' Uw' Bw' R Fw2 Lw2 Rw' B Fw F' Lw Fw2 Lw Rw2 Bw' R' Uw2 Rw R' Bw Lw' Uw' Lw' Uw2 U' Bw U B Fw2 F' L'
4. Rw2 D2 Uw2 B Rw' R2 Dw2 L' Lw' D2 Dw' L2 Lw2 Rw' Uw2 U2 L2 U2 B2 Fw' F R2 Uw B2 Fw' Dw2 L2 R' D2 Uw2 U L Dw2 F2 R Fw' F Rw' D' Lw' B Bw Dw' U F R' Fw2 F' Uw' Bw R2 D' U2 L' Lw Rw' Bw' F2 R Fw2
5. B Bw2 Fw Uw' B2 Lw' R' Dw' Uw2 U Fw D L2 Dw' Uw L R2 Uw Bw R' D Lw D B' Bw' D2 R Uw Rw2 R B2 Dw2 B2 U Lw' R' Dw' Bw Uw2 Lw Rw' D2 Uw' Bw2 R B2 Bw F' Rw Uw L' Fw2 Uw B' L' B2 L2 Lw2 Dw' Fw'

6x6x6
1. B2 D2 2F2 2D2 2U2 2L 2R R2 D2 2B' D 2R' R 3U 2U2 L F 2R2 R2 2U' L' 3R' D' 2U' U2 3F2 U2 2L D 2L' 2R' 3F L2 B2 F' D2 2B' F2 2R B2 D 3R' B' 3F 2F 2L2 2F' 2D 2U 2L R2 F' 3R2 R' 2U' F D2 L' R' 2B R 3F2 L 3U2 L' 3F2 U2 3F2 D 2U2
2. 2D' 2L2 R2 D 2U U2 3R2 2B' 2F' F2 2D U' 2L' U' L D' B 2F L2 D' 3U 2U2 B' 3F' 2D F' 2R' R D2 L' 3R 2R 2D 2L' D 2D 2L2 3R2 R' F' 2D2 2U2 U 2L2 B U2 F 2D2 3U 2B2 3U B2 2B2 3F 2F L 2D' U' 2F F' 2D' 2U2 L R' 2U2 2B' F2 2U2 3F' D2
3. R2 B' 3U2 R D2 U2 2F D' 3R 2U' U' 2F 2L' 3R B2 2B' 2L2 B2 2U2 R2 3F2 D 3U 3R 2R' 3F 2L2 2U' 2R B' F2 U2 3F F' 2D2 U' B 2F 3U U' L2 D' L B' 3F2 2F2 3R U 3F' F D 2B' 3F R2 3U' 2L' U' 2B' 2F 2R2 2F2 F D U R2 D2 2B 3R 3F' 2U2
4. 2L' 3F2 2L2 R B' 2B2 3F 2R 2D 2F' D' F' 2U' U' 3R2 U' L 3F L2 3F' 2L2 2R' 3F' 3U' 3R2 D 3U2 2L2 U2 2B2 F2 R 3U2 3R' 2R2 U2 2R 2U L' D 3F' 2F' 2R 2F' R2 2D' 2R' 2D' 3U2 U2 L 3U2 3F 3U2 2R2 2D2 3U' 2U U 2B 3U2 B2 2R2 R' 2D' 2B 2D2 R2 D2 2D2
5. 3U 2R F 2L B2 3U 2B' D' F' L2 3R2 2B D' U' F 2U 3F F 2R' D L2 B' 2B2 F L2 2F' 2D 2L' B2 F2 R' B' R2 2F 2R' 2D2 U2 L F 3R' D' 3R 2B 2F' 2L2 3R2 B 3U 2F' U' 2L2 2R' 2F 3R' 2B' 3F2 2F' 2L' R2 U' B2 D2 3F F R B2 2D2 3U 2U U

