Waffle's Roux Tutorial

[miniGOINGS]

miniGOINGS is starting to confuse me...and I thought I was a roux solver.

Maybe you should post your solves.

i'd need scrambles for that.

Your example solves helps a lot!
I give you more srambles
1.) U2 M' U M' U M2 U2 M' U2 M2 U2 M' U M2 U2 M U M2 U2 M U M2 U2 M' U2
2.) U' M2 U' M2 U2 M' U2 M' U' M2 U2 M U M U2 M2 U M' U' M' U' M U M2 U2
3.) M' U M' U M U2 M' U' M2 U M2 U M' U2 M' U2 M2 U2 M' U M U2 M2 U M

 

[ArcticxWolf]

10 hours later, I have finally broken sub 50 T_T.

By complicated, i meant the block building part. It's so...uncomfortable, haha.

usually, i'll line up green with white (like in the tutorial), then create the 2 f2l pairs, insert them, then line up blue with white and repeat.
It seems incredibly slow compared to the block building techniques in your sample solves, but I can't seem to find similar cases in my own solves ><

I think it's the block building which is really slowing me down. step 4 takes me about 10-15 seconds, which means i spend something like, 30 seconds block building...:fp

 

[waffle=ijm]

Your example solves helps a lot!
I give you more srambles
1.) U2 M' U M' U M2 U2 M' U2 M2 U2 M' U M2 U2 M U M2 U2 M U M2 U2 M' U2
2.) U' M2 U' M2 U2 M' U2 M' U' M2 U2 M U M U2 M2 U M' U' M' U' M U M2 U2
3.) M' U M' U M U2 M' U' M2 U M2 U M' U2 M' U2 M2 U2 M' U M U2 M2 U M

1) First Solution
2)Second solution
3)last one.

 

[JLarsen]

I think someone here might need to be a little more independent =x

 

[miniGOINGS]

Your example solves helps a lot!
I give you more srambles
1.) U2 M' U M' U M2 U2 M' U2 M2 U2 M' U M2 U2 M U M2 U2 M U M2 U2 M' U2
2.) U' M2 U' M2 U2 M' U2 M' U' M2 U2 M U M U2 M2 U M' U' M' U' M U M2 U2
3.) M' U M' U M U2 M' U' M2 U M2 U M' U2 M' U2 M2 U2 M' U M U2 M2 U M

1) First Solution
2)Second solution
3)last one.

Is my step 4 starting to be better than yours?

 

[waffle=ijm]

Is my step 4 starting to be better than yours?

Meh, I don't know. Move Count vs. Speed...I think you can win move count. And you're starting catch up on speed.

 

[miniGOINGS]

Is my step 4 starting to be better than yours?

Meh, I don't know. Move Count vs. Speed...I think you can win move count. And you're starting catch up on speed.

Yea, but my broken finger means that I'm wristing all M moves now.

 

[waffle=ijm]

Is my step 4 starting to be better than yours?

Meh, I don't know. Move Count vs. Speed...I think you can win move count. And you're starting catch up on speed.

Yea, but my broken finger means that I'm wristing all M moves now.

we'll see soon enough.

 

[miniGOINGS]

Just did an average of 50 for step 4 (with inspection) and got: 4.3439583333333333333333333333333.

 

[ArcticxWolf]

How can you possibly have the patience to do an average of 50...

 

[Muesli]

What is this "Rowcks" method?

 

[JLarsen]

What is this "Rowcks" method?

Hahahaha I can't tell if this is a serious question or not. I'll just assume it is, and say someone thinks Roux is pronounced like Rocks. Most likely a youtube video, from someone who barely has experience with the method.

 

[miniGOINGS]

How can you possibly have the patience to do an average of 50...

Well, for one, it's physio for my finger. While I was doing them, I noticed that my times kept getting faster and faster. I continued because it was practice, and now my Step 4 is faster than it used to be. I was also using it as a way to regain recognition. You should try it.

 

[waffle=ijm]

What is this "Rowcks" method?

actually Rewks.

anyway I'm still doing like 3.2 on step 4.

 

[piemaster]

Petrus for pwnage.

 

[miniGOINGS]

What is this "Rowcks" method?

actually Rewks.

anyway I'm still doing like 3.2 on step 4.

3.2? Are you kidding? I'm at like 4.3 and you're at 3.2? That is fast. I give up.

 

[piemaster]

If you give up, then join me.

 

[miniGOINGS]

If you give up, then join me.

Well, I am considering learning more about Petrus and ZZ. For ZZ, the EOline scares me, for Petrus, it's the inspection and recognition. I'll give them a try though.

 

[cardsNcubes]

For ZZ, the EOline scares me,

EOLine really isn't that bad one you get the hang of recognition. As a tip, you may want to look into Step 4 (I believe, it's the 'bad edges' step) of Petrus. That helped me get the hang of the EO part.

Also, I know it's long overdue, but Waffle, your Roux tutorial rocks.

 

[miniGOINGS]

For ZZ, the EOline scares me,

EOLine really isn't that bad one you get the hang of recognition. As a tip, you may want to look into Step 4 (I believe, it's the 'bad edges' step) of Petrus. That helped me get the hang of the EO part.

Also, I know it's long overdue, but Waffle, your Roux tutorial rocks.

Here are my thoughts on ZZ:

1. EOline looks intimidating
2. Very good blockbuilding
3. Multiple ways of finishing the cube allowing freedom of choice

Petrus:

1. EO doesn't look that hard, but virtually no inspection for recognition
2. Blockbuilding isn't that fun on Petrus
3. Multiple ways of finishing the cube allowing freedom of choice

So overall, ZZ has the edge for me.