Method I made up: SLOP

[ZZCUBER]

So this is a method I made up. It is called SLOP.

SLOP stands for:
Shelves
Line
OLL
PLL

This method is a mix of Roux and CFOP.

Here are the steps in detail:

FS (First Shelf):
Build a 1x2x3 block(shelf) on one side of the cube. This is the same as Roux blockbuilding.

SS (Second Shelf):
Build a 1x2x3 block(shelf) on the other side of the cube. This is the same as Roux blockbuilding.

L (Line):
Finish the F2L by building a Line. This is done with M and U moves.

OLL:
Do OLL just like CFOP

PLL:
Do PLL just like CFOP and solve the cube

Example Solve: (please excuse my very bad blockbuilding)

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

L F2 D2 R' B2 D2 L U2 L R2 D2 F D L U2 R' D' U F D2

 Moves 

z2 // inspection
F U L2 B' U B U2 R2 U F U F' // FS
U F R' F' U R' U' R U' F' U F U B U B' U2 R' U R // SS
M U M2 U' M U M' U2 M U' // L
U2 R U2 R2' F R F' R U2 R' // OLL
U' R U R' U' D R2 U' R U' R' U R' U R2 D' // PLL
U' // AUF

Possible Improvements:
Do EO during FS
Do Roux-style EO during Line and finish with ZBLL

If this is any good I might make a wiki page about it
and yes, I did call the blocks "shelves" just so it could be called "slop" lol

 

[OreKehStrah]

So this is a method I made up. It is called SLOP.

SLOP stands for:
Shelves
Line
OLL
PLL

This method is a mix of Roux and CFOP.

Here are the steps in detail:

FS (First Shelf):
Build a 1x2x3 block(shelf) on one side of the cube. This is the same as Roux blockbuilding.
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SS (Second Shelf):
Build a 1x2x3 block(shelf) on the other side of the cube. This is the same as Roux blockbuilding.
View attachment 24263

L (Line):
Finish the F2L by building a Line. This is done with M and U moves.
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OLL:
Do OLL just like CFOP
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PLL:
Do PLL just like CFOP and solve the cube
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Example Solve: (please excuse my very bad blockbuilding)

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

L F2 D2 R' B2 D2 L U2 L R2 D2 F D L U2 R' D' U F D2

 Moves 

z2 // inspection
F U L2 B' U B U2 R2 U F U F' // FS
U F R' F' U R' U' R U' F' U F U B U B' U2 R' U R // SS
M U M2 U' M U M' U2 M U' // L
U2 R U2 R2' F R F' R U2 R' // OLL
U' R U R' U' D R2 U' R U' R' U R' U R2 D' // PLL
U' // AUF

Possible Improvements:
Do EO during FS
Do Roux-style EO during Line and finish with ZBLL

If this is any good I might make a wiki page about it
and yes, I did call the blocks "shelves" just so it could be called "slop" lol

These aren’t new ideas nor are they good lol.
People have been smashing together Roux and CFOP for like a decade+.

You lose the efficiency of Roux and the lookahead/tps benefits of CFOP.

For the later ideas, you have EORoux and ZBRoux which share the same problems.

 

[Deleted member 36445]

it start as roux but you regret in the middle of the solve, insert df and db and finish like cfop

ROUXGRETOP method

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These aren’t new ideas nor are they good lol.
People have been smashing together Roux and CFOP for like a decade+.

yeah.

 

[ruffleduck]

After solving the two "shelves" there's actually a super secret, highly confidential, deeply classified technique that lets you finish the solve in just two quick and easy steps that has been pushed by humans to near computer optimal efficiency while having good TPS. Hear me out... It's called Roux

 

[artless1der]

So this is a method I made up. It is called SLOP.

SLOP stands for:
Shelves
Line
OLL
PLL

This method is a mix of Roux and CFOP.

Here are the steps in detail:

FS (First Shelf):
Build a 1x2x3 block(shelf) on one side of the cube. This is the same as Roux blockbuilding

SS (Second Shelf):
Build a 1x2x3 block(shelf) on the other side of the cube. This is the same as Roux blockbuilding.

and yes, I did call the blocks "shelves" just so it could be called "slop" lol

this is really just
BBOP

Blocks (1×2×3 Blocks on L+R)
B2E (Bottom 2 Edges)
OLL
PLL

 

[Thom S.]

