Weekly competition 2008-28

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Warning, there is a problem with the 6x6x6 and 7x7x7 scrambles. Superscript and subscript don't work on the forum to I have to change to 3R2 notation. this means "turn the 3 rightmost layers a half turn"

All current (new) scramblers from the WCA are used.
  • For all 3x3x3 events (including FMC) Cube Explorer was used to generate a random position and provide an inverse scramble (generator) for that position.
  • For all cubes > 3x3x3 (mediumcubes) a "w" means "Wide" so you turn not just the slice, but also the outer layer.
  • For all cubes > 5x5x5 (bigcubes) a subscript number indicates the amount of layers to turn like a wide turn. U3' would mean to turn the the U layer and the 2 layers beneath it (3 in total) counterclockwise.
  • For Megaminx R and D are "double layer moves of the entire megaminx. The U moves are normal U moves, not "double layer" or cube rotations
  • For Square1 the new notation is not entirely clear about when to perform a slice/half-turn. I am assuming that no slice-turns are to be performed at the beginning or the end (unless the scramble begins or ends with (0,0))
  • Clock hasn't changed, but just so you know: UddU u=-1,d=5 would mean Up-Left-pin is Up, Up-Right-pin is Down, Down-Left-pin is Down, Down-Right-pin is Up and that you need to turn a corner that has its pin up rotated counterclockwise by 1 hour and that you need to turn a corner that has its pin down rotated clockwise by 5 hours
  • Pyraminx hasn't changed either, but just so you know: The first (small) letters are for the tips, then come the normal moves
Just to make sure everyone understands: We follow the official WCA rules for all events. Here are some things that people often don't know:
  • For multiple blind you can choose how many cubes you are going to do (let me know if 25 scrambles is not enough). If you choose 5 cubes you have to use the first 5 scrambles.
  • For one-handed you can use both hands during inspection
  • For with feet you can only use feet during inspection
  • For 3x3x3 Fewest Moves there is a 1 hour time limit. (2.5 hours for 4x4x4 Fewest Moves)
  • For Match the scramble you can use a glas (or other construction) so you can easily look at all sides of the cube. You perform the scramble on (solved) cube 1, can use 15 seconds inspection time and the goal is to turn a solved cube into cube 1
  • For relay you have 15 seconds of inspection in total, you can use any order to solve the cubes and the rest of the relay-rules should be obvious
For every event you participate in you will be rewarded points. You will also be rewarded points according to your ranking. Because this is quite a complicated system you can read about it in this thread. The results of the competition will be available as soon as possible after the competition closes in this thread.

If you think other events should be added to this competition you can influence that in the 2008: Other events for Weekly competition thread

This competition starts now and ends tuesday/wednesday nightchange (officialy), but I will only close a competition after the new one is on-line. If a competition doesn't start at tuesday/wednesday nightchange you still get the full 7 days to participate.


2x2x2
1. B2 U R' B' D' F' R' B' L2 U' F R F2 U2 R2 D' F2 U F U' F R2 F R D
2. R2 F R2 B U2 B' L2 D L2 B2 R2 F2 U2 F U L2 B2 D2 F L' U2 L' B' R F'
3. B' R U' R' U2 B R' U' L' B' U' R' F' L F2 D2 L2 U2 R2 U2 B L D L' D'
4. R D' R2 D' L2 U2 F U R' D L D2 L2 U B R' F U R2 D' R B R B R
5. F' D2 F' R' D B' U' L2 B' U' R2 D R U B2 R2 D' F' R2 B R' F U2 F2 D2

3x3x3
1. U2 L2 R2 B' D2 B2 U2 F R2 B U2 F' U F2 L B F D L2 B' U (21f)
2. D U2 L2 F2 U B2 F2 R2 U' R2 U2 B L' F2 D2 R' D' L R2 B' F2 (21f)
3. R U2 L B2 R' U2 B2 L' D2 R D2 F U' F L' R' B L2 B' L U' (21f)
4. B2 U2 B2 L2 B2 F2 D' B2 L2 D2 L' D2 B L2 F U' B2 U2 B U' (20f)
5. R2 B2 U2 F U2 L2 D2 B' U2 F' D2 F2 D' B2 U L' B2 R B D2 F2 (21f)

4x4x4
1. Uw B2 D' U L2 Rw2 R F D B U' B Fw R2 Uw2 B2 Fw2 F2 D Uw U L2 Rw D2 Uw U2 L2 Fw F' Uw2 Rw B F' U2 B2 Fw L' Rw' R' Uw2
2. L' Rw2 R' Fw' L2 R D L B2 Fw2 F2 R B Fw' F Uw' Fw Uw' U Fw F2 L U R2 D2 Uw2 U' L' Rw2 R2 U B' Rw R2 Fw R B' Fw F' D'
3. D B' F' U' F' Rw' B2 R' F D U B' U B L' Rw2 B D2 U2 F' U' B' Fw U' Rw2 D' Uw U F2 R2 Fw F' Uw2 U Rw2 R2 B' L2 Rw' Fw2
4. D' Uw2 U L Rw2 D2 L R F' L' Rw2 R2 B F D' Rw2 B2 F' Rw R2 F' D Uw' U L Uw' U' Rw' B' Fw' D B2 D F2 L F' Uw' Rw2 Fw' Rw2
5. Uw' F Uw Fw' Uw F' U2 F' R F2 L B U' L2 Rw' R Fw2 F' D2 Uw' U' B L R D2 R' Fw' F' Rw2 Uw' R2 B Uw2 U' Rw' B2 Rw2 Uw' L2 Rw

5x5x5
1. B2 Bw2 Fw2 L R' B2 Dw2 Rw' Dw' Lw Dw Uw2 L B2 F' Lw' Rw R' D' Uw' U2 Fw' F D Dw2 Uw2 U' Lw2 Uw' L2 Dw U' Lw2 Fw L2 Rw2 R2 F Rw Dw2 Fw Lw D Dw' Uw' L2 D B Bw' F2 D2 B2 Dw2 B U B2 Fw' F2 D' Uw2
2. D' Dw Uw U L2 Fw2 D' Bw2 U F' R B' Bw F' L' Lw Fw' D' Dw2 Uw' L' D' Dw U' L2 Uw' L2 Rw' R2 U Rw2 Uw' U2 F' U B' Bw2 Fw F2 L' B2 D Uw B2 D' Uw2 U Lw Rw' D' Uw U' Fw2 R D2 Dw' Uw U2 B' Bw'
3. Fw Lw2 R B' U Bw' Fw' F Uw2 L Fw' F U' F L Lw2 R' Fw Dw' Lw Dw U Rw' R' Fw' Rw' Bw' L Lw' B' Fw' Dw' Lw' Fw' L' Lw D2 L2 U Bw2 Rw2 Bw2 F2 Rw' Fw2 R2 D2 Uw' U2 L2 Rw Uw F' L2 Fw R2 Uw Lw2 R2 Dw
4. L Rw F D Bw' L D2 Rw' R' D Dw Lw Rw Uw' Lw' Rw' R D R' U2 R D U2 Rw' B' F Rw2 R' Dw' Uw2 U2 L2 Bw' Fw' L2 B' Fw Uw2 Rw R2 Uw' Lw D2 Dw' Uw U Bw2 Dw Uw2 B2 Fw F' Uw' R2 F2 L' Rw' R Bw R'
5. L' Rw R' F Lw2 D2 U2 Fw' F' R2 Fw D' Bw D2 Dw Uw U2 B' Bw' L Dw2 L2 Lw2 Rw R2 Fw2 Uw2 Rw Dw' R2 Uw2 Fw' Uw L2 Dw' Lw D2 Rw2 Fw2 D Dw2 Uw' U' Bw2 Rw' B2 D2 Dw' Lw' Bw2 Fw F D Dw2 Lw Fw Rw B' R Bw'

