Waffle's Roux Tutorial

[jms_gears1]

ohh ok i get it now hmm

anyone want to try and generate scrambles for each of the cases so i can see if i understand it? itd be much appreciated. ive been trying to with cube explorer but im not sure what im doing most of the time...

cube explorer cannot do M slices.

i know thats why the scramble up there was not in M slices.
it can still however generate scrambles that can be done with M slices.

either way i would still like scrambles to see if i know what im doing as far as i know i only know from that one position.

 

[jms_gears1]

so for this alg: F2 L2 U2 F2 L2 F2 U2 L' R' D' L D L' R F' L' F U
i did
M' U' M U M' U2 M' U2 M U2 M2 U' M' U2 M' U2 M2 U2 M'

ok so seeing as that solution is horrible and i know i completely just messed up, or at least i think i did, what should i have done diffrently?

 

[waffle=ijm]

so for this alg: F2 L2 U2 F2 L2 F2 U2 L' R' D' L D L' R F' L' F U
i did
M' U' M U M' U2 M' U2 M U2 M2 U' M' U2 M' U2 M2 U2 M'

ok so seeing as that solution is horrible and i know i completely just messed up, or at least i think i did, what should i have done diffrently?

My solution would be

M'
U' M U M U2
M' U2 M U' M2 U2 M' U2 M2

I could find a short solution, but I'm sort of busy right now.

the optimization concept is pretty easy when you know how to preserve the EO from different angles.

 

[miniGOINGS]

Scramble: F2 L2 U2 F2 L2 F2 U2 L' R' D' L D L' R F' L' F U
Right away I do: M' U M' U2 M' U M' U2 M U2 M' U' M2 U2 M U2 M

 

[waffle=ijm]

Scramble: F2 L2 U2 F2 L2 F2 U2 L' R' D' L D L' R F' L' F U
Right away I do: M' U M' U2 M' U M' U2 M U2 M' U' M2 U2 M U2 M

the purpose is find optimum solutions by approaching the EO at a different angle.

 

[miniGOINGS]

Scramble: F2 L2 U2 F2 L2 F2 U2 L' R' D' L D L' R F' L' F U
Right away I do: M' U M' U2 M' U M' U2 M U2 M' U' M2 U2 M U2 M

the purpose is find optimum solutions by approaching the EO at a different angle.

Oh yea.
M' U' M U' M' U2 M' U2 M' U M' U M2 U2 M2 U

 

[waffle=ijm]

This is still shorter. 15 STM

M'
U' M U M U2
M' U2 M U' M2 U2 M' U2 M2

 

[miniGOINGS]

This is still shorter. 15 STM

M'
U' M U M U2
M' U2 M U' M2 U2 M' U2 M2

I was just fooling around with F2L and got this:
M U' M' U M' U M2 U M U2 M2 U2
12 STM

 

[gogozerg]

Scramble: F2 L2 U2 F2 L2 F2 U2 L' R' D' L D L' R F' L' F U
Right away I do: M' U M' U2 M' U M' U2 M U2 M' U' M2 U2 M U2 M

Orientation: M'U'MUM'
Solve UL+UR: U2MU2M'
Last permutation: UMU2
-> 12 moves.

 

[bwatkins]

HEY.

got bored an watched your vids, i can easily sub 30 with Fridrich, but this interesting, you explained the method well, i had no idea what it was an hour or so ago.

Thumbs up!

 

[ArcticxWolf]

Ok well, I took an average amount of time for each step. Any ideas what I should be working on now?

Scramble 1:
First block: 4.32
Second block: 8.98
CMLL(2look): 6.43
EO+ULURpermutation: 3.44
MPermutation: 1.06
TOTAL: 24.23

Scramble 2:
First block: 7.42
Second block: 9.83
CMLL (2look): 5.27
EO+ULURPermutation: 4.03
MPermutation: 3.21 :fp (I did the wrong one T_T)
TOTAL: 29.76

However, this is with lookahead before I actually execute. My averages are usually between 40-50 with roux...I have a feeling its the f2b.

 

[miniGOINGS]

However, this is with lookahead before I actually execute. My averages are usually between 40-50 with roux...I have a feeling its the f2b.

You should be aiming for these breakdowns.
Average Time: (FB)-(SB)-(CMLL)-(LSE)
70: 20-20-10-20
60: 15-20-10-15
50: 10-15-10-15
40: 8-12-8-12
30: 6-9-5-10
25: 5-8-4-8
20: 4-7-3-6
15: 3-5-3-4
10: 2-3-2-3

If you did an average of 12 for each step (without lookahead) I could tell you exactly what you should work on.

 

[StachuK1992]

7.10-6.63-4.45-9.34
for 27.52

my second block has always been faster than my first. I have a special statue strategy.

 

[miniGOINGS]

7.10-6.63-4.45-9.34
for 27.52

my second block has always been faster than my first. I have a special statue strategy.

Explanation?

 

[StachuK1992]

7.10-6.63-4.45-9.34
for 27.52

my second block has always been faster than my first. I have a special statue strategy.

Explanation?

basically, I did an average of 1000 the day I started Roux, for only the second step. I made a quick Python program that gave <r,R,U> scrambles, and went to town.

I have a lot of little tricks that I've memo'd "algs" for.

 

[jms_gears1]

7.10-6.63-4.45-9.34
for 27.52

my second block has always been faster than my first. I have a special statue strategy.

Explanation?

basically, I did an average of 1000 the day I started Roux, for only the second step. I made a quick Python program that gave <r,R,U> scrambles, and went to town.

I have a lot of little tricks that I've memo'd "algs" for.

elaborate?
2B is where i need work

 

[jms_gears1]

Ok well, I took an average amount of time for each step. Any ideas what I should be working on now?

Scramble 1:
First block: 4.32
Second block: 8.98
CMLL(2look): 6.43
EO+ULURpermutation: 3.44
MPermutation: 1.06
TOTAL: 24.23

Scramble 2:
First block: 7.42
Second block: 9.83
CMLL (2look): 5.27
EO+ULURPermutation: 4.03
MPermutation: 3.21 :fp (I did the wrong one T_T)
TOTAL: 29.76

However, this is with lookahead before I actually execute. My averages are usually between 40-50 with roux...I have a feeling its the f2b.

work on your transitions between steps 1-2, 2-3, 4a-4b-4c

ill take a breakdown soonish

 

[jms_gears1]

my BD:
FB-2B-CMLL-LSE

5.78-6.50-3.91-7.04

i need LSE work....
idk how to improve LSE tho....

 

[miniGOINGS]

idk how to improve LSE tho....

Make a cube with 2 fused 1x2x3 blocks.

 

[jms_gears1]

idk how to improve LSE tho....

Make a cube with 2 fused 1x2x3 blocks.

wha...why?