7x7x7
1. B 2F2 2L 2D 3R2 D' 2D 3D L2 2R2 3B 3R' 2D 2F2 2R 3D2 3U 2L2 B R' 3F' 2F 2R2 3B 3D2 3R2 2F2 R' 2B2 2L' D' 3L2 F' D 3U 2B2 2F L2 3U' U F2 3U2 2R' B 3B' F' 3L B L 2L2 D' 2U2 2F 2U2 3R' 2F2 2U 2F' L 3F' D2 2U 2L' 3U' 2L2 2D2 3D 2U 3F' 3L' 2B2 2F 2D2 L F' D 3U' U2 L' 3L2 F' 2R' 3U2 B' 3B2 3F 2F2 3L 3F 2U' L2 2L' 3R' 2R R' 2F2 D2 2U2 3R2 R2
2. R' D' R' D2 B2 D' 3L2 2F 3L2 B' 2F' 3D2 U' 2F2 D 3L 2R' 3D' 3L2 3U' 2F' R2 2F2 2U2 3F2 3D' 2U2 3R2 R' 3D' F' 3D2 R 3D2 3U U2 L2 3U2 B' 3F2 3L' 2R2 3B' 2D' 3D' R2 D' 3D 3U' U' 3B2 2D L2 B2 D2 3B2 3U2 3L 2R' 3B 3F 2F 3D' 2R2 F 2D U 3R 2R' 2U2 U2 3L2 U2 3R2 2B L 3R' F' U 3F2 F2 R U' 2L D 2L 3L F2 U' B' L 2L 2U' R' 3U2 3R' 2F2 D' B' 3R'
3. D L' 3L2 2B' 3U' L2 2L' 2F' 3L2 D 2D' 3D' 3U U' 3R' D2 2U2 2R' R 3D B' 2L2 3F 2U' 2R F2 2L' 3R 2R2 2F 3D L' F 3D' L2 3U 2B' D 2R' R' 2U U F' 3D2 L2 D' 3U2 U2 3L 2F 2D 3D L' R' 2B 3F 2F' 3L 2R2 U' 3L2 3R2 3U' F2 3L 3D 2B2 R' 2B 3B' 2U2 B2 2B' 3F' 2D' L' 3D2 U' 2B 2F' 2R R' 2F' 3D2 B2 2F' F' 3R2 2B' 2F2 3L' R' F 3U2 2U 3R' R' 3B 3D' 2U2
4. 3B2 F 2U2 2R' 2D' B' 2B R D' 3D2 3B F2 3D2 3U' 3F2 2F' 3D' B2 L R 3D2 2B 3F' 3R 2D2 U R2 3D2 3L 2D 3D2 2F2 3D2 3U2 L2 3R 3B' 3F 2F 3L 3R 2F 3D2 3L U' L 3L2 3R' 2R2 R 3D' 2U2 U F 3R2 B 3B2 2F2 F 3R R 2F2 U 2L' 2R U2 3R B2 3U2 U 3R F 2R D 3F2 3R' 3U2 2U' B2 2R 2F F U2 3B 2D2 F' 3R' 2F2 3D2 2U' 3R2 2U B2 2B2 3R' 2D' U2 2R' B' 2B
5. U 2F F2 2L 3R' 3U2 B' 3B2 2U2 F D2 2D2 3D 2U 2L 3R' 2U2 2F2 L2 R' 2U2 U2 L 2L 2D' U2 2L F' U B 3U' 2F D' 3D' 2B' U 2B' 3F2 2L' 2R' D' 2D2 L 3R2 3F U2 B2 3D' 2U2 B 3B' 3F2 D 3D 3L' D' 3D' U F 2L 3B' 3F' D2 3L' 2R 3U' F2 U2 B2 2B' 2L' B' 2B 3B' 2F D 3D' 2B 3F2 D 2L' 3B F 2U' 2L 3D' 2L2 2B 3R' 3F2 R D' U 2L' R' 2D2 B' 3F' 2U 3B'

2x2x2 Blindfolded
1. R' F' R' F2 R' U' R2 F U'
2. F' R' U R U' F2 R2 U2
3. R' F2 U' F R2 F' R U F'

3x3x3 Blindfolded
1. R2 U F2 U' B2 F2 D' F2 R2 U B R' B L' U B' L2 U2 F D2 U'
2. U2 F2 U2 B R2 B' F2 L2 U2 B' D2 U' B2 R U B2 U2 R F R D2
3. L2 U' R2 B2 D2 L2 R2 D' R2 B2 R D' L' U R2 U2 F' U' F' R

4x4x4 Blindfolded
1. D2 L Rw' Fw2 L2 Rw2 Uw F' L' B R U R2 B' Fw R Uw' L R' Fw' Uw' B' Rw2 D U' Fw D B Rw Uw2 B2 R' F' D' L R' D' B2 F Uw'
2. Fw2 F' L R2 Uw Fw' L2 Fw' F U' F L' Rw R Uw R Uw2 F2 U' B2 Uw' U F' Rw2 R B L2 Uw2 R U2 L2 D2 Rw2 Fw2 U2 Fw' L2 D' B Fw2
3. Rw F2 R B' Rw' B' D2 U F2 L' D2 Uw B D' Fw2 D' F2 L U2 L Uw F Rw' Uw2 L F D2 L' R B U Rw' Uw R2 D' B Fw F U2 L'

