The Square-1 "Example Solve" Game

NEXT: (0,-1)/ (-2,-2)/ (6,3)/ (2,-1)/ (4,-5)/ (-4,-3)/ (-3,0)/ (-3,0)/ (-1,0)/ (4,-4)/ (5,-4)/ (-2,0)/
(3,2)/ (-2,0)/ (-1,0)/ (2,0)/ (1,2)/ (-3,-3)/ -- CSP (6/6)
(1,0)/ (-3,0)/ (-3,0)/ -- CO (3/9)
(0,3)/ (-1,-1)/ -- EO (2/11)
/ (3,-3)/ (0,3)/ (-3,0)/ (3,0)/ (-3,0)/ -- CP (6/17) probably wouldn't see the cancellation in an actual solve
(1,4)/ (5,1)/ (-3,0)/ (1,1)/ (2,1)/ (-3,0)/ (1,1)/ (3,0)/ (6,0)/ (2,3) -- EP (9/26)

Next: (0,-4)/ (1,-2)/ (-4,-1)/ (-2,-5)/ (-3,0)/ (-4,0)/ (3,0)/ (1,0)/ (4,0)/ (2,0)/ (0,-3)/ (0,-4)/ (0,-4)/ (0,-5)/
 
Next: (0,-4)/ (1,-2)/ (-4,-1)/ (-2,-5)/ (-3,0)/ (-4,0)/ (3,0)/ (1,0)/ (4,0)/ (2,0)/ (0,-3)/ (0,-4)/ (0,-4)/ (0,-5)/
Method: Lin

(-3,2) / (2,1) / (-1,2) / (-2,0) / (-3,-2) / (-3,0) / -- Cubeshape (6/6)
(0,-1) / (-3,-3) / (-3,0) / (4,1) / (2,-1) / (-5,1) / (2,-1) / -- Lin Blocks (7/13)
(0,-6) / (1,-2) / (0,3) / (0,-3) / (3,0) / (-4,2) / -- CMDLL (6/19)
(-5,1) / (0,-3) / (-1,0) / (3,0) / (1,0) / (0,3) / (-1,0) / (3,0) / (6,0) / (-3,0) -- EPPLL (9/28)

Next: (3,-1) / (1,-5) / (-4,-1) / (-2,-5) / (2,-1) / (0,-5) / (-3,0) / (-2,-3) / (-2,-3) / (6,0) / (0,-4) / (0,-2) /
 
Next: (3,-1) / (1,-5) / (-4,-1) / (-2,-5) / (2,-1) / (0,-5) / (-3,0) / (-2,-3) / (-2,-3) / (6,0) / (0,-4) / (0,-2) /
y2 -- Inspection
(2,-2)/ (2,0)/ (-2,0)/ (2,0)/ (-1,0)/ (-3,0)/ -- CSP (6/6)
(1,-3)/ (3,0)/ (3,0)/ -- CO (3/9)
(2,2)/ (3,0)/ (-3,0)/ (1,1)/ (3,0)/ (-3,0)/ -- EO (6/15)
(-1,-3)/ (3,-3)/ (0,3)/ (-3,0)/ (3,0)/ (-3,0)/ -- CP (6/21)
(4,0)/ (3,0)/ (-1,-1)/ (-2,1)/ (0,3)/ (5,-1)/ (-3,0)/ (1,1)/ (-3,0)/ (-1,-3) -- EP (9/30)

Next: (-5,0)/ (5,2)/ (-3,0)/ (3,0)/ (0,-3)/ (4,-2)/ (-3,-4)/ (-3,0)/ (-1,-2)/ (-2,0)/ (3,0)/ (-2,-3)/ (-4,0)
 
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y2 -- Inspection
(2,-2)/ (2,0)/ (-2,0)/ (2,0)/ (-1,0)/ (-3,0)/ -- CSP (6/6)
(1,-3)/ (3,0)/ (3,0)/ -- CP (3/9)
(2,2)/ (3,0)/ (-3,0)/ (1,1)/ (3,0)/ (-3,0)/ -- EP (6/15)
(-1,-3)/ (3,-3)/ (0,3)/ (-3,0)/ (3,0)/ (-3,0)/ -- CP (6/21)
(4,0)/ (3,0)/ (-1,-1)/ (-2,1)/ (0,3)/ (5,-1)/ (-3,0)/ (1,1)/ (-3,0)/ (-1,-3) -- EP (9/30)

