Blindsolving Discussion and Help

[Michael1026]

If you do not wantr to assign letter (which I reccommend you do evntually) use this:
http://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php/BLD_Memorization#Colour_Pairs

just make sentences using words like these

Thanks, but it would get kind of hard memorizing the corners this way wouldn't it?

 

[Cubenovice]

Thanks, but it would get kind of hard memorizing the corners this way wouldn't it?

No, it is not:
"For corner memorisation only two colours need to be remembered if the stickers are always "read" in a consistent unambiguous way, e.g always clockwise (this is detailed badmephisto's blindfold cubing video)."

each corners can be identified with two colors (I highlighted the the OP target)
smurf = blue-white (orange) corner
donald duck = white-blue (red) corner

Detail for a single corner, let's take the blue-white-orange one
Blue sticker = blue- white-orange = smurf
White sticker = white -orange - blue = snowman (lot's of white with an orange nose)
Orange sticker = orange-blue - white = something with lot's of orange and a little blue
Key to this is to always "read" the corner in the same direction (clockwise in the example)


I used to use this sytem and it works just fine.
Imoperant thing is to make your own list with words/images: 24 images is al you need.

 

[MrMoney]

Hi guys, can anyone name a good 4x4x4 cube for BLD solving? My mini-QJ sux.

 

[Cubenovice]

Hi guys, can anyone name a good 4x4x4 cube for BLD solving? My mini-QJ sux.

dayan mf8: bigger and not too loose

My mini QJ is uncontrolable, it can spin a U just by putting it down...

 

[MrMoney]

dayan mf8: bigger and not too loose

My mini QJ is uncontrolable, it can spin a U just by putting it down...

Mine just pops if I misalign the layers even a little.

Will you be so kind to link me directly to a puzzle shop that ships for free (black cube please)? I have been of out the game for so long I feel I have forgotten everything. Thanks

 

[Jakube]

Hi guys, can anyone name a good 4x4x4 cube for BLD solving? My mini-QJ sux.

I use ShengShou 4x4 Version III. This cube is unpoppable, but mine has some lockups but not too much. I think it´s the best cube for 4BLD.
Also very cheap.

 

[Michael1026]

I use ShengShou 4x4 Version III. This cube is unpoppable, but mine has some lockups but not too much. I think it´s the best cube for 4BLD.
Also very cheap.

Unpoppable? Mine popped the other day, and I lost one of the pieces :/. It's useless now.

 

[cuber952]

At the end of the vid it says he used u2 for all of the centers. I currently am using u2 for 4x4 BLD and my question is how would you do it on 5x5 and bigger cubes?

 

[Zane_C]

I spent about an hour trying to make the high score list on Ryan Heise's BLD sim. When I finally got a top-10 solve, I typed in 'Zane C' and clicked 'Submit high score'. Then this happens.

Error: It appears that you are trying to hack the highscores list. If you really want to help improve the security of this site, please email me first and do not violate my website without my permission.

Please be aware that by deliberately circumventing the security measures that are in place, weak though they may be, you have broken the law. Also be aware that your IP address and the time of your attack have been logged, which may be used for a criminal investigation or for notification to your ISP to terminate your service.

Does anyone here know why I can't submit my time?

At the end of the vid it says he used u2 for all of the centers. I currently am using u2 for 4x4 BLD and my question is how would you do it on 5x5 and bigger cubes?

I'm assuming it's pretty much the same as 4x4 centers, you just need to turn different slices.

 

[TheMachanga]

Are commutator centers for 4bld faster than "u2" centers, or whatever that is?

 

[riffz]

Thanks for asking this question! It made me realize that I don't do this much (if at all) for 3x3 edges... stupid me
(For example I could do [xFR:RU'RURURU'R'U'R2] instead of [L2u':[UL'U',M']])

Yea, I always forget to try setup moves involving the buffer. Here's another case:

without moving buffer: y' [M, U' R2 U] y

moving buffer: F' [R, U' M' U] F

 

[Julian]

Are commutator centers for 4bld faster than "u2" centers, or whatever that is?

Yes.

 

[Carson]

I use ShengShou 4x4 Version III. This cube is unpoppable, but mine has some lockups but not too much. I think it´s the best cube for 4BLD.
Also very cheap.

Unpoppable? Mine popped the other day, and I lost one of the pieces :/. It's useless now.

I am taking a break from 4x4 for a few days because mine is laying in pieces and I haven't had any luck reassembling it.

 

[Cubenovice]

Thanks for asking this question! It made me realize that I don't do this much (if at all) for 3x3 edges... stupid me
(For example I could do [xFR:RU'RURURU'R'U'R2] instead of [L2u':[UL'U',M']])

Yea, I always forget to try setup moves involving the buffer. Here's another case:

without moving buffer: y' [M, U' R2 U] y

moving buffer: F' [R, U' M' U] F

Aron, Rob,
as I found myself doing this in my first 4BLD attempts I wonder if you also do this in 4BLD?

Just today I used U l' - f U2 f' d f U2 f' d' - l U' to cycle UBL- LDF - UFL
I thought this is pretty nifty (or crazy...) as the first move moves both the buffer and one of the pieces to be cycled.

Are there any good alternatives for a case like this?

 

[Jakube]

Just today I used U l' - f U2 f' d f U2 f' d' - l U' to cycle UBL- LDF - UFL
I thought this is pretty nifty (or crazy...) as the first move moves both the buffer and one of the pieces to be cycled.

Are there any good alternatives for a case like this?

U l' d' l U' l' d l

 

[Cubenovice]

U l' d' l U' l' d l

Thank you,
I guess I am still stuck in the 'shoot from UBL' mode where I'm always looking for d as interchange move

 

[5BLD]

How do you improve your success rate apart from blindly solving over and over again (no pun intended)? I've just did 12 and only one success, but they were all very close so I'm quite annoyed.

 

[RyanReese09]

See where you did wrong. Learn from your mistakes. Slow down to make sure no mistakes happen.

 

[tim]

Do you also follow certain “principles” (apart from not using D centers)?

I roughly memorize centers in a clockwise/Z-shape kind of way. And I try to avoid U centers especially if almost all U centers are already solved.

Ralph (the Dutch guy sitting at your table during lunch at the 1st day of Dutch Cube day in Eindhoven, amazed at you short image list for MBLD)

I know who you are. Nothing to be amazed about though. That's just a side effect of me being lazy.

Just today I used U l' - f U2 f' d f U2 f' d' - l U' to cycle UBL- LDF - UFL
I thought this is pretty nifty (or crazy...) as the first move moves both the buffer and one of the pieces to be cycled.

Are there any good alternatives for a case like this?

I do the same as Jakube + if two pieces are on U I always use d/u as the interchangeable layer.

 

[PandaCuber]

I want to solve my first 3x3 BLD using Old Ponchman.
I can do the 2x2 and have a sucess rate of about 1/2. Somewhere around there.
But I cant get around to the edges,
Can someone help me somehow lol