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The 4x4x4 example solve game

SCRAMBLE: B2 D2 L2 F2 D B2 U R2 U F2 L' U2 R' D' B F D F2 R2 U' Rw2 U' B' D Rw2 D' Rw2 F R2 B2 Rw2 F2 D2 Rw' B' Rw2 B2 R' Uw' Fw' R Fw' F2 Uw B R'

Strange Method, don't know name. 87; got very lucky

z' U' Lw D' Lw' y' L2 Uw' U2 Rw U2 Rw' z//LRC
F2 R U Rw' D' R' B2//3/4 Cross
U2 3Rw' U2 3Rw' Rw U' Rw2 U Rw' U2 Rw2 U F R2 F' Rw' 3Dw x'//L4C+LCD
L U2 L' R' U R y' R' U2 R Uw y R U' R' y R U2 R2 U R Uw' z' y2//Dedge Pairing
R F' D2 R' F R U' F2//FB
U 3Rw U2 3Rw' U' R U 3Rw U R'//SB
U' R' U' R U' R' U2 R//CMLL
U2 m' U' m' U m2 U m2//LSE


NEXT: R2 U2 L B2 U2 F2 D2 L B2 L' U2 D B R' D' U L B2 R U2 Fw2 R2 Uw2 F' R2 D2 L' Fw2 F' Uw2 U2 B R Uw' L' B L B Fw Uw' L U2 F2 Rw' B2 Rw'
 
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U' B' U2 F' D2 B D2 B R2 D2 F2 R2 B' D B D R F2 L' D' U' Uw2 B2 Rw2 L' U' Rw2 F2 U D2 Rw2 D Fw' Rw2 Fw2 F' D2 R Fw' B' Rw' L Fw U2 Fw2 U2

Leor: 93 STM with OLL parity and many skips; only 1 cube rotation at the beginning.

y D' F2 2U 2L F' R B' u // (8) 2 centers
B2 R' B' F' U R' U 2R2 F // (17) Left block
r U r' 3Rw' U' 3Rw' U2 r' U2 r' U' r U' R U' r' U2 // (34) 6 centers
r' U' R' U 3Rw U' R U 3Rw U' R U r
U R2 U' r' U' R2 U r // (55) all edges
R2 U' r' U2' r U2 r' F2 r2 U2' r U2 r' U2' F2 r2 // (71) Parity
m F2' 3Rw U 3Rw' U2 3Rw // (78) EO + DF+DB
U2 R U' R U R2 U' R' // (86) Right block + Corners
m2' U' m U2 m' U' m2' // (93) PLL U


Easy centers, 5 edge pairs already done, EO-skip, easy right block, and COLL-skip...
New PB for 4x4x4 FMC.
Great scramble. Thank you ProStar! :)

NEXT : Fw2 U B U Uw' B' L' Rw2 Fw2 Rw' U2 Fw2 L2 D2 Uw L Fw Rw U B' Fw2 F2 D2 B' Fw Rw R' Fw' B Rw' Uw Fw' D B2 U' L U R F2 Uw2
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B L' D2 R2 D2 U' F2 L2 D' R2 B2 R2 D' L D2 F' U L R B' Fw2 Rw2 Uw2 F2 D2 F Uw2 Fw2 F D' F D Fw2 Rw B' R' U D2 Fw R' Uw' Fw2 R2 Uw Fw'

Roux : 88 STM - new PB :)

x' R u' D r' F u' R2 d2 // (8) 2 centers
U' r2 U L B' U' 3Rw' D' x' R U2 3Rw F' // (20) Left block
U2 3Rw' U r' U r' U 3Rw' 2L U' 2R U2 r2' 3Rw U' r' R' U' R U' // (40) 6 centers
3Rw F R' F' 2R // 7 edge pairs
F R F' r F R F' 2R' U' R' U r U' R U 2R' // (61) 12 edge pairs
m U2 3Rw U R' U' 3Rw U2 R U2' R2' U2 R U R' U R // (78) Right bloc + CMLL
m2' U m' U' m' U' m' D2 m D2 // (88) LSE