6x6x6
1. 3R 2D' 3F F2 2U2 L2 R U2 L' L2 3U2 F2 L2 R U L 3R D' 3F2 2U' F' L 2F2 D2 2L' R2 3F2 F2 3U2 2L2 3F2 3U' L 2F' F' 3U2 2U' U' B F2 R 2F2 R 3U L2 F D2 D2 3U' U2 U B2 3F2 F' U2 U 2B' 3F2 2F' 3U L2 U L 2D2 L' 3R2 D' 3F R B2 2B2 2F2 3U 2U' B2 2B2 3F 2F' F' 3U'
2. B' 2B2 3F' D2 R' 2B2 D2 B2 3U B' 2L2 2B2 3R2 3U' F2 F' 2L2 U L 3R 2B2 D' R2 D 2D' F 2D2 2B' F 3R' 2 B2 B2 D2 L' 2 U2 2F2 2L2 3R 3F2 D' 2D' 2U2 U R2 R' 2B2 F2 D' 2U' B2 3F' 2F' 3U 2L' U2 B' 2B' 3F' D' F2 2 B2 D2 3U' R2 D 2U' 3R' B2 U L2 3R' R2 R' 2D2 3R B2 F'
3. 3R2 U' F2 2U' B' L2 F' L' 2 U B 3F U2 B2 2F2 2R' R' 3U2 B' 2F2 2R' 2B' 3F' 3U2 2L2 R2 D2 2U2 B D' 3R' D2 2B' 2D2 B' B2 D2 B F' L 2D' F' L 3R2 2F' 2U' 3R 2 B2 L' R 2B' 2F2 L2 U 3F D 2L' 2U2 B' 2L2 2U2 B' 2U' U' F L2 2B2 F2 F' 2D2 2F' F' U 2F' F2 D2 2L' 3F' 2F'
4. 2R' 3F 3R' B2 D2 B2 2B' 3F L' 2 2B' 3U2 L2 3R' 2R' D' B2 2F2 3U' U F2 L' 2L2 D2 2L' 2R' D2 3F' 2L' U2 F' D2 L' 2D2 3U2 U' 2F2 F' L 2L' 2 3F2 R2 D2 L L2 3R 3U L2 3R 2 2U' L2 2D2 L' U2 B' 3F' F2 F2 L' 3F 2D' 2L' 2R' 3F2 3R 2B' F2 D 2D' 3F' D' 3R2 U L2 3F' 2F' 2D2 3F
5. 2F2 R F2 R F R2 U2 B' 2B2 3F2 2F2 F' D2 3R 2F2 U' B2 2L' 2 2D2 2B' R2 F2 D2 B L U 2L2 2U2 3R' B B2 3F2 2F2 F2 3R2 R2 2D' 2 U2 2B2 2L2 2 R 2U' B' D 2D2 3U 2U2 U2 3F 2D2 U2 2R' D' 2U' 3F2 R2 3U' 2B' F' D D2 3R2 3U 2U' 2L' R2 D2 F2 3U2 R2 2U' U 2 B F2 2U' B2

7x7x7
1. F 2U' R' D2 2D' F 2D' 2B' 2F' U F2 2 R' 2D' L2 3R' U2 R 2B2 3F2 L 2L' D2 B2 3R D2 B' F2 3L 3F D 3B2 2U' 2L2 3L' B' 2R' 3F' F L 3L R' D' 3D2 2U' U2 L2 3L2 U2 R' B' B2 3B2 3F' D2 3U U' F' 2L2 B R2 3B' R' 3D' R2 2B2 3F 3L2 2B' 2D2 2U' 2L2 R' 2D' 3B' 3F2 F2 3R2 2D2 3B2 3U' L F2 L' 3R' 2B2 3F2 F2 2U' 2B2 F 3D' U2 U2 3F' 2F' F2 2D' 3F2 R2
2. 3D B 2B2 3B 2L' 3L 2R' R2 2B2 3L' 2 3D2 L' L2 B 2B2 3F R2 D D2 3U2 U2 U 2R' 3D U2 L2 2L' 3L 3R' 3B2 3F' 3R F2 3D' 3U2 2L' D2 R2 2B2 2D2 R B2 2L' 3D' 2B2 3F' 2L' D2 3D' 3U2 2F2 2D2 L 2L' 3L 3R2 U' L2 R' 3F' 2F2 L 3R' 3B' 2L2 3L2 F2 3R' U2 L' 3R' R' 3U B2 3R2 2F2 3L' 3R R2 3D U2 B 3B 3F R 2F' L2 2 D' 3R' U R 2D2 3L D L2 3L R2 3U2
3. L2 2L2 3U2 B' 2B' 2L' D' 2B' F2 3R' U2 2F' F' 2L2 2D' 3R D 2D' 2B' 3B' R U2 U' B2 L R' B 2F2 3R2 2F2 3D B2 3L2 3F2 R' 3D2 3U 3R 2B2 2U2 3L2 3R' R2 B F D 3B2 2F2 3D' 3R2 3D' 2F' 3L D2 3R B 2B2 3B2 3F 2F' F2 3R 2F' 3D' U2 F2 3U 3B2 3U' 3R2 2B2 L' L2 R2 3F 3L' B F2 2U2 R' 3U' 2B2 U 2R2 R 3B L2 3U' 2U' F U' L' B2 3L2 R' U B' D' 2 F
4. 3F' 2U2 U2 3B2 2F2 3D2 U 2L' R 2U' 3F2 L2 D' 3R2 3B2 U2 B U L2 3L 2B2 3D' 3B' L F2 L' F2 L2 F2 L F' 3D 3U 3L' 3D2 2L' 2R' 2D2 3D2 3F 3D2 L 2F2 D2 F' 2D2 L2 2F' 2 R2 3B' 2F' 3R' D2 2R' 2U' 2B2 2L' 2 3D' 2L' 3L2 3B2 2U' U' L' 3D' 2U2 U' 3L2 B' 3D2 3L D 3U2 3B' F2 L 2 U' 3L2 2R' 2D2 R2 2B2 3F 2F' 3U F2 2R' B2 2D2 3D' 2U2 3L2 D2 2U2 U2 2B' 3R'
5. 2L' 3B' F' D 2D2 3U U2 3L2 2D' R' 3B 3L R' B2 3R' 2B' F2 U B 2F' D 2D2 3D 3U 2U' U' F' 2R' 2F' R2 3U2 2 2D2 3D2 3F2 2F' D' 3D' 3U2 2U2 U2 L' F 2L2 3R B 3B 2F' D2 L2 2 F' L B2 F' R2 3D 2U' 2L2 2D2 L2 3F2 3L 3U2 U 3F2 D2 L2 3F2 L 2L' 3R2 R' B2 D2 R2 U2 B2 3B2 3U' 2F2 R' F R' 3D' 3B R' D2 L2 2L' 2D2 F' D2 3L R2 3U 3R 3F' 2L' 3B

