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

L2 F' U' R2 // Cross+1C
U L' U' L u // no regrip EO
U L' U2 L2 U L' //no regrip F2L(1)
R U' R' D R' U R D' //no regrip F2L(2)
U L' U' R U R' U2 L U' L' U L //no regrip F2L(3&4)
//forced ELL skip
x //regrip
U2 R2 U L2 U' R2 U L' U R' U' L' U R //no regrip L4C LUb


49 HTM but also very fast for speedsolving... What do you think about it ?

Nest : U' R D2 U' F2 R2 D L' R2 B' L2 U L' B F2 U' R U2 L' R2
 
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Nest : U' R D2 U' F2 R2 D L' R2 B' L2 U L' B F2 U' R U2 L' R2

y2
M' x' U2 F2 D2 L' U2 L//stuff
F' U' F U2 R' U' R M' U M//more stuff
U' F' U F U' F' U' F d2 M' U2 M//F2L FINALY
R U R' U' M' U R U' Rw'//OLL
R' U2 R' d' R' F' R2 U' R' U R' F R U' F u2//PLL (54)

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

D' // TWO corner-edge pairs
B L2 F' L2 D' L2 D F2 U' F D // orange-blue-white 2x2x1 square (while saving that other corner-edge pair and influencing other pieces)
F2 L // expand to 2x2x2 + red-green-white 2x2x1 block
R' F R' // join in best-fit position (while influencing next block pieces)
F R' D' R F2 D L' F L // green-white-orange 2x2x1 block
F' D R' // join blocks
D B' D2 B // create blue-red F2L pair
R D' R' D R D2 R' // insert F2L pair (while influencing edge permutation)
D' // AUF (also SWEET MOTHER OF ALL THAT IS HOLY LL SKIP!!!!!!!)

41 MOVES AND A LL SKIP I AM SO HAPPY!!! :tu

Next: U' B U B' R F D' U L' R' B' D2 F2 U F D R' B2 D B2
 
Next: U' B U B' R F D' U L' R' B' D2 F2 U F D R' B2 D B2

(Solving the cross in yellow, red on the right and green in the front)

R L' F' B L' D F' D' // Cross
B L U' L2 B' L // F2L 1
U R' U2 R U2 R' U R // F2L 2
U F U F' U' F U F' // F2L 3
R' U2 R U2 F' U F B U B' // F2L 2 & 4 (Correcting a mistake)
(Made a Mistake on OLL 34 - R U R2 U' R' F R U R U' F')
U' B' R' F B R' F' // OLL 24
R' U R' U' B' R' B2 U' B' U B' R B R // PLL V

Next:
U2 R2 D2 B2 R D2 L U2 B' L2 U F2 U L D F D R'
 
I won't post my scramble... Finish Texon's one.
Next: U2 R2 D2 B2 R D2 L U2 B' L2 U F2 U L D F D R'

That I will do, martinss :p

This solve was weird, I did something I never did before...pseudo-F2L (or, as I am deciding to call it, "Fake 2 Layers"). At least I THINK I did it...see for yourself.

R' F' // white-red-blue 2x2x1 block
B2 U2 // expand to 2x2x2
L' D' L2 D // orange-white-blue 2x2x1 block
F2 L // join in best-fit position + yellow-red-green 2x2x1 block
F2 R F2 R' F' R F R' // finish "Fake 2 Layers"
D' R' B2 U2 F2 L' U2 B2 D' // OLL
D2 F' L R' D2 L' R F' D2 // EPLL
D2 // fix "Fake 2 Layers"
U' B U F U' B' U F' // corner 3-cycle
F D2 F' U' F D2 F' U // yet another corner 3-cycle

Regular blockbuilding was working out swimmingly (2x2x3 in 10 moves, wow), but then there weren't really any good possibilities I saw to continue it...so I did something I never did before. I'm proud of myself.