NEXT : L2 R2 U' B' L' F' Uw U2 D2 B' Uw' U R2 L D2 B Uw D L U' B' F2 R' D' L Fw L2 D B' U B' U2 Rw' R B U2 F R Rw B
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F2 L' F2 U2 F2 U2 R U2 L' R2 D' B F' L D R B2 R D2 Rw2 D Fw2 Uw2 D2 R' Uw2 F2 U2 R' Uw2 U Fw' D' Fw2 D2 Fw' F L Rw' F2 U Rw' F2

Leor : 98 STM (no parity)
y r F' U r F r2 U2 r' // (8) 2 centers
y' F' U r' x D' m2' F2 R F' B r' R' F2 m2' U R2 B' // (24) Left block
r U 3Rw U 3Rw U 2L2 U r U2 r' U2 2L U2 // (38) 6 centers
3Rw' U' R U 3Rw' U' R U r'
U2 R' U 2L U' R U r' U R U' r' F R F' 2R F R F'
r' U' R2 U F R F' r // (74) all edges
U2 R' U m U R' U 3Rw2 F R2 F' // (85) EO + DF-DB
R' U' R' U2 R U' R2 L U' R U L' U // (98) Solved


NEXT : Rw' F' U Fw2 Rw Fw2 R F' Fw' R L F B' L2 Uw2 U' Rw F R' L2 U Rw2 F' B Fw' Uw D R D Rw Fw2 D' Fw B2 R U2 R Uw' D' U
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Protip: you can write that slice move as 2R2.

NEXT : Rw' F' U Fw2 Rw Fw2 R F' Fw' R L F B' L2 Uw2 U' Rw F R' L2 U Rw2 F' B Fw' Uw D R D Rw Fw2 D' Fw B2 R U2 R Uw' D' U
y
L R r2 2F r U2 r' // green, blue centres
y R2 u R' z U' r' F' U2 r' U2 x' U' r' // red, yellow centres
U L D l' U D R D' R U r // white, orange centres

y' L R' U' r' R F B R F' B' U R' U' // start edge pairing
r' D r' F2 r D' r' F2 r' // finish edge pairing

y' L' R D' F R U2 // p222
F 3l' L' U' L F2 // p223
x' U F' D R' D' R U2 // F2L-1
x' U' R' U R' U' R' U // F2L
z' R' U' F' U F R U' R U2 R' U' R U' R' // LL


92 moves, I guess.

Next: L2 B2 D' R2 D B2 U R2 D B2 F' R' U' F2 R2 U L' F U R' Uw2 B' U Fw2 Rw2 F B2 D' Rw2 R2 Fw2 B Rw' D2 B L' U' B2 Fw Rw' U R' Fw F2
 
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Next: L2 B2 D' R2 D B2 U R2 D B2 F' R' U' F2 R2 U L' F U R' Uw2 B' U Fw2 Rw2 F B2 D' Rw2 R2 Fw2 B Rw' D2 B L' U' B2 Fw Rw' U R' Fw F2
Here is my solution
I might try harder next time lol

Next: D L D2 F L2 U2 L2 F2 D2 B L2 R2 B L' B' D2 U B L' B' F2 Uw2 Rw2 F' R' Uw2 R L' B2 R Uw2 B' L2 B Uw' D B' Rw2 Fw L2 Fw' Rw U2 L' Fw' D2
Edit: Lmao first CS timer scramble I generated, next person is lucky ;)
 
 
NEXT: L F D' B' R F' D' B R F2 U R2 B2 U2 R2 U D2 F2 D' L2 Uw2 B' Rw2 Uw2 U2 D' F2 U' Rw2 Uw2 L2 Fw2 U Rw' B2 D R Fw2 Rw2 Uw' B Rw2 B Uw'

