New 3x3 Method: (Named) JLA 3x3 method, based on Lau Method

[JackTriton]

Hi, Jack's here
In this forum I'd like to share my method that is based on Lau method

Lau Method

Lau method goes something like this:

1. Base Edge Orientation (BEO/Cross-1)
2. I-F2L (Phase 1 Inverted-F2L, Phase 2 F2L Proper)
3. FLL (VHSL/VLS + COLL)
4. EPLL

While testing the method, I thought that somehow implementing Pseudo D layer aligning would have much faster figuration for solving
So, at the moment I solve 3x3 according to this step:

1. Pseudo 2x2x3 Building
   1. FB-Line: Create line on either left side or right side by slotting its F and B slot
      eg.) Left side >> Slot FL and BL, Right side >> Slot FR and BR
      
      
   2. D-Line: Create line on D layer with any opposite edges relates on D and rotate / place it as FD - BD Line
      eg.) (Assume White as D) Both [White Blue and White Green] and [White Red and White Orange] can be placed as FD-BD Line
      
      
   3. 3rd Line: Slot the matching Corner-Edge-Corner 1x3x3 line to the D layer's opposite side of FB-Line and perform D2 afterwards to create pseudo 2x2x3 on the same side as FB-Line
      
      
2. OLL + F2L
   1. E-EO: Insert any bad edges to the E slot that is placed on opposite side of FB-Line
      After this, perform either d or d' and bring the pseudo 2x2x3 block to the bd
      
      
   2. 5EO: Orient the rest 5 edges using easy algorithms
      
      
      
      eg.)
      1. (Bad edges) 3U1D >> place the U bad edges to UL, UF and UR and perform: M' U' M or M' U M
      2. 1U1D >> place the U bad edge to UB and perform: M' U' M U' M' U' M or M' U M U M' U M
      3. 2U0D Opp (2U is placed on opposite sides like UF-UB) >> place the U bad edges to UF and UB and perform: F (R U R' U') F' (Think as T shape)
      4. 2U0D Adj (2U is placed on adjacent like UF-UR) >> place the U bad edges to UF and UR and perform: F (U R U' R') F' (Think as P shape)
      5. 4U0D >> most tricky one, but you can deduce this as 3U1D by doing: M' U2 M U2 after this, perform 3U1D
   3. F2L + WV: Solve the rest slots and perform Winter Variation on last slot
      Though using pairing would be difficult so I recommend separate recognition as E layer + D layer
      Even if you don't know Winter Variation, doing the F2L results in CO + PLL state
      
      
3. LL: If you've done Winter Variation, this would be PLL
   If you've done F2L, this would be either COLL + PLL or ZBLL
   
   
4. ABF: Align both U and D face
   
   

Although this isn't better version of the Lau method, it could be great variant of it

Example solves:
(I'm not good at doing 3rd Line but I think you can do this by using the knowledge of Roux)

1. Scramble: F' U L R2 F2 D2 L2 D L2 U2 F' L' R2 D2 L R U
   
   Solution:
   B R U2 R' // FB-Line on right
   l' U' l L2 U r2 // D-Line
   L2 l' (U' L U L') l L U2 (L' U' L') D2 L2 D2 // 3rd Line
   d // E-EO skip
   U2 F U R U' R' F' // 3EO 2U0D Adj
   U' r U2 r' D // FD + left slot
   R U R' U2 R U' R' U L' U2 R U R' U2 L // right slot WV
   M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2 // PLL
   U2 D' // ABF
   
   alg.cubing.net
   
   
2. Scramble: U2 L F' D R' U2 D' B F2 L2 D B2 D2 L2 B2 L2 U' L2 U' L2
   
   Solution:
   R U2 R // FB-Line on right
   l' U l // D-Line
   L' U' L U2 L' UD' L' U' L D' U2 L' U' L U' L2 D2 // 3rd Line
   d // E-EO skip
   U' M' U' M // 5EO 3U1D
   U M' U2 M D R U2 R' D' // FD + left slot
   U R U R' U2 R U' R' // right slot
   U' (R U' L' U R' U' L) // ZBLL
   D' // ABF
   
   alg.cubing.net
   
   
3. Scramble: B2 U F2 U2 L2 D L2 U L2 R' B2 U' B' L D' R D' R' B'
   
   Solution:
   L F L2 // FB-Line on left
   R' U R U' l2 // D-Line
   U2 R' U' R U2 R' U R' U R D2 R2 D2 // 3rd Line
   R' U R d' // E-EO
   M' U M U M' U M // 5EO 1U1D
   R U R' F2 R U' R' U2 R U2 R' U2 R U R' // FD + right slot
   U' L' U' L U' L' U' L U L' U2 L U' L' U2 L // left slot WV
   U' (F R U' R' U R U R2 F' R U R U' R') // PLL
   D2 // ABF
   
   alg.cubing.net

Thanks for reading!