5x5x5 Blindfolded
1. Lw R Fw2 L2 R' F' D R2 Bw' F' U' L2 F' L2 Dw Lw' Rw2 R2 Uw2 Lw2 R U' Fw2 F U L Rw2 Fw' Dw2 Uw2 Bw' D2 Uw2 F Dw2 Bw2 F2 U' Rw D2 U' F D' Uw2 R2 B Fw F Lw Dw U2 B' Uw L D Bw' D' B F' Uw'
2. D B Rw' Dw Bw2 F' D' L' B' Dw' L2 Bw F' L' Fw F' U R' D2 Bw L D2 B' Dw Bw' Rw Fw L2 Bw' D2 Bw D' Dw2 L2 Bw2 D2 Dw2 Lw R' Uw F U' Fw' F2 Rw D Uw' L D U Bw2 L' B D Dw' B L Fw' Rw Fw2
3. L Bw' R Dw Fw' R Bw Dw2 Uw2 R Uw' Rw2 B2 D' L2 D U L Dw' L R2 Fw' Rw B Lw2 Rw' Uw' R' Dw2 F2 U2 Fw2 F Lw Fw F' U R' B2 Fw2 F D Lw2 F' Uw' F2 D Bw Lw2 Fw' L2 B' Fw2 Uw' Rw' Fw D2 Dw' B R

6x6x6 Blindfolded
1. 3U' R2 B2 R' 2U F 3R' F 2L R2 F 2U' 2L 3R 2R' D2 2L2 B2 2U2 2B' 3F2 F2 2R' 2B F' U2 2F 3R' 2R2 R 3F' 2F 2R' B2 3F2 3U' B 2L' B 3F' R2 3U B2 2B2 2U L 2L' D2 3U R' D2 U 3F D2 R' 2U' 3F R2 3U' U' L' 3R 2R' B2 2L' D2 B2 2F2 2R 3U

7x7x7 Blindfolded
1. B' 2R2 2B2 3D 2U2 2L' 3R2 R 3D' 3F2 2L' R' 2F D 3U' 2U2 2B2 F 3L' B L2 3L2 3D 3U2 3R' 2U U2 3L' U2 2F 2L' 3B 2U2 U2 B2 3U2 3B 3U2 3L' 2B 2D 3R' 2F D2 3U2 L2 3R2 3U 2B 3F D' 2B' U' 3R2 B2 3R' D2 3D' 2U' 2F' L 2R2 R 3F' 2F 2D' B 3B2 2D2 3B 3F' 3U2 L2 F' L2 2B 2R2 3B 2D' 2L' 3R 2B' 2U' L' 3F2 3L 2R' 2D2 L R 3B' 3D2 L2 3D' 2R 3F' 2F' D2 U' 3B

3x3x3 Multiple Blindfolded
1. D F D' L' U F' D2 F' R' D2 B2 R2 L2 D2 F R2 F' D2 L2 U2
2. U' B2 U' L2 D L2 U' L2 B2 D' B2 R B L2 D' L' R2 F2 L' R2 B'
3. U2 L2 F L2 D2 F L2 F D2 L2 B2 D R2 B' D' R F2 D2 B2 F'
4. U2 R2 U' B2 U' L2 D' U' R2 U2 R' F L2 F R2 D' L' F2 U2 L'
5. L2 B D2 B2 D2 R2 F2 R2 F2 D2 F U R' D' U2 F L2 B' U2 R F
6. F2 R2 U' L2 D' B2 U2 F2 R2 D' U2 R' U2 B' L D2 U' L' B L D'
7. U' L2 R2 F2 L2 D' B2 F2 R2 D R' U' R' D R2 B D' U2 F' R'
8. F2 D2 R2 U2 F2 L2 F' L2 B' D2 B U L' B2 R F' R2 D2 R' F2
9. D2 L2 U F2 R2 B2 R2 D' B' F' D' F' L2 R2 F' L D2 U'
10. B2 D' F2 D L2 D' B2 L2 B2 D' U' B R2 F2 R B' D F2 R2 U R'
11. L2 B' D2 R2 U F U2 B L' B U2 F2 D2 F' L2 D2 B' U2 L2
12. L2 F' L2 B2 D2 F' R2 U2 B R2 F U L' F' U F2 L R2 F2 R U
13. B2 L2 D' R2 D2 L2 B2 D' F2 D2 F' D' L D' L' F U2 B' D
14. F2 R D2 L' F2 L2 R B2 R2 B2 D2 B R F U L' R D' B2 L2 R2
15. B2 D R2 D U2 L2 D2 F2 D L2 U' F R D U2 F2 D F' D R' U'
16. U2 B2 D2 R2 D2 B' L2 B U2 F D' L B2 L2 R2 U L F2 R'
17. D2 L2 D B2 R2 U B2 U L2 B2 D F R B' L' R' U' F L' D2 F2
18. F U2 L2 U D2 F U B' R' U F L2 F B U2 B' D2 F D2 F2 R2
19. B2 U' B2 U L2 F2 U' B2 U2 B2 U B' L' F' D' U B R2 D L2 B'
20. R' U R U' D R' F L' U2 B U2 R2 D2 R2 F2 U2 F' R2 B'
21. B F2 D2 R2 B2 D2 L2 U2 B' U2 B' U' R2 U2 F' L B2 R2 B' U R
22. L2 B2 L U2 R F2 U2 R' D2 R2 U' F2 L' F' L2 U' B2 F D L2
23. L2 F R2 D2 U2 F L2 R2 F2 D2 R2 D L U L B' F2 R' D
24. R2 D' U' L2 R2 U B2 L2 D2 F2 L' D' U2 B2 R B' D' U R2
25. L2 B2 R2 F' R2 F U2 B' U2 L2 D2 R' D2 L' U L R B2 F R' B2
26. F2 U F2 D' R' D2 F' B2 R2 F2 L' U2 R B2 R' F2 R2 B2
27. L2 R2 B F R2 D2 B' R2 B R2 F' D B2 L F2 R B D R B' F
28. D2 L2 B2 L2 U R2 U R2 F2 D L D' B' D' F U' B2 R2 B F
29. D' B2 R2 F2 L2 D' F2 D2 R2 B2 R D F' L' D B F2 U' F U2 F
30. U2 L' F' U L2 U' B2 U R F2 L2 F2 R2 L2 B D2 F U2 B

