Efficient 3-color cube example solve thread

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Next scramble: U B' L' U' D L2 B' R2 F2 B L D2 F D2 B R2 F B2 R2 L2 F'

1-5: blue/green faces
6-8: red/orange faces (3-color cube solved)
switching to 6-color cube
9-19: half-turn reduction

9-10: half-turn setup moves​

11-14: creation of waterwheel formation​

15: parity fix​

16-19: undoing waterwheel​

20-22: HTR finish

Next scramble: D2 B2 L2 B' U2 F R2 F' L2 B' L2 U F L D' R2 D' B2 L' B F

 

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Next scramble: D2 B2 L2 B' U2 F R2 F' L2 B' L2 U F L D' R2 D' B2 L' B F

Example 1
1-3: blue/green faces
4-6: white/yellow faces

Example 2
1-4: blue/green faces
5-7: red/orange faces (3-color cube solved)
switching to 6-color cube
8-10: HTR finish

Next scramble: L2 F2 U2 R2 B' L2 U2 R2 B2 U2 F' D' R D' L' R2 F D U' R B2

 

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Next scramble: L2 F2 U2 R2 B' L2 U2 R2 B2 U2 F' D' R D' L' R2 F D U' R B2

Example 1
1-3: white/yellow faces
4-8: blue/green faces

Example 2
1-4: blue/green faces
5-9: white/yellow faces (3-color cube solved)
switching to 6-color cube
10-11: HTR finish

This is fun

Next scramble: F' R D R2 F R' L F2 R2 U' L2 F R2 B' D2 B2 D2 R2 F' U2 B

 

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Next scramble: F' R D R2 F R' L F2 R2 U' L2 F R2 B' D2 B2 D2 R2 F' U2 B

Example 1
1-4: blue/green faces
5-7: red/orange faces

Example 2
1-5: blue/green faces
6-10: red/orange faces (3-color cube solved)
switching to 6-color cube
11-13: HTR finish

Next scramble: U L2 U F2 L2 U2 R2 U R2 B2 U F' L' D F L F2 L2 U R D2

 

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Next scramble: U L2 U F2 L2 U2 R2 U R2 B2 U F' L' D F L F2 L2 U R D2

Example 1
1-3: red/orange faces
4-7: blue/green faces

Example 2
1-6: blue/green faces
7-9: white/yellow faces (3-color cube solved)
switching to 6-color cube
10-12: HTR finish

Next scramble: R U F' R F2 R F R2 U2

 

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Next scramble: R U F' R F2 R F R2 U2

Solving with respect to 6-color cube in this case.

1-5: blue/green faces
6-10: red/orange faces
switching to 6-color cube
11-12: HTR finish

Next scramble: R' U F2 R' U' R U2 F' R U

 

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Next scramble: R' U F2 R' U' R U2 F' R U

Method: God's algorithm (hopefully)



1-5: red faces
6: finish

Next scramble: U F' R F U F2 R F' U2

 

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Next scramble: U F' R F U F2 R F' U2

1-5: blue faces
6-8: red faces

Missed optimal by 1 move.

Next scramble: F2 U2 F R U2 F U R2 U

 

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Next scramble: F2 U2 F R U2 F U R2 U

1-4: yellow faces
5-8: blue faces

Missed optimal by 1 move.

Next scramble: F R' F2 U2 R U' F' R U2 R

 

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Next scramble: F R' F2 U2 R U' F' R U2 R

1-4: blue faces
5-6: red faces

Optimal solution, yaaay.

Next scramble: F2 R' F2 U' F2 U F' R2 U

 

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Next scramble: F2 R' F2 U' F2 U F' R2 U

Have you ever done Sune/Anti-Sune in just 5 moves?



1-2: yellow face
3-7: another yellow face (lucky case but getting lucky is not a crime I guess)

Optimal solution, yippie.

Next scramble: R' U2 R2 F U' R U' R' F' U2

 

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Next scramble: R' U2 R2 F U' R U' R' F' U2

1-3: blue faces
4-8: red faces

Missed optimal by 1 move.

Next scramble: F2 U2 R' F' R2 F U' R' U2 R

 

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Next scramble: F2 U2 R' F' R2 F U' R' U2 R

Starting double-turns are redundant so the scrambling sequence can be shortened to R' F' R2 F U' R' U2 R.



1-4: yellow faces
5-8: blue faces

Missed optimal by 2 moves.

Next scramble: U' R2 U' F2 U' F R' U'

 

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Next scramble: U' R2 U' F2 U' F R' U'

Really nice scramble!



Example 1 (3-color cube)
1-5: blue faces
6: finish

Optimal solution, woohoo.

Example 2 (6-color cube)
1-3: white/yellow faces
4-8: blue/green faces

Optimal solution too, woohoo.

Edit: next scramble: R' F' U R' F U R U' R

 

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Edit: next scramble: R' F' U R' F U R U' R

Example 1 (3-color cube)
1-5: red faces
6-8: yellow faces

Missed optimal by 1 move.

Example 2 (6-color cube)
1-5: red/orange faces
6-9: blue/green faces

Missed optimal by 1 move as well.

Next scramble: F' U2 F' R' F U2 R2 U' R U

 

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Next scramble: F' U2 F' R' F U2 R2 U' R U

Example 1 (3-color cube)
1-5: red faces
6-8: blue faces

Optimal solution, hurray.

Example 2 (6-color cube)
1-6: white/yellow faces
6-9: red/orange faces
10-12: HTR finish

Missed optimal by 2 moves. I guess not bad for a guy who doesn´t even know all Guimond algorithms by heart.

Next scramble: R' F' R U' F R U' F2 R U'

 

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Next scramble: R' F' R U' F R U' F2 R U'

1-4: yellow faces
5-7: red faces

Optimal solution, yahoo. Feels good to find optimal solutions frequently without tremendous effort.

Next scramble: U F' U F R2 U' F2 U' R'

 

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Next scramble: U F' U F R2 U' F2 U' R'

Example 1 (3-color cube)
1-5: blue faces
6-7: yellow faces

Optimal solution .

Example 2 (6-color cube)
1-5: white/yellow faces
6-8: red/orange faces
9-10: HTR finish

Missed optimal by 1 move.

Next scramble: F R' U F2 R' F' U2 R2 F' U

 

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Next scramble: F R' U F2 R' F' U2 R2 F' U

Example 1 (3-color cube)
1-3: blue faces
4-6: yellow faces

Optimal solution found.

Example 2 (6-color cube)
1-5: white/yellow faces
6-8: blue/green faces
9-11: HTR finish

Missed optimal by 1 move.

Next scramble: F R' U' R2 F R F R U2

 

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Next scramble: F R' U' R2 F R F R U2

Example 1 (3-color cube)
1-6: yellow faces
7: finish

Optimal solution. Glad I found it as it is just an orientation of 2 corners.

Example 2 (6-color cube)
1-6: white/yellow faces
7-9: blue/green faces
10: HTR finish

Missed optimal by 1 move.

Next scramble: F U F U2 R' F R' F U2