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Race to sub-X on a 3x3 -- 25+

cubeshepherd

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Hi all!
Yes I used the scrambles you gave us.
I saw i have to send you also the ao12, do I? Because then i have to find a good stopwatch ither on pc or on my android phone that can give me this result using your scrambles.
I'd like to use the timer there is on the page for the competitions but... For a blind it is not so accessible.
Do you have any suggestions, please?
Thanks a lot.
I can simply cube using a Rubics touch cube with embossed shapes on each tile.
You can find more info on this page:
https://www.rubiks.com/store/puzzles/rubiks-touch-cube
Hope this helps.

Claudio!
Hey Claudio, For online timers/stopwatches for timing your solves there are a few good options that most cubers use. The one that I use and really like is called CStimer.net and you can use that timer on your PC and Android phone. The other timers that I know some cubers use are qqtimer.com, and https://cubingtime.com/timer.
All of these timers will have you total average from what ever amount of solves you do, so if you do a average of 5 or 12 it will have that on the screen. Please let me know if this does not help or if you have any additional questions.
Happy cubing!
 

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Hey Claudio, For online timers/stopwatches for timing your solves there are a few good options that most cubers use. The one that I use and really like is called CStimer.net and you can use that timer on your PC and Android phone. The other timers that I know some cubers use are qqtimer.com, and https://cubingtime.com/timer.
All of these timers will have you total average from what ever amount of solves you do, so if you do a average of 5 or 12 it will have that on the screen. Please let me know if this does not help or if you have any additional questions.
Happy cubing!

Thank you for explaining @cubeshepherd! :)
 

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Hi all!
Yes I used the scrambles you gave us.
I saw i have to send you also the ao12, do I? Because then i have to find a good stopwatch ither on pc or on my android phone that can give me this result using your scrambles.
I'd like to use the timer there is on the page for the competitions but... For a blind it is not so accessible.
Do you have any suggestions, please?
Thanks a lot.
I can simply cube using a Rubics touch cube with embossed shapes on each tile.
You can find more info on this page:
https://www.rubiks.com/store/puzzles/rubiks-touch-cube
Hope this helps.

Claudio!

Yes, you list your 12 solves and then out your ao12 under that. Does this make since?
 

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Round 47 Results:
@Aprylart 47.03

Round 48: (ENDS - May 21st)


1. B2 L2 D' R2 U B2 R2 U2 R2 F2 R F2 D B' D' L U' B2 F U
2. B' R2 B' F' U2 R2 F' R2 F R2 D' F L2 D U2 L' F' R' F R'
3. U' B' R F B2 R' D' U2 L U2 L B2 R F2 B2 D2 B2 R2 D
4. D B2 L2 D2 F L2 D2 F L2 B D2 B R' D L' U' L D F' U2 B
5. U2 B2 D' U2 R2 U' L2 U' R2 U' B D' L F2 D' B' L' D U B2
6. R2 B U2 L D2 L' D R' U R2 B U2 F2 R2 U2 B' U2 F2 L2 D2 L'
7. U F2 R F' B U F U' L D2 F2 B2 L2 D F2 B2 D R2 F2 D B
8. L2 R' B2 D2 R2 U2 L2 R D2 U L2 B R' D' R' U2 R B U'
9. B U2 F R2 F D2 U2 L2 D2 U2 F' L B2 D U' F' D' B D2 U'
10. B R F' B2 L2 D2 B U B R L' B2 R' D2 B2 R B2 R' B2 R'
11. L2 B L2 F2 R2 B U2 L2 U2 R2 B' U B R' U B2 U2 B2 L R F2
12. D2 R2 F2 U2 F2 R2 F2 L2 R2 D F2 R F' U2 F R' U' F2 L R' U

In a bit of a rush this week. Sorry @Aprylart for not getting sub-45, but there is always next time. :)

@Claudio Garanzini thanks for joining.

Good luck! :)
 

Aprylart

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Round 48
Cube: JiaoShi MF3RS
Race to sub-45
Method: CFOP

Ao12: 42.90 [3/3]

1. 42.49
2. (32.78)
3. 47.42
4. 41.12
5. 44.46
6. 42.41
7. 49.31
8. 41.17
9. 37.82
10. 39.98
11. 42.79
12. (58.00)

I did some tension adjusting on my cube which helped with the lock-ups. I really messed up on the last solve. It could have been sub-40. I think my next goal will be sub-43. I'm not quite ready for sub-40.
 
