I be a Megaminx noob

[Narraeson]

I'm new to Megaminx solving. I can solve it sure enough, but I see the amount of LL algs and just get scared... Anyone recommend an order of memorizing them and/or tips for recognition?

 

[Alcuber]

I'm new to Megaminx solving. I can solve it sure enough, but I see the amount of LL algs and just get scared... Anyone recommend an order of memorizing them and/or tips for recognition?

Lancethblueknight has a tutorial his LL algs are really easy

 

[Narraeson]

That's what I'm using now.. I mean the http://sites.google.com/site/permuteramera/home algs.

 

[Alcuber]

That's what I'm using now.. I mean the http://sites.google.com/site/permuteramera/home algs.

What do you average? About 10 minutes? I wouldn't worry about them yet

 

[Narraeson]

Well, I got it two days ago. Haven't timed myself yet, but I'm guessing 6-10 minutes ._.

 

[bobthegiraffemonkey]

OLL is easy enough to do 2-look, especially since a lot of 3x3x3 algs transfer. PLL can be done edges then corners using just 3-cycles, though 1-look CPLL is a little harder (some cases are kinda hard to recognise, but that just improves with practice). I'm not sure anyone uses 2-look LL on minx, and 1-look PLL isn't common. I get decent times with 4-look LL so there aren't too many to learn to get fast.

 

[Narraeson]

I only know 1 corner alg on PLL (my brother only taught me the one from Fridrich, counterclockwise one). How do you do D? The alg is x R2 D2 R U R' D2 R U' R

 

[blade740]

megaminx LL is pretty easy. Use FRUR'U'F' for EO, sune for EP, niklas for CO, and [R'D'R,U] type commutators for CP. I have learned exactly zero megaminx algs and can average around 2:30.

 

[Tyjet66]

I only know 1 corner alg on PLL (my brother only taught me the one from Fridrich, counterclockwise one). How do you do D? The alg is x R2 D2 R U R' D2 R U' R

Both D occurrences are D2 so it doesn't matter which way you turn it.

 

[Narraeson]

Both D occurrences are D2 so it doesn't matter which way you turn it.

I don't mean on the 3x3, I mean Megaminx...


Timed myself, 6:49.01

megaminx LL is pretty easy. Use FRUR'U'F' for EO, sune for EP, niklas for CO, and [R'D'R,U] type commutators for CP. I have learned exactly zero megaminx algs and can average around 2:30.

I don't know any acronyms... EO? EP? CO? CP?
I also don't know what niklas is...

 

[Shortey]

I don't mean on the 3x3, I mean Megaminx...


Timed myself, 6:49.01




I don't know any acronyms... EO? EP? CO? CP?
I also don't know what niklas is...

EO - Edge Orientation
EP - Edge Permutation
CO - Corner Orientation
CP - Corner Permutation

Niklas - R U' L' U R' U' L

 

[Narraeson]

EO - Edge Orientation
EP - Edge Permutation
CO - Corner Orientation
CP - Corner Permutation

Niklas - R U' L' U R' U' L

Uh.. Are you sure you wrote Niklas down correctly? It doesn't do anything for me..

Edit- Nevermind, 3x3 alg... How would it be translated to Megaminx?

 

[Shortey]

Do the Ls with the 'back-left'-layer. Get it?

 

[Narraeson]

Do the Ls with the 'back-left'-layer. Get it?

Oh ok... I basically already know this alg. D:

 

[Kynit]

I'm not very fast, but I can solve minxes using something similar to the Heise LL; solve all the edges intuitively, then commutate the corners. It's relatively slow but has literally no learning time if you already know commutators.

 

[dimwmuni]

If you can solve the megaminx just practice practice practice. I use 2 look Oll and 2 look Pll and I am considered good at megaminx. Don't worry about doing the last layer quickly yet, worry about the rest of the solve since that is the bulk of the solve. If you don't already know F2L for 3x3x3 learn it and apply the concept to megaminx and you will see you times decrease very quickly.

 

[Narraeson]

I know CFOP, F2L isn't a problem.

 

[dimwmuni]

I know CFOP, F2L isn't a problem.

Alright so just sit down and do a bunch of solves and you will see yourself getting better.
I remember when I started practicing megaminx I dropped from 4 minutes to 2 and a half minutes in a week or so.

 

[KboyForeverB]

i avg 2:30, I never prac tise mega. I use LTBK's tutorial