 

[Jared Burkhart]

Hi, Jack's here
In this forum I'd like to share my method that is based on Lau method

Lau Method

Lau method goes something like this:

1. Base Edge Orientation (BEO/Cross-1)
2. I-F2L (Phase 1 Inverted-F2L, Phase 2 F2L Proper)
3. FLL (VHSL/VLS + COLL)
4. EPLL

While testing the method, I thought that somehow implementing Pseudo D layer aligning would have much faster figuration for solving
So, at the moment I solve 3x3 according to this step:

1. Pseudo 2x2x3 Building
   1. FB-Line: Create line on either left side or right side by slotting its F and B slot
      eg.) Left side >> Slot FL and BL, Right side >> Slot FR and BR
      
      
   2. D-Line: Create line on D layer with any opposite edges relates on D and rotate / place it as FD - BD Line
      eg.) (Assume White as D) Both [White Blue and White Green] and [White Red and White Orange] can be placed as FD-BD Line
      
      
   3. 3rd Line: Slot the matching Corner-Edge-Corner 1x3x3 line to the D layer's opposite side of FB-Line and perform D2 afterwards to create pseudo 2x2x3 on the same side as FB-Line
2. OLL + F2L
   1. E-EO: Insert any bad edges to the E slot that is placed on opposite side of FB-Line
      After this, perform either d or d' and bring the pseudo 2x2x3 block to the bd
      
      
   2. 5EO: Orient the rest 5 edges using easy algorithms
      eg.)
      1. (Bad edges) 3U1D >> place the U bad edges to UL, UF and UR and perform: M' U' M or M' U M
      2. 1U1D >> place the U bad edge to UB and perform: M' U' M U' M' U' M or M' U M U M' U M
      3. 2U0D Opp (2U is placed on opposite sides like UF-UB) >> place the U bad edges to UF and UB and perform: F (R U R' U') F' (Think as T shape)
      4. 2U0D Adj (2U is placed on adjacent like UF-UR) >> place the U bad edges to UF and UR and perform: F (U R U' R') F' (Think as P shape)
      5. 4U0D >> most tricky one, but you can deduce this as 3U1D by doing: M' U2 M U2 after this, perform 3U1D
   3. F2L + WV: Solve the rest slots and perform Winter Variation on last slot
      Thoughts using pairing would be difficult so I recommend separate recognition as E layer + D layer
      Even if you don't know Winter Variation, doing the F2L results in CO+PLL state
3. LL: If you've done Winter Variation, this would be PLL
   If you've done F2L, this would be either COLL + PLL or ZBLL
   
   
4. ABF: Align both U and D face

Although this isn't better version of the Lau method, it could be great variant of it

Example solves:
(I'm not good at doing 3rd Line but I think you can do this by using the knowledge of Roux)

1. Scramble: F' U L R2 F2 D2 L2 D L2 U2 F' L' R2 D2 L R U
   
   Solution:
   B R U2 R' // FB-Line on right
   l' U' l L2 U r2 // D-Line
   L2 l' (U' L U L') l L U2 (L' U' L') D2 L2 D2 // 3rd Line
   d // E-EO skip
   U2 F U R U' R' F' // 3EO 2U0D Adj
   U' r U2 r' D // FD + left slot
   R U R' U2 R U' R' U L' U2 R U R' U2 L // right slot WV
   M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2 // PLL
   U2 D' // ABF
   
   alg.cubing.net
   
   
2. Scramble: U2 L F' D R' U2 D' B F2 L2 D B2 D2 L2 B2 L2 U' L2 U' L2
   
   Solution:
   R U2 R // FB-Line on right
   l' U l // D-Line
   L' U' L U2 L' UD' L' U' L D' U2 L' U' L U' L2 D2 // 3rd Line
   d // E-EO skip
   U' M' U' M // 5EO 3U1D
   U M' U2 M D R U2 R' D' // FD + left slot
   U R U R' U2 R U' R' // right slot
   U' (R U' L' U R' U' L) // ZBLL
   D' // ABF
   
