Easy / Lucky / Hard / Weird scrambles Thread

[TDM]

126. 11.81 B2 D' B2 U' R2 L2 D2 L2 U' B2 L' D' U2 L D F L' F

E: lol
25. 12.73 L2 B2 F2 D L2 D L2 F2 R2 D2 B' D L B D U' R' D' U' B2 U2

Spoiler

x2
U r U2 x' D2 F
R U R' U2 y' R' U R
R U' R'
U' y' R U R'
U L' U L U' L' U' L
corners permuted, so do RrU LL.

E2: three move X-cross
U2 B2 D R2 L' D' L U R' F U2 R2 F2 U F2 L2 B2 R2 D B2 U'

E3: easy Roux NMblocks
B2 D2 R F2 R B2 L' B2 R B2 L2 F' U' B' U' R' U' R B2 D' R

Spoiler: What I did

y x
U' L2 F
R2
L' U2 L2 U L2 U L
U R' U R U2 R' U R
U [x R2] D2 R U2 R' D2 R U2 [R x']
M U M' U' M'
U M' U2 M' U M2 U'
E2 M' E2 M' R2

Spoiler: Shorter LSE, but 2-look CMLL

y x
U' L2 F
R2
U2 R' U2 R U2 L U L'
U2 R U2 R2 U' R2 U' r'
L U2 L' U' L U' L'
U2 R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R'
U' M' U M'
U M2 U
r2 U2 M' U2 M

Also, L U2 F U L B U' L2 B' L F2 L2 U2 D' L2 B2 D' B2 U2 R2
Yellow cross

 

[Hypocrism]

For a roux solver?

F' D2 B D' R2 D2 B R' F U2 B' D2 R2 F D2 B' U2 B' D2

 

[TDM]

F' D2 B D' R2 D2 B R' F U2 B' D2 R2 F D2 B' U2 B' D2

CFOP:

x2
R2 L' U' L D2
U2 R' U R
U2 L' U L
[u D] L' U2 L D2
R' U2 R d' R U R'
U' r U2 R' U' R U' r'
U2 [x R2] D2 R U R' D2 R U' R

43 HTM.

Roux: (z) F' D2 B D' R2 D2 B R' F U2 B' D2 R2 F D2 B' U2 B' D2

z'
R r2 U r U' R2
U2 M' U2 r' U' r
y2 R U R' U R U L' U R' U' L
M U M' U' M U' M2 U2 M' U'

31 STM/36 HTM.

E: 88. 13.57 D F2 U B2 F2 U' R2 D2 R2 F2 U B L D R2 B' U L2 U2 B2 D2
Yellow x-cross

E2: 116. 13.60 B2 F2 R2 D' R2 U B2 D' L2 F2 D2 F D' B' U' L B L F D2 L
white

E3: 122. 16.77 F2 R2 D' F2 U2 B2 D2 L2 D2 R U2 F' R F' D' B R' F2 R'
Not easy, but weird.

z2 L' D L B' F' // Cross... on U and D?

 

[Genius4Jesus]

U2 D L F L2 B2 D F U B' U R' B L' R' B2 U2 D2 R' F2 U R L B2 D

 

[TDM]

U2 D L F L2 B2 D F U B' U R' B L' R' B2 U2 D2 R' F2 U R L B2 D

It would be better to use a random state scrambler, like qqTimer, csTimer or cTimer. Old style scrambles aren't very good.

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8 puzzle (3x3) in 1.492, 14 moves, 9.383tps

Spoiler: Reconstruction

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RULDRLUUDDRULU

So not only did I miss the much easier URDLUU, I also failed at the solution I did.

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E2: Any Roux users?
135. 14.86 F2 R2 B2 F2 U2 R2 D' B2 U L2 D' L' B U R F2 U R2 F2 D B' D2
the easy block is on white, so you could, if you wanted, try an XX-cross like I did.

Spoiler: Rouxblock

z' x // Inspection
D // LSquare (1/1)
B // LBlock (1/2)

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E3: 46. 3.75 U' R2 F2 U F' R F2
z y' x2
L2 U' R U' B2 R2 U

I didn't do the B2, AUFed three times before I recognised PBL and then locked up.

179. 4.02 U F2 U' F U' R' U R2
... that was quite a big lockup

201. 2.25 U' R U R' U2 R2 F

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Back to 3x3:
85. 9.93 F2 R2 F2 D B2 D U2 F2 U R2 D' R' F' U B' L2 U L' B2 F2 R' F'
x2 y' // Inspection
R2 D L2 // 222 (3/3)
U' R' F // 223 (6/6) (Petrus solution past here; not what I did)
R U' R' y R U R' L' U' L x y // EO (9/15)
R // PF2L-3 (1/16)
U' R U R' U R' F R U R U' R' F' // VHLS (13/29)
U' l U' R D2 R' U R D2 // PLL+undo PF2L (9/38)

meh, not a great solve after the 2x2x3 (9 move EO...), but I liked the easy pseudoF2L, VHLS and the R2 R2 cancellation, so I posted it anyway.

