FTO example solve game!

Pyjam said:
NEXT ➡️ U B' L BR U B' F U' L B' U B R' B F D F' U L' F' BR' BL' L D U
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 Setup 
U B' L BR U B' F U' L B' U B R' B F D F' U L' F' BR' BL' L D U
 Moves 
Lv' Rv T2 // Inspection
L R L' Uv F' R F' U' R' D' // First Center
U' R' U' R' BL U' Rv U R r' F' // First 2 Triples
U R' U' R U r U' r' R U' // Second Center
r U r U' R' U' R U R' U R U' r' F' U F // Last 2 Centers
T' R' L R L' U u R' L' R L D' // Last Bottom Triple
U T' BR' U' BR D' BR U' BR' D BR' U' BR br // Last 3 Triples
Next: L' B' D L D B BR D' B' BR B L' BR' B' L' BR D L' F' R' BR' F' L BR BL
 
AndrewT99 said:
L' B' D L D B BR D' B' BR B L' BR' B' L' BR D L' F' R' BR' F' L BR BL
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 Setup 
L' B' D L D B BR D' B' BR B L' BR' B' L' BR D L' F' R' BR' F' L BR BL
 Moves 
Lv F' R U R' L R // white center
D' U' BR' F' u BR // 2 triples
Uv' Lv' U' R r U' r U' R' U' R // green center
U' 2R U 2R' U R U 2R U R' U' R r U // last centers
R Rv' F U F U' F r // LBT
T' d R' L R L' d B L' B' L // TCP


NEXT ➡️ R' B' L F B BR B' D BL D' U BR B R' BL L BL' U F B' U BL F' BR' R
 
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Pyjam said:
NEXT ➡️ R' B' L F B BR B' D BL D' U BR B R' BL L BL' U F B' U BL F' BR' R
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 Setup 
R' B' L F B BR B' D BL D' U BR B R' BL L BL' U F B' U BL F' BR' R
 Moves 
Rv T' // Inspection
BR' R BR Fv' L R' Lv' R' BR R D' BR L' U // First Center + Triple
l R BR' R' BR br R' // First 2 Triples
Uv T' Rv' R' r U r' R U R' r U' // Second Center
r U' R U R' U' r R' U' R U R' U R r' U // Last 2 Centers
T' R' L R L' d R' L R L' U' L R L' R' D' // Last Bottom Triple
R B' R' B U' R' L R L' d R' L R L' // Last 3 Triples

Next: R B' D' R' B R D U L' D' U' R' L' U R' D' B D' U' L' F R' BR' R F BL
 
Nautilus method. Very inefficient compared to my average solves. Some parts may look very awkward, this is because I don't know any written rotations apart from [X]v. Could someone please explain how you would do the equivalent of the x/y/z rotations?
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 Setup 
R B' D' R' B R D U L' D' U' R' L' U R' D' B D' U' L' F R' BR' R F BL
 Moves 
U' br' Fv' U R U R' U R U' R' // First Center (W)
Uv R U R' U R F' U R' BR // F2T (BP, BR)
R' U' R U' r U r' U r' L R L' R L R L' R r U' r // Second Half-Center (Gy)
U' R' U R r U r' U R U R // Second Center (Gy)
r R' U' R r' U D' R' D R' D' R' D R' r U r' R D' R D R D' R D // Third Half-Center (O)
R U' R' U R U R' // Last Slot (O)
BR U' R BR' U BR U' R' BR' // Corner + Right Triangle
U R BR U BR' U' R' // Bottom Triangle
BR' U' BR U' BR' U' BR d' R' F' r U R U' r' F U // Last Six Triangles
r U R' U' R F R' U R F' U' r' // Corner Orientation
Bv' R' U R' D' R U' R' D R2 // Corner Permutation

Next: D' L' B' D L' D L' BR' B' BR' D BR R' BR R' L BR' B' L' BR BL' BR' B' F' BL F' D
 
Pyjam said:
NEXT ➡️ U B' L BR U B' F U' L B' U B R' B F D F' U L' F' BR' BL' L D U
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Bump! First time I did an FTO example solve. The turns and orientations can be a bit dizzy :D

Anyway, here is my solution, following an excellent beginner's tutorial called Bencisco Method.