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Hi all, guys! I received my first Mirror Cube today; i was thinking of using it for this kind of races, sometimes. It's a great cube, for a blind person! I have just to understand it but it's a great cube, in my opinion! So, using the scrambles of the rounds in this race, I could learn the cube and, maybe, an other solving method; I'm usign the LBL but there are other faster methods! Let's see!
 

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Hi all, guys! I received my first Mirror Cube today; i was thinking of using it for this kind of races, sometimes. It's a great cube, for a blind person! I have just to understand it but it's a great cube, in my opinion! So, using the scrambles of the rounds in this race, I could learn the cube and, maybe, an other solving method; I'm usign the LBL but there are other faster methods! Let's see!

Sound like a great idea!

This week's round ends tonight, so if you want to compete this week you better do your ao12 before it ends.

Have fun!! :)
 

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Hi all, guys! I received my first Mirror Cube today; i was thinking of using it for this kind of races, sometimes. It's a great cube, for a blind person! I have just to understand it but it's a great cube, in my opinion! So, using the scrambles of the rounds in this race, I could learn the cube and, maybe, an other solving method; I'm usign the LBL but there are other faster methods! Let's see!
I hope you figure out the mirror cube soon. It would be great to have another person competing on here with me!
 

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Round 48 Results:
@Aprylart 42.90 [1/3]

Round 49: (ENDS - May 28th)

1. U' B2 R2 D2 F2 R2 U2 R U2 B2 R' U2 B' U L' B2 R B U' F
2. U R' B2 L2 F2 U2 R B2 R' U2 B2 R' U' B' F2 L' U F' D L2 U2
3. R' D' F2 D2 L2 U R2 U' F2 R2 F2 D' L U2 B U' F R2 F R' B'
4. U' F2 R F2 L2 B' U D R' U B2 D B2 D' R2 F2 D2 B2 U F2
5. U' R2 F R2 F D2 L2 F L2 F U2 R2 L' F U B D B2 R D'
6. B2 R' B2 L' U2 L2 F2 D2 L' F2 R F' U2 R2 F2 D2 F U' R F2 U2
7. D2 L2 U' B2 U' F2 R2 D' F2 L2 B' R D F U2 L F2 D2 B2 F'
8. L2 F2 U' R2 U' R2 B2 D R2 B2 D' L' R2 D R' F' R U' R' B2
9. L2 F2 D2 B2 L' F2 U2 L' F2 U2 L2 B' L' U' R' U B L D' U2 B'
10. U F2 U2 F R2 F' B2 R' U' B2 D2 R2 L' D2 F2 B2 R D2 F2 U2
11. R D' F U2 B' R' L D F2 B2 L' U2 L' F2 U2 F2 U2 L' F
12. B2 L' B2 L2 U2 B2 L R2 F2 L D L2 D' L U R F R' B' F2

@Aprylart Just so you know, you didn't graduate this week for sub-45. Remember last week, you jut didn't make it and you got 47.03 and didn't make under your sub sub-45 goal. You have to get under your goal three times in a row to graduate. So I am sorry you have to go back to "[0/3]". :( But since you got under your goal this week you are now at "[1/3]".

I really hope you graduate soon from sub-45!!! :)

Good luck!
 

Aprylart

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@Aprylart Just so you know, you didn't graduate this week for sub-45. Remember last week, you jut didn't make it and you got 47.03 and didn't make under your sub sub-45 goal. You have to get under your goal three times in a row to graduate.
Oops! It's been a while since I read the directions. I didn't realize it had to be 3 in a row. :oops:
 

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Round 49
Cube: JiaoShi MF3RS
Race to sub-45
Method: CFOP

Ao12: 42.14 [2/3]

1. 40.05
2. 45.32
3. 44.51
4. 42.99
5. (53.27)
6. 40.47
7. 38.00
8. 38.49
9. 46.86
10. 43.81
11. (37.40)
12. 40.89

One more week. I can do this!
 