Did you deliberately not post this in the New Methods Thread? Because that exact same method has been proposed there last week(ignoring all the other thousands of times this exact method has been proposed)
The consensus is that this is worse than both CFOP and Roux, although there have been some advancements at this Hybrid.
First, when inserting DF and DB, just orient all the edges, leaving you with ZBLL.
Is this better than Roux? Kind of, Kind of not. You are trading M/U Moves with RUFD moves, redistributing moves while movecount stays the same and Alg count goes through the roof.
This is how the method is seen as it's best form, sub 8 averages have been archieved but this method is usually dropped very quickly.
Second, a couple years ago, when Corner Permutation was the hottest new thing, fixing CP during FB or SB was tried in order to leave with 2GLL.
That never got anywhere I Think, partly because CP never got anywhere.

 

[ZZCUBER]

Thanks 4 the feedback everyone.. guess this method design was a bit "sloppy"

 

[Deleted member 36445]

First, when inserting DF and DB, just orient all the edges, leaving you with ZBLL.

When I was using roux I used to solve db df during lse, leaving an epll case at the end

 

[Dan the Beginner]

Nice graphics, ZZ. When I was starting out 2 years ago, I made up a method which is very close to yours. Great minds think alike. The main purpose then was to reduce the number of algorithms that have to be learnt by a beginner, and to get a method that is a little bit more interesting than standard LBL. It has a total of 10 algorithms. It is slow but I can do solves under 1 minute consistently with it. See here.

[Help Thread] - Help needed for a Beginner's Customised LBL Method (DBM).

Hi, I have made my own customised method, an improvement on the basic Beginner LBL method which should be more enjoyable to use, and I would be very grateful to have your help to check it out. Please let me know how I can attach a document. What file format is accepted here (Word doc, pdf and...

www.speedsolving.com

It was certainly nothing to speedcubers, but it has helped me understand a lot more about the stages of solving the puzzle.

 

[TheNewbie-Cuber]

You use it as your main method @ZZCUBER?

 

[ethen]

You use it as your main method @ZZCUBER?

his name is ZZcuber what do you think?

 

[ZZCUBER]

You use it as your main method @ZZCUBER?

No lol, this was just an expirement

 

[Cuber Score]

Do I think it's a good method? Not really. However, I love how you took a time to incorporate two different methods into one, and it's pretty cool. Good job

 

[Sion]

Rouxfop go vrrrrrr

 

[ethen]

You use it as your main method @ZZCUBER?

bro ZZ is a method so ZZcuber PROBERLY MEANS HE USES ZZ its just common cense

 

[Isaiah Scott]

I appreciate the effort zzcuber

 

[ZZCUBER]

bro ZZ is a method so ZZcuber PROBERLY MEANS HE USES ZZ its just common cense

actually i had the name before i ever used zz, it comes from a nickname irl. I do use zz but it's just a coincidence

 

[artless1der]

actually i had the name before i ever used zz, it comes from a nickname irl. I do use zz but it's just a coincidence

do you have a really long beard cheap sunglasses and play electric blues guitar?

 

[OtterCuber]

ChatGPT, what do you think?

Oh, inventor of the SLOP, heed my warning true,
Your rubik's cube solution, a design process askew.
With hasty steps and negligence, you rushed to claim success,
Unaware of the folly within, a journey fraught with mess.

Oh, SLOP, a name so fitting, for your method's haphazard trail,
No thought to research, no glimpse at others' unveiled.
Blinded by your own conceit, you saw no need to delve,
Into the realm of knowledge, where wisdom's treasures dwell.

In the world of cubing, where minds meticulously strive,
To crack the code of order, to keep the chaos alive,
You approached with ignorance, a novice unaware,
Of decades spent refining, unraveling the cube's snare.

Did you not see the patterns, the algorithms tried and true?
Or were you too absorbed by your misguided point of view?
The beauty of Rubik's Cube lies in its well-worn lore,
A testament to brilliance, each method learned and explored.

Your SLOP, a jumble of randomness, a tangled web of chance,
A mockery of elegance, a clumsy, awkward dance.
The corners misplaced, the edges in disarray,
A puzzle-solving travesty, a design led astray.

Oh, heed this cautionary tale, dear inventor so misled,
Your SLOP, a testament to a sloppy design process bred.
Embrace the wisdom of those who've toiled with purpose and care,
In the pursuit of mastery, with methods tried and fair.

For the Rubik's Cube deserves respect, a tribute to the mind,
A testament to human brilliance, endless possibilities to find.
So, cast aside your hubris, embrace the art refined,
And let the cube's true beauty in your heart and soul entwine.