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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

SCRAMBLE: L' B2 U L F2 L' F L2 U2 L R2 U' L2 F' U' F' B2 D' U' R2 L2 F D' B U
Inspection: x2
Cross: F' R' F L F U R B' R'
F2L: U2' R U R' U y' R' U' R
R U R' U' U' y' R' U2 R U' R' U R
U L' U' L U' y' R U R'
y R U R' U y' R' U' R
OLL U' f R U R' U' f'
U2 F' r U R' U' r' F R
PLL U2 (Ab PERM)

NEXT: R2 U' B2 R2 U' F2 L2 F2 U' L2 D' B' D R2 D L B L' B' R' D'
 
R' U R U' x' U L' U L U2 R U' R' U' x' is what I use. Also It is easy to see when it will skip and when you should use the mirror for ZBLL.
Eh, too many rotations and it's very easy to get a high TPS on mine. For the mirror of my case, you can do F (Y perm) F' instead of R' (Y perm) R. I execute it slightly differently (F2 R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' l' U l F2; regrip during the U).
 
NEXT: R2 U' B2 R2 U' F2 L2 F2 U' L2 D' B' D R2 D L B L' B' R' D'

L2 F2 R D' R2
U R' U R U L' U L
R' U R U' y L' U' L U R U' R'
y U R U R' U2 R U R'
y R' U' R U2 R' U R
U' L' U2 L U L' U L
R perm

EDIT: crap, sorry guys
D B' L R2 U2 B' U L' R2 B' F U2 R L U' F' L R B U' B' D2 U2 R' U2
 
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Eh, too many rotations and it's very easy to get a high TPS on mine. For the mirror of my case, you can do F (Y perm) F' instead of R' (Y perm) R. I execute it slightly differently (F2 R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' l' U l F2; regrip during the U).

Looking at how I preform it, Its actually R' U l F, so the only rotation is to adjust for PLL.

D B' L R2 U2 B' U L' R2 B' F U2 R L U' F' L R B U' B' D2 U2 R' U2
x2 y' // Inspection
B R' D F L2 B2 U2 L U2 L' U2 x' U' M' U2 M U x D2 L U' L' U F // XXXcross (22/22)
U' L' U' L U F R U' R' U R U' R' F' U // Forced LL skip (15/37)

Bad XXXcross but forcing LL skips with 2 moves more than I would have used to orient LL edges makes it a good solve. I noticed I could cancel into the easy Diag H ZBLL.

Next: B U2 B' F2 L2 D2 R2 D2 R2 F2 D2 L' F R2 D L' U' L D U2
 
Next: B U2 B' F2 L2 D2 R2 D2 R2 F2 D2 L' F R2 D L' U' L D U2
z2 y //Inspection
F' R' D L' //Xcross
y R U R' y' U R' U2 R // F2l-2
U' L' U L U' y R' U2 R U' R' U R //F2l-3
y R' U2 R U' y R U R' // F2l-4
U' F U R U' R' F' U2 R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R //2-look OLL
U2 R' U R' U' y R' F' R2 U' R' U R' F R F //PLL

Wow that was an easy x-cross.

Next: R F2 R B2 L D2 R' F2 L' U2 R U R' D' L' B F' R U2 R
 
B U2 B' F2 L2 D2 R2 D2 R2 F2 D2 L' F R2 D L' U' L D U2
x2 y' // Inspection
F' R' D L' // X-cross (4/4)
R' U R U' R' U R // F2L-2 (7/11)
y' R U' R' U' L' U' L // F2L-3 (7/18)
d' L' U2 L U L' U' L // F2L-4 (8/26)
U2 F R U R' U' S R U R' U' f' // OLL (12/38)
U2 [l' R'] D2 R U R' D2 R U' R' // PLL (10/48)