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Round 49 Results:
@Aprylart 42.14 [2/3]

Round 50: (ENDS - June 4th)


1. D' L U2 L2 U2 R' D2 L' D2 R D2 R' F' U' R2 B L' U' B2 D' L
2. B2 R D2 F' L F U2 D' B' D2 L2 U' F2 U' D2 B2 U' B2
3. U2 R2 F2 R2 D' B2 U2 B2 L2 R2 U R' B R' F L' U F D' B2 F'
4. D B2 R2 D R2 B2 F2 U F2 D2 U' B' L D F U' F2 L' F U R'
5. D L2 U2 L2 D2 F' D2 R2 F' D2 B F2 R B2 D L2 F D R' U2
6. L2 D2 B' U2 B' L2 F R2 F' L2 F2 D' R B D2 L2 F2 R' B U B'
7. R2 B2 D F2 D R2 B2 F2 U' L2 R2 F' U2 L' D B2 F' L2 B L2 U'
8. D2 F2 U2 F2 L2 B R2 D2 F' D2 L2 U' L2 R2 F2 R2 U F' L' R2 U'
9. U B R2 F' U2 R2 B2 L2 R2 F' U2 B' D R F' L' D B' U' R' D2
10. U' B2 R2 D2 R2 D' U2 L2 U' R2 B2 F D L2 R U R' B L R2 U2
11. R B' U2 F2 R2 F' U2 B' L2 U2 F' R2 D L F2 R2 B2 R' B' U2
12. B2 L D2 L' U2 L' U2 R2 U2 F2 R U' L' F' D B L2 D2 R B2

@Aprylart Keep up the great work!! You can do this!! :)

Good luck!
 

kubnintadni

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Round 50
Cube: Valk 3
Race to sub-60
Method: Roux

ao12: 106.296 (0/3)

  1. 153.49
  2. 86.08
  3. (67.17)
  4. (DNF)
  5. 156.41
  6. 82.05
  7. 93.70
  8. 105.87
  9. 78.81
  10. 117.28
  11. 88.11
  12. 101.16


4: Pop. I'm not sure if this is the right way to score a DNF, but I guess it doesn't matter too much since I'm not reaching my goal this week.
6: First decent time where there where no premade 1x1x2 blocks in the scramble. I don't know how to choose a starting block otherwise. (<x2,y> CN)
9: such a nice scramble!

This data indicates a sample standard deviation of 28.14, almost 30 seconds. Makes sense with my solves being all over the place and my first 1x2x2 taking up so much of each solve. (I had to get my average using a calculator because of the DNF, so I had some fun with the stats functions and re-learned the difference between sample and population standard deviation.)
 
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Hi guys! Being a blind person, I'm the LBL method but it's really slow. I'm trying to find an other method; the C H O P would be very interesting but there are many many cases to think of and for me it's a bit hard. Could you suggest other methods I could use? The problem is finding a good tutorial that can explain the method; there are good videos but they are... Videos!!! :))). I'ld like having a written step by step document possibly without pictures. I know it's a hard question, sorry! Thanks for your help, guys!
 

kubnintadni

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Hi guys! Being a blind person, I'm the LBL method but it's really slow. I'm trying to find an other method; the C H O P would be very interesting but there are many many cases to think of and for me it's a bit hard. Could you suggest other methods I could use? The problem is finding a good tutorial that can explain the method; there are good videos but they are... Videos!!! :))). I'ld like having a written step by step document possibly without pictures. I know it's a hard question, sorry! Thanks for your help, guys!


This seems pretty good: http://www.rubiksplace.com/speedcubing/guide/ . It says it's a picture based guide, but there's quite a bit of description for each case, though you probably will need to execute the algorithm backwards (do the inverse) on a solved cube door each case, which will setup the starting position for the original algorithm. I'd recommend writing down any algorithm, no matter how simple, that you're going to have to read more than once in order to remember it using Braille so that you can easily read it backwards to set up the case, as well as referencing it while memorizing algorithms. This also lets you write descriptions of each case which make sense to you. I do the same thing with pen and paper.

I have to go to work now, and I've only looked at the F2L portion of the guide, so I don't know how it handles the algorithmic steps, but it looked promising. cubewhiz.com might also work for you, though you will have to definitely write down each algorithm and invert it on your cube to know which case it solves.
 

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Round 50
Cube: JiaoShi MF3RS
Race to sub-45
Method: CFOP

Ao12: 43.48 [3/3]

1. 41.48
2. 46.76
3. 52.30
4. 40.29
5. (55.59)
6. 37.52
7. 46.34
8. 41.16
9. 38.01
10. (36.78)
11. 40.34
12. 50.63

I did it! I'm deciding between sub 43 or 42 for next time.
 
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