5BLD's And PandaCuber's Roux Tutorial

[AbstractAlg]

good luck! roux is way more fun than cfop.

 

[arcio1]

Yes, I can see it already
I noticed that sometimes CFOP is useful, because sometimes I get PLL case on last layer.

 

[mati1242]

The PLL step is part of Fridrich method and it usually occur unless you get lucky and get a PLL skip.
You proably mean "get a PLL skip on last layer"

 

[PandaCuber]

(17.31), (13.62), 15.01, 16.17, 14.82 = 15.33 ao5

17.56, 17.31, (13.62), 15.01, 16.17, 14.82, 18.16, 19.56, (20.27), 18.20, 19.39, 18.67 = 17.49 ao12

OMG OMG OMG!!! Roux!!

Wow, how long have you been with roux?

 

[arcio1]

mati1242, I mean that sometimes after orienting last six edges one thing that I have to do to solve the cube is PLL

 

[AbstractAlg]

Wow, how long have you been with roux?

Month and a half?

I have turning speed after 3 years of CFOPing, but blocks are big problem, I got used to f2l pairs that much, that I always build second block with medium edge + 2 f2l pairs, which is bad. Blocks have so much potential to be extremely fast, cmll are algs (6/42 so far) and lse look-ahead is still awful.

My cfop pb is 7.85, and roux pb - 13.62, so yeah... practice needed.

 

[cubecraze1]

First Block P1
If you're left handed you might prefer doing it on the left though. Funnily enough I'm left handed but still do it on the left.
Don't you mean right?

 

[5BLD]

Second block is purely RrMU
Edit: yeah we mean right where you bolded. I think.
Edit2: check the context, iirc it says if youre right handed it's easier to do on Left but if youre L handed you may still prefe to do it on L. Idk. I can't see website on my phone.

If it's wrong we'll get it changed soon.

 

[PandaCuber]

First Block P1
If you're left handed you might prefer doing it on the left though. Funnily enough I'm left handed but still do it on the left.
Don't you mean right?

Fixed.

 

[AbstractAlg]

17.44, (15.94), 17.01, (21.54), 16.05 = 16.83

Today I had many sub20, which is great.

Is there some place where's bunch of first block example solves, I hate the thing I do it like f2l yet there are surely more efficent and nicer ways to solve it?

 

[5BLD]

There are two example solve videos on my youtube channel. If you'd like text examples post scrambles and I will do them either today, tomorrow or in a few weeks' time.

 

[AbstractAlg]

I know for videos, but something like: http://rouxtorial.webs.com/firstblock.htm but with even more examples. It's extremely difficult for me to think of all the ways to combine pieces after 3 years of f2l.

Second block is uber fun, I just did sub2 second block, insane. Roux ftw!

Instead of Y perm I do E perm. Does anyone else do that? I can sub1 E perm, but Y perm barely sub2.

 

[PandaCuber]

I know for videos, but something like: http://rouxtorial.webs.com/firstblock.htm but with even more examples. It's extremely difficult for me to think of all the ways to combine pieces after 3 years of f2l.

Second block is uber fun, I just did sub2 second block, insane. Roux ftw!

Instead of Y perm I do E perm. Does anyone else do that? I can sub1 E perm, but Y perm barely sub2.

Im going to collect examples of blocks and put them here.

 

[AbstractAlg]

Im going to collect examples of blocks and put them here.

Ok. Thanks. Already has some nice examples.

 

[Tj2OY]

Month and a half?

I have turning speed after 3 years of CFOPing, but blocks are big problem, I got used to f2l pairs that much, that I always build second block with medium edge + 2 f2l pairs, which is bad. Blocks have so much potential to be extremely fast, cmll are algs (6/42 so far) and lse look-ahead is still awful.

My cfop pb is 7.85, and roux pb - 13.62, so yeah... practice needed.

I do that alot as well

 

[AbstractAlg]

Spoiler

19.75, 19.30, 21.02, 20.07, 22.02, 28.93, 16.53, 15.62, 17.05, (18.28), (14.95), 21.23, 18.80, 30.01, 19.56, 17.01, 17.61, 19.84, 30.97, 24.45, 24.69, 15.09, 22.91, 25.56, 23.39, 20.72, 25.33, 20.91, 23.78, 20.24, 22.99, 23.79, 20.60, 16.98

number of times: 34/34
best time: 14.95
worst time: 30.97

best avg5: 16.40

best avg12: 18.15

Avg5 is bold, and avg12 is underlined.
I am progressing very well. I improved my first block doing zero rotations.

 

[arcio1]

30.14, (28.61), (51.86), 45.69, 39.75 = 38.53
Good avg but I have to learn some algs for orienting edges, because at 51.86 I had to orient them twice.

 

[5BLD]

Well done! Keep it going, always turning nice and slowly- you're progressing quick. Also one rotation in the first block may be better if your solution is awkward from a specific angle.

 

[AbstractAlg]

Thanks.

I sometimes use rotation for something like B U L U' L' but that's why I didn't see U R L U' L'. The first one has origin in my cfop solving and being scared to destroy the cross thingy. D: Will improve over the time.

 

[5BLD]

U'rB