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 Setup 
U B' L BR U B' F U' L B' U B R' B F D F' U L' F' BR' BL' L D U
 Moves 
// Beginner Bencisco Method
Bv' Uv'
U' B // white line
D' R U BR' R BR D // white hex
BR' R F' R' U R' BR // 1st white pair
U R' U' R U Rv // 2nd white pair
r' U' R' U R // green line
U r' U' R' U' R' r U' r // green hex
r U' r' U' R' r U R U r' // gray line
R U R' U' R U R' U' R U' R' // gray hex
r U' r' U' T' //gray/orange hex AUF
R' L' R L U L R' L' R U // prepare 3rd white pair
D' L' B' L B D // insert 3rd white pair
R B' R' B U' B L' B' L U // LL prep
R B' R' B U // LL
Uv T' br U BR' U' br' BR U BR U' BR' // last triangles


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L' D' R D' B' L' D' U B' L' R' U' R U' R' L U L' U' BR BL' F' BR' F' BR' B
 
Also, if anyone is wandering about the possible moves, here are what I could find:

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// FTO MOVESET

U F R L D B BR BL // single turns
u f r l d b br bl // wide turns
2U 2F 2R 2L 2D 2B 2BR 2BL // middle layer turns

Uv Fv Rv Lv Dv Bv BRv BLv // cube rotations
T // cube rotation around Uf corner
 
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Renslay said:
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L' D' R D' B' L' D' U B' L' R' U' R U' R' L U L' U' BR BL' F' BR' F' BR' B
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Now that FTO is becoming official, we should do more example solves!

For example, here is a basic, standard, beginner-friendly Bencisco solve!

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 Setup 
L' D' R D' B' L' D' U B' L' R' U' R U' R' L U L' U' BR BL' F' BR' F' BR' B
 Moves 
// Beginner Bencisco Method
T2
F u // white line
B' F' R' F' U' R' r' B' // white hex
BR U' R r U R' BL BR' // 1st white triplet
R' r U R' r F' // 2nd white triplet
U R r' U' // green line
r' R U R' U R' U R' r U' r // green hex
R' r U' R U' r' // gray line
R U' R' U R U' R' r U' r' U' // gray+orange hex
T' R' L' R L U' L R' L' R U' // prepare 3rd white triplet
D B' R' B R D' // insert triplet
R B' R' B U' R B' R' B U' // preparing LL triplets
Uv' R B' R' B R' L R L' U // LL
T' br U BR' U' br' BR U BR U' BR' // Last triangles


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L R' L D R' L' D R B F' L B' F' L R D' B' F D B F D' BL U' BR BL BR' BL
 
Renslay said:
Next:
L R' L D R' L' D R B F' L B' F' L R D' B' F D B F D' BL U' BR BL BR' BL
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 Setup 
L R' L D R' L' D R B F' L B' F' L R D' B' F D B F D' BL U' BR BL BR' BL
 Moves 
R' U' R Fv' U R' U' BR R' BL L' // First Center
R' U Rv U R Rv U // First 2 Triples
Rv' U' R U r' U' R' U' R' // Second Center
r' U r R' U' R U' r' U R U R' U R U' R' r U // L2C
T' U' L R' L' R U D L R L' R' D // LBT
Uv U' R' L R L' U' // PF
B' R' F R' B R F' R U' // TCP, Solved

Next: B' R' D' B' D' B' U R D L' U' B U' B' R' D U R U BL' D' BL' U' L' BR' R
 
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AndrewT99 said:
Next: B' R' D' B' D' B' U R D L' U' B U' B' R' D U R U BL' D' BL' U' L' BR' R
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I DID THIS ENTIRELY IN TWIZZLE, without a working FTO in my hands. Because I left it home. It was quite painful - but I did it! :D

Bencisco Method

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 Setup 
B' R' D' B' D' B' U R D L' U' B U' B' R' D U R U BL' D' BL' U' L' BR' R
 Moves 
BL BR u' B R B F R B // white hex
U R' BR' // white triplet 1
U R' U' F R' U Rv //white triplet 2
U r' U R U 2R' U' R U' R U' 2R U' r // green hex
r U' r' U 2R U' R U' r' U R U' 2R U r' T' // gray/orange hex
R B' R' B U L R' L' R U' B L B' L' // white triplet 3
L R' L' R U' L' B L B' U // LL
Rv' L 2R L R L' 2R' L R' L // L3T


Next: B L' B' D' R' L' B' L' BR' B' D L BR B L' R' BR' R B' BR' D U' BR' R' F U B
 
Renslay said:
Next: B L' B' D' R' L' B' L' BR' B' D L BR B L' R' BR' R B' BR' D U' BR' R' F U B
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 Setup 
B L' B' D' R' L' B' L' BR' B' D L BR B L' R' BR' R B' BR' D U' BR' R' F U B
 Moves 
U R U R' F BR R // First Center
Uv U' R U' R r U' Rv U R' U' R r F' // First 2 Triples
U' R U' R' U r U' r U R' U' R' // Second Center
U' R' U' R U' r' U' R U R' U' R U' R' // L2C
T' L R' L' R U R' L R L' U' D L R L' R' D // LBT
Uv' U R B' R' B Uv T F D F' U F D F U' F' D F' R' // TCP, Solved

Next: L' B R D B D L D BR' B BR' D L R' B BR' R L' R B BL' U R F R U BL'
 
AndrewT99 said:
Next: L' B R D B D L D BR' B BR' D L R' B BR' R L' R B BL' U R F R U BL'
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Not the best; got unlucky quite some times.

