Welcome to Method March 2024! This is an easy-going event where you use a different method from your main method for the month. The goal is simply to try and practice a new method and to bring awareness to methods that aren’t yet popular. You can of course use CFOP if it isn’t your main method...
The 42 method was proposed in 2017. Since then, there have been many developments for the method. This thread will serve as an updated resource. In a discussion with Joseph Briggs, it was decided that we combine his work on 42 with my work on the brother method of FB > SS > L5C > L7E. Briggs...
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Hungarian Supernova (2009) - $100
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On August 12, 2003, we were introduced to the Roux method.
The Roux method has been one of the most successful and influential methods of all time. It is a true success story. There were just 3-4 users until around 2007-2008. But Gilles Roux was determined and practiced to prove the method...
There is a method that has a lot of potential, yet the community seems to be overlooking it. How does the method work? Below are the steps:
FB
1x2x2 on the right
L5C
L7E
The idea for this method has been mentioned a couple of times, but the proposers have always abandoned it. Probably for the...
Method Library
I have spent the last three years and around 400-500 hours researching the various methods and techniques to form the complete story of their origin and development over time. I have compiled everything into a website called the Method Library. It provides the true origin of...
This topic will be a celebration of the influence that the Petrus method has had. It was created in 1981 and so much of the method can be seen in almost every other method that we have today. Below are some of the creations or popularizations that came from the Petrus method.
Innovations and...
L5C and SL5C Algorithms
I have developed full L5C and an alternate L5C that I’m calling SL5C (Shortened L5C). The algorithms are developed to fit the following method:
First block on the left.
1x2x2 on the right.
L5C
L7E
This is a method that has been proposed a few times over the years...
I’m going to quickly cover the history of one of the most popular algorithm sets in the puzzle community. I’ve been talking for a while about the history of this last layer subset in the ZZ and Reddit Discord servers. I think it’s time to discuss this with the entire community.
Around 2001 and...
Welcome to Method March! This is an easy-going event where you use a different method from your main method for the month. Method March is similar to the Uncommon Method Competition, except the main difference is that Method March isn’t a competition. The goal is simply to try and practice a new...
In the past year there have been a few ideas posted to the community which start by building a 2x2x3, perform EO shortly after along with a piece or two, do a step or two more, and end with ZBLL or a couple of other possible steps. The two most well-known are Mehta and APB. This post will cover...
ACRM Document | ACRM Webpage
Presenting a versatile recognition method that works for:
CxLL - CMLL, COLL, 2x2x2 CLL, etc.
Non-Matching CLL (NMCLL) – CLL when a single layer of corners is offset. Non-matching blocks in Roux is one example.
Conjugated CLL (CCLL) - The new standard name for...
Over the years in the community there have been attempts to finish 3x3 solves using only R and U moves or to create methods which work well for one handed use for the majority of the solve. This naturally leads to the idea of solving corner permutation before getting to the last layer. Taking it...
APB Website
https://discord.gg/fYbxMSE8AF
Here I am presenting a new method which efficiently reaches ZBLL without the requirement of efficient blockbuilding for most of the solve or the memorization of 400+ algorithms before ZBLL. The primary steps are:
Step 1: Build a 2x2x3 on the left.
Step...
View Results Here!
The votes are in and the winner has been decided. Click the link above to view the results.
View each method below:
TSSH
Triforce
Bar4E
SCR
234
Nautilus Website
Introducing a different kind of 3x3 method. The main first two steps are:
1. Solve a 1x2x3 on the left
2. Solve the dbr 2x2x2
Then the method has a few main variants afterward. Below are the main variants and additional variants are described on the website.
L5E Variant:
3...
ACMLL
Introducing a new algorithm set for the Roux method. The user solves F2B with flipped pairs, swapped pairs, or even flipped/swapped individual pieces. Then F2B is corrected during the CMLL algorithm. This provides many advantages including a significant move-count reduction, an ability to...
Notation Based Reference System
A team consisting of myself, RedstoneTim, zakimoshi, and trangium have developed a system for defining any state in which a puzzle can be. The system consists of three main parts. The first part is the system for referencing any group, or block, of pieces on the...
As part of the Method Development Competition January 2021, four teams have come together and created competing methods. After a month of development, the following methods were produced:
Squall - Mehta Knights (Winner of the competition)
Atropos - The ZZouxFOPers
Utah - Random Team Name
ECP -...
Introducing the Algorithm Unions
There was a problem in method development which hadn’t yet been solved. Think about the LL methods and other algorithm-based steps that are commonly used. They usually do one kind of step at a time. COLL+EPLL solves the corners then the edges. OLL+PLL orients...