2x2x2 Blindfolded
1. U2 B L' D2 B' D2 B2 D' R B' L F' L2 D' B2 D F D' F2 L' B2 D L2 F R
2. F' L D2 B L' U2 F U L2 U B R2 B D2 B2 L2 F2 U2 R U' F' L' U2 F2 R2
3. F' D' B2 D F' R B' R B' L' U' L2 F D B D' L2 U' F L D L' D2 R2 D

3x3x3 Blindfolded
1. L2 U2 L2 U F2 U' F2 L2 D R U L2 R B D2 L' R U' B (19f)
2. D2 L2 B2 U' R2 U' F2 U R2 B R2 B' R F' D' L2 F L B2 D2 U2 (21f)
3. U2 R2 U' L2 U' B2 D' L2 F2 U' L' F' D2 L' F' R2 U L B L U2 (21f)

4x4x4 Blindfolded
1. F' R2 F Uw' B2 Fw L' F2 Rw B2 L Rw2 B2 F' Uw' L' Rw2 R2 D' Fw' Uw2 B Rw R2 U F' R2 B2 L Rw' R U L' R' D' U2 Fw2 F D B
2. D B2 D' U' B F2 Rw D2 Uw2 U R U2 Fw R' Uw2 B2 F D B F2 Uw' B2 D' Uw' U R2 Uw L' R D' Uw' U' F2 L' Uw' Rw Fw2 D2 Uw' U
3. U L Fw2 D2 Uw U Rw' D Uw U' B Fw2 D2 F2 Uw' B' Fw2 Uw U Fw' Rw2 B Rw Uw2 L2 Rw2 D Uw U2 R' D' Uw' U' B2 Uw' U' Rw' D U L'

5x5x5 Blindfolded
1. L' Lw' Rw' B' R2 Bw2 Dw2 Lw' B2 Fw2 U2 Lw2 U Fw2 F2 Lw2 B' Bw2 Fw Lw2 Dw2 L Lw2 Uw' Lw U2 Fw' Dw' Lw' D' U B2 Bw Fw2 Lw Rw' R' F R2 Dw Bw' D R B2 F' Uw' Bw R Fw2 Dw2 F' D L Rw2 R2 B Bw2 Fw F' Uw2
2. L2 Lw' R D' Uw2 U L2 Lw2 Rw R2 Fw' D' Dw2 Lw R2 D Uw R F2 L' B Bw L' D Uw U2 Lw2 Dw2 Lw Rw2 R Bw' L Dw' Rw' Fw Dw Fw F Lw Rw2 R Fw2 Uw' Fw2 D2 Bw Fw2 Lw' Bw D2 L Lw2 Rw2 R D2 Dw' L Lw2 Rw
3. L2 R' Bw2 Lw2 Rw' Dw U2 L Lw Rw2 R Bw2 Rw Uw2 Lw Rw2 U2 L2 Lw R D Uw' Bw U' L2 Rw Uw2 B' D2 U2 B2 Dw2 Lw Dw2 L' Dw L Rw2 B' L2 D B Bw2 Fw' F' Lw' B' Fw2 Uw2 F' R B R2 Uw L2 U Fw' F2 L' R'

6x6x6 BlindfoldedYou don't have to do all 3 scrambles!
1. 2U' 2L2 2B' 3U2 L2 3F F L' 2L2 U2 3F 2 2B2 2U2 F 3R' 2R' D2 3U2 2U' 2B2 3F F2 U 2B2 3F F D' 3U' L2 3F L2 2R' R2 D' R2 D' L' 2L2 2B' 2F2 F2 D' L2 3F 2F' R2 U' 2F2 L 3F' 2F2 2 3U' 2U2 F R' 2F' D' 3U U 3R2 D2 2F2 2L2 2B2 3R' R 3F2 F2 3R' 2B' 2D2 U2 U' 3R' B' 2B' 3F2 2U2
2. B2 2F' F 3U 2 B2 F' D2 U2 L2 R' U 2B2 F D2 3U2 U2 U2 L2 2 2D2 U 3F 2L2 3R2 3U' 2U' U' 2R' B2 R 2D2 3U' 2U' U F 3R' R' 3U U 3F 2D2 L' 3R' 3F 3R' B2 3F R D2 2U' R' B2 2R' U 2L2 2R' B' B2 3F 2F' F 2D2 3U' U R2 2F2 2L' B D2 2D2 3R' R2 R' B2 D2 2R' 3U2 3F2 F2
3. D2 U' R2 3U2 L2 B B2 F2 3U' F2 U' L' L2 3R 2R' R U' 3F2 D' D2 2R' B 2L' B2 B2 2F' 2 U' L 2 D2 R2 3F 3R' U2 R2 B2 F' R 3F 2L2 D2 B' R' F' D2 2D2 3U' U2 U2 2 D 2 D2 3F' 3U2 B L2 2R' 3F' 2F' D2 2U2 B2 B2 2L2 D' 3U' U' F2 R' D2 L 2L' 3R' 2 3F' 2 D2 U

7x7x7 BlindfoldedYou don't have to do all 3 scrambles!
1. R2 3U 3F' L2 L2 3L 3R 3F 3D2 U2 2L2 3B' L2 2L' 3F' R D 3F L B 3F 2F' 3U F2 2L' 2F' F R2 3D R2 D2 3F D2 3U' U2 F 2L2 3L' 3R D2 3R B' U2 B2 3R D' U' 2B' 3B2 2D2 3D F' 3D' U2 L2 3F' 2L' 3L' 3U2 F2 2 3U L D2 R B' 2B' 3F2 F2 3U 3R' R' 2D2 B2 2U2 3L' 3R' R2 3B' 2L2 B 3B2 3F F' R2 B2 3D2 3F 3D U' 3B' F2 2L' 3B 2U' B' 3U 2L2 2 3B'
2. 3U 3F2 3R U 3L' 3U2 3R2 U2 B 2F2 F L 2D2 3U' 2F2 2D2 3D U2 F2 3L D' 3D2 3L2 B' 2U2 3F' 2R' 3B 2U2 3B 2U2 L F2 3D 3B 2L' 3D' 3U' L2 3D U2 L F 3R' 2D' U2 L' R U2 3F2 2L2 2 2B2 F2 3U B' D2 3D' 2U' 3F2 3L 3R D D2 3D' 3U' 2U2 U 2F' 3L2 D L 3L' 3R2 R B' L 2L' 3L2 3R' R2 2D2 B' 2B' L2 U2 B 3F' 3D L2 3L 2 2B2 3F2 3R2 2F2 3L' D 3U 3L
3. F2 L2 D2 3B' D2 2R' R 3D U2 2R' 3U B 3F F 2L' 3L' 3B F2 L2 3U2 3B' 3R2 F2 3D2 2U' 2F' 3L2 2B' 3L U' 2L' U2 3L2 2D2 B U' B2 3F R2 B2 3B2 3L' D' 3D 3L2 3U U2 B2 3L' 2D2 2B2 3F2 3R' 2D2 B' B2 3B2 3F2 F D' 3U2 L B F2 D2 U F2 F2 2 2B' 3U2 F2 L 3L' 2 B' 3B D' U2 R' 2B' D' 3U' L2 3L2 3D' R 3D2 U L' 3R2 B2 2F' 2D2 L2 R2 3U2 3F F2 2L'