3x3x3 One Handed
1. R2 U2 F D2 L2 F R2 F R2 U2 L2 R' B2 F2 L B' R' D2 U' F
2. L F B2 R2 F' R' F U D2 R' U2 F' R2 U2 F' D2 F U2 B2 D2 B2
3. D2 R2 U2 L2 U2 B2 D2 F' U2 F2 D' F' L F' L U R B2 D'
4. B2 D B2 R2 D B2 D' U2 B2 U B' F2 U' B' D' L2 B R' F2
5. B2 R2 D2 B2 D' U2 L2 F2 U' B2 D' L F' L2 R' F' D2 L2 U F' U'

3x3x3 With Feet
1. D2 R' D2 L' R2 U2 B2 R2 D2 B2 R' B' R B2 U B U' F2 L2 R2
2. B2 D2 B L2 U2 F D2 F U2 L2 R D U R2 B R' F L' D2 U
3. U2 F2 R2 F' L2 D2 B' U2 F D2 R' F L D U' L D2 U2 B F'
4. U' R2 U' B2 U L2 F2 U2 B2 F2 L2 F' L2 B U' R' U' B2 R B2 D
5. U2 L2 R2 U' L2 U' R2 U' B2 D' U' B R' B F U2 B' R2 F' D U

3x3x3 Match the scramble
1. D' B2 U' F2 U2 R2 B2 U B2 R2 D' R' B2 L R' D2 R' F U' B R
2. D2 L2 D2 L D2 R F2 R' B2 D2 R F L' D2 R2 D R F U L' U2
3. F2 L2 R2 U2 F R2 B L2 F R2 B2 L U' R D' B R U R2 U' B2
4. U F' R F2 L F' D B2 L' B R2 U' L2 U' R2 F2 D' B2 D R2 L2
5. L B2 L' B2 L D2 U2 L F2 D2 U L2 R B L2 D2 L D F R

3x3x3 Fewest Moves
1. U' L' F' D B' R' D R F2 U' L2 F2 U2 B2 U2 R' F2 R' U2 R U2

2x2x2 + 3x3x3 + 4x4x4 Relay
2. U2 R F2 R' F U' R2 F' U'
3. R2 D L2 F2 L2 U' R2 D R2 U B' F2 U B R' B L' U' R' B' R
4. Fw' U2 Rw Uw2 L U2 B' L U2 R U' F' U' L Rw Uw' L2 U Rw Fw Uw2 F D2 Uw2 B U B' Fw' Rw2 F Rw Fw' L' U Rw D' U Fw' D2 Uw'

2x2x2 + 3x3x3 + 4x4x4 + 5x5x5 Relay
2. U2 F' R' F2 R' U' R' U2 R' U'
3. B' L2 B' D2 U2 F D2 F D2 F' R' B2 D' L' B D2 U' L2 R2 B'
4. Fw2 F' L' U Fw2 Rw2 Uw Fw Uw F2 D' Uw' B' Fw' F Rw2 Fw U F' D2 L' R2 Fw' R' B F R2 B2 U Fw2 D' B2 Fw Uw2 F2 D' Fw2 F2 Uw B'
5. Bw Fw' R' B F Dw2 R' Uw Fw' Lw2 Uw U R B' Bw2 F' D' Dw Lw Uw2 Rw' D F' Dw Bw Dw' Rw Uw' B2 D R2 Uw2 Rw' Bw Lw F D2 Dw' Uw2 B2 Bw2 Lw Fw' F' R2 Fw2 F Uw2 U' Rw2 B L2 R Fw' U' L Bw2 D2 Dw2 Fw

