what is the method with the least moves to solve a 3 by 3 cube

[Lord Voldemort]

I switched to Roux as of last night.

And that was my bad. I guess they have the same.
WV + PLL = 42 ea. (yes, I'm suggesting WV in Petrus...)

WV is 28 algorithms...

 

[Nukoca]

WV is 28 algorithms...

Excuse me for my ignorance, but what does "WV" stand for?

 

[StachuK1992]

Winter Variation.

 

[byu]

WV is 28 algorithms...

Excuse me for my ignorance, but what does "WV" stand for?

Winter Variation, as Stachu said. Here's the ways it can be applied:

Fridrich: When you're done with 3 F2L pairs, use WV to finish the 4th pair and solve the corners OLL at the same time. Then you'll have 3 possible OLL cases, 1 more if you count an OLL skip.

Petrus: Once you've done 2x2x3 and EO, solve a 1x2x2 block, and use WV to solve the final 1x1x2 and orient all the corners, therefore giving an OLL skip.

Roux: When you finish your first 1x2x3, create a 1x2x2 on the other side, use WV to orient the corners and finish the remaining 1x1x2. Then you have all corners oriented, and then you can do CPLL and then the M, U stage.

ZZ: Solve EOLine, 1x2x3 on the left, 1x2x2 on the right. Use WV to add the last 1x1x2 block, and giving you an OLL skip. Then do PLL.

 

[Erik]

Guys we should have one consistent answer to questions like: which method to use, instead of 30 people giving their opinion and explaining basically the same thing 30 times with 30 little differences. It doesn't make it much clearer for the cuber asking the question like this I can imagine...

 

[Escher]

Guys we should have one consistent answer to questions like: which method to use, instead of 30 people giving their opinion and explaining basically the same thing 30 times with 30 little differences. It doesn't make it much clearer for the cuber asking the question like this I can imagine...

I thought my answer was pretty comprehensive, at least, it was meant to be...

 

[StachuK1992]

Guys we should have one consistent answer to questions like: which method to use, instead of 30 people giving their opinion and explaining basically the same thing 30 times with 30 little differences. It doesn't make it much clearer for the cuber asking the question like this I can imagine...

That's actually not a bad idea.
We could give new users a listing of all of the different types of methods, what their pros and cons are, and reference them to websites.

oh. wait. isn't that the wiki?

Edit:
Just to let you know, I'll be writing up something along these lines, giving specific details about each method, giving pros, cons, algorithm count, etc. and will be making a new thread (hopefully stickied) later tonight, so there's no need to worry about this; I've decided to take matters into my own hands on this one.

 

[It3ration]

If you're looking to do FM (fewest moves) then Ryan Heise is by far the best. But it takes a long time to master.

 

[Nukoca]

Guys we should have one consistent answer to questions like: which method to use, instead of 30 people giving their opinion and explaining basically the same thing 30 times with 30 little differences. It doesn't make it much clearer for the cuber asking the question like this I can imagine...

I have been thinking about making a list of pre-typed responses to noob questions, so that whenever someone asks something that they could've looked up, I wouldn't have to type out my answer every time.

Edit: saw your edit, Stachuk.

Edit:
Just to let you know, I'll be writing up something along these lines, giving specific details about each method, giving pros, cons, algorithm count, etc. and will be making a new thread (hopefully stickied) later tonight, so there's no need to worry about this; I've decided to take matters into my own hands on this one.

That's actually a pretty good I idea. People (noobs especially) don't like people bombarding them with all the reasons to use their method. Whenever someone posts a "wat mthod shud i use?", they tend to choose Fridrich automatically, because of the excellent support it has with the speedcubing community. I think that noobs should take a look at all the methods all at once, and decide for themselves what method is best for them.

 

[StachuK1992]

Guys we should have one consistent answer to questions like: which method to use, instead of 30 people giving their opinion and explaining basically the same thing 30 times with 30 little differences. It doesn't make it much clearer for the cuber asking the question like this I can imagine...

I have been thinking about making a list of pre-typed responses to noob questions, so that whenever someone asks something that they could've looked up, I wouldn't have to type out my answer every time.

Don't worry; I'm writing a HUGE thread that encompasses all methods.

 

[sebastiaan]

so the zz is the quckest possible?
thank you.

 

[StachuK1992]

Please don't triple-post. ever. You can edit posts; check in the bottom-left corner of your post.

No method is the quickest. It all depends on who you are and what your mental/physical reaction timing is.

 

[mrCage]

If you're looking to do FM (fewest moves) then Ryan Heise is by far the best. But it takes a long time to master.

If you mean linear FM yes. You can get pretty awesome linear FM solves with that. Same goes for Roux (try to work the cube different angles and you may go really lucky with this one ...)

But seriously, for FM you are better off using skeleton + insertion kind of approach. In short, do not use speedsolving methods for awesome fm solving

Per

 

[brunson]

Guys we should have one consistent answer to questions like: which method to use, instead of 30 people giving their opinion and explaining basically the same thing 30 times with 30 little differences. It doesn't make it much clearer for the cuber asking the question like this I can imagine...

I have been thinking about making a list of pre-typed responses to noob questions, so that whenever someone asks something that they could've looked up, I wouldn't have to type out my answer every time.

Don't worry; I'm writing a HUGE thread that encompasses all methods.

It seems to me that both these ideas would be more effective if you put them on the wiki.

Even it's it's precomposed and pasted reply, it's still a reply and feeds the non-readers. If you simply refer them to the FAQ for their answer there's a possibility they read the rest of the answers, too.

The wiki is definitely a better place for descriptions of methods than a thread. Most methods even have a stub article already.

 

[Am1n-]

If you're looking to do FM (fewest moves) then Ryan Heise is by far the best. But it takes a long time to master.

If you mean linear FM yes. You can get pretty awesome linear FM solves with that. Same goes for Roux (try to work the cube different angles and you may go really lucky with this one ...)

But seriously, for FM you are better off using skeleton + insertion kind of approach. In short, do not use speedsolving methods for awesome fm solving

Per

Does anyone use Heise for speedsolving? I almost completed "learning" the method and intend to use it for speedcubing?