3x3x3 Multiple Blindfolded
1. R2 U2 B U2 F L2 F' D2 B L2 U2 B2 R B' L' B R D' R U2 L (21f)
2. D2 L' D2 B2 L B2 L' U2 F2 D2 U2 R F L2 B' L2 R2 D' U' F' L' (21f)
3. B2 L B2 D2 L2 B2 F2 L' D2 F2 R F' D' B R B' L D R' B' R' (21f)
4. B2 D2 R2 B2 D' B2 L2 U' L2 U2 L' R' B F' R' B D' R2 B2 U2 (20f)
5. R B2 D2 L' F2 D2 R F2 R2 U' R2 D B' F' R D2 B L2 D' R (20f)
6. D L2 D' U2 R2 B2 U' L2 F2 R2 U' L B' L' U R D' L B U2 L' (21f)
7. B2 D2 B2 U' F2 L2 D' B2 U B' U F R2 U B2 L B' D2 F' R' (20f)
8. L2 F2 D2 F2 R D2 F2 L U2 F2 D2 U R' B D' F2 D' L2 B' D U' (21f)
9. D F2 D' L2 D2 U B2 U' B2 F2 U R' U' F L' B2 R2 B U F2 L2 (21f)
10. B2 R2 B2 D' U2 L2 U' B2 U' L2 R2 B' U' F D B L' U' B2 D F2 (21f)
11. R2 D L2 B2 D L2 D' R2 U2 F R2 D U' R' U' B' L' D' R F' U2 (21f)
12. U2 R2 B2 U2 R2 U2 L2 D' B2 U R' U2 B' D' R' U R2 F2 L F (20f)
13. F2 D' F2 D F2 U' L2 D' L2 B2 R2 U2 F2 U2 R' D' F D2 L2 U2 L' (21f)
14. R2 D F2 U R2 D B2 U2 B2 R2 U' R B L' R2 D2 L' F L2 F U2 (21f)
15. D2 F2 R' F2 D2 U2 R' B2 R2 B' R2 F' D F U' B L' D' R' F' (20f)
16. U2 F2 U B2 R2 U F2 L2 R2 F2 U' F' D U' L' U F' L U2 F2 U' (21f)
17. F2 R' U2 B2 L F2 D2 F2 L F2 R' D B D2 F D U R2 F D2 U (21f)
18. L2 B U2 B' D2 L2 D2 F' R2 F' U' B' R' D' F' R' D' B' R' D' B2 (21f)
19. D B2 L2 U' F2 D2 R2 U' L2 R2 D' L' U' R2 B L D F' D L2 U (21f)
20. F2 D' B2 F2 D U2 L2 D' R2 U' F2 R B2 L2 U2 B' L2 D B F U2 (21f)
21. U2 R B2 R2 B2 R' D2 U2 F L2 D U2 F L2 R U L R2 F2 (19f)
22. R2 B2 F2 D' U' F2 D B2 U F2 L2 U B' U L B' L' D2 L U R (21f)
23. F D2 F D2 R2 F R2 F2 L2 R2 D2 R2 U' B' L B2 F L D F2 R (21f)
24. D2 R2 B2 R D2 L2 U2 F2 R U2 B' L' F2 R' D U' F' D2 F2 L' D' (21f)
25. R2 F2 D2 L2 D L2 U2 R2 F D L B2 F2 D U L B R2 D' U' (20f)
26. R2 F2 L2 B2 U B2 U2 L2 D2 L2 U L U' B2 L2 B U2 R' D' L2 R' (21f)
27. U2 B2 L2 R2 U' R2 D R2 D2 B2 F' L' D' U2 B D U2 R B2 F U2 (21f)
28. D2 B2 F2 L2 D2 B2 R2 U L2 U2 L2 R' F' L2 B' D2 U' L U2 L' R2 (21f)
29. R2 U B2 D' F2 U L2 D' B2 L2 U L B2 U2 R2 U2 F' R F D' B2 (21f)
30. D2 R2 B2 R' F2 D2 U2 F2 L D2 B R D' L' F D' F2 U' B2 U2 R2 (21f)
31. L' D2 L D2 U2 L U2 F2 L2 B' L2 D R U2 R' B' L' F2 U' F (20f)
32. D' L2 D' R2 F2 U2 R2 B2 R2 U2 L' U B' D L2 U2 L' U' F' R2 D2 (21f)
33. R2 D F2 R2 D' U' L2 R2 U B R D F U B U2 L B2 D' R' U' (21f)
34. U2 R U2 F2 D2 B2 U2 R2 U2 L D L2 B' R2 F R' B2 U' L' D L (21f)
35. U2 R' B2 R D2 L R2 D2 L2 D2 U F' L D2 L D U B R' F' R' (21f)
36. D' F2 D' B2 D2 R2 D' L2 R2 F2 U2 R B U' R2 F2 U2 L' B' D2 U2 (21f)
37. F2 U2 B2 R2 U2 R B2 L F2 L' F D F' U L F2 U2 B2 F2 D' U' (21f)
38. F2 U F2 R2 D B2 D2 R2 U B2 U2 F D2 R' D' B R B L' F2 D (21f)
39. F2 L2 D2 B2 L' D2 L U2 F2 U2 R' U' B' U' R' U' R F' D2 F' R' (21f)
40. B2 D2 B2 U2 L' R D2 R B2 F2 R' U B' U L D F' L2 D U2 L2 (21f)
41. U' R2 B2 U L2 B2 F2 U R2 U' R2 U' F D' B' F2 R' U2 R2 B2 U (21f)
42. U R2 F2 R2 D' L2 D' F2 L2 R2 F U B' F D' L2 D2 L R2 U2 R2 (21f)
43. B2 F2 D B2 F2 D' R2 U' L2 R' U2 B R2 D' L' U' F L' U L' U2 (21f)
44. R' B2 F2 D2 R F2 L' F2 R2 F2 U B F2 L' R D' B2 R D' B F' (21f)
45. L2 R' U2 F2 D2 U2 R F2 D2 B2 D2 B' L' F' L2 F2 D F2 U' B L (21f)
46. D' B2 D F2 U2 R2 B2 D L2 U R2 F2 L' F U' F D2 R2 B' U2 R' (21f)
47. L2 D' R2 D2 B2 U' L2 B2 U2 B2 U2 L' B' D B2 F' D2 L B' U L (21f)
48. R2 D2 L B2 R2 F2 U2 R F2 D2 F D B2 L B U2 R U' R' U' F' (21f)
49. D' B2 U2 F2 U' F2 U' L2 B2 U2 B' L B F L F2 U B' R B2 D' (21f)
50. D2 U2 L2 U2 L' B2 R' D2 R U2 R B2 U' F L' F2 D2 F' U2 F2 R2 (21f)

