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How many total algorithms do you know?

How many total algorithms do you know?


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Rocky0701

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I searched this and all i could find were threads about the number of algorithms that you know for 3x3, but i thought it would but fun to see how many algorithms you know for all of your twisty puzzles combined. I will make a poll too, but post below how many algorithms you know for each puzzle, and what method they are for.

I will start:
2x2: 8 Ortega (3 OLLs (the rest are just 3x3 ones), 2 PLLs and 3 PBLs)
3x3: 36 CFOP (7 F2Ls ,19 PLLs (all but the N's because i am lazy) and 10 OLLs)
4x4: 3 Yau 323 (1 Flipping algorithm, 1 OLL parity, 1 PLL Parity)
Pyraminx: 5 some sort of beginners method (5 beginners last layer)
Megaminx: 3 some sort of beginners method (3 beginners method last layer (two are from 3x3))
Picture Cubes: 1 N/A (1 Centers rotating)

Total: 56
 
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Eleanor

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2x2: 3 Ortega OLLs
3x3: 17 PLLs, 14 OLLs so that's 31 CFOP
4x4: 1 OLL parity and 2 PLL parity
Pyraminx: 5 (last layer)
Skewb: 4 I guess

Total: 46
 

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Oh gosh...this should be fun.
3x3:
OLL: 123 (incl. alts. and COLLs and whatever)
PLL: 53
F2L...eh I won't call those algs
+some random crap I can't be bothered with
2x2:
PBL: like 9
CLL: 58
EG-1: 37
4x4:
parity: 5
other: 1
5x5:
parity: 1
pyraminx:
LBL: er we'll say 7
L4E: off the top of my head? maybe 7 idk (why learn algs when you can find them in inspection?)
keyhole: 15ish
WO: 8
1-flip: 10
oka: 5
I know a lot more but they aren't easy to count so that's all for that.
square-1:
like....4
megaminx:
uuuh I got nothin
skewb:
kind of hard to count. I know at least 8 very distinct algs, and a lot of combinations of sledges and hedges.
OH: maybe 5 or so
BLD: 2 xD
I'm not going to attempt to count up for non-WCA

Total of 351. That's not counting a lot though. If I went through all the random stuff for pyra and 3x3...ugh.
 

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CLL 42
EG-1 32
PBL 4
3x3
OLL 55
PLL 26(includes OH PLLs)
COLL 5
WV 3
4x4
OLL and 2 PLL parity
pyraminx
9
megaminx
I just use 3x3 OLLs and stuff
skewb
13 more even depends on what you'd count.
square 1
6 CP
6 EP
1 parity CP
and some other random stuff.

199.
That a lot more than I thought I knew. I thought I'd only knew ~100
There is a little overlap. When it comes to some CLLs and OLL.
 
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sneaklyfox

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Like XTowncuber, it's a bother to count. I don't know as many as he does though.

2x2: Ortega and a few CLL cases (haven't done much 2x2)
3x3: Full OLL and PLL is already 78 algs + alternate OLL angles, alternate PLL angles, multiple algs for some, I guess F2L doesn't count?
4x4: two parity algs
5x5: I don't know how many but several parity algs
pyra: I don't know how to count... 10-15?
mega: some are kind of the same as 3x3 algs but some slightly different because of them being R2'
OH: more OLL and PLL alternate algs... don't know how many I have
BLD: M2 algs for edges in M slice, some edge flips, fixing parity

Anyway, so I chose the option 100-200 as I don't think it's more than 200.
 

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Depending on what you consider "Algs" I'll guess I'm in the 300 range.

Probably 100ish for pure CFOP..
30 ollcp, 20 coll, 20 WV, other OLL skip tricks

2x2- CLL 50?
Eg1 10?
Ortega- 10
SS- 10?

Big cubes- parity 5

Skewb- Like Drew said, impossible to count. If you count cases I found myself I would guess 30?
Then some more random stuff for square 1..

Yeah. Too hard to count. I'll guess 300 range.
 

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Put down 100-200, but it's probably mor like 200-250 if I counted (~5 or 6 for square-1, 5-10 for pyra, 4-5 for 5x5, two for 4x4, 5 ish for mega, 10 ish for 2x2, an then maybe 150-180 for 3x3
 

Baku

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ZZ Solver So...

OCLL: 7 (For some reason I don't know the headlights case)
PLL: 9
COLL: 5 (Random COLLs)

21 in total

Yeah... I need to finish PLL
 

mDiPalma

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OLL) 30
PLL) 40 (i know WAY too many edge cycles)
COLL) 35
WV) 15
ZZLL) 40
ELL) 10
F2L) 20
BIG CUBES) 2
L6E) 10
PCMS) 5
HEISE 5E2C CHEAT ALGS LOLOLOL) 10

trying not to count overlap tho
 

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2x2: 1 OLL that isn't 3x3, 3 PBLs
3x3: 27 OLLs, 21 PLLs
4x4: O and P parity, edge pairing.. parity?
Pyraminx: 5 last layer algs
Square-1: 2 CS, 3 EO, 2 CP, 2 EP, 1 parity
3BLD: 8 TurBo, 2 others
4BLD: 3 center algs, 3 wing algs, parity
5BLD: Midge parity

Total: 89. Probably more, but I'm surprised I even know this many.
 
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ajayd

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Heehe, never learning intuitive F2L probably inflated my alg total
 

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3x3: 77 OLLs, Full PLL (21), 9 CMLL cases (three of those are basic oll algorithms, so 6 for that.), And some lbl stuff. Oh, yeah and 9 edge orientation algs for roux, as well as 4 last step algs. So 120 for that.

2x2: I just use plain ol' oll+pll, so nothing new. Average ~5 seconds.

Odd-layers big cubes: 2 Edge parity algorithms and an edge flipping alg. I don't solve even layer cubes.

MEGA-MEGA-MEGAMINX: 33 oll cases (most are just Corner orientation), 15 for edge permutation, and 15 for corner permutation. I also know 5 full-on PLL cases, besides the obvious 3x3 algs. So 68 for that.

I also know 2 center rotation algs for picture cubes.

So that comes out to around 191. Yikes.
 
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