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Clock
1. UUdd u=-2,d=4 / dUdU u=1,d=-4 / ddUU u=3,d=-4 / UdUd u=-2,d=-5 / dUUU u=2 / UdUU u=-3 / UUUd u=4 / UUdU u=3 / UUUU u=0 / dddd d=6 / dUdU
2. UUdd u=-2,d=-3 / dUdU u=5,d=5 / ddUU u=-5,d=-1 / UdUd u=-5,d=0 / dUUU u=3 / UdUU u=1 / UUUd u=4 / UUdU u=2 / UUUU u=-3 / dddd d=-4 / UUUd
3. UUdd u=-4,d=4 / dUdU u=-4,d=4 / ddUU u=0,d=2 / UdUd u=-2,d=4 / dUUU u=0 / UdUU u=-4 / UUUd u=4 / UUdU u=-2 / UUUU u=4 / dddd d=-1 / dddd
4. UUdd u=5,d=6 / dUdU u=4,d=-3 / ddUU u=2,d=6 / UdUd u=2,d=5 / dUUU u=-1 / UdUU u=5 / UUUd u=-5 / UUdU u=-2 / UUUU u=5 / dddd d=-3 / dUUU
5. UUdd u=4,d=3 / dUdU u=-4,d=-3 / ddUU u=0,d=-4 / UdUd u=-2,d=-4 / dUUU u=0 / UdUU u=3 / UUUd u=-1 / UUdU u=0 / UUUU u=-4 / dddd d=-1 / dUUU

MegaMinx
1. R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D-- U'
R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- U'
R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ U
R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ U
R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- U'
R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ U
2. R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ U
R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ U
R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ U
R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ U
R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- U'
R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ U
3. R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- U'
R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- U'
R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ U
R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- U'
R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ U
R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ U
R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ U
4. R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ U
R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ U
R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- U'
R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- U'
R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ U
5. R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ U
R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ U
R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ U
R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ U
R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ U
R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ U

PyraMinx
1. B' U' R U B R' L B' b' u
2. U' L B U' B U L R' B l r
3. B L B' U' L B R l' r' b
4. U L' B' U' L R' B' L l b' u
5. L R U B L' R' L' R' r' b' u

Square-1
1. (0, -1) / (-3, 3) / (3, 0) / (0, -3) / (4, 1) / (0, 3) / (3, 3) / (-1, 0) / (-3, -3) / (0, -1) / (0, -4) / (-4, -5) / (6, 0)
2. (-2, 0) / (5, 5) / (6, 0) / (-3, 0) / (0, 3) / (-5, 1) / (-4, -1) / (1, -2) / (0, 3) / (-4, 0) / (-3, 0) / (0, -1) / (-4, 0) / (-2, 0) / (4, 0) / (3, 0) /
3. (-2, 0) / (6, 0) / (3, 0) / (2, -1) / (0, -3) / (3, 0) / (0, -3) / (0, 4) / (-3, 0) / (-2, 5) / (0, -4) / (-2, 1) / (-4, 0)
4. (-2, 0) / (2, -1) / (-5, 4) / (6, 0) / (3, 0) / (-4, -1) / (6, -3) / (-5, -2) / (-1, 0) / (-3, 0) / (-2, 5) / (0, -4) / (0, 3) / (4, 0)
5. (1, 0) / (3, 0) / (2, -1) / (1, -5) / (-3, 0) / (-4, -4) / (0, -5) / (0, -3) / (-2, 5) / (2, 0) / (-1, -2) / (2, 0) / (-3, 0)

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1. D' U D L D' L R' U
2. R U' D L D L U' R' D'
3. R U' L R' L' D R L' U'
4. R' D' U L' R' L' R' D' L'
5. D' U L' U' R U' D R
 

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FMC : 30 moves

Scramble : U' L' F' D B' R' D R F2 U' L2 F2 U2 B2 U2 R' F2 R' U2 R U2
Solution : D2 U F' L U B R B R2 B2 R2 B' F D' F' R F' R' F D2 R' L2 D' F B' L2 F' B D' L2

D2 U F' L U // 2x2x2
B R B R2 B // 2x2x3
B R2 B' // Pseudo F2L-1
F D' F' R F' R' F //Pseudo F2L
D2 R' // Leave 3 edges :OOOOO
L2 D' F B' L2 F' B D' L2 // 3 cycle

Dammit dammit dammit dammit dammit!!!! I couldn't find any insertions!! :( This could've been better -.-

Coolbeans. Tied for PB.
 