3x3x3 One Handed
1. D2 L2 D2 L2 D' R2 D' F2 U2 F L B2 F' D2 U' F' D2 R F' D2 (20f)
2. R2 D L2 U' R2 D L2 D' R' B' L B2 U' L B D2 U2 B2 D U' (20f)
3. R' D2 R2 B2 D2 F2 L' B2 F2 R U B D' R' D2 L' D' U2 B U F' (21f)
4. F2 D B2 U2 F2 L2 D U2 F2 D' R U B2 L2 R B' D2 R B2 D' (20f)
5. R2 B2 L2 R' B2 R U2 R' U2 F2 U L' F2 D' R D L' B' F R' (20f)

3x3x3 With Feet
1. U2 B2 F2 U2 L2 B2 U F2 D' R2 F L D U F2 L D2 L B F' U2 (21f)
2. D' B2 D' L2 F2 U2 B2 U' L2 U R2 F2 U2 L' D' U2 R2 U R B' R' (21f)
3. L F2 R2 D2 R' D2 U2 L U2 B2 F R2 D' U L' U' R B2 F2 D F' (21f)
4. R2 D' B2 U' R2 U2 L2 D R2 B2 F' D2 L F D2 R' D U' F' L' (20f)
5. F2 L2 D' B2 U L2 D' L2 U L2 U B' L' B D' R D' L2 B' L D' (21f)

3x3x3 Match the scramble
1. U' R2 D R2 B2 D F2 R2 D2 F2 R' D L' B U2 L' B2 L F U2 (20f)
2. B2 D2 L' U2 L B2 D2 L' U2 L2 R D F R B F L2 D F2 D R (21f)
3. R2 D L2 U' B2 F2 D2 U' L F R2 B L' F' U L' D2 L B2 (19f)
4. U2 R F2 R U2 L2 F2 R' U2 R2 U' L D U' L U F D (18f)
5. D2 R2 U2 R2 B R2 F D2 L2 F' U R' B R2 F L' R' F D2 L2 D2 (21f)

3x3x3 Fewest Moves
1. U' L2 U2 B2 R2 B2 U B2 D R B' R B2 D' B R D' B R' F (20f)

4x4x4 Fewest MovesOnly experimental so if you want this to become regular, start submitting your solutions
1. L D U' L Rw2 R2 Uw B Fw2 D Fw' D' Uw2 U2 R' F2 L' Uw2 Fw' L' Fw' F Rw R2 U L Rw' R2 Fw2 U2 F2 R2 U' Rw' U B L' Rw R' Uw'

2x2x2+3x3x3+4x4x4 Relay
2. L2 F2 R U2 R' B L D2 L' F' L2 U2 F' U' R2 B' R F2 D' B' L2 B2 L2 U' R2
3. L2 D' U2 L2 B2 L2 F2 D' L2 R' B2 L2 U L' U' F D' U2 B L2 (20f)
4. L2 R U B D2 Uw' U' L Rw2 D2 Fw F' D' Uw' Rw B' U Rw2 B Fw F2 D2 Rw2 F2 R F2 R' Uw' Fw2 L Rw R' D2 Fw2 F L' U' Fw Uw Rw'

2x2x2+3x3x3+4x4x4+5x5x5 Relay
2. D B2 U' L D F' L U B R2 D' R' U' L' D L2 B D' R2 D' B' D' R2 B L'
3. L2 B2 F2 D2 B2 L' B2 R' F2 U2 B2 R B' D U F U' L B D' U (21f)
4. D Uw U2 L B Fw2 F' R2 F' D' Rw D' L Rw2 R2 Uw2 Rw2 U2 Fw2 F' Rw' B' F' R F Rw R2 D2 L' R' Fw D2 U L R Fw' Uw' U' Rw Uw2
5. L2 R' Bw2 D2 Dw2 Uw U2 Lw' B' Bw Fw' F' U Lw' Bw' L Rw2 B' Bw Dw' B' F2 D Dw2 Uw2 U2 Fw' D' Fw' F' Lw2 R B' Lw Rw2 Dw2 L D' Dw' Uw U' Fw2 Lw Fw' Uw2 L' Lw F' Dw L2 Rw' Dw' Uw' U2 Bw Uw' U Fw2 D' Uw'

2x2x2+3x3x3+4x4x4+5x5x5+6x6x6 Relay
2. F U2 L D B2 R F2 L2 B D B2 U2 L2 F L2 B2 U' L' F L' D L' B' D2 L2
3. L' B2 R' F2 D2 U2 R D2 L B2 R U R' B' F' U2 L' R' D F' R' (21f)
4. Fw' D' Uw2 B D' U' Rw Fw2 F L Rw U2 B D2 Uw Fw Rw R F Rw' D L R2 B F L' B Fw' Uw F' D B' F U' Fw' Uw2 R Uw F' D'
5. D L' Rw' U2 Fw2 L2 Rw U' B' Bw2 Fw2 F' R2 D2 F' L B Bw2 Fw2 F L2 B Rw R Bw2 Lw2 Bw2 F' D2 Uw Lw' R B L' Rw' B' Bw2 Fw F2 Dw2 L U Rw D2 F' Lw Rw2 F L2 R' U' Bw Fw2 Uw' B2 U' Rw2 D2 Uw2 U
6. 2B' 2R' B2 3R2 B2 D' 3U2 U2 U' 2F2 U' F2 3R' 3U 3F' 2F2 D 2D' 2L2 2R' R' U2 B L2 B' U2 3R U2 L' L2 R B 3F2 2L' F 2 3F 2D' L' 3R2 R' D' 3U' R2 U2 3R 2D' 3U2 U2 2L' D' 2F2 3R D 2D2 3U' 2R' 3F L 3R 2 F2 D' 2D' 3U' U' 3R' R2 3U' R2 R' 2F' R' 2D2 F' L2 3F F2 2R' F

2x2x2+3x3x3+4x4x4+5x5x5+6x6x6+7x7x7 Relay
2. F2 R2 U2 L' F2 L' B' D L' U F2 R F D L2 U' B' L' F D B2 L F' U' F'
3. L2 D' B2 D2 U L2 D2 F2 U' L2 B2 R D' B F U L' U' L U2 (20f)
4. R D' U2 Fw' L' Fw' Rw' B' F D' L2 Rw' R Uw2 B2 L2 Rw R2 Fw' L Fw D' Uw2 U' R F2 L' R' F L' R' Fw' F2 L' R D F2 D' L' R
5. B' Lw' R' B2 Dw2 U2 L2 Bw' L U2 B F' L2 U L Lw R2 D' B' F2 U B' Bw' Rw' Dw U L2 Uw2 U2 Bw F' D2 Dw2 B' Bw2 L' F Lw2 Uw' Bw' Fw F2 D' F Uw2 L2 D2 Uw' Bw D' Dw Fw R2 D Uw' Fw' D' Dw' Uw' U
6. D2 3U' U2 U L2 3R' 2D' 2F2 3U' 2F2 R2 2B' 3F' L2 D' L2 D2 L2 2 3U2 L2 3R' 3F2 2L2 3F2 U2 3R2 2D' L' 2L' 2F2 L' 3R R 3U L2 3R B2 2B' 3F2 F2 F2 2D' 2U2 3F 2F' 2U' B' 2B' F2 F2 L2 R2 F2 U2 R2 F2 3U2 R D2 3U 2 2B' D2 2R' B' 2D' 2U' 3R2 D2 2U2 B 2B' F2 R2 U' 2B' 2U2 2 3F2
7. 2R' 2D' 3D2 3B' 2R' F 2U' L' R2 U2 2R2 2U2 3F 2D' B2 D2 B2 2B' 2F' D2 R2 D2 F2 R' F 2D' L2 D' D2 2U2 3B2 3R D2 F' 2R' D2 3U2 2U' 3R2 D2 2B2 3F 2F' F' 3L' B' D2 U2 2L' B' 2L' U 3R 2U2 F' 3R2 3U 3R 2U2 3L 2R' 3D' 2U2 2F2 L 3L D 3B 2L' B D2 3U U 2L2 2R2 B 3L' 3R 2B2 D L 2B2 L2 3L2 3R' 3U F' 3D2 3U' 3R 3U' 2L' 2R2 2D' U2 U' B2 3F' 3D 3B

