Waffle's Roux Tutorial

[waffle=ijm]

ive been practicing the first 2 1x2x3 blocks and it takes me about 30 seconds. I feel like im doing somthing wrong...

if you are taking an f2l approach it's wrong. other than that block building does take a while to get used to.

 

[mouse_addict]

im just doing it completely intuitively is there a certain technique to it?

 

[waffle=ijm]

im just doing it completely intuitively is there a certain technique to it?

not really. just wing it. and you'll get used to it. it's not like you'll get sub-6 after x amount of solves. It really takes time to get used to

my approach is making a 1x2x2 then expand to 1x2x3.

 

[koreancuber]

I might look into this Roux method. Thanks for the effort.

 

[Haste_cube]

arghhh it seems that my L6E is slowing down
it takes me 3~7s to solve the cube from the fourth step
If only I could finished the L6E in 3s then my avg would be around 17s

 

[miniGOINGS]

I am seriously considering taking up Roux again.

 

[mouse_addict]

thanks waffle ive solved it a couple of time now all thats left is to memorize some algorithms... yay

 

[jms_gears1]

thanks waffle ive solved it a couple of time now all thats left is to memorize some algorithms... yay

algs are amazingly easy to learn, its fun..

 

[miniGOINGS]

I heart Roux. I think I'm going to rewatch these vids again when I get home. Or now. Or next class.

 

[negative_earth]

so... what about hybrids? ^_^

i find it's "easy" to build the blocks in "half" cross and f2l

i just can't stand the "coolness" of using M slices

 

[crazyasianskills]

I cant figure out which colors I should have on top and bottom or what. My recognition is all messed up. I feel like I should have white on bottom like always. But Im trying not to take an F2L approach.

 

[waffle=ijm]

I cant figure out which colors I should have on top and bottom or what. My recognition is all messed up. I feel like I should have white on bottom like always. But Im trying not to take an F2L approach.

for M-slice EO, either the U color or the D color can be on U or D. Anything else is misoriented

If you have a hard time cycling until oriented look of the case you have below and apply the alg

2 wrong:
UF/UB M' U M U' M' U M'
DF/DB M U M U' M' U M'
UF/DB M' U M' U M U M'
UL/UB M' U M' U2 M' U M'

4 wrong:
All Top Layer: M' U2 M' U2 M' U M'
UR/UL/DF/DB M U2 M' U2 M' U M'
UL/UF/UR/DF M' U M'
UL/UB/DF/DB M2 U' M' U M'

6 wrong:
All of 'em: M' U M' U M U M' U2 M' U M'

 

[miniGOINGS]

...Waffle, you got me into the habit of Yellow on U...

But I actually do think that it has fast recog for L6E like that.

 

[Haste_cube]

...Waffle, you got me into the habit of Yellow on U...

But I actually do think that it has fast recog for L6E like that.

o really? hmm my yellow face always on L or R face, so the U face will be green, blue, red, or orange..
maybe I'll try yellow on U face later

 

[kunz]

thanks a ton im still learning some algs but im at 35 seconds (as opposed to 46 with Friedrich)

 

[miniGOINGS]

thanks a ton im still learning some algs but im at 35 seconds (as opposed to 46 with Friedrich)

Remember, blocks are more important than full CMLL. I got sub-22 at one point, and Waffle can get sub-20 with 2 look, a lot of others could do much better.

 

[nlCuber22]

owaitijustrealizedthatrouxare

 

[kunz]

i do my first block by placing the three edges then the remaining 2 corner pieces is that weird:confused: i tried out a lot of ways of doing it but that seems like the fastest for me

i also use one pll that comes up occasionally im not trying to mix methods but it just occurred to me and i already knew the alg

 

[miniGOINGS]

i do my first block by placing the three edges then the remaining 2 corner pieces is that weird:confused: i tried out a lot of ways of doing it but that seems like the fastest for me

Gilles doesn't recommend that because it usually wastes a lot of moves.

 

[kunz]

the way that waffle explains it (1x1x2 block) feels awkward to do what other ways are there to do it?