Rounds One Hundred Ten and One Hundred Eleven Scrambles
Rounds One Hundred Ten and One Hundred Eleven
Potential Closing Time - Monday, June 18th
Due to other obligations next week I am posting rounds 110 and 111 at the same time! I will post results Monday, June 18th for both rounds. I've also included two bonus rounds. The bonus rounds will not count toward graduation they are just for fun!
Round One Hundred Ten Scrambles
1. D L D' R2 F' R2 F L B R D2 R' D' U L B L R F' R2 B2 U2
2. D' U' F2 U L2 U' B R2 B2 L R U' R B R2 D2 L D' L B2 L2 D
3. B2 L' F D B' U2 L R D U B' D R2 B L2 U' L2 R2 B' F' U F'
4. D' U B' D2 F2 D' L' R D' F2 U2 L2 R2 F' L2 R2 U L' R2 F D' U2
5. R2 U' B F R2 B' R F D U B U' R F2 U' L2 D' L' D' U2 R' F2
6. R B' L2 U' L' R2 B' F D B' F' D2 U2 R2 U R2 D U' B' D U' F'
7. B U' R D2 U L2 R2 D2 L' D2 R2 B F U' B' L' F' L2 U2 R' F R2
8. F' R U L2 D2 R F L2 R2 D F' U L2 U' F' R2 U' L' F2 L' R F
9. U' F L F' L' R' D' U L F D2 B2 F D' L' B' F R' F R' F' U
10. U' L D' F R' B R2 F2 U2 B U B F2 L D2 U2 B' U' R' D' U' R'
11. B2 F2 R' B' U' F R D' L' D' U' F L' D2 U' R2 B' U B L' R' B
12. D' U' B' D2 R' F2 L U' B2 U2 R F' R2 B R B2 U2 B2 D' F L2 R'
Round One Hundred Eleven Scrambles
1. F L2 B' L R2 B' D2 U B2 L B' D L2 F' R2 U' B L' D U' R2 B
2. B' D U2 R2 U' L' B' U R D' U2 R F2 D B2 F2 L' R2 F' D' L B2
3. B' F D' U' F D' R2 D U' B2 D R2 B' D' U' F2 L2 F U' L U' R
4. R D U R2 D L2 B2 U' R2 D U B' F L' R U2 B R' D L D' L
5. D B2 D' B2 U B2 F L R F2 D B F' U L R2 B2 F D2 U L' D
6. F' L R B F' U' L2 R' D2 U R F L D2 F2 L F D B2 D2 R' U
7. R2 D U2 B2 R' D' B2 R B2 U' F L2 D L D U2 F D' U2 F' D' B'
8. R U2 L' U2 L2 D' R2 D L R2 D2 U' R' D' U2 L R2 D' B' F' L' F2
9. U2 F D L2 R' D' R U' B' D' B D' R D' U2 F2 L' U' B L D L
10. L2 R2 D' B2 F D' R' U' L2 D' L2 D U2 R' D' U B F L2 R U R
11. U2 B2 L B' R F L F2 D L2 B2 L' B' D2 L B2 R' F2 D F2 L' U'
12. D2 U B' U B L2 F L2 R' B R U2 L B U2 B' L2 R2 F U B' R'
Bonus Round One Scrambles
1. U L U L' U L' R U' R' U' L' l' b
2. B' L2 U' L F L2 F' R' U'
3. U L U B U R B' U' L' U' B' l u
4. L' D B2 U2 B2 D2 L2 D' B2
5. L2 B D' L' B2 L' U L' B'
6. R U' F U2 F' U R F2 R2 U'
7. U2 R2 D2 F D' F2 D L2 F'
8. U L U B' L' U' B' R B' L R' r' b u'
9. R' D' R2 D' L R2 D2 B2 F'
10. L' R B2 R B D R D' F
11. B' L2 F' L R F' D2 U2 B
12. U R' U2 F' U R' U' F' U' R' U'
Bonus Round Two Scrambles
1. U F2 U F' R' D2 F' L2 B D' B U2 F L U2 L' F' D' L' D' L' F L2 F' R2
2. D' B U2 F U2 R' U2 B D2 U L2 B2 L' U B F' L' D U' L' R B U L B2
3. F' U F U' F B2 D B F2 R2 F L2 B' R B F D U F2 B2 U R B2 F' D2
4. D2 R' U2 L2 U' R' B L' B2 U' D2 R' L D' F2 U2 R B2 R' D' L B D L' U2
5. U B R' D2 U2 B R' L2 U F2 L' R' D' F' R2 L U2 D2 R2 F B2 D B F2 R2
6. F2 U' B2 D' L2 D B2 U R2 U2 L2 B L' D2 F D2 R' B' F' R B
7. R' B D2 F U' L2 R2 B U L U' F' D2 R B2 R' F B2 D' F2 D R' D2 L' R2
8. F L2 D2 L2 F' L' R' F2 L' B2 R2 D' L' D R B2 F' U2 B2 L U' L2 B' L' D
9. F' L' R2 U' B2 F' R2 U2 L R2 F2 D2 L' R' B F2 R2 D2 R2 D' U L F2 U F'
10. L' F' R2 F L B D2 L2 U2 F U B' D F2 D U2 R' U R U2 L B R2 L' U'
11. L2 R B' R' U' B' R U2 B F' L2 B2 L D B' U R' D' B2 U2 R2 D' R U' D
12. L R2 D' F R' U F L' U2 R2 U2 R B2 L' U2 D2 B2 D' U2 B R2 F' L' F D
As I've mentioned before, it's taken me nearly a year since I joined this thread to graduate, and I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank Brian for all his hard work running it. It's really given me something to look forward to every week, and it's made me a better cuber.