Basic Bencisco Method.

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 Setup 
L' B R D B D L D BR' B BR' D L R' B BR' R L' R B BL' U R F R U BL'
 Moves 
Lv Uv
U B U' R' L U' L' // white hex
F' R r' F Rv' // triplet 1
U' R U R' U' 2R' F // triplet 2
2R' U' R' U R U 2R' U' R' U' R U' R' r' // green hex
2R U' R U' R' U R U' r' U' R U R' U R U' R' r U' r' // gray/orange hex
T' B L' B' L U' R B' R' B U R' L' R L // triplet 3
U L R' L' R U R B' R' B U' B' R B R' U' // LL
T' br U BR' U' 2BR' U BR U' BR' // L3T


Next: L R B L' D L' D U' B L' R' U' L D U B R' B' R U' BL D U' BR D BL L
 
Renslay said:
Next: L R B L' D L' D U' B L' R' U' L D U B R' B' R U' BL D U' BR D BL L
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 Setup 
L R B L' D L' D U' B L' R' U' L D U B R' B' R U' BL D U' BR D BL L
 Moves 
F' u BR u Uv // white center
F R' F' U R' U' // 2 triplets
BLv R U' r' U R r' U' R U' R // green center
U' 2R U R r' U R U R'
U' r' U r' U T' // all centers
U R' L R L' U' // purple triangle
r' L' R L 2R u // keyhole for LBT
R' L R L' // corner permutation
B' R' F R' B R F' R // L3T


NEXT ➡️ R' B' L B D' B L R' BL D' B BL L BL L' D R D BL' L' R BR BL' B' L' BL' F' BL
 
Pyjam said:
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 Setup 
L R B L' D L' D U' B L' R' U' L D U B R' B' R U' BL D U' BR D BL L
 Moves 
F' u BR u Uv // white center
F R' F' U R' U' // 2 triplets
BLv R U' r' U R r' U' R U' R // green center
U' 2R U R r' U R U R'
U' r' U r' U T' // all centers
U R' L R L' U' // purple triangle
r' L' R L 2R u // keyhole for LBT
R' L R L' // corner permutation
B' R' F R' B R F' R // L3T


NEXT ➡️ R' B' L B D' B L R' BL D' B BL L BL L' D R D BL' L' R BR BL' B' L' BL' F' BL
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May I ask, what method is that? Looks pretty efficient! Or you just got lucky?

For example, I used Bencisco, but this was a pretty lucky one (I often get closer to a 100 moves):

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 Setup 
R' B' L B D' B L R' BL D' B BL L BL L' D R D BL' L' R BR BL' B' L' BL' F' BL
 Moves 
Lv'
BL' U L' U F' R U B // white center
U' R F' R' BR' Rv // white triplets #1-#2
U' r U R r U R U 2R' U' r // orange center
U' R U' R' U R U' 2R U r' // green-gray centers
T' R' L' R L U R' L' R L //white triplet #3
R B' R' B U R B' R' B R' L R L' U // LL
T Uv br U BR' U' 2BR' U BR U' BR' // L3T


Next: R B' D B' D L' B R' BL B L' BL D BL B R L' D R' B' D F R BR U' L' BL' BR
 
Renslay said:
May I ask, what method is that? Looks pretty efficient! Or you just got lucky?
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I use Bencisco too.
The beginning was easy; the centers were solved efficiently; and the keyhole technique saves 5–10 moves in difficult cases. For the last two stages, I encountered simple cases.
With practice, you should be able to lower your average to around 75, give or take 15.
 
Pyjam said:
I use Bencisco too.
The beginning was easy; the centers were solved efficiently; and the keyhole technique saves 5–10 moves in difficult cases. For the last two stages, I encountered simple cases.
With practice, you should be able to lower your average to around 75, give or take 15.
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I don't really understand what's happening in your solution in the end (keyhole for LBT, corner perm, L3T). For example, I thought L3T means literally only 3 triangles (in my case it was only 2; one of the three possible cases), but I don't see it in your solve.

Or is this some sort of advanced Bencisco, where you don't have to have oriented corners at the last step; so you have a bigger pool of possible cases?
 