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2x2: 6.67, 5.35, (9.42), 4.58), 8.72 = 6.91
3x3: 14.93, 17.84, (20.33), 17.73, (13.21) = 16.83
4x4: 56.92, (56.37), 58.81, (1:08.34), 59.62 = 58.45
5x5: 1:50.12, (2:02.44), 2:02.30, 1:57.94, (1:44.82) = 1:56.79
6x6: 3:34.31, 3:58.92, 4:09.75, 3:55.29, 3:45.48 = 3:52.23
7x7: 5:51.99, 5:36.19, (5:15.82), (5:56.18), 5:21.74 = 5:36.64
2-4 Relay: 1:38.67
2-5 Relay: 3:55.14
Megaminx: 1:30.70, (1:35.47), (1:22.74), 1:28.60, 1:27.39 = 1:28.90

Bad, except 4x4. Shengshou 4x4 <3
 
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2x2: 2.61, (DNF(3.60)), 3.43, 2.57, (2.38)=2.87
3x3: (9.16), (10.40), 9.25, 9.86, 10.25=9.79 TOT
4x4: 40.64, 39.08, (48.63), 47.14, (36.15)=42.49 bad
5x5: (1:18.99), 1:13.96, 1:08.84, 1:13.47, (1:07.82)=1:12.09
6x6: (2:20.76), 2:30.70, (2:37.11), 2:25.39, 2:21.36=2:25.82
3x3OH: 15.74, (18.21), 14.88, 17.08, (14.37)=15.90
2x2-4x4relay: 59.51
2x2-5x5relay: 2:15.56
magic: (1.24), (2.01), 1.60, 1.54, 1.45=1:53
master magic: (4.38), 4.51, (6.38), 4.46, 5.55=4.84
megaminx: 1:55.67, 1:56.97, (1:53.68), 1:55.05, (2:00.09)=1:55.90
pyraminx: 5.40, 7.02, (4.57), (9.14), 5.69=6.03
 
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2x2: 5.72, 7.62, 7.92, (8.10), (4.61) = 7.09

2x2BLD: 2:29.57[1:28.52], (2:28.98[1:30.71]), (3:04.02[1:57.95]) = 2:28.98

3x3: 30.53, 29.91, 30.52, (23.71), (30.68) = 30.32

3x3 OH: (1:33.94), 1:27.22, (1:08.64+), 1:12.26, 1:15.39 = 1:18.29

3x3BLD: DNF(5:28.74)[2:50.14], (8:58.49[5:03.12]), (DNF(7:12.09)[4:24.44]) = 8:58.49

4x4: 3:01.10, 3:17.07, (2:44.06), (3:23.62), 3:20.13 = 3:12.77

234 Relay: 3:59.85

Pyraminx: (24.91), (45.29), 34.30, 27.73, 27.63 = 29.89
 

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2x2x2 : 4.09, 4.19, 3.81, 3.55, 4.03 = 3.98
3x3x3 : 9.97, 9.21, 10.71, 9.60, 9.79 = 9.79
4x4x4 : 43.03, 39.93, 39.18, 40.84, 39.90 = 40.22
3x3x3 one-handed : 23.84, 22.97, 25.38, 23.31, 25.63 = 24.18
2x2x2 + 3x3x3 + 4x4x4 Relay : 55.63
2x2x2 + 3x3x3 + 4x4x4 + 5x5x5 : 2:53.43
 

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2x2: 2.61, 3.08, 3.77, 2.84, 3.26 = 3.06
3x3: 12.24, 16.92+, 10.79, 10.44, 10.91 = 11.31
3x3oh: 32.86, 23.84, 26.61, 27.58, 24.38 = 26.19 lol
2x2BLD: DNF(25.78), DNF(46.40), 42.82+ = 42.82
3x3BLD: 2:07.28, DNF(4:05.75), 2:13.49 = 2:07.28 :D
4x4: 1:02.22, 1:01.97, 58.13, 1:04.39, 1:03.87 = 1:02.69

MultiBLD: 2/2 9:10.23
:D:D:D
First attempt, first success! Memo about 5/6 minutes.
Made mistakes in both memo and execution but I managed to fix them.

234 relay: 1:22.09
Sune+PLL skip on 3x3, but fail cross and F2L. 4x4 had no parity.