   alg.cubing.net
   
   
3. Scramble: B2 U F2 U2 L2 D L2 U L2 R' B2 U' B' L D' R D' R' B'
   
   Solution:
   L F L2 // FB-Line on left
   R' U R U' l2 // D-Line
   U2 R' U' R U2 R' U R' U R D2 R2 D2 // 3rd Line
   R' U R d' // E-EO
   M' U M U M' U M // 5EO 1U1D
   R U R' F2 R U' R' U2 R U2 R' U2 R U R' // FD + right slot
   U' L' U' L U' L' U' L U L' U2 L U' L' U2 L // left slot WV
   U' (F R U' R' U R U R2 F' R U R U' R') // PLL
   D2 // ABF
   
   alg.cubing.net

Thanks for reading!

That was easy to follow!
If it is original (probably is, nut I am not familiar with MANY of the methods there are)then you would want it to have a distinct name. If it is ok with you, I can try cooking one that is catchy and cool(ish)

 

[Ralph Laurence]

That’s interesting, would it be possible that you make or post a vid walking us through the solve? I considering naming it appropriately

 

[OreKehStrah]

That’s just another restricted Petrus method variant

 

[acrystal]

That’s just another restricted Petrus method variant

True can’t blame you

 

[JackTriton]

That’s interesting, would it be possible that you make or post a vid walking us through the solve? I considering naming it appropriately

I'll make the video when I have enough time

That’s just another restricted Petrus method variant

I cannot deny on that
The biggest difference would be how to form the 2x2x3 block and how easier to adapt the concept of pseudo forming

 

[Jared Burkhart]

How does J.U.L.A. sound?
Jack's Unique Lau Approach?

 

[JackTriton]

How does J.U.L.A. sound?
Jack's Unique Lau Approach?

That sounds good
I think removing Unique and periods, make the name into JLA (Jack's Lau Approach) would be great
Thanks for the suggestion!

 

[Ralph Laurence]

I'll make the video when I have enough time

I cannot deny on that
The biggest difference would be how to form the 2x2x3 block and how easier to adapt the concept of pseudo forming

Looking forward to it

 

[abunickabhi]

Hi, Jack's here
In this forum I'd like to share my method that is based on Lau method

Lau Method

Lau method goes something like this:

1. Base Edge Orientation (BEO/Cross-1)
2. I-F2L (Phase 1 Inverted-F2L, Phase 2 F2L Proper)
3. FLL (VHSL/VLS + COLL)
4. EPLL

While testing the method, I thought that somehow implementing Pseudo D layer aligning would have much faster figuration for solving
So, at the moment I solve 3x3 according to this step:

1. Pseudo 2x2x3 Building
   1. FB-Line: Create line on either left side or right side by slotting its F and B slot
      eg.) Left side >> Slot FL and BL, Right side >> Slot FR and BR
      View attachment 48343
   2. D-Line: Create line on D layer with any opposite edges relates on D and rotate / place it as FD - BD Line
      eg.) (Assume White as D) Both [White Blue and White Green] and [White Red and White Orange] can be placed as FD-BD Line
      View attachment 48344
   3. 3rd Line: Slot the matching Corner-Edge-Corner 1x3x3 line to the D layer's opposite side of FB-Line and perform D2 afterwards to create pseudo 2x2x3 on the same side as FB-Line
      View attachment 48345
2. OLL + F2L
   1. E-EO: Insert any bad edges to the E slot that is placed on opposite side of FB-Line
      After this, perform either d or d' and bring the pseudo 2x2x3 block to the bd
      View attachment 48346
   2. 5EO: Orient the rest 5 edges using easy algorithms
      View attachment 48347
      eg.)
      1. (Bad edges) 3U1D >> place the U bad edges to UL, UF and UR and perform: M' U' M or M' U M
      2. 1U1D >> place the U bad edge to UB and perform: M' U' M U' M' U' M or M' U M U M' U M
      3. 2U0D Opp (2U is placed on opposite sides like UF-UB) >> place the U bad edges to UF and UB and perform: F (R U R' U') F' (Think as T shape)
      4. 2U0D Adj (2U is placed on adjacent like UF-UR) >> place the U bad edges to UF and UR and perform: F (U R U' R') F' (Think as P shape)
      5. 4U0D >> most tricky one, but you can deduce this as 3U1D by doing: M' U2 M U2 after this, perform 3U1D
   3. F2L + WV: Solve the rest slots and perform Winter Variation on last slot
      Though using pairing would be difficult so I recommend separate recognition as E layer + D layer
      Even if you don't know Winter Variation, doing the F2L results in CO + PLL state
      View attachment 48348
3. LL: If you've done Winter Variation, this would be PLL
   If you've done F2L, this would be either COLL + PLL or ZBLL
   View attachment 48349
4. ABF: Align both U and D face
   View attachment 48350

