Easy / Lucky / Hard / Weird scrambles Thread

[Rubixcubematt]

very nice double x-cross on d, but the double was by accident . Didn't realize that it was a double, and took a while to recog OLL. 10.95 U2 B L2 U2 F' L F' D L' F' D' L2 D' R F2 B U2 F R B2 R2 F' B' U2 B'

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cross- y L2 D' R2 D' R'
F2L 1- U' R U2 R' U R U' R'
F2L 2- U2 L' U L
OLL- U2 cbb writing out the case
PLL- Y perm

 

[cincyaviation]

F' R D' L' U' D R2 U2 L U2 F' B2 R2 L' B' U R2 D' B' F' D' F' R2 U' L2

Easy and obvious x-cross. The rest of the solve was pretty easy too.

i think you mean double x cross, unless you didn't see that other pair staring you in the face

 

[Evan Liu]

F' R D' L' U' D R2 U2 L U2 F' B2 R2 L' B' U R2 D' B' F' D' F' R2 U' L2

Easy and obvious x-cross. The rest of the solve was pretty easy too.

i think you mean double x cross, unless you didn't see that other pair staring you in the face

I did see it, but I thought the x-cross was easier; the pair was preserved anyway with my solution, resulting in a 3-move insertion.

 

[Sa967St]

cross on U: U2 L R D' U2 R F R2 B2 U' B2 U' L2 D B2 L2 F B R' B2 R U' L U F'
from qqtimer

 

[Jai]

Cross on U: F R2 U2 L U2 B2 D L' U' L D' L F B D2 B' U2 B F2 U2 L2 F L' U2 B2
I got 14.02 OH.

 

[nccube]

I once got R F2 in 2x2 by CCT

I did 0.49

 

[Dene]

This 7x7 scramble was hilarious: 2U2 2B' R U2 2B' 3F' 3R F L2 2D' 2L' U' 2B' 3F2 2F2 R2 U2 2B2 B' 3U' B' 2U' 3L' F U2 2L2 B2 R 2U2 3U 2F' 2B B U2 3U 3L 2L' D2 2U' 3U' 3F2 L2 B2 2F' 3U R2 3F2 U 3F U' B2 D2 2L 3F2 3L' 2F' 2D' 2B2 D2 F L 2U' D' 2D2 2F' L 2D 2B2 2R' 3L 2D 2L 2R' 2U2 R 2F 3R L2 B' 2L2 3R F2 2R 3F' 3L2 D' 3L' U2 2F2 D' 2U' 3L 3R' 2D 3L'

 

[Toad]

u=1,d=0 / u=0,d=-1 / u=-1,d=3 / u=-1,d=2 / u=-1 / u=-1 / u=6 / u=1 / u=6 / d=-1 / dUUd

I got 11.40, PB atm.

Would like some decent solvers to try it cos I'm not really sure how lucky this is...?

 

[IamWEB]

B R D2 B2 L' F' D L R B D B' F2 U B2 F R' D U' R B F2 R L' U'

Cross on U.

See what you can make of this, many tempting options.

I got 11.96, I lucked out because my 4th pair ended up being made, and I think my LL was cool.

 

[Olivér Perge]

u=1,d=0 / u=0,d=-1 / u=-1,d=3 / u=-1,d=2 / u=-1 / u=-1 / u=6 / u=1 / u=6 / d=-1 / dUUd

I got 11.40, PB atm.

Would like some decent solvers to try it cos I'm not really sure how lucky this is...?

I guess I'm decent, it is very lucky for the edges.

I would consider it as a lucky scramble, though I don't know any "official" barrier for that. (Btw, I didn't time it should be around 7-8 seconds.)

I think you should call it a lucky PB. You are in the improving period, I'm sure you are going to beat this with a non lucky solve and also you are going to beat my ass at Bristol.

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

I once got R F2 in 2x2 by CCT

I did 0.49

Lol.

@randomtoad: 6.92

 

[Toad]

u=1,d=0 / u=0,d=-1 / u=-1,d=3 / u=-1,d=2 / u=-1 / u=-1 / u=6 / u=1 / u=6 / d=-1 / dUUd

I got 11.40, PB atm.

Would like some decent solvers to try it cos I'm not really sure how lucky this is...?

I guess I'm decent, it is very lucky for the edges.

I would consider it as a lucky scramble, though I don't know any "official" barrier for that. (Btw, I didn't time it should be around 7-8 seconds.)

I think you should call it a lucky PB. You are in the improving period, I'm sure you are going to beat this with a non lucky solve and also you are going to beat my ass at Bristol.

@randomtoad: 6.92

Ok cheers guys

@Oliver: I'm not going to Bristol Spring but once I'm at uni in September I'll hopefully be able to go to loads of comps and fingers crossed get the clock NR

 

[Toad]

Sorry for double post but just got this, mad edges!!

u=0,d=2 / u=0,d=1 / u=3,d=-5 / u=0,d=-5 / u=2 / u=3 / u=-3 / u=-3 / u=2 / d=-4 / UUUd

I 100% screwed up so DNFed it lol

 

[ben1996123]

Just got this from CCT, (optimal scramble this time) whilst racing blake4512

F2 R2 U2 R U' F U

I got 1.34 non lucky

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z2 U' R' U R' F2 R2 U2

Forced OLL skip, normally I would do y R U R', but I saw I could force the OLL skip. I looked ahead in inspection and saw I had a checker pattern PBL.

 

[MTGjumper]

L2 R' F' U R B' D2 U2 L' D2 U R D U R' D' U' F L' B U' L' R F2 U2

z2 y' U' R2 U2 F' U' F D2

2x cross and preserved pair

 

[Toad]

Just got this from CCT, (optimal scramble this time) whilst racing blake4512

F2 R2 U2 R U' F U

I got 1.34 non lucky

Spoiler

z2 U' R' U R' F2 R2 U2

Forced OLL skip, normally I would do y R U R', but I saw I could force the OLL skip. I looked ahead in inspection and saw I had a checker pattern PBL.

Why is the phrase "non lucky" thrown around so wrongly...?

If you're putting this in the easy scrambles thread then it really is not non-lucky. Maybe "full step" (even though it wasn't) but certainly not "non lucky".

 

[Todd]

Jnetcube gave me this:

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

5 move cross followed by the easiest F2L I have ever seen with a PLL skip after one of the shortest OLLs.

 

[whauk]

Cross on U: F R2 U2 L U2 B2 D L' U' L D' L F B D2 B' U2 B F2 U2 L2 F L' U2 B2
I got 14.02 OH.

i got 14.63 (OH too). and i think its my first sub15 with N-perm (its not very fast)

 

[ben1996123]

Petrus anyone?

D2 R B2 F2 R2 D2 L2 U2 R' B' U2 B U2 B' D2 B F' D' U2 L2 R D B F' L

Got this from CCT (still racing blake lol), first 3x3 scramble we got

Lol 1 move X cross, R2 (Cross colour on bottom)

EDIT: I got 14.59, good solve for me.

 

[CharlieCooper]

Petrus anyone?

D2 R B2 F2 R2 D2 L2 U2 R' B' U2 B U2 B' D2 B F' D' U2 L2 R D B F' L

Got this from CCT (still racing blake lol), first 3x3 scramble we got

Lol 1 move X cross, R2 (Cross colour on bottom)

EDIT: I got 14.59, good solve for me.

12.43

Same OLL and PLL as my 10 official

The block was also good because I got rid of my bad edges at the same time as putting the last pieces in.