Pyraminx: 9.39, 24.33, 16.05, 12.01, 16.64 = 14.90
Nice scrambles but still lol times
 
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I got a surprising 31 move solve for fewest moves this week.

Scramble: U' L' F' D B' R' D R F2 U' L2 F2 U2 B2 U2 R' F2 R' U2 R U2
Solution: R L2 U' B U2 L2 B L U L2 D R2 D2 F' R' F R' F B L' U2 L B' D2 B L' U2 L B' D' F'

2x2x3: R L2 U' B U2 L2 B L U L2
switch to inverse scramble:
3x cross: F D' F' with premoves D2 R2 D'
Then, amazingly, solve all but 2 corners: R F' R F
Putting it together, we get: R L2 U' B U2 L2 B L U L2 D R2 D2 F' R' F R' F . D F' in just 20 moves!
Unfortunately, that leaves 2 corners twisted. :(
Insert at .: B L' U2 L B' D2 B L' U2 L B' D2
D2 D become D' after insertion.

So disappointing - if you figure I had a 1 in 3 chance of those corners being twisted correctly, I had a 1 in 3 chance at a 20 move solution! :)
 

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I got a surprising 31 move solve for fewest moves this week.
Hi Mike,

If I may a suggestion, with 2 or 3 twisted corners, it's better to permute them twice. With 2 corners, you have so much liberty for the first permutation that you're almost sure to get at least 4 moves cancelled.

In your solution, I found 4 places where you can get 5 moves cancelled. Here are two. But maybe you hadn't enough time for this.

Nevertheless, congratulations. 31 is great and your solution is elegant.
R L2 U' B U2 L2 B L U [1] L2 D R2 D2 F' R' [2] F R' F D F'

[1] : (D R D' L2 D R' D' L2) : 5 moves cancelled
[2] : (R B' R' F R B R' F') : 5 moves cancelled

With 23 HTM and 3 corners to permute, you can't get more than 31. However, I didn't investigate further.
 

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If I may a suggestion, with 2 or 3 twisted corners, it's better to permute them twice. With 2 corners, you have so much liberty for the first permutation that you're almost sure to get at least 4 moves cancelled.

Wow, I completely forgot about this trick. I actually found my solution with a half hour left, so I had plenty of time to look for something like this. Oops. Thanks for the reminder - I'll try to remember to do this in the future.
 

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2x2: 1.36, 2.96, 2.15, 3.03, 5.02 = 2.71
3x3: 9.76, 10.68, 9.26, 9.85, 8.25 = 9.62
4x4: 40.74, 36.86, 51.42, 41.08, 43.85 = 41.89
5x5: 1:17.16, 1:20.36, 1:18.76, 1:19.62, 1:13.36 = 1:18.51
6x6: 2:37.27, 2:26.01, 2:28.86, DNF(1:30.08), 2:43.03 = 2:36.39
7x7: 4:31.33, 4:25.67, 4:44.40, 4:39.02, 4:22.81 = 4:32.01
2x2 BLD: DNF(7.29), DNF(6.64), 21.51 = 21.51
3x3 BLD: DNF(1:00.88), 1:08.21, 56.57 = 56.57
4x4 BLD: 5:05.88,
5x5 BLD: 13:04.82,
Multi BLD: 6/6 (18:22)
3x3 OH: 21.20, 17.42, 17.93, 16.79, 16.73 = 17.38
3x3 WF: 1:04.50, 57.80, 1:09.74, 1:08.92, 55.05 = 1:03.74
2-4 relay: 56.23
2-5 relay: 2:20.17
Magic: 1.21, 1.16, 3.09+, 1.16, 1.81 = 1.39
Clock: 9.06, 9.25, 7.97, 8.35, 8.66 = 8.69
Megaminx: 49.27, 50.58, 49.81, 51.19, 48.70 = 49.89
Pyraminx: 5.33, 5.64, 4.00, 5.15, 4.96 = 5.15
Square-1: 19.96, 22.21, 12.41, 25.93, 18.75 = 20.31

FMC: 29
Scramble: U' L' F' D B' R' D R F2 U' L2 F2 U2 B2 U2 R' F2 R' U2 R U2
Solution: F L D' B' L2 R' F D' R2 D2 F' D2 U2 R D R' U2 R D2 F2 D F D2 F2 L' F' L F' D2 (29)

2x2x2: F L D' B' L2 (5)
2x2x3: R' F D' R2 D2 F' D2 . R (13)
Leave 3 corners: D' F2 D F D2 F2 L' F' L F' D2 (24)
Insert at . : U2 R D R' U2 R D' R' (32)
3 moves cancel.
Still have 30 minutes left.
 
