[Video] Set of FAST rotationless F2L inserts

[teller]

(M U' R' U2 R U R' U' r) is fun =3

R' U' R U' (f U R2 U' f')

hehe...

 

[Thunderbolt]

Holy cow!
Really nice algs.

 

[Godmil]

The new ones are brilliant, I'm going to force myself to use them now.

 

[riffz]

God I hate learning new F2L algs but these are so NICE!

 

[coulenez]

R' U' R U' (f U R2 U' f')

hehe...

x' F2' R' F R2 U' R' U2 F U' ? (same ZBF2L case)
(R' U R U')2 B U' B' ?

 

[Godmil]

x' F2' R' F R2 U' R' U2 F U' ? (same ZBF2L case)
(R' U R U')2 B U' B' ?

Small aside, do you use full ZBF2L? What do you do then for the rest of the last layer?

 

[coulenez]

Small aside, do you use full ZBF2L? What do you do then for the rest of the last layer?

Full ZBF2L, COLL and PLL.
I've been using OLLs but I forgot some cases. It's like a F2LL subset for me now
I wanna start learning ZBLL (not soon) and some F2LL cases. So much stuff.

 

[Godmil]

Full ZBF2L, COLL and PLL.

Interesting, thanks for the info, I wasn't aware of anyone using full ZBF2L.

 

[Chrisalead]

I wonder, is it possible to solve the F2L (in CFOP) with only R, U and r rotations ? I know that it's impossible (well depends on the scramble ^^) with only R and U turns (2 gen <R, U>) but if we add the double layer turns ?

 

[cubernya]

Without rotations, no. R U and r turns only "allow access" to 2 slots on the right.

 

[teller]

x' F2' R' F R2 U' R' U2 F U' ? (same ZBF2L case)
(R' U R U')2 B U' B' ?

Hmm...

(R' U R U') R' U R' F R F' R

 

[teller]

We could make a game out of this.

Someone post a setup for a weird F2L encounter, and we all chime in with different solutions. When we get bored, someone posts a new one.

I'll start. Setup: R2 U2 F R2 F' U2 R2

 

[cubernya]

I get this one all the time lol

d R' U2 R U2 R' U R

 

[macky]

http://cubefreak.net/speed/advancedf2l/q.php#qf
The good one, besides the one teller gave, is (U')R'FRUR'U'F'R and the mirror for the back slots. (U)BRB'R'B' is also interesting for empty slot.

We could make a game out of this.

Someone post a setup for a weird F2L encounter, and we all chime in with different solutions. When we get bored, someone posts a new one.

I'll start. Setup: R2 U2 F R2 F' U2 R2

I played this a lot last summer, so a challenge: Find reasonable ones that aren't on my site! http://cubefreak.net/speed/advancedf2l/s.php#sf

 

[Joël]

Hello everybody,

I am sorry for the bump, but I found this new finger trick that I wanted to share, and this does seem like the right thread for what I want to talk about.

I was just cubing while waiting in a traffic jam yesterday, when I found this alg for a nasty F2L Case (both corner and edge in place, but not oriented).

(R' U' R) b' (U' R' U R) b (R' U' R)

I start with my right thumb on the UR sticker, and right middle finger on the DR sticker. This way they are already in position for the b' and b. Push b' down with right thumb, Pull b up with right middle finger. Als U' s are pulled with the left index, the U is pulled with the right index. This way there are no regrips, and it can be done without pauses. Sure, b moves are tricky, but that's what makes it fun .

I hope somebody finds this useful.

P.S.: From another angle, you could also do (R U' R') f (R U R' U') f' (R U' R')

Has anyone else ever seen this?

 

[AvGalen]

I love this "trapped" case.
With one edge oriented on the left there is a very short, but unexpected alg: F' L' U2 L F R U R' (I also use the inverse for the other corner orientation, with one oriented edge on the back)
With one edge misoriented (on the back) I use your (R U' R') f (R U R' U') f' (R U' R')
(feeling pro. Also, all sexymove algs belong to me )

 

[teller]

With that case, I always do this:

(R' U R) f U R2 U' f'

Basically just an eject to set up one of the cases from the OP.

 

[AvGalen]

With that case, I always do this:

(R' U R) f U R2 U' f'

Basically just an eject to set up one of the cases from the OP.

That is the same as F' L' U2 L F R U R', but WAY nicer to execute. I will try to forget about the way I found it and learn this one (and the inverse)

 

[Joël]

With that case, I always do this:

(R' U R) f U R2 U' f'

Basically just an eject to set up one of the cases from the OP.

Thanks for the tip! I am not sure if I can do it from that angle, though..

From another angle, it's L' U L F R U2 R' F', which is more doable for me. Btw, your yt page is very inspiring. You do seems to use a lot of tricks that are a bit risky when under pressure.

I've been playing around with some algs for F2L that I have not considered before. I am not sure if these are well know, but I'd like to share them:

This basic alg inserts a corner in the BR slot: R2 D' R U R' D R U' R. The regular alg is two-gen, but this flows very nicely when D's are done with the left ring.

A lot af variations can be made from this. You can also use a similar alg to insert an edge: R'UR' D' R U R' D R U' R

Or this pair: R2 D' R U2 R' D R U' R

Or this pair: R' U' R' D' R U R' D R U' R

I am really starting to like RUD algs

 

[stoic]

From another angle, you could also do (R U' R') f (R U R' U') f' (R U' R')

A bit shorter: I use R (F U R U' R' F') U' R' for this case.
I find it quite easy to remember as I have it in a matched pair with R U R' (F U R U' R' F') R U R' for the alternate corner orientation.