Magic (Just do 5 solves)
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Clock
1. UUdd u=2,d=6 / dUdU u=4,d=-1 / ddUU u=-3,d=-2 / UdUd u=1,d=2 / dUUU u=-2 / UdUU u=0 / UUUd u=-5 / UUdU u=-3 / UUUU u=1 / dddd d=-1 / UdUU
2. UUdd u=-2,d=-3 / dUdU u=1,d=0 / ddUU u=-3,d=3 / UdUd u=6,d=3 / dUUU u=5 / UdUU u=-5 / UUUd u=6 / UUdU u=3 / UUUU u=4 / dddd d=2 / ddUd
3. UUdd u=3,d=-5 / dUdU u=3,d=2 / ddUU u=-2,d=1 / UdUd u=-4,d=-3 / dUUU u=0 / UdUU u=3 / UUUd u=0 / UUdU u=-2 / UUUU u=-4 / dddd d=-2 / dUdU
4. UUdd u=0,d=-1 / dUdU u=4,d=-1 / ddUU u=1,d=-5 / UdUd u=0,d=-5 / dUUU u=-2 / UdUU u=-2 / UUUd u=0 / UUdU u=-1 / UUUU u=4 / dddd d=2 / UUUd
5. UUdd u=-4,d=3 / dUdU u=3,d=2 / ddUU u=0,d=-1 / UdUd u=-5,d=3 / dUUU u=2 / UdUU u=-2 / UUUd u=-3 / UUdU u=6 / UUUU u=2 / dddd d=-1 / dddU

MegaMinx
1. R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- U'
R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- U'
R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- U'
R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ U
R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- U'
R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ U
2. R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ U
R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- U'
R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ U
R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ U
R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- U'
R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- U'
3. R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- U'
R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ U
R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ U
R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ U
R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ U
R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- U'
R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- U'
4. R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- U'
R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ U
R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- U'
R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- U'
R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ U
R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ U
5. R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ U
R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- U'
R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ U
R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ U
R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ U
R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ U
R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- U'

Pyraminx
1. l r' b' B' R B U' R B R' L' U B L' U R U R U B' L U' L B' L
2. l' r B' U L' R' L B U' B L' B' U R L' U L R L' U' B U R' L' B
3. l' r U L R B U' L' B' U' R B' L R' B R' L B' R' U L B U' B R'
4. r u U L' B R' L U' R' L R L' B U' L' R B L U' B' U' L' R' L R
5. l r u R U' B' L B' R' U' L B R' U R B' R' U' L U L U L R' B

Square-1
1. (0,3) (3,-3) (6,0) (6,0) (6,3) (6,2) (-2,1) (2,2) (1,3) (-3,1) (5,2) (0,2) (0,1) (0,4) (3,1) (5,0)
2. (0,3) (3,0) (0,3) (6,3) (6,0) (-5,3) (6,4) (2,2) (6,4) (2,5) (-5,0) (6,1) (-2,5) (6,4) (-1,4)
3. (0,6) (-3,-3) (-2,5) (2,0) (-1,2) (5,0) (-5,4) (2,0) (-4,0) (0,3) (6,4) (0,4) (0,2) (0,3) (-3,3) (4,2) (6,0)
4. (1,-4) (-3,-3) (-5,0) (4,0) (0,2) (-2,2) (0,4) (-2,4) (0,2) (2,0) (0,4) (0,4) (2,2) (-2,4) (4,2) (-2,4)
5. (0,2) (3,3) (-2,1) (2,3) (3,3) (1,4) (2,4) (6,4) (4,4) (0,4) (-4,2) (-2,4) (-4,0) (6,4) (0,4)
 
2x2: 7.63 3.72 4.96 (2.86) (8.72) = 5.44
Wow, that was awesome! The second and fourth were PBL skips. The third was really nice Guimond.

3x3: 19.59 (14.06) 19.50 (35.15) 17.71 = 18.93
Nooo! The fourth would have been like, a 12.xx non lucky if I hadn't POPped!!! Grrr! :mad:

4x4: 1:16.88 (1:20.80) (1:13.31) 1:15.36 1:19.02 = 1:17.09

5x5: 2:29.55 (3:24.00) 2:59.77 2:47.94 (2:28.72) = 2:45.75

3x3oh: 35.33 35.44 (32.52) 38.30 (45.88) = 36.36

2x2bld: DNF(36) 43.65 31.02 = 31.02
The 31 was easy guimond. I memorized the whole solve in about 22 seconds, then solved in 9.

3x3bld: DNF(1:19) 1:27.61 1:05.86 = 1:05.86
19 second memo on the 1:05. It should have been sub minute, but I made an execution mistake which took at least 5 seconds to correct.

4x4bld: DNF(7:35) DNF(7:05) DNF(7:21) = DNF
Omfg, these were so fast DNF's!! The last one should have been correct, at least. It was about the stupidest memo mistake: I memorized GO instead of GN.:(

5x5bld: DNF(20:36) DNF(18:03) DNF(19:42) = DNF
Dang. Oh well, I got a 18:17 and a 16:33 today anyway. :)

multibld: 13/14 in 1:19:21
Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! If I hadn't popped an edge on an M2 move on the 9th cube I would have gotten them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just my luck.... :mad:

2-4relay: 1:48.08

2-5relay: 4:49.28
 
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Andy Tsao

3x3x3: 15.00 12.36 (11.19) 11.19 (15.81) = 12.85 15s sucked
4x4x4: 56.55 (1:02.64) (55.92) 59.14 1:02.47 = 59.39
 
Jason Baum

2x2x2: (11.78) (2.50) 5.38 5.53 6.92 = 5.94
I messed up on the first solve...

