How does lettering translate to BLD memo to execution?

[freshcuber]

I've read pretty much every recent BLD thread, looked into all the memo methods and read as many pages as I could find but I don't understand how lettering the cube then works into memo. I know this is probably extremely noobish and one of the biggest keys to BLD which is why I'm asking. How do I letter the cube? How does that help me memorize it? I plan on using roman rooms for my memo method and Old Pochmann to start. Please only reply of you have something constructive to contribute. Thanks in advance and if there are any things that need clarification I'll do my best to answer them.

 

[Zane_C]

So first you need to label the cube of course, lets say you get the letters: fxghfsdg.
You can either use pairs or not use pairs to create your images, if you were using pairs it could be like this: You walk into the room in this order you come across a fox, ghost, fish, dog. Don't know if that contributed?
So for FoX you'll know that it is the letters F and X, so shoot to those targets.

 

[freshcuber]

I just letter the cube however I choose? Do I then permute the sticker colors or the letters of the cubie?

 

[Zane_C]

Yes it's your choice how you letter the cube, then you just apply your memo to the cube. So if UL was labelled with the letter "F", and DL was labelled with the letter "X". You'll shoot to those pieces for FoX.

 

[freshcuber]

Do I letter the cubies or the stickers?

 

[cmhardw]

I don't know whether this will help much right now, but there is a standardized lettering scheme, Speffz which most of us use when talking about pieces. The cube on the Wiki page is a 7x7x7, but if you imagine the groups are just corners on a 2x2x2, then it would work to label a 2x2x2 as well.

Let's take our 2x2x2 and scramble it using: F

Let's assume that your buffer corner is URF. You can choose any corner you want, but for this example we'll use URF.

The piece in URF after the scramble is the UFL corner. Not only that, but the L face sticker of UFL is in the U position of URF. In Speffz the L face sticker of the UFL corner is lettered F. So in the buffer location we have the sticker F.

Now go to the actual F sticker location, LUF, and notice that it is the D face sticker of DLF. In Speffz this is the letter U. So our memo so far is FU. Now we look in the U sticker location, DLF, and we see the R face sticker of the RDF piece. In Speffz this is lettered P. So our memo so far is FUP. Lastly the RDF location has the U sticker for URF. This, in Speffz, is C, which is the buffer corner and we don't memorize it because we know we are done.

So the memo for a 2x2x2, in Speffz, scrambled with the turn F is FUP.

Now you can use your 2 cycle method, or 3 cycle method to solve. Any other blindfolded memorization phase would go roughly similarly. Hope this helps.

 

[Zane_C]

The stickers, you don't have to label your buffers. You'll end up with: 22 edge letters and 21 corner letters.

 

[freshcuber]

So I would re-use letters for my edges and corners? And differentiating from edge and corner lettering is just knowing when I'm done with edges before moving on to corners?

 

[cmhardw]

So I would re-use letters for my edges and corners?

Yes.

And differentiating from edge and corner lettering is just knowing when I'm done with edges before moving on to corners?

Yes.

 

[freshcuber]

I just went through the example in your above post.


Would lettering my cube with something like an expo marker and the writing down my memo at first while doing sighted solves be helpful? Also, do you know if anybody has an example BLD solve video with how they memorized the cube?

 

[Julian]

Is this only for roman rooms?

 

[Zane_C]

Would lettering my cube with something like an expo marker and the writing down my memo at first while doing sighted solves be helpful?

I would suggest writing down your memo on paper than executing while only looking at your notes and not the cube. Because you want to be working on your execution and letter translation before the actual memorising phase.

 

[freshcuber]

Should I use uppercase letters like A, B, and C for corners and then lowercase ones, a, b, c, for edges while writing it down?

 

[Zane_C]

That's not very necessary, your going to be either executing all your edges first or all your corners first so it shouldn't be hard to distinguish them. You can just start a new line when you switch to the corners/edges.

 

[freshcuber]

But lettering the cube is a good idea?

 

[Zane_C]

No, just memorise your lettering scheme. Ideally your letters should be in a specific pattern, so it shouldn't be that difficult to memorise.

 

[cmhardw]

I just went through the example in your above post.


Would lettering my cube with something like an expo marker and the writing down my memo at first while doing sighted solves be helpful?

I think this could definitely be helpful. Just don't plan to use it in competition:

3e1) The stickers/tiles/textures/paint may show an image (in one colour), as long as all stickers/tiles/textures/paint of a colour have the image and the same image.

However, I think doing something like this could be a very good way to learn your lettering scheme very quickly.

Also, do you know if anybody has an example BLD solve video with how they memorized the cube?

I don't know of one, but perhaps others reading this thread do?

 

[freshcuber]

I'm debating between labeling my corners individually by doing each on clockwise so the ULB would have A for U, B for F and C for the L face, or doing each face clockwise so it would start in ULB with A on top. Then go to URB and have B on top ect ect. Then I would start on the F face with UFL have F as E and them continuing on as such.


Yes I would only have my cube lettered until I was used to my lettering scheme. I know badmephisto has a BLD tutorial. I watched it a long time ago. Should I look into it again? I know for memo he used the cubes color scheme for letters so with yellow on top and green in front URF would be YRB

 

[cmhardw]

I'm debating between labeling my corners individually by doing each on clockwise so the ULF would have A for U, B for F and C for the L face, or doing each face clockwise so it would start in ULB with A on top. Them got to URB and have B on top ect ect. Then I would start on the F face with UFL have F as E and them continuing on as such.

Letter your cube in a way that makes the most sense to you. As far as I am aware, no one uses the Speffz scheme exactly as it is for their own personal solving. Think of Speffz as the common tongue spoken in Lord of the Rings. It's basically a way that you can talk to other BLD cubers about the solve you just had in a short, easy way that everyone would understand.

Yes I would only have my cube lettered until I was used to my lettering scheme

If you feel it would help you, then I say go for it.

 

[freshcuber]

I edited my last post. Not sure if you saw it.

So Speffz can be applied to 3x3 and all other puzzles?