Also, if you'll indulge me, I wanted to record for posterity just what I'd achieved in this time, and what exactly it's taken for me to reach the sub-30 goal. I solve CFOP, white cross and when I joined the race I was averaging around 45 seconds. I practice around 30 minutes a day, usually in two or three short sessions.
In no particular order:
Switched from cross on top to cross on bottom
Went from 18/21 to full PLL
Went from 15/57 to 33/57 OLL
Got new algs for both U-perms and Y-perm as I realised the algs I was using were awful and holding me back
Got new algs for 3 F2L cases which were also causing me difficulty
Learned some new F2L algs for unusual cases (this thread)
Started using AUF instead of y/y'/y2 before OLL/PLL (reduced rotations, less time taken)
Started PLL recognition without lining up with AUF first (and also worked on lookahead during PLL to speed up the final, later, AUF)
Some (easy cases) 2-sided PLL recognition
Worked on developing an intuitive F2L (as I learned it algorithmically), esp different insertions and insertion from all angles, and translation of some algs I already knew. This post was particularly useful.
Learnt most of the 2-look OLLs from opposite angles.
Learn a set of 6 of the Jeff2L algs
Started to attempt a few X-crosses when the opportunity arose, i.e. the cross was easy
Worked on lookahead (although I generally found it came with time rather than having to push it too much).
Messed around with some other methods and sub-methods (blockbuilding, FreeFOP, CF, columns, belt) to try and gain a better understanding of the cube.
OK for now; hopefully somebody will get something out of the above. I'm not trying to start a discussion in this thread, but if anyone has any queries feel free to PM me.
Next stop sub-29!
re-entering the sub30 competition for one handed. Before today I only had 3 sub60 solves for OH. Looking good!
Im most looking forward to some OH stamina. After 12 solves my hand feels like jello!
Yes! I managed to hold on at the end and get it! The scrambles seemed really easy. Also, my 5x5x5 was really feeling nice today - it's strange how different a V-Cube feels from day to day. This was a particularly good day, especially for the outer layers.
Ugh, back down to earth. I thought I was getting better. The last solve actually felt particularly fast (at least until the N perm at the end) - I have no idea how it was so slow.
Round 111
32.44, 27.21, 19.28[First sub-20: PB!!], 35.09[Got a bit excited!], 19.53[even more excited!], 28.68, 39.21[PLL fail], 34.19[Lost centre cap but continued], 27.25, 28.94, 29.08, 32.34
avg 29.47
Quite an eventful round!
Bonus round one
36.64, 39.53, 49.35, 24.92, 28.12, 24.44[Nice scramble: Went for yellow cross], 25.49[YC again], 23.41, 29.53, 37.85, 25.01, 29.99
avg 30.15
Interesting!
I got really confused by the simplicity of the scrambles and really overcomplicated things for myself in the first couple of solves trying to preserve pairs. It's a nice indication of how being CN (or knowing multiple methods) can help in these situations.
Bonus round two
31.88, 28.37, 24.96, 26.23, 30.06, 27.37, 30.22, 27.45, 28.22, 31.17, 29.18, 29.15
avg 28.74
Also interesting. I got the feeling the scrambles were all aimed at white cross solvers like myself..>?!? I definitely didn't make the most of all the opportunities.