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2x2: (2.04), (5.43), 2.51, 3.73, 3.39= 3.21
3x3: (15.43), 12.85, 12.45, (12.28), 13.46= 12.92 not serious doing this
4x4: 52.88, (1:00.42), 58.18, (47.68), 47.96= 53.01
5x5: 1:58.29, 1:46.37, 1:51.43, (1:37.55), (1:59.82)= 1:52.03 terrible
2x2 BLD: DNF(1:12.74), 18.60+, 18.37+= 18.37
3x3 BLD: DNF(1:20.96)[2 edge], 2:22.34, 1:39.72= 1:39.72
4x4 BLD: 9:59.79, 11:25.55, DNF(13:12.40)= 9:59.79 Beat my old pb (13:26.xy) by 3,5 minutes :D
3x3 MBLD: 2/2 5:57.04
3x3 OH: 19.26, (18.39), 22.49, (23.06), 22.48= 21.41
3x3 MTS: 1:30.35, (1:26.85), (2:47.93), 1:44.71, 2:13.68= 1:49.58
3x3 WF: 1:51.09, (2:18.79), (1:33.84), 2:02.91, 2:10.14= 2:01.38
pyraminx: 8.88, (DNF(8.30)), 6.63, 10.20, (6.19)= 8.57
clock: 14.39, 14.07, 12.15, (20.15), (10.20)= 13.54
megaminx: (2:08.51), 2:18.69, 2:08.87, (2:29.54), 2:25.69= 2:17.75 bad
234 relay: 1:13.66
2345 relay: 3:17.57
 
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FMC: 31 moves
L2 F L' B' D' L F' U L' U' L R2 F L F' L2 B' R U2 R' B L2 F L' R' D R D' F R L

L2 F L' B' D' [Protoblocks]
L F' U L' U' L R2 [Pseudo F2L]

Switch to inverse:
L' R' F' D R' D' R [F2L+EO]
L F' L2 B' R U2 R' B L2 F L' F' [ZBLL]

imho pretty cool solution, but meh length
 

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U' L' F' D B' R' D R F2 U' L2 F2 U2 B2 U2 R' F2 R' U2 R U2

R´ F´ R L U B´ L2 F2 U´ R´ F _ U (pseudo 2x2x3 + 3 pairs) [12/12]

L D2 L´ (2x2x3 + 3 pairs) [3/15]
U F2 U´ F2 U F2 U´ (F2L-Pair3 + 1x2x2) [7/22]
D R D´ F´ R F R2 (EO + End to 3-cycle) [7/29]


_ = F´ D B2 D´ F D B2 D´ (2 Move Cancelation) [8]

solution: R´ F´ R L U B´ L2 F2 U´ R´ D B2 D´ F D B2 D´ U L D2 L´ U F2 U´ F2 U F2 U´ D R D´ F´ R F R2
 

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2x2: 5.53, (6.31), 6.15, (5.14), 5.92 = 5.87
3x3: 14.47, (13.73), (18.38), 16.46, 15.76 = 15.56
3x3 OH: 35.64, (30.53), 31.64, 33.80, (38.41) = 33.69
3x3 BLD: 1:59.79, DNF(2:37.54), 2:10.85 = 1:59.79
4x4: 1:24.29, 1:15.84, (1:15.15), 1:28.24, (1:45.56) = 1:22.79
Pyraminx: (11.60), 12.27, (21.48), 12.28, 14.17 = 12.91
 
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2x2x2: 3.66 4.41 3.68 (4.83) (2.91) = 3.92
3x3x3: (11.66) (14.03) 11.91 13.21 12.77 = 12.63
4x4x4: (58.75) 1:01.02 1:00.52 (1:02.25) 1:01.21 = 1:00.92
5x5x5: (2:07.83) 2:02.21 2:04.08 (1:55.58) 2:05.84 = 2:04.04
6x6x6: 3:52.90 3:51.47 (3:55.88) 3:44.41 (3:26.18) = 3:49.59
7x7x7: (5:52.13) 6:06.93 6:11.68 (6:15.81) 6:05.53 = 6:08.05
3x3x3 OH: 26.50 25.36 24.56 (24.21) (28.38) = 25.47
2x2x2 + 3x3x3 + 4x4x4 Relay: 1:20.66
2x2x2 + 3x3x3 + 4x4x4 + 5x5x5 Relay: 3:37.30
comment: hard fail at 4x4.
Megaminx: (2:15.55) (2:34.53) 2:27.09 2:31.71 2:27.93 = 2:28.91
comment: nice single :)
Pyraminx: 11.61 10.02 (4.77) (11.65) 11.02 = 10.88
Match the Scramble: 1:23.22 (1:41.94) 1:33.94 1:35.44 (1:14.47) = 1:30.87
 
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