3x3x3: (13.50) 8.98 (8.67) 8.89 10.42 = 9.43
HOLY CRAP, three 8s in a row?! The 8.98 had an OLL skip but the other two weren't lucky! This is my second sub 10 average of 5 and a new pb :D

4x4x4:

5x5x5: 2:40.05 2:36.55 (2:14.05) 2:27.66 (2:41.73) = 2:34.75

6x6x6: (5:35.05) 5:20.74 5:33.09 5:23.69 (5:16.66) = 5:25.84

7x7x7: (10:55.00) 10:41.69 (9:55.68) 10:22.76 10:22.64 = 10:29.03

3x3x3 BLD: 2:21.84 DNF DNF = 2:21.84

3x3x3 OH:

Square-1:

Megaminx:
 
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3x3x3: (51.40), 38.53, (31.68), 33.97, 36.33 = 36.28
comment: I used an ES 4x4x4 :D since I couldn't be bothered to walk up the stairs and get my 3x3 ;D
 
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Feliks Zemdegs:

2x2x2: 8.78, (4.25), 7.36, (9.53), 7.78 = 7.97
Comment: I started using ortega

3x3x3: 21.50, (24.52), 20.88, (17.49), 18.64 = 20.34
Comment: Average.

4x4x4: 1:59.70, 1:55.50, (1:46.30), 1:50.34, (1:59.92) = 1:55.18
Comment; $#%&*! They all had OLL parity.

2x2x2-4x4x4 relay: 2:44.06
Comment: Splits: 2x2: 6:xx 3x3: 19:xx The 4x4 was really really slow, because i did the 3x3 in about 13 seconds! 4x4 time: 2:30

2x2x2 BLD: I'm trying this to see if i get a successful solve.
 
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2x2: (11.01), 5.06, 9.43, (3.12), 8.96 = 7.82
3.12 was full step OFOTA (Few cases I know :)) 5.06 was U2 PLL.

3x3:

4x4: 2:02.85, (DNF), 2:17.95, 2:45.58, (1:52.47) = 2:22.13
2nd solve was a POP. 4th solve just blows on edge redux. And first sub-2 single!

5x5: (4:34.21), 5:08.48, (6:20.68), 4:54.37, 5:21.82 = 5:08.22
First time trying out a 5x5.

234Relay: 2:37.69
Redux on 4x4 was fast. But I can't make it less lock-upish on the 3x3 part.

2345Relay: 8:12.74
4x4 looks big after solving 5x5.

2x2BLD:

3x3BLD:

3FMC:
Scramble: U' L2 U2 B2 R2 B2 U B2 D R B' R B2 D' B R D' B R' F
Solution: U F2 R F U D' L2 B' D' L' D2 B2 D B L' B' L' U' L U L' B L2 B' L' B L B' L2 F R' F' L2 F R F' (36)
Explaination:
2x2x2 Block: U F2 R F U (5)
2x2x3 Block: D' L2 B' D' (9)
Triple X-cross: L' D2 B2 D (13)
LL Pair #1: B L' B' (16)
LL Pair #2: L' U' L U (20)
Align Pair #1 with edge: L' B L2 B' (24)
Solve edges: L' B L B' (28)
Solve corners: L2 F R' F' L2 F R F' (36)
GRRRR...I can't find an insertion!

4FMC:
 
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Arnaud, it looks like whatever you used to change the notation on the 6x6x6 and 7x7x7 scrambles didn't work properly. There are some cases where there's just a 2 without anything to go with it. For example, on the first 6x6x6 BLD scramble, there's a part that looks like this:

2F2 2 3U'

I can't figure out what to do with the 2 in the middle.
 
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Pyra: 10.72, 7.74, 9.48, (6.81), (11.40) = 9.31 avg
(Not bad for just waking up and doing first Pyra solves of the day.. i guess?)

5x5: 1:43.99, 1:35.95, (1:35.14), 1:38.00, (1:55.50) = 1:39.31 avg
(Yay! Last solves hate me but oh well sub 1:40! :)

2x2x2BLD: 34.83, (22.95), 26.65 = 22.95
(pretty nice for not doing 222 BLD in FOREVER)
 
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2: 3.41 3.72 3.43 2.90 4.21 = 3.52 nice, all easy

3: 14.44 13.93 14.02 13.46 13.78 = 13.94 nice and consistent!

4: 1:09.72 P 1:06.69 O 1:13.61 O 1:04.50 OP 1:08.41 OP = 1:08.34 not good

5: 2:16.47 2:08.28 2:01.13 2:20.27 2:04.33 = 2:10.36 ok

2BLD: 25.44 24.25 26.02 = 24.25

3BLD: 1:58.36 DNF (1:47.55) 1:29.68 = 1:29.68 Awesome!!

3OH: 28.11 25.15 27.61 33.06 28.00 = 27.91 nice

3Match: 1:05.61 1:01.52 55.68 1:02.78 1:04.53 = 1:02.94 nice

3FMC: 36 moves
Scramble: U' L2 U2 B2 R2 B2 U B2 D R B' R B2 D' B R D' B R' F
2x2x2: U2 L F D F2 . (5)
2x2x3: B2 L' B2 D' L2 D (6)
another 1x2x2: U B' U' (3)
kind of F2L: L D L' D' L B' L' (7)
strange manipulation: U' L' U B2 D' R D' R' D2 (9)
This leaves a 3 cycle of corners. Insert F2 L' B L F2 L' B' L (8) at the . canceling 2 moves.
Very weird solve. I saw lots of opportunities for making 1x2x2s, and it fit together very weirdly. Whats also weird is when you actually do the insertion in the solve, the last 9 moves of the solve are the last 9 moves of a 10 move J perm on the L side that would start with B2. Yet during my solution my LL was the D side. Very stange.

4FMC: 94 moves
Scramble: L D U' L Rw2 R2 Uw B Fw2 D Fw' D' Uw2 U2 R' F2 L' Uw2 Fw' L' Fw' F Rw R2 U L Rw' R2 Fw2 U2 F2 R2 U' Rw' U B L' Rw R' Uw
R Center: Rw' R2 Uw2 F2 Uw (5)
L Center: B' Rw' Fw U2 Fw' (10)
F Center: F D' Rw' B Rw2 (15)
D U and B Centers: U2 Lw2 U Lw' U Lw2 B2 Lw (23)
6 Edges: R B2 R2 B' Rw' B L' B' U' R2 U R F' R' F Rw (39)
2 Edges: Fw2 L F2 L' Fw2 (44)
3 Edges: D' Rw F' L2 F (49)
Double Parity: Rw B2 Rw' U2 Rw' U2 B2 Rw' B2 Rw B2 Rw' B2 Rw2 (63)
2x2x2: z' F' L' B L D L (69)
2x2x3: D' U2 R D (73)
F2L: U2 R2 F' . U2 F R U2 B' R' (82)
LL: D' R' D R B R' (88)
This leaves a 3 cycle of corners. Insert L' D L U2 L' D' L U2 (8) at the . canceling 2 moves. Another great solve ruined by the parity! Why can't I find a redux with no parity?! 31 moves for the 3x3 part! I actually found a 23 move solve that left 4 pieces unoriented :-(

234Relay: 1:23.02 pretty good
2: 0:04
4: 1:08 OP
3: 0:15

2345Relay: 3:35.19 good
2: 0:03
5: 2:18 hmm
4: 1:00
3: 0:14

Mega: 3:03.03 2:47.52 2:44.03 3:19.56 2:22.44 = 2:51.53 new best single!
 