Next: (-5,0)/ (5,2)/ (-3,0)/ (3,0)/ (0,-3)/ (4,-2)/ (-3,-4)/ (-3,0)/ (-1,-2)/ (-2,0)/ (3,0)/ (-2,-3)/ (-4,0)
EO not EP
 
(-5,0)/ (5,2)/ (-3,0)/ (3,0)/ (0,-3)/ (4,-2)/ (-3,-4)/ (-3,0)/ (-1,-2)/ (-2,0)/ (3,0)/ (-2,-3)/ (-4,0)
(-5,0)/ (5,2)/ (-3,0)/ (3,0)/ (0,-3)/ (4,-2)/ (-3,-4)/ (-3,0)/ (-1,-2)/ (-2,0)/ (3,0)/ (-2,-3)/ (-4,0)

I wanna practice with some new CS cases I learned:

-22 / 40 / 20 / ## setup to shield/square
21 / -10 / -30 / ## shield/square
3-4 / ## CO
-21 / -30 / -1-1 / 41 / ## EO
25 / 30 / -3-3 / 03 / ## CP
-24 / 0-3 / 30 / 30 / -1-1 / -21 / -30 / 63 / 60 / 26 ## EP

Next: (0,-4)/ (1,1)/ (5,2)/ (6,0)/ (-2,-5)/ (-3,-4)/ (0,-3)/ (3,-2)/ (2,0)/ (-4,0)/ (-5,-4)/ (6,-2)/
 
Next: (0,-4)/ (1,1)/ (5,2)/ (6,0)/ (-2,-5)/ (-3,-4)/ (0,-3)/ (3,-2)/ (2,0)/ (-4,0)/ (-5,-4)/ (6,-2)/
y2 -- Inspection
(4,2)/ (-2,0)/ (0,1)/ (3,-2)/ (1,2)/ (0,3)/ -- CSP (6/6)
(0,-2)/ (-3,0)/ (-3,0)/ -- CO (3/9)
(-1,5)/ (3,0)/ (-3,0)/ (1,1)/ (3,0)/ (-3,0)/ -- EO (6/15)
(5,2)/ (-3,0)/ (3,3)/ (0,-3)/ -- CP (4/19)
(1,-2)/ (3,0)/ (-1,-1)/ (4,1)/ (6,0)/ (-1,-3) -- EP (5/24)

Next: (0,5)/ (4,1)/ (-1,2)/ (-2,-5)/ (-3,0)/ (3,0)/ (0,-1)/ (-3,0)/ (-1,0)/ (4,0)/ (-2,-2)/ (0,-1)
 
Next: (0,5)/ (4,1)/ (-1,2)/ (-2,-5)/ (-3,0)/ (3,0)/ (0,-1)/ (-3,0)/ (-1,0)/ (4,0)/ (-2,-2)/ (0,-1)
/(4,4)/(2,0)/(2,-2)/(-3,-4)/(4,-3)/(-2,-1)/(-3,0)/ // CS (8)
(2,0)/(0,-3)/(0,-3)/ //CO(3)
(1,4)/(-1,-1)/(3,-3)/(-3,0)/(4,1)/(-4,-1)/(3,0)/ //EO(7)
(0,1)/(-3,-3)/(2,1)/(-2,4)/(2,-4)/(-2,-1)/(3,3)/ //Parity(7)
(3,0)/(-3,0)/(3,3)/(0,-3)/ // CP(4)
(0,-3) //EP Skip

Next: (-2,-3)/ (3,0)/ (0,3)/ (5,-1)/ (-3,0)/ (3,-3)/ (0,-5)/ (3,0)/ (-3,0)/ (4,0)/ (0,-1)/ (-2,0)/ (-4,0)

Also, what are the best sites for squan algs?
 