Renslay said:
I don't really understand what's happening in your solution in the end (keyhole for LBT, corner perm, L3T). For example, I thought L3T means literally only 3 triangles (in my case it was only 2; one of the three possible cases), but I don't see it in your solve.
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I made a mistake in the “purple triangle” comment. I meant to say that I’m solving the purple triangle to the right of the slot, but in reality it’s already solved. And besides, there’s no difficulty at all in forming a purple pair in BL with a U move.
The purpose of this sequence is simply to flip the corner and form a red pair.
In any case, what follows is interesting: I insert the red pair without disturbing the purple triangle that’s already in place. This is the keyhole technique. It’s explained at the beginning of this video:


I think there’s some significant confusion here. L3T stands for “Last 3 Triples,” not “Last 3 triangles.” In the beginner’s method—also known as “2-look TCP”—you finish with 2 or 3 triangles. The advanced method is called “1-look TCP,” where the corners and triangles are solved all at once. There are only 18 cases to learn, and the algorithms are fairly simple.
You can find them here: https://www.lowcubes.com/fto/tcp
That said, I could have been clearer and written “TCP” in the comment instead of “L3T,” which also covers triplet formation.

In your solution, you're already in the correct position after the first 5 moves of the “LL” stage. All you need to do is perform the C4 algorithm: F' R' D' R U' R' D R2 U R' (after conversion in CIF: U' R' F' R B' R' F R2 B R' U').
 
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Renslay said:
Next: R B' D B' D L' B R' BL B L' BL D BL B R L' D R' B' D F R BR U' L' BL' BR
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 Setup 
R B' D B' D L' B R' BL B L' BL D BL B R L' D R' B' D F R BR U' L' BL' BR
 Moves 
Fv B BL' F R L U' L' // white
F' R' F R r U'
BL' F R U // 2 triples
BL' R' U' R' U R U' // grey
r' U' R' U' R U' r' R U R' U' r U // all centers
T' U R' L' R L U u' r' L' R L r R' // LBT
U u' L R' L' R d // pair formation
f R F' R B' R' F R' BR' // TCP


NEXT ➡️ L' R' D B' L' B' L D U' L U B' L' B' D U' B L' U R' L BR D' BR D BL' L' BL
 
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Pyjam said:
NEXT ➡️ L' R' D B' L' B' L D U' L U B' L' B' D U' B L' U R' L BR D' BR D BL' L' BL
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I got pretty lucky, relatively easy solve, and skipped the last 3 triangle perm.

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 Setup 
L' R' D B' L' B' L D U' L U B' L' B' D U' B L' U R' L BR D' BR D BL' L' BL
 Moves 
Rv Lv'
BL' L' U' R' F' R' BL' D' // white hex
U r BR' R' U R' U 2R' F // white triplet #1#2
r U 2R U r U R' U R U' R // green hex
r U' R' U R U r' U R U' R' U' R U R' U' // gray+orange hex
T' U R B' R' B U D' R B R' B' D // white triplet #3
U' R B' R' B U B L' B' L U R' L R L' // LL with L3Triangle skip


Next: B R L' R D L' D' L' D U' L' R L' U' B U' L R' D' B' L' B' BL' BR D' BL' U B F'
 
Renslay said:
B R L' R D L' D' L' D U' L' R L' U' B U' L R' D' B' L' B' BL' BR D' BL' U B F'
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 Setup 
B R L' R D L' D' L' D U' L' R L' U' B U' L R' D' B' L' B' BL' BR D' BL' U B F'
 Moves 
L' BL' U br R F' D BR' R // white
BL' u F' BL' Fv' // 2 triples
R' U r U' R r U r U R U' r' U R // grey
U r U R' U' R U r' U' // centers
R r T' Uv' L R L' R' // LBT
U R B' R' B U u // pair formation
Uv T U f' U' F U f F U' F // TCP


NEXT ➡️ L R L D R B' L R' BL B' BL' D' B' BL L' BL L R' D' B' BL BR U' B' BL BR' R'
 
Pyjam said:
NEXT ➡️ L R L D R B' L R' BL B' BL' D' B' BL L' BL L R' D' B' BL BR U' B' BL BR' R'
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 Setup 
L R L D R B' L R' BL B' BL' D' B' BL L' BL L R' D' B' BL BR U' B' BL BR' R'
 Moves 
Uv
U' r u' U' R L U' L' //white center
BR R' U' // T#1
Rv U' F' R' U R' U' 2R' F // T#2
U' R U 2R U' R U' 2R' U r // green center
r U r' U' 2R U' R U' r' U R U' R' U R U R' U r U r' // L2C + T#3
T' U' B L' B' L U' R B' R' B R' L R L' U' // LL
T' br U BR' U' 2BR' U BR U' BR' // L3T


Next: R' B R' L B' R' L B BR' D' BR' R L' BR' R L' R BR' R U BR' B' BL B BL
 
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