Although this isn't better version of the Lau method, it could be great variant of it

Example solves:
(I'm not good at doing 3rd Line but I think you can do this by using the knowledge of Roux)

1. Scramble: F' U L R2 F2 D2 L2 D L2 U2 F' L' R2 D2 L R U
   
   Solution:
   B R U2 R' // FB-Line on right
   l' U' l L2 U r2 // D-Line
   L2 l' (U' L U L') l L U2 (L' U' L') D2 L2 D2 // 3rd Line
   d // E-EO skip
   U2 F U R U' R' F' // 3EO 2U0D Adj
   U' r U2 r' D // FD + left slot
   R U R' U2 R U' R' U L' U2 R U R' U2 L // right slot WV
   M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2 // PLL
   U2 D' // ABF
   
   alg.cubing.net
   
   
2. Scramble: U2 L F' D R' U2 D' B F2 L2 D B2 D2 L2 B2 L2 U' L2 U' L2
   
   Solution:
   R U2 R // FB-Line on right
   l' U l // D-Line
   L' U' L U2 L' UD' L' U' L D' U2 L' U' L U' L2 D2 // 3rd Line
   d // E-EO skip
   U' M' U' M // 5EO 3U1D
   U M' U2 M D R U2 R' D' // FD + left slot
   U R U R' U2 R U' R' // right slot
   U' (R U' L' U R' U' L) // ZBLL
   D' // ABF
   
   alg.cubing.net
   
   
3. Scramble: B2 U F2 U2 L2 D L2 U L2 R' B2 U' B' L D' R D' R' B'
   
   Solution:
   L F L2 // FB-Line on left
   R' U R U' l2 // D-Line
   U2 R' U' R U2 R' U R' U R D2 R2 D2 // 3rd Line
   R' U R d' // E-EO
   M' U M U M' U M // 5EO 1U1D
   R U R' F2 R U' R' U2 R U2 R' U2 R U R' // FD + right slot
   U' L' U' L U' L' U' L U L' U2 L U' L' U2 L // left slot WV
   U' (F R U' R' U R U R2 F' R U R U' R') // PLL
   D2 // ABF
   
   alg.cubing.net

Thanks for reading!

Are you planning to make a video tutorial as well?

 

[acrystal]

Are you planning to make a video tutorial as well?

yeah he is

 

[abunickabhi]

What's his YT channel handle?

 

[Martyt7777]

What's his YT channel handle?

Jack Triton

Hello. I’m Jack Triton(StillMasterpiece3, TJack). On this channel, I gonna do cubing, cube making, and gaming(especially Taiko)! Please enjoy! P.S. Don’t say anything about my video technique and speaking.

www.youtube.com

 

[abunickabhi]

Jack Triton

Hello. I’m Jack Triton(StillMasterpiece3, TJack). On this channel, I gonna do cubing, cube making, and gaming(especially Taiko)! Please enjoy! P.S. Don’t say anything about my video technique and speaking.

www.youtube.com

Thanks

Taiko game is cool

 

[JackTriton]

Video is Uploaded!

 

[Ralph Laurence]

Video is Uploaded!

Hello great! If it’s possible to reedit, can you remove the “Base Edge Orientation” term and replace it with IB-1 / pArrow or Cross -1 as I am trying to remove confusion for that step.

Thank you!!

/PS: I’m also compiling the guides a videos made in relation from my method, I’ll be sure to add yours on my resources and hyperlinks/

 

[JackTriton]

Hello great! If it’s possible to reedit, can you remove the “Base Edge Orientation” term and replace it with IB-1 / pArrow or Cross -1 as I am trying to remove confusion for that step.

Thank you!!