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FMC: L2 B D R B' R U B2 L' D' F2 L' F2 B R F2 D' B' D' F' D' F D2 B' D F' D' B D (29 moves)

2 2x1x1s and a 2x2x1: L2 B D R
a 1x2x3 and a 2x2x1: B' R U B2 L' D'
F2L minus 1 slot: F2 L' F2 B R F B'
Last pair: x2 y' L R U' R' U L'
PLL: L U2 L' U' L U2 R' U L' U' R U

6 moves cancel between the last 3 steps. You can replace the PLL with L U' R U2 L' U R' U' L U' R U2 L' U R' U, which is several moves longer but also cancels more moves, and is also a 29 move solution.
 
2x2: 02.57, 03.28, 04.59, 03.19, 04.36 = 03.61
Comment: MAN, those scrambles were so EASY!

3x3: 11.65, 11.19, 12.89, 13.28, 13.69 = 12.60
Comment: Decent.

4x4: 1:47.62, 1:39.34, 1:42.27, 1:49.62, 1:42.12 = 1:44.00
Comment: Awesome! Still pairing edges one at a time, I should start chaining soon...

3x3 OH: 29.86, 36.62, 31.24, 36.07, 33.36 = 33.56

Magic: 1.60, 1.13, 1.34, 1.41, 1.35 = 1.37

Pyraminx: 07.43, 08.17, 08.43, 04.99, 08.90 = 08.01
Comment: Good average, considering I didn't warm up.

Pretty good this week. Leaving for Thailand on Thurs. July 10, flight's at 11:35 PM. I won't have internet until we get service temporarily from a provider, so I won't be online for a while. I'm getting back on August 23rd.
 
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Arnaud, it looks like whatever you used to change the notation on the 6x6x6 and 7x7x7 scrambles didn't work properly. There are some cases where there's just a 2 without anything to go with it. For example, on the first 6x6x6 BLD scramble, there's a part that looks like this:

2F2 2 3U'

I can't figure out what to do with the 2 in the middle.

indeed...I just applied the 1st 7x7x7 scramble (yes, my cubes arrived :D), and it has some strange stuff, like:
1. F 2U' R' D2 2D' F 2D' 2B' 2F' U F2 2 R' 2D' L2 3R' U2 R 2B2 3F2 L 2L' D2 B2 3R D2 B' F2 3L 3F D 3B2 2U' 2L2 3L' B' 2R' 3F' F L 3L R' D' 3D2 2U' U2 L2 3L2 U2 R' B' B2 3B2 3F' D2 3U U' F' 2L2 B R2 3B' R' 3D' R2 2B2 3F 3L2 2B' 2D2 2U' 2L2 R' 2D' 3B' 3F2 F2 3R2 2D2 3B2 3U' L F2 L' 3R' 2B2 3F2 F2 2U' 2B2 F 3D' U2 U2 3F' 2F' F2 2D' 3F2 R2
 
Tim Reynolds

2x2: 7.77 (3.84) 6.03 6.33 (9.25) = 6.71

3x3: 18.09 15.93 (19.94) (12.63) 16.86 = 16.96
Comment: way too inconsistent + slow

4x4: (1:33.81) 1:38.56 1:37.31 (1:44.59) 1:42.22 = 1:39.36

5x5: 2:32.33 (2:41.06) 2:33.56 2:32.16 (2:21.91) = 2:32.68
Comment: Just a week ago I was struggling to break 3 with my Eastsheen. I may be able to get around 2:20 by nationals.

6x6: (DNF) 9:08.84 8:05.86 6:46.16 (6:32.55) = 8:00.29
Comment: urrrgh...First one I popped on Sune OLL at about 5:30, then since I couldn't get the internal piece back in I tried solving it without the internal piece...and by halfway through the J Perm it had fallen to pieces. Next two were 3-piece pops (but I didn't try to solve without the internal piece), and the last two were normal. My PB is 6:17; the first would have crushed it if it hadn't been a pop.

7x7: 9:13.79 (8:28.34) 8:58.48 9:06.36 (9:19.20) = 9:06.21
Comment: shockingly close to my 6x6 average =P really good times for me, I used JNetCube but I think I'm now confident enough to do 7x7s on a stackmat. The 9:13 was my PB by about 30 seconds, then I beat it by another 45 seconds...I was pretty shocked.

2bld: DNF 1:05.15 DNF = 1:05.15
Comment: never tried before, the first was a 45 total DNF and the last was 35 with 3 corners twisted

3bld: DNF (pop) DNF (forgot CP entirely) DNF (2:15, half-turn off mid-solve) = DNF
Comment: bah

3x3OH: 30.69 (39.11) 38.16 (29.31) 32.31 = 33.72

3x3Feet: (3:24.56) 2:36.12 3:17.73 2:33.68 (2:22.35) = 2:49.18

Match the Scramble: (1:52.21) (1:35.97) 1:37.94 1:50.28 1:47.55 = 1:45.26
Comment: Never tried before

3x3 Fewest Moves: 33
Solution: U' L' U F' U2 D' B D' B D' B2 L' B2 L B2 L2 B' L B L B' L B F' D B' F L2 B F' D B' F

Scramble: U' L2 U2 B2 R2 B2 U B2 D R B' R B2 D' B R D' B R' F
2x2x2: U' L' U F' U2 (5)
2x2x3: D' B D' B D' (5 - 10)
F2L minus 1 pair: B2 L' B2 L B (5 - 15)
F2L: B L2 B' L B L B' (7 - 21)
ELL: L B F' D B' F L2 B F' D B' F (12 - 33)
Found in 10 minutes...It seems like I am never able to find anything good after 10 minutes.
Pretty straightforward, the last F2L pair I made up on the fly to avoid moving the corner from where it was, and a short ELL case was helpful, but besides that pretty normal.

EDIT: D'oh! I decided not to try an insertion for some reason. My solution without that silly ELL:
U' L' U F' U2 D' B D' B. D' B2 L' B2 L B2 L2 B' L B L B' L (22) leaves 3 edges
insert at . B D2 B' U' D L D2 L' U D' (10) cancels two moves [this is B D2 B' E' B D2 B' E]
so this gives U' L' U F' U2 D' B D' B2 D2 B' U' D L D2 L' U D2 B2 L' B2 L B2 L2 B' L B L B' L (30)
given I had 50 minutes after finding that solution I should have been able to find that insertion, or at least thought to try...sub-NAR but my 33 solution above is what I had after an hour. Interestingly, after 18 moves my solution is entirely <B,L>.

2x2-4x4: 1:51.09

2x2-5x5: 4:35.65

2x2-6x6: 11:10

magic: 1.15 1.69 1.18 (2.21) (1.15) = 1.34

mmgc: (3.30) 4.19 (5.75) 5.16 4.59 = 4.65
Comment: terrible on both magics

snake: 8.19 7.27 (12.81) (5.61) 7.40 = 7.62
Comment: haven't tried in months, the 5 is about what i used to get

clock: (15.28) 17.44 (27.75) 17.50 15.77 = 16.90

Pyraminx: (6.94) 8.81 10.59 9.71 (11.61) = 9.70

Square-1: (56.43) 49.25 46.40 (35.19) 49.22 = 48.29
 
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