5 moves cancel, so the solution is 48 HTM:
R' F' B2 U2 L' D' L2 D F2 L F2 R F2 R' F' R F R' D' R' B2 U2 F2 L' U2 B2 D F' L R' D2 L' R F' U' B U F U' B' U D2 F' U' F D2 F' U

EDIT: I'm so excited! I found a 33 HTM solution with a PLL skip! First 10 moves are the same.

R' F' // white-red-blue 2x2x1 block
B2 U2 // expand to 2x2x2
L' D' L2 D // orange-white-blue 2x2x1 block
F2 L // join in best-fit position + white-green cross piece
R' D R // red-green F2L pair
D R D' L D L' D' L D R' D L' // orange-green F2L pair
F D F' D F D2 F' // OLL
D // AUF (woo a PLL skip :) )

Final solution: R' F' B2 U2 L' D' L2 D F2 L R' D R D R D' L D L' D' L D R' D L' F D F' D F D2 F' D (33 moves)

Next: D' L' B2 D2 B2 L' D2 F L D L B U' L B' U2 F R U L'
 
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Next: D' L' B2 D2 B2 L' D2 F L D L B U' L B' U2 F R U L'

on inverse: D2 B2 R2 U2 // 2x2x2
B' D R' B // 2x2x3
on normal: B' D2 B // EO
R2 D2 R D // pseudo F2L
on inverse: D' // F2L
on normal: U' R2 B' U R U' R' U' B U R2 U R2 // ZBLL

final solution: B' D2 B R2 D2 R D U' R2 B' U R U' R' U' B U R2 U R2 D B' R D' B U2 R2 B2 D2 (29)

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

x
D B' U R' U F R' F'//2X2
L' B//finish cross
L' U2 L B L' B' L//bad F2L pair
y2 F U' F' U L' U' L//another one
R' U' R U' R' U' R//F2L
l' U' l L' U' L U l' U l//OLL
y' R2' Uw' R U' R U R' Uw R2 Fw R' Fw' U2//PLL (54)

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

B2 D U L'//2X2
z F U F L U2 L2 U L'//finish xxcross
y' U R' U R U' F' U' F//F2L #3
R' U R U2 R' U' R//F2L
R' F R U R' U' F' U R//OLL
x R' U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R2//PLL (46) YAY!!!! FINALLY GOT UNDER 50 MOVES!!!! YAY!!!!

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

I got bored!
D F B' R' L2 D' L F' L' F//wow that was REALLY bad!!!!!! :(
B' R2//come back!!!!! awwww ya!
L U L' U//getting ready
B'// I've been waiting
y U2 R U R'//stuff
F U' F' R' F R//Getting there
U2 y' R' U' R' U' R' U R U R//POO!
y R' U' R' F R F' U R//OLL
x R2 D2 R U R' D2 R U' R//PLL (54) :(

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

x'y' R' D B' L R2 //cross
U2 R' U x U' L U M//F2L1
U y R U' R' U R' U' R//F2L2
U' L' U L R U R'//F2L3
d R U' R' U' R U' R B U' B' R'//F2L4+OLLskip
V perm

Next: D' L2 U' B2 F2 U F2 L2 U' B2 U' L B' F2 D' U' F' U' B2 F D'
 
Next: D' L2 U' B2 F2 U F2 L2 U' B2 U' L B' F2 D' U' F' U' B2 F D'

x2 y
L2 U' R2 F D' L D // cross
U' R U' R' y R U R'
U2 d R U' R' L' U L
R U' R' U' R U R' L U' L'
U2 y' R' U R U2 R' U' R // F2L
U2 R' U' R' F R F' U R // OLL
y R2 u' R U' R U R' u R2 y R U' R' // G perm

Next: R2 D' B2 L2 B2 D' U2 L2 U F2 D' F' U' R F2 D R U B R'
 
Next: R2 D' B2 L2 B2 D' U2 L2 U F2 D' F' U' R F2 D R U B R'

Randomno your back on yay!!!

