Pyraminx Tutorial

[lerenard]

This is a method I developed after about a day of playing with my Pyraminx after I got it in the mail. I had never solved one before nor watched a tutorial video. I have since watched some tutorials to see what other people use (apparently it's called the "Keyhole Method") but I personally like my way better. Even though I came up with this independently, other people probably have thought of this before. Also, this is my first video, so let me know what you think.

Edit: this exact order of solving pieces doesn't seem to already be a method, so I'm calling it the "back first" method, since you solve the back first before the front.

 

[lerenard]

Is this already a method commonly used? I looked up a list of pyraminx methods, but this didn't seem to be any of them...

 

[APdRF]

It's normal LBL I think

 

[lerenard]

It's normal LBL I think

It's definitely not LBL, that's where you solve everything but three edges located on the same axis and then solve those by destroying what you've already made. My method solves all the pieces connected to one center so that the remaining three edges can be solved more easily.

Did you actually watch it?

 

[Hssandwich]

It's pretty much intuitive L4E

 

[lerenard]

It's pretty much intuitive L4E

Well I did derive it intuitively. Do any fast people use that?

 

[XTowncuber]

Yeah, it's the easier version of keyhole.

 

[pappas]

Seems like intuitive L4E or maybe keyhole. I recon give it your own name

 

[lerenard]

Seems like intuitive L4E or maybe keyhole. I recon give it your own name

Hmm, I think I'll call it "back first" since you solve the back layer before you solve the front.

 

[Bh13]

Yeah, it's the easier version of keyhole.

This. It's just simplified keyhole.

 

[lerenard]

This. It's just simplified keyhole.

I feel like it's more efficient than keyhole, because you're solving the centers and edges simultaneously, whereas the keyhole tutorial I saw said to align the centers and then put in each edge by itself, and then you have to destroy what you've solved to finish, you only need to do that in one fairly uncommon case the way I solve.

 

[Hssandwich]

Well I did derive it intuitively. Do any fast people use that?

Well, I use it often, but I just solve any piece on the top instead of the back one. I average low 5s, so I wouldn't say that I'm fast, but im alright.

 

[Rcuber123]

Well I did derive it intuitively. Do any fast people use that?

This is exactly what I use and I average 3.5-4.5 seconds

 

[lerenard]

This. It's just simplified keyhole.

Well, I use it often, but I just solve any piece on the top instead of the back one. I average low 5s, so I wouldn't say that I'm fast, but im alright.

Sometimes I do that, but I find recognition much slower for the last step if I don't solve the back one. Any tips?