Easy / Lucky / Hard / Weird scrambles Thread

[Nir1213]

i just got my first 2x2 today, learned ortega without tutorials since i already knew 4lll from 3x3.
And with my 2x2 i got an easy first layer and a pbl skip!
Incredible! I usually average 15 seconds on my 2x2.
the time was 8.662
the scramble is here. Try it and see what you get!
U' F' U2 F' U' F' R2 U2 R'

(if you dont know pbl is like 3x3 pll but in 2x2)

 

[fun at the joy]

(if you dont know pbl is like 3x3 pll but in 2x2)

No it is not. PBL is short for Permutation of Both Layers.

 

[Nir1213]

No it is not. PBL is short for Permutation of Both Layers.

ik but its kinda like pll if you think about it

 

[fun at the joy]

ik but its kinda like pll if you think about it

Again, no it is not. PLL on 2x2 is a part of PBL where one layer is already solved. This means that PLL on 2x2 is PBL but PBL isn't (always) PLL.
There are 5 possible cases (ignoring solved state) when opposite sides are oriented and 3x3 last layer algs can only be used for 2 of those cases.

3x3 PLL alg can be applied:

using PLL is NOT possible:

 

[Nir1213]

Again, no it is not. PLL on 2x2 is a part of PBL where one layer is already solved. This means that PLL on 2x2 is PBL but PBL isn't (always) PLL.
There are 5 possible cases (ignoring solved state) when opposite sides are oriented and 3x3 last layer algs can only be used for 2 of those cases.

3x3 PLL alg can be applied:
View attachment 13953View attachment 13954

using PLL is NOT possible:
View attachment 13955View attachment 13956View attachment 13957

i didnt mean it litteraly just saying it is kinda like pll
i mean some of the cases are similar to pll you dont have to give me a whole explanation.

 

[Nir1213]

R U' F' R' U F2 R2 F' U
do this on a 2x2
the first layer was almost solved lol
i got 6.217 its crazy

 

[Nir1213]

omg this 3x3 scrambles is godly
B' L' D2 U B2 D2 F U2 B' D2 R2 B L' R' D' F' R' D2 F2
WHAATT
tell me what time you get!

 

[Nir1213]

SUUUPER LUCKY 2X2 SCRAMBLE
THE FIRST LAYER IS ALMOST SOLVED, PLUS A PBL SKIP!!
R' U R' U R U2 R2 F2 R2
check it out!

 

[fun at the joy]

D2 B U' R2 D U B2 U' B2 R2 B2 D' B' D L' D2 B U' B'

Spoiler: 25 htm

x2
U D L' D2 L2 D L' U' L D2 // xxcross
y' U' R' U' R // f2l3
U F' U' F // f2l4
R' U L U' R U L' // zbll

Spoiler: 27 htm

x2
U D L' D2 L2 D' // xcross
L' U L // f2l2
y U2 L' U2 L // f2l3
R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U // lsll

Spoiler: 35 stm

x2
U D L' D2 L2 D' // xcross
L' U L // f2l2
F R' F' R // f2l3
y l' U' L U' L' U2 (l) // eo
(l) U R' D' R U' l' F // ols
M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2 U // pll

 

[Nir1213]

D2 B U' R2 D U B2 U' B2 R2 B2 D' B' D L' D2 B U' B'

Spoiler: 25 htm

x2
U D L' D2 L2 D L' U' L D2 // xxcross
y' U' R' U' R // f2l3
U F' U' F // f2l4
R' U L U' R U L' // zbll

Spoiler: 27 htm

x2
U D L' D2 L2 D' // xcross
L' U L // f2l2
y U2 L' U2 L // f2l3
R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U // lsll

Spoiler: 35 stm

x2
U D L' D2 L2 D' // xcross
L' U L // f2l2
F R' F' R // f2l3
y l' U' L U' L' U2 (l) // eo
(l) U R' D' R U' l' F // ols
M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2 U // pll

nice!
the cross and F2L was pretty easy.

 

[LukasCubes]

So I was practicing 2x2 and got this time.

R' F' U F2 R' U R U' F'

 

[Nir1213]

So I was practicing 2x2 and got this time.View attachment 13964
R' F' U F2 R' U R U' F'

noice lol

 

[NintendoCuber]

My 3x3 PB scramble had a easy white cross and I got a 7.236 out of it!

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

 

[NintendoCuber]

My 3x3 PB scramble had a easy white cross and I got a 7.236 out of it!

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

Solution:

Inspection: x' z
Cross: R' F R
1st Pair: x' R U R' U' R U R' U' R U R'
2nd Pair: U R' U2 R
3rd Pair: U' L' U L U L' U' L U2 y' L' U' L
4th Pair: U R U' R'
OLL: U2 l' U' L U' L' U2 l
AUF: U2

 

[l0lIb0y]

I thought csTimer was on crack. This 3x3 scramble is ridiculous: F2 D' F2 R2 U' L2 D' B L2 B' R2 U2 D2 R2 B' D2 F' R2

 

[NintendoCuber]

D2 R' D2 F2 R2 D2 B U2 F2 D2 L F' L R D' F R'

Roux solvers, you have an easy first block, go nuts.

 

[somecuber23]

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

have fun preserving all 3 red pairs

bonus: R2 D' L' F R' D' F' D F' D2 B U2 D2 R2 L2 B U2 F' D2 R (easy xcross on white)

 

[TardySloth]

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

have fun preserving all 3 red pairs

Tried my best, but still it feels cumbersome and too much moves at all.

y2 z'                                             // inspection
F' B' R D2 U2 L' D                                // cross    |  7h  9q
L' U L                                            // 1st pair |  3h  3q
R' F R F'                                         // 2nd pair |  4h  4q
d2 F U F' U                                       // 3rd pair |  5h  6q
R U' R' U2 F R' F' R                              // 4th pair |  8h  9q
R' U' R U' R' U2 R2 U2 L' U R' U' L U' R U' R' U' // ZBLL     | 18h 21q
                                                  // total    | 45h 52q

 

[RiSha]

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

have fun preserving all 3 red pairs

bonus: R2 D' L' F R' D' F' D F' D2 B U2 D2 R2 L2 B U2 F' D2 R (easy xcross on white)

dang only preserved 2

 

[Scollier]

This was my luckiest solve on a 2x2. Here is the solution: x2 y L' U' L U' L' U2 L