Petrus-W except 4x4 v2

/* Scramble */
L F D' B' R F' D' B R F2 U R2 B2 U2 R2 U D2 F2 D' L2 Uw2 B' Rw2 Uw2 U2 D' F2 U' Rw2 Uw2 L2 Fw2 U Rw' B2 D R Fw2 Rw2 Uw' B Rw2 B Uw'

/* Solve */
y' // Inspection

Dw R2 B' Uw2 y R' Uw // F2C (6)

D' 2L2 2B' R Bw F' L2 U' R2 D 2R' L2 R 2F R 2F' U' // 223 Edges (17, 23)

2L2 B Lw2 F Lw2 x' 2R U2 2R' U 2L' U' 2L // F4C (12, 35)

L' B Lw2 F2 2L2 F 2L2 F' 2L2 // L2C (9, 44)

z' Uw L' U L Uw' F' L F L' Uw U F' L F L' Uw' // First 8 Edges (16, 60)

L U2 L' U' B U B' U L U L' U' B' U' B // 223 (15, 75)

F' 2U L' U L 2U' L' U2 L Uw' R U R' F R' F' R Uw // L4E (18, 93)

U F U F R' F' R // EO (7, 100)

L' U L U2 L' U' L U2 R U R' U R U2 R' // L2P (15, 115)

U R U2 R2 U' R U' R' U2 R // COLL (10, 125)

2R2 U2 2R2 Uw2 2R2 2U2 // PLL Parity (6, 131)

U m U2 m' U m2 U m U2 m // L5EP (10, 141)

// View at alg.cubing.net


Dang, all that for 141 STM. Oh well

NEXT: U' B2 R2 F2 L2 R2 D' B2 L2 D2 U' F' L F2 U' B F R U' F2 L2 Fw2 Uw2 B D' F' Rw2 B2 D' U2 Rw2 B2 F' Rw' R Uw2 U B2 Rw F' U2 Fw D L Fw2 U'
 
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NEXT: U' B2 R2 F2 L2 R2 D' B2 L2 D2 U' F' L F2 U' B F R U' F2 L2 Fw2 Uw2 B D' F' Rw2 B2 D' U2 Rw2 B2 F' Rw' R Uw2 U B2 Rw F' U2 Fw D L Fw2 U'

Solution: Fw R' Fw' U' Fw' U Lw2 L Bw' L2 Bw F' Lw' F U B D2 B' U' B D2 Lw L' F' Rw F L' F' Rw' B2 Lw2 D U2 Lw' D2 Lw B2 U D2 F2 D2 B2 U' B2 L2 D2 F' D2 F' D' F2 U2 B D L' B2 D2 R2 Uw' F Rw' F' L2 F Rw F' L D2' L F D U' F' Uw F D2' U' (77)

Reconstruction:
Fw R' Fw' U' Fw' // 1 centre + 1 edge (5/5)
U Lw2 L Bw' L2 Bw // 2nd centre (6/11)
F' Lw' F Lw' // 3rd centre + parity (4/15)
Lw B [3] Lw L2 [1] F' B2 Lw2 // 4th centre + 2nd edge (7-2/20)
D U2 Lw' D2 Lw // centres (5/25)
(U D2 F' Uw' F U D' F' L' D2 L [2] Uw) // 3rd-8th edge (12/37)
[1] = L F' Rw F L' F' Rw' F // 9th & 10th edge (8-3/42)
[2] = L2 F Rw' F' L2 F Rw F' // reduce to 333 (8-1/49)
(R2 D2 B2 L) // EO (4/53)
(D' B' U2 F2 D F D2 F) // DR (8/61)
(D2 L2 B2 U B2 D2 F2 D2 U' B2) // ab3c (10/71)
[3] = B' U B D2 B' U' B D2 // finish (8-2/77)