Next: (-2,-3)/ (3,0)/ (0,3)/ (5,-1)/ (-3,0)/ (3,-3)/ (0,-5)/ (3,0)/ (-3,0)/ (4,0)/ (0,-1)/ (-2,0)/ (-4,0)
(0,-3)/ (-5,0)/ (-2,3)/ (-1,-2)/ (-3,0)/ -- CS (5/5)
(4,-3)/ (-3,0)/ -- CO (2/7)
(-3,3)/ (3,0)/ (3,0)/ (-1,-1)/ (-2,1)/ (-3,0)/ -- EO (6/13)
(0,3)/ (-3,0)/ (3,3)/ (0,-3)/ -- CP (4/17)
(-1,3)/ (3,3)/ (-1,0)/ (2,2)/ (-2,0)/ (-2,-2)/ (1,0)/ (-3,-3)/ (0,2)/ (1,-2)/ (-1,-1)/ (4,1)/ (6,0)/ (-4,0) -- EP (13/30)

Next: (0,-4)/ (-3,0)/ (-3,3)/ (-5,-2)/ (-3,0)/ (3,-3)/ (-1,0)`/` (3,0)/ (1,-4)/ (0,-4)/ (-4,-3)/ (2,0)
Also, what are the best sites for squan algs?
I personally used Brandon Lin's site to learn EO and CP algs: http://brandonlin.com/cubing/eocp.html
For EP algs, I use this spreadsheet which also includes CP parity algs at the bottom if you want to use it (I think it was compiled by Rowe Hessler and others but do correct me if I'm mistaken): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zEU8_CiUbJBQwbee264OMG7_HslsWTCXM-fid8eUTkc/edit?usp=sharing
If you're more advanced and want to learn CSP, I use this spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SvFjP5UiiJYJ4Wls341NmP_PKEd2skFyMXHm6Qsk2go/edit?usp=sharing
As for whether they're the best, you can be the judge of that.
 
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(4,-2)/(-2,-4)/ // Set-up to star on bottom (2/2)
(4,0)/(0,-2)/(-1,-2)/(2,-3)/(-2,-1)/(-3,0)/ // CS (6/8)
(0,4)/(5,-4)/ // CO (2/10)
(4,4)/(3,0)/(-1,-1)/(-3,0)/ // EO (4/14)
(0,1)/(3,0)/(-3,0)/(3,0)/(-3,0)/ // CP (5/19)
(4,-3)/(5,-1)/(-3,0)/(1,1)/(-3,0)/ // EP (5/24)
/(6,0)/(6,0)/(-1,-3) // Flip belt and ABF (3/27)

Next: (1,0)/ (5,-4)/ (3,-3)/ (0,-3)/ (-3,0)/ (-3,-5)/ (3,0)/ (3,-4)/ (4,0)/ (3,-2)/ (-4,0)/ (0,-5)/
 
(0,-1) / (-4,1) / (2,0) / (-1,3) / (3,0) / (3,0) / // CSP
(-5,3) / (2,-1) / (3,6) / // OBL
(3,3) / (3,-3) / (-3,3) / (4,-2) / (-3,0) / (3,3) / (0,-3) / (-1,3) / //PBL

Next: (3,2)/ (-5,-5)/ (-3,0)/ (-1,-1)/ (-2,-2)/ (-3,-1)/ (3,-3)/ (0,-3)/ (0,-1)/
 
Next: (3,2)/ (-5,-5)/ (-3,0)/ (-1,-1)/ (-2,-2)/ (-3,-1)/ (3,-3)/ (0,-3)/ (0,-1)/
z2 // Inspection
/ 01/ 03/ // CS (3/3)
-20/ 03/ 2-4/ -33/ // OBLCP (4/8)
30/ 11/ 60/ -1-1/ 11/ 30/ -1-1/ -21/ 53 // EP (8/16)

I still use beginners despite being low-20 but this scramble was pretty trivial.

Next:
(4,0)/ (0,-3)/ (-4,2)/ (0,-3)/ (1,-2)/ (5,-1)/ (0,-2)/ (-3,-3)/ (-3,-5)/ (5,0)/ (1,-2)/ (4,0)
 
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Next:
(4,0)/ (0,-3)/ (-4,2)/ (0,-3)/ (1,-2)/ (5,-1)/ (0,-2)/ (-3,-3)/ (-3,-5)/ (5,0)/ (1,-2)/ (4,0)
(4,0)/ (0,4)/ (-2,-1)/ (3,3)/ -- CSP (4/4)
(4,0)/ (3,6)/ -- CO (2/6)
(6,3)/ (3,0)/ (-1,-1)/ (-3,0)/ -- EO + CP skip (4/10)
(6,3)/ (1,0)/ (3,0)/ (0,-5)/ (0,5)/ (-3,0)/ (-1,0)/ (3,-2) -- EP (7/17)