/PS: I’m also compiling the guides a videos made in relation from my method, I’ll be sure to add yours on my resources and hyperlinks/

Could I quote this on the description and captions instead?

 

[Ralph Laurence]

Could I quote this on the description and captions instead?

Yess kindly do so, thanks!

 

[JackTriton]

Tips and my current flow:
With my current flow, I start with both FB-Line and D-Line at the same time which can be optimized during inspection

If both edges that can be used on 3rd line is bad edge, I do either

• [Placing bad 3rd line edge on top] (D or D') M' U' M
• [Placing bad 3rd line edge on bottom] S move to bring it to top, U' and prime move of the S move

With this, I can not only correct the edge smoothly but also pair it with corner easily
While making 3rd line, I also see E-EO forming as well so I can connect to the next phase smoothly

After doing d or d', I create FD + one of the slot using following step

1. If FD edge is on top or sides, pair it with either FDL or FDR corner and bring it to bottom
2. Insert the correct edge to either FR or FL
   If FDL is inserted, insert FR or do D' and insert FL
   If FDR is inserted, insert FL or do D and insert FR
   If either FL or FR is occupied, there's nothing to worry about
3. Pair the empty slots
   If FR is empty, do D
   If FL is empty, do D'
   If both is occupied, there's nothing to worry about

There's also some patterns like FD+corner is formed on top and FL or FR can be inserted easily
For that, I do F2 insertion instead
And then I form the rest pair for the remaining slot, do Winter Variation and PLL or COLL and PLL

Example solve:
Scramble: D2 U2 F' R2 D2 L2 F D2 B2 R2 F R' U' B D2 R' F D L2 R'
Solution:
y // inspection
U L' U'D L r2 x' U L' U' L' x // FB-Line + D-Line
R' U' R' U' S' U' S R2 D2 U R2 D2 // 3rd Line
F (R U R' U') F' R2 U' R' d' // E-EO
// 5EO skip
L' U L F2 D' // FD+R slot
U L' U L U' L' U' L2 U L' U L U2 L' D2 // L slot WV+ADF
U R' U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F' R2 // PLL
U // AUF

 

[JackTriton]

Another Tips and additional flows:
If you have 2 FB-Line edges paired on the same side faces but not right center, what I would do is

1. Pair it to U-D
2. Do the E move
3. Make it FB-Line

This would results in easier creation of FB-Line
Also, if the center is the opposite of the color which supposed to be, I'd do d2 D2 instead of E2

For FD + one slot phase, if you have paired Corner-Edge and placed E-Edge but either

• E-Edge is inserted correctly but Corner-Edge pair is on U
• E-Edge is inserted wrongly but Corner-Edge pair is on D

What I'll do is F (M' U2 M) F' (or F if Corner-Edge was on U) this would result in FD + one slot creation without disrupting EO

Pairing tips:

• If you have FD edge on U, pairing corner facing B on UL, I suggest using r U2 r' (this also allows inserting UL edge to FR and preserving FL edge)
• Mirror to the above case, FD edge on U, pairing corner facing B on UR case would be l' U2 l
• If you have wrong paired Corner-Edge slot (not FD) on U, try using the knowledges of keyhole

Example Solve
Scramble 1: U2 B' L2 B2 D' F2 U2 B2 F2 U F2 R2 U F' D F2 U L' R B' U2

Solution 1:
L' // FB-Line on L
D' M' U M' U' r2 // D-Line
U'D R U R' D U2 R2 D2 U2 R' d' // 3rd Line + E-EO
F (U R U' R') F' // 5EO 2U Adj
F2 U2 R U' R' U2 F M' U2 M F D' // FD + right slot
U L' U2 L U' L' U L U' L' U2 L D // left slot SV (SV 15) + ADF
U' L U2 L' U2 L F' L' U' L U L F L2 U2 // PLL (Ra-perm) + AUF

Scramble 2: F D L2 B2 R2 B2 L' U2 B2 U2 F2 L' B2 D' B2 R D' B' U' B

Solution 2:
y // Inspection
R' D R D' E R // FB-Line on R
D' M' U' M L2 D2 L2 D2 // D-Line+3rd Line
d // E-EO skip
U2 M' U' M U' M' U' M //5EO 1U1D
U2 l' U2 l // FD + left slot
R U R' U' R U R' U R' F R U R U' R' F' // right slot WV (WV 3)
U F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' U // PLL (Y-perm) + AUF