U' L2//let's begin
U2 L' B L2 U' L'//2X2X2
R2//one more block
U F R2 U2 F'//xxcross
U2 F U F'//F2L #3
R' U' R U' y F R' F' R y'//F2L finally
R U' R' U2 R U y R U' R' U' F' U'//OLL
x R2 D2 R U R' D2 R U' R// another a-perm!!! that's three in a row!!!!! (47) YAY ANOTHER SUB 50 MOVE SOLVE! :tu


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


F U L' F' D' F2 U2 F U2 D2 B' D2 U' B' D U' L D2 U2 R' D U' B U R2 U' D' F' L R' D 31 HTM

F U L' F' orient corners,
switch to inverse
D' R L' F 2 more edges,
switch to normal
D' F2 U2 F U2 D2 B' 2 more edges,
D2 U' B' D U' L D2 U2 R' D U' B U R2 U' D' LSE.



next: L' B' U' L R2 U2 B F2 U F' R' F2 R2 L2 B' R2 F' U L' R B L2 D' U' R
 
next: L' B' U' L R2 U2 B F2 U F' R' F2 R2 L2 B' R2 F' U L' R B L2 D' U' R

U' F' L F D2 U' L2 U2 R2 B' R' L U F U B' R' L' U L' R B' L2 B L R' F' D' L2 (29)

Corners first
U' F' L F //Orient corners
D2 U' L2 U2 //All corners and 3 edges
R2 B' R' L U //3 more edges
F U B' R' L U * F' D' L2 //All but 3 edges
* = U' L2 U L' R B' L2 B L R'

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

Using TICT.

z2
L U2 B U F' // First twin
R2 U F R' F' R' U R2 U' R' y R U R' U' R U R' U' y' // Second twin
F R U R' U' R U R' U' R U R' U' F' // Intuitive corners
z2 y'
S' D S R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' S' D' S
E' L' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' L E
E L R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' L' E'
L R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' L'
L' E L' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' L E' L
D S' D' S R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' S' D S D'
D2 L2 R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' L2 D2
E' L' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' L E
E' L R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' L' E
E L R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' L' E' // T perm!!!!!!

Next: U' F2 U2 R2 B2 D B2 U' F2 D R2 B D' B2 U2 L R F U' R2 U
 
U' F' L F D2 U' L2 U2 R2 B' R' L U F U B' R' L' U L' R B' L2 B L R' F' D' L2 (29)

Corners first
U' F' L F //Orient corners
D2 U' L2 U2 //All corners and 3 edges
R2 B' R' L U //3 more edges
F U B' R' L U * F' D' L2 //All but 3 edges
* = U' L2 U L' R B' L2 B L R'

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

I found almost same start :)
U' F' L' R2 B
switch to inverse:
First try: obviously R2 L2 2 more edges, but after some thinking,I found a better continuation:
U' D B2 U' L' U2 D2 R 6 edges(4 + 2 swapped), oriented LSE,
D U R' D2 U2 L D U2 B2 D U R2 D' LSE.
 
Next: U' F2 U2 R2 B2 D B2 U' F2 D R2 B D' B2 U2 L R F U' R2 U

First off, what is TICT? Looked it up, but didn't find it.

Second, my solve (saw a bunch of yellow corner-edge pairs made already)

L' B L2 // blue-yellow-red 2x2x1 block
F2 R' B R F' R' B // expand to 2x2x2
U2 F2 L2 U' // orange-green-yellow 2x2x1 block
L' // join in best-fit position
U2 // green-yellow-red 2x2x1 block
F2 U2 L F' L' F2 U F' L' // join blocks + orient edges
U2 L U' L' // solve all edges
B2 D L B L' F' L B' L' D' B2 D F D' // L3C

Final solve: L' B L2 F2 R' B R F' R' B U2 F2 L2 U' L' U2 F2 U2 L F' L' F2 U F' L' U2 L U' L' B2 D L B L' F' L B' L' D' B2 D F D' (43 HTM). Would really like to consistently get sub-40 moves.

Next: L2 B F' R B F R2 D' L R' U2 B F' D U2 B F2 R2 D2 U2
 
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