Next: (4,0)/ (-3,0)/ (-1,5)/ (-3,0)/ (3,-3)/ (3,0)/ (0,-5)`/` (0,-3)/ (0,-1)/ (0,-4)/ (0,-5)/ (-2,-4)/ (3,0)/ (0,-2)/
 
(2, 2)/ (-2, 4)/ (0, -1)/ (-2, 0)/ (2, 3)/ (-2, 0)/ (2, 0)/ (-2, 6)/ (3, 0)/ (2, 4) / (1, 2)/ (-3, -3)/ //CS
(4, -3)/ (-3, 6)/ (-3, 0)/ //CO
(0, -3) / (-1, -1)/ (3, 3)/ (-3, 0)/ (4, 1)/ (-4, -1)/ (3, 0)/ //EO
(0, 1)/ (3, 3)/ (1, 0)/ (4, -2)/ (-4, 2)/ (-1, 0)/ (-3, -3)/ //Parity
(3, 0) / (-3, 0) / (3, 3) / (0, -3)/ //CP
(1, 6) / (0, 3) / (-1, -1)/ (1, -2)/ (0, 3)/ (0, 3) / (-1, -1)/ (-5, -2)/ (6, 0)/ (-4, 0) //EP

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Next: (3, -4) / (3, 0) / (6, -3) / (0, -3) / (4, -5) / (0, -3) / (-1, 0) / (3, 0) / (-3, -4) / (0, -4) / (0, -2)
 
Next: (3, -4) / (3, 0) / (6, -3) / (0, -3) / (4, -5) / (0, -3) / (-1, 0) / (3, 0) / (-3, -4) / (0, -4) / (0, -2)
Standard Notation:
y2 // Inspection
(0,2)/ (2,1)/ (-1,0)/ (-3,0)/ // CSP (4/4)
(-2,0)/ (-4,-1)/ (-5,-2)/ // OBL (3/7)
(-1,5)/ (-3,0)/ (3,0)/ (-3,0)/ (3,0)/ // CP (5/12)
(1,-2)/ (3,0)/ (-1,-1)/ (-2,1)/ (-4,3) // EP (4/16)

Karnaukh Notation:
y2 // Inspection
02 21 -10 -30 // CSP (4/4)
-20 F' K' // OBL (3/7)
d2 W' W' // CP (5/12)
d' U M' u' -43 // EP (4/16)

Next: (-3,-4)/ (1,-2)/ (5,-1)/ (4,-5)/ (5,-3)`/` (3,0)/ (-5,-4)/ (3,0)/ (-2,0)/ (5,0)/ (-4,-4)
 
(-3,-4)/ (1,-2)/ (5,-1)/ (4,-5)/ (5,-3)`/` (3,0)/ (-5,-4)/ (3,0)/ (-2,0)/ (5,0)/ (-4,-4)

(-2,0)/(-4,1)/(-3,4)/(-1,-2)/(0,-3)/ //CS (5/5)
(-2,0)/ //CO (1/6)
(6,3)/(3,0)/(3,0)/(-1,-1)/(-2,1)/(-3,0)/ //EO (6/12)
(-1,-3)/(3,0)/(-3,0)/(3,0)/(-3,0)/ //CP (5/17)
(-3,6)/(3,3)/(-5,0)/(2,0)/(4,0)/(4,0)/(0,4)/(0,2)/(0,-1)/(-3,3)/(6,0)/(3,6)//EP (11/28)

next:
(0,5)/ (0,3)/ (3,3)/ (-3,0)/ (-5,-5)/ (-3,0)/ (6,-4)/ (-3,0)/ (-1,0)/ (2,0)/ (4,-5)/ (5,-2)/ (-2,0)
 
next:
(0,5)/ (0,3)/ (3,3)/ (-3,0)/ (-5,-5)/ (-3,0)/ (6,-4)/ (-3,0)/ (-1,0)/ (2,0)/ (4,-5)/ (5,-2)/ (-2,0)

