Waffle's Roux Tutorial

[Rawn]

alright, so I just figured out a way that I can do edges (orientation + permutation) at the same time

How'd you do that??

anyway, keep practicing 2 look corners and when you're good with your blocks, do CMLL/COLL. fast corner algs are worthless if your blocks aren't fast enough since corners take 2-3 sec with CMLL. and if your blocks take 8 sec each then fast corners aren't gonna help much

Haha...Um...it's really intuitive...want me to make a tutorial?
I kinda take a quick second to get the bottom 2 edges, and work from there.
Right now, it takes me like 8 seconds, though
Not great, but getting better

Are you saying that you place the bottom edge for each block first?
If you do that would restrict you a little, when you should build your first block.

 

[StachuK1992]

alright, so I just figured out a way that I can do edges (orientation + permutation) at the same time

How'd you do that??

anyway, keep practicing 2 look corners and when you're good with your blocks, do CMLL/COLL. fast corner algs are worthless if your blocks aren't fast enough since corners take 2-3 sec with CMLL. and if your blocks take 8 sec each then fast corners aren't gonna help much

Haha...Um...it's really intuitive...want me to make a tutorial?
I kinda take a quick second to get the bottom 2 edges, and work from there.
Right now, it takes me like 8 seconds, though
Not great, but getting better

Are you saying that you place the bottom edge for each block first?
If you do that would restrict you a little, when you should build your first block.

Well, I did, but now I switched; haha.
Please see this for more information

 

[Lord Voldemort]

Aww....
Really? ZZ is amazing

 

[StachuK1992]

Ha...I still do a good 25% of my solves with ZZ, just because it's fun, but I'm really liking Roux right now, and am doing that about 50% of the time.
for the last 25%...petrus OH or CFOP OH

Maybe I should just pick one method, and stick with it for everything...

 

[waffle=ijm]

Ha...I still do a good 25% of my solves with ZZ, just because it's fun, but I'm really liking Roux right now, and am doing that about 50% of the time.
for the last 25%...petrus OH or CFOP OH

Maybe I should just pick one method, and stick with it for everything...

Picking one method would help
you can focus on just improving one method

 

[Lord Voldemort]

I'm considering trying Roux seriously for a a while.
I'm sub 30 with ZZ and alsmot sub 20 with CFOP, so I suppose.

 

[StachuK1992]

Alright. Here's my plan.
1-Solve the cube with nothing else but Roux until May 15'th.
2-Continue some Roux, but mainly focus on Fridrich until May 30'th, as to get my avg. back down for a certain competition.
3-Decide from there.

This is my speedsolve plan, but I'll probably be focusing more and more on BLD soon.

 

[soccerking813]

You did a great job on the tutorial, and I would really consider switching to Roux, but I just can't understand the EO. Is there maybe some way to orient just the M layer using M and U turns? If there is, I would very strongly consider switching.[/bribe]

 

[waffle=ijm]

Alright. Here's my plan.
1-Solve the cube with nothing else but Roux until May 15'th.
2-Continue some Roux, but mainly focus on Fridrich until May 30'th, as to get my avg. back down for a certain competition.
3-Decide from there.

This is my speedsolve plan, but I'll probably be focusing more and more on BLD soon.

Take your time with roux
you won't see extreme improvement in 4 weeks

You did a great job on the tutorial, and I would really consider switching to Roux, but I just can't understand the EO. Is there maybe some way to orient just the M layer using M and U turns? If there is, I would very strongly consider switching.[/bribe]

yes step 4a

 

[soccerking813]

I'll look at it again, but the first tim eI watched it I got lost I think.

 

[waffle=ijm]

You did a great job on the tutorial, and I would really consider switching to Roux, but I just can't understand the EO. Is there maybe some way to orient just the M layer using M and U turns? If there is, I would very strongly consider switching.[/bribe]

I'll look at it again, but the first tim eI watched it I got lost I think.

its a bunch of move cycles... so you might have to rewind and watch again

 

[Vulosity]

This tutorial is great! I just got my first Roux solve: 1:11.43

I have been a long time CFOP user, but Roux seems like a lot of fun. I just have to get better at building blocks...

 

[waffle=ijm]

This tutorial is great! I just got my first Roux solve: 1:11.43

I have been a long time CFOP user, but Roux seems like a lot of fun. I just have to get better at building blocks...

THANKS! I really appreciate people saying that my tutorial is actually helping them. I personally thought it would be a complete fail.

For blocks try more M-slice paring. If you have a CFOP mindset, people tend to use the same stuff for F2L situations. Less moves=faster

 

[Odin]

Get tutorial! ( I subbed ). But I’m going to stick with CFOP, just because I’m lazy .
Any way is the "x" in Roux silent?

 

[waffle=ijm]

Any way is the "x" in Roux silent?

Gilles Roux is french so yeah

 

[Chuberchuckee]

It's pronounced "Roo."

Like Kangaroo. Without the "kanga-."

 

[Odin]

Any way is the "x" in Roux silent?

Gilles Roux is french so yeah

It's pronounced "Roo."

Like Kangaroo. Without the "kanga-."

I feel like such a noob .
Lol, Thanks

 

[soccerking813]

*Facepalm* I thought it was like Roos. And I'm taking French classes.

 

[miniGOINGS]

hah we should pronounce it Ruks for no reason whatsoever

 

[soccerking813]

ZOMG!!!11!1!!one!!! I understand the EO now. So simple.
I went ahead and made out the full algs for each of them, because I will be much better at it if I approach it like that. Thanks for the awesome tutorial.

I'm calling it rukes.