Next: B2 D R2 B2 D' R2 D U L2 F2 U B L' B' F' R' B' D2 F2 L U'
 
bump
Next: R D' B' D2 B L' F' R2 B' L2 U2 D' F2 R2 L2 U2 L2 F2 U F2

x2 y' // Inspection
R' L' F' D' U' R' U2 L u' // Cross
U' L U L' // F2L-1
U' y' R U' R' // F2L-2
U L U' L' U2 R' U R // F2L-3
U' y R' U R // F2L-4
U' L' U2 L U R U2 L' U' L R' U' R U' R' U' // ZBLL

Next: R2 B2 U2 B' L2 B D2 F2 D2 B R2 D L' B2 D B U' R' D2 B' F'
 
Next: R2 B2 U2 B' L2 B D2 F2 D2 B R2 D L' B2 D B U' R' D2 B' F'

Noah's CP2 with some FMC techniques. Because why not. 43 HTM.

Premove:
D' R2 D U2 y

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z'
R' D F M r' F // First block
R' F' U' F // CP
r' U M U r // EO
R2 U' r U2 r' // 2x2x3
R2 U' R U R2 // F2L
B' L F2 R2 F D' F' D R2 F2 L' B // 2GLL
R' U2 R L2 // undo premove

Next: R2 D2 B L' U2 B U R2 F L2 U2 B2 D' F2 D' F2 D' F2 U B2
 
Next: R2 D2 B L' U2 B U R2 F L2 U2 B2 D' F2 D' F2 D' F2 U B2

I use CFOP

Cross: U D B R2
F2L:
1st: U F U' F' U L' U L
2nd: y U' F U' F' R U' R'
3rd: y U' L U L' R U' R'
4th: L U2 L' U2 L U' L'
OLL: F R U' R' U' R U R' F'
PLL: U2 F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F'

Next: U2 B' R2 B' R2 D2 B' U2 B L2 F2 R F R B2 L' D' R' B' U2 R2

p.s im still a newbie in CFOP Method
 
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Next: U2 B' R2 B' R2 D2 B' U2 B L2 F2 R F R B2 L' D' R' B' U2 R2

CFOP

z2
Cross: R L' D R2 U F' L2
F2L1: y' U R' U R U2' y' R' U2 R
F2L2: U' L' U L2 U' L'
F2L3: U R U2' R' y L U L'
F2L4: U2' F U' F' U2' L' U' L
OLL: U' R U R' U R' F R F' R U2' R'
PLL R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F'

That was ****!!!

Next: D2 F2 R' D2 F2 L' D2 R B2 D2 L' U F2 L' D2 U2 F L R2 U F'
 
Next: U2 B' R2 B' R2 D2 B' U2 B L2 F2 R F R B2 L' D' R' B' U2 R2
x2
R' L' U' F L F M U2 l' S' U' b' // XXcross (12/12)
L U2 L' U R U R' // F2L-3 (7/19)
U L U2 L' U' L U L' // F2L-4 (8/27)
U' R' U2 R F U' R' U R U R' U R U' F' U' // ZBLL (16/43)

I don't think 40 moves for full ZB is too far from the truth, I can usually get around 40 moves and I don't know any ZBLS other than VHLS and like 5 cases and I only know about a third of the ZBLLs.

Next: L2 U F2 U' R2 U2 B2 L2 U L2 U F D B' U2 R' F' L U2 B R2
 
A third of ZBLL? Your sig says a fifth :p
L2 U F2 U' R2 U2 B2 L2 U L2 U F D B' U2 R' F' L U2 B R2
D L2 D R B' L // 222 (6/6)
F2 U F' R2 U R2 // XX-cross (6/12)
U R' U l' U R U' l // F2L-3 (8/20)
d R U R' d R' U' R // F2L-4 (8/28)
U' F R' F' R U R U' R' // OLLCP (9/37)
M2 U M2 U x M2 U2 M2 U2 // EPLL (8/45)

Next: D2 F2 R2 B2 D' L2 D U L2 B2 L2 F L U B' R F L2 D B U
 
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A third of ZBLL? Your sig says a fifth :p
I have to update, still counting and adding what I know to an excel file, but I'm already at 137 and I have not finished Pi cases or the sunes and antisunes which i know 24 of + my COLLs. I know full 2GLL + about 60 Diag ZBLLs + My COLLs and alts. Pro tip for finding good ZBLL: look at COLL list, those are generally the best for that subset and usually there are two to four that a fair amount of people use and are always worth it.