Method: Lin

(2,0) / (0,2) / (0,1) / (0,-2) / (1,2) / (0,3) / -- CS (6)
(-1,3) / (-2,-2) / (-1,-1) / (6,0) / (-3,0) / -- Lin Blocks (5/11)
(3,6) / (4,-2) / (0,3) / (0,-3) / (3,0) / (5,2) / -- CMDLL (6/17)
(3,4) / (3,0) / (1,0) / (0,-3) / (-1,0) / (3,0) / (6,0) / (-5,0) / (0,3) / -- EPLL (9/26)

Next: (0,2) / (-5,-2) / (-3,0) / (0,-3) / (6,0) / (-4,-1) / (0,-5) / (3,0) / (1,0) / (2,0) / (6,-4) / (3,0) / (2,0)
 
Next: (0,2) / (-5,-2) / (-3,0) / (0,-3) / (6,0) / (-4,-1) / (0,-5) / (3,0) / (1,0) / (2,0) / (6,-4) / (3,0) / (2,0)
Standard Notation:
(2,0)/ (-1,2)/ (-3,2)/ (1,2)/ (0,3)/ -- CSP (5/5)
(6,1)/ (2,-1)/ (3,-3)/ (3,0)/ -- OBL (4/9)
(4,-2)/ (-3,0)/ (3,3)/ (0,-3)/ -- CP (4/13)
(-4,0)/ (3,0)/ (1,0)/ (0,-3)/ (-1,0)/ (-3,0)/ (1,0)/ (6,3)/ (6,0)/ (2,0) -- EP (9/22)

Karnaukh Notation:
20 d -32 12 D -- CSP (5/5)
61 u E U -- OBL (4/9)
t U' e D' -- CP (4/13)
-40 U 10 D' -10 U' 10 63 U2 20 -- EP (9/22)

(Extra) If you know PBL (which I haven't learnt yet), this case (RaJa) can be solved in 5 slices after OBL, saving a full 8 slices
(0,-2)/ (3,3)/ (1,-2)/ (-1,2)/ (-3,-3)/ (-3,0) -- PBL (5/14)
0-2 e b' e' U' -- PBL (5/14)

Next: (-2,0)/ (-4,5)/ (0,3)/ (-2,-2)/ (-3,0)/ (3,0)/ (3,-1)`/` (-3,-3)/ (5,-4)/ (-4,0)/ (0,-2)/ (0,-5)/ (-1,0)
 
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Next: (-2,0)/ (-4,5)/ (0,3)/ (-2,-2)/ (-3,0)/ (3,0)/ (3,-1)`/` (-3,-3)/ (5,-4)/ (-4,0)/ (0,-2)/ (0,-5)/ (-1,0)
(-3,0)/(0,-3)/(0,-4)/(1,2)/(0,3)/ // CS (5/5)
(5,3)/ // CO (1/6)
(-2,1)/(-3,0)/(-1,-1)/(4,1)/ // EO (4/10)
(-3,0)/(0,-3)/(0,3)/(0,-3)/(0,3)/ // CP (5/15)
(0,3)/(5,-1)/(-5,1)/(0,-3) // EP (3/18)
11.767

Next: (0,-4)/ (-3,0)/ (0,3)/ (-2,-2)/ (-1,-4)/ (0,-3)/ (1,0)/ (3,0)/ (-3,-5)/ (2,0)/ (6,0)
 
(-3,0)/(0,-3)/(0,-4)/(1,2)/(0,3)/ // CS (5/5)
(5,3)/ // CO (1/6)
(-2,1)/(-3,0)/(-1,-1)/(4,1)/ // EO (4/10)
(-3,0)/(0,-3)/(0,3)/(0,-3)/(0,3)/ // CP (5/15)
(0,3)/(5,-1)/(-5,1)/(0,-3) // EP (3/18)
11.767

Next: (0,-4)/ (-3,0)/ (0,3)/ (-2,-2)/ (-1,-4)/ (0,-3)/ (1,0)/ (3,0)/ (-3,-5)/ (2,0)/ (6,0)
-5,0/6,2/0,3/0,3/ // CSP
3,-1/ // FB
-2,-5/6,0/-3,0/-3,0/ // SB
-1,-1/4,1/2,-1/4,1/3,0/-4,-1/6,0/6,1 // PLL+1 + Equator flip

next: (0,-4)/ (-2,1)/ (-4,2)/ (6,-3)/ (0,-5)/ (-3,0)/ (-2,-1)/ (-2,0)/ (2,-2)/ (-2,0)/ (4,0)/ (-1,-3)
 
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