 

[acohen527]

D2 B' R2 F' L2 R2 F2 L2 D2 R U' F D L D2 U F' U R'

wat

 

[TDM]

24. 10.84 B2 L2 U2 L2 D B2 D' R2 F2 U' F' L D U' L F D2 U' R U'

I can't find my solution, but I know LL was [L F: J perm] with no AUF after. Can't remember about before. Here's another, easy solution; 32 moves:

x2 y' // Inspection
F' U' R' U2 L2 R2 U2 F R U' F' // XX-cross (11/11)
L U L' U' y R U R2 U R U2 R' U R // F2L (13/24)
U2 y M' U M U2 M' U M // LL (8/32)

lol

 

[Ulbert]

M' U M U2 M' U M
U M2 U M U2 M' U M2 U'

mother of M-slices

btw, I have gotten something similar before myself

 

[Renslay]

mother of M-slices

btw, I have gotten something similar before myself

For a moment, I thought he switched to Roux...

 

[TDM]

mother of M-slices

btw, I have gotten something similar before myself

I did CLL/ELL that solve, and I couldn't 1-look ELL

For a moment, I thought he switched to Roux...

I do about half as many Roux solves as CFOP solves. CFOP is boring, but it's all I'm fast at, so that's enough to make me practise it more. Not sure why, but apparently it's a reason.

 

[Renslay]

I do about half as many Roux solves as CFOP solves. CFOP is boring, but it's all I'm fast at, so that's enough to make me practise it more. Not sure why, but apparently it's a reason.

I meant that you switched to Roux mod-solve, because of the amount of M-slice moves... Then I realized it just an OLL-PLL, which happened to be an M-slice solve.

 

[TDM]

I meant that you switched to Roux mod-solve, because of the amount of M-slice moves... Then I realized it just an OLL-PLL, which happened to be an M-slice solve.

It was more like CLL-ELL; I like using M moves so I do CLL-ELL for some cases (such as that one, which also meant I didn't have to do a dot OLL). But I did do CLL then edges as orientation-permutation, so it was like a Roux solve... maybe... a bit...

E: 12.32 B2 L' U2 L' U2 F2 D2 R2 B2 F2 R' U' F' U' L U F2 D' F U2 L'

x2 // Inspection
U' R [U D'] B' M' x' D' // EOLine (6/6)
R U2 R // RSquare (3/9)
U2 L' U' L2 // LSquare (4/13)
[U' D2] L U L' D2 L' U' L' // F2L (9/22)
U2 l' U R D' R' U' l B // OCLL (9/31)
U2 U' R2 F' R U R U' R' F' R U2 R' U2 R' F2 R2 U' // PLL (18/49)

3.98 TPS.

E2: U' L D2 R F U D' L F' B2 L2 D R2 U R2 L2 D B2 D' R2

y // Inspection
U' E' L D' // LSquare (4/4)
R U' R B' R2 // RSquare (5/9) (LBlock skip)
U M' U' M R' U R // RBlock (7/16)
U2 F R U R' U' F' // CMLL (7/23)
U M' U' M' U2 M' U' M' // EO (8/31)
U' M' U2 M U M2 // ULUR (6/37)
U // EP (1/38)

 

[guysensei1]

Lol D2 L2 U2 F L F' D' R2 B D F2 U F2 D F2 U' R2 D L2 B2

U' R' D' R D2//2x2x2 (5)
D F2 D'//2x2x3 (3)
switch to inverse,
U F U' F R' F R//F2L3 (7)
L' U L//F2L4 (3)
L U F U' F' L'//OLL (6)
B U' F U2 B' U B U2 B' F' U2//PLL (11)


Final: U' R' D' R D' F2 D' U2 F B U2 B' U' B U2 F' U B' L F U F' U' L2 U' L R' F' R F' U F' U' (33)

IF gives
U' R' D' R D' F2 D' [@1] L F U F' U' L2 U' L R' F' R F' U F' U'
Insert at @1: R U' L D2 L' U L D2 L' R'
After the 1st insertion: U' R' D' R D' F2 D' R U' L D2 L' [@2] U L D2 R' F U F' U' L2 U' L R' F' R F' U F' U'
Insert at @2: L U2 D2 R' U R U2 D2 L' U'
Fewest moves: 30. 12 moves cancelled
The final solution: U' R' D' R D' F2 D' R U' L U2 R' U R U2 R' F U F' U' L2 U' L R' F' R F' U F' U'

Would more proficient FMCers give this one a try?

 

[TDM]

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

y' z' // Inspection
R // LSquare (1/1)
[D U'] L D' y // LBlock (3/4)
R' U2 R2 r' U' r // RSquare (6/10)
U r U R' // RBlock (4/14)
R U' L' U R' U' L // CMLL (7-5 = 2/16)
U' M' U' M // EO (4/20)
Z perm (10-1 = 9/29)

or a Roux LSE:
U' M' U' M' // EO (4/20)
U' M2 U M2 // ULUR (4/24)
U E2 M' E2 M // EP (5/29)

 

[Renslay]

So many pairs and blocks!
For Rouxers and Xcrosses.

D2 R' B2 L F2 U2 B2 D2 R U2 L' F' D' L2 U2 B' D2 B F'

 

[TDM]

D2 R' B2 L F2 U2 B2 D2 R U2 L' F' D' L2 U2 B' D2 B F'

y' x' r u' R' u' R U R' u' R u' // First block+EO (10/10)

 

[Renslay]

y' x' r U' R' u' R U R u' R u' // First block+EO (10/10)

Nope... Something is wrong there.

 

[TDM]

Nope... Something is wrong there.

Fixed. First U' should have been u'.

 

[Renslay]

Fixed. First U' should have been u'.

Still not working...
y' x' r u' R' u' R U R u' R u'

 

[TDM]

Still not working...
y' x' r u' R' u' R U R u' R u'

y' x' r u' R' u' R U R' u' R u'
i cant type