Done with a little help from alg.cubing.net

NEXT: F U F2 L' B2 F2 L F2 L D2 B2 R' U2 D F L' U2 L' R2 U F Fw2 D R Fw2 Uw2 U' R2 U L D2 R F2 Fw Uw2 Fw' B' U2 Fw' F Rw' D Rw2 U Rw F2
 
NEXT: F U F2 L' B2 F2 L F2 L D2 B2 R' U2 D F L' U2 L' R2 U F Fw2 D R Fw2 Uw2 U' R2 U L D2 R F2 Fw Uw2 Fw' B' U2 Fw' F Rw' D Rw2 U Rw F2

/* Scramble */
F U F2 L' B2 F2 L F2 L D2 B2 R' U2 D F L' U2 L' R2 U F Fw2 D R Fw2 Uw2 U' R2 U L D2 R F2 Fw Uw2 Fw' B' U2 Fw' F Rw' D Rw2 U Rw F2

/* Solve */
L D' R Fw U Bw' R2 Bw // F2C (8)

B2 2R2 L U' 2R' L2 F' // Cross Edges (7, 15)

2R2 B2 2R2 B' 2R L U 2L2 U2 2L2 // L4C (10, 25)

z' L' B L B' Uw' L' F' L F Uw L U' L Uw' R B' R' B Uw B U2 B' 2U' B U' B' Uw R B' R' B Uw' B U B' R B' R' B Uw // 3-2-3 (40, 65)

m' B' 3Rw' // 1st Pair (3, 68)

U2 R U' R' U' R // 2nd Pair (6, 74)

L' U' R U R' L // 3rd Pair (6, 80)

U' L' U' L U' L F' L' F // 4th Pair (9, 89)

U2 F U R' U' R2 U' R2 U2 R U2 R U R' F' // ZBLL (15, 104)

// View at alg.cubing.net


104 moves, I'm pretty sure that's PB


NEXT: F D2 L2 F2 U' F2 D' F2 R2 F2 L2 U' B L U R' D2 B2 D L2 B Fw2 D B2 Rw2 D' R L' Fw2 Uw2 D2 U' L2 Fw R' Fw2 Rw2 R D' L2 Uw' Rw Fw' D2 R2 L2
 
NEXT: F D2 L2 F2 U' F2 D' F2 R2 F2 L2 U' B L U R' D2 B2 D L2 B Fw2 D B2 Rw2 D' R L' Fw2 Uw2 D2 U' L2 Fw R' Fw2 Rw2 R D' L2 Uw' Rw Fw' D2 R2 L2

x2 y'
L2 R' Uw' Rw' R' Uw U Rw' F2 Rw // F2C

z' F D Rw U x R' F Rw2 3Rw U L2 U Rw2 L2 F // Cross Edges

L' F2 Rw L' U Rw' U' 3Rw2 Rw U' 3Rw2 Rw U2 Rw2 3Rw' U Rw U2 Rw' // L4C

3Rw' U2 Rw2 3Rw U' R' U r2 R U2 // 4th cross edge

z' D2 Uw' y' R U' R' L U' L2 U L Uw R' U' R Uw' y' L' U L Uw U' L' U L Uw' L' U L Uw y' R U R' F R' F' R Uw' U R U' R' Uw // 3-2-3

y' R' U' R U' R' U' R // 1st pair

R U2 R' U y' R' U' R // 2nd pair

y' D' R U' R' D // 3rd pair

R' U' R U' R' U' R // 4th pair

R' F R U R' F' R F U' F' // OLL

U2 R' U R' U' y R' F' R2 U' R' U R' F R F // PLL

145 moves

NEXT: U2 B' R' B2 U' F2 D2 L2 D R2 U2 L2 U' R2 F D B L D2 U2 L' Rw2 U Fw2 D' Fw2 Uw2 R' F2 Uw2 B2 L' U2 R2 Fw' R Uw2 U F2 D' Uw B Uw2 Fw' D Rw2 F
 
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