Edit: Also, your solution does not work.
 
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Next: D2 F2 R2 B2 D' L2 D U L2 B2 L2 F L U B' R F L2 D B U

x' // inspection
B L' U L D U' R2 // x-cross
U2 R' U R // F2L-2
R U' R' U' R U' R' U R U' R' //F2L-3
U' L U2 L' U' L U L' // F2L-4
U R U R' U R U2 R' F R U R' U' F' // OLL
R' U R' d' R' F' R2 U' R' U R' F R F U // PLL + AUF

Next: B' L U' B' U' D' F' U2 L D B2 U2 D2 R L D2 R' B2 D2 B2 D2
 
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Next: D2 F2 R2 B2 D' L2 D U L2 B2 L2 F L U B' R F L2 D B U

x2
U F R' B2 L2 F2 U2 F L' B' // XXcross (10/10)
U2 L' U' L // F2L-3 (4/14)
F' U' F U' R U R' d' L' U2 L // F2L-4 / OLS (11/25)
U' R2 x D2 R U R' D2 R U' l // PLL (10/35)
Did before Berkay's post, didn't notice I did not post

Next: Just use Berkay's scramble
 
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I have to update, still counting and adding what I know to an excel file, but I'm already at 137 and I have not finished Pi cases or the sunes and antisunes which i know 24 of + my COLLs. I know full 2GLL + about 60 Diag ZBLLs + My COLLs and alts. Pro tip for finding good ZBLL: look at COLL list, those are generally the best for that subset and usually there are two to four that a fair amount of people use and are always worth it.

Edit: Also, your solution does not work.
Oh right... my goals post isn't up to date either. I rarely look at it.
I used to do that when learning ZZLL, but I gave up after like a day and now I've forgotten everything except the 2GLLs I already knew for OH. Do you use ZZ-d for OH? If you know full 2GLL, I'd guess that would be a good method. There's ZZ-porky v1 and v2 (And Profane Koala, which is exactly the same as v1 but with algs better for 2H and not as good for OH).
B' L U' B' U' D' F' U2 L D B2 U2 D2 R L D2 R' B2 D2 B2 D2
y // Inspection
L D2 L2 D' R2 U' R // Cross w/ F2L-1 setup (7/7)
u L' U2 L D' // F2L-1 (5/12)
U' L' U [M' x'] U R // F2L-2 (6/18)
U2 L' U' L F' U' F // F2L-3 (7/25)
U2 L' U2 L U' F R U R' F' // VHLS (10/35)
U' R U' L' U R' U' L // COLL (8/43)
U M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2 // EPLL (8/51)

Next: L2 D' F2 L2 D' B2 L2 U R2 F2 D F' L' R' U' L' D2 U2 F' U2
 
Oh right... my goals post isn't up to date either. I rarely look at it.
I used to do that when learning ZZLL, but I gave up after like a day and now I've forgotten everything except the 2GLLs I already knew for OH. Do you use ZZ-d for OH? If you know full 2GLL, I'd guess that would be a good method. There's ZZ-porky v1 and v2 (And Profane Koala, which is exactly the same as v1 but with algs better for 2H and not as good for OH).

Nope, I just use VH with all my ZBLLs, I intend to eventually learn ZBLS and I have learned a few, but they are so easy to mix up.

Next: L2 D' F2 L2 D' B2 L2 U R2 F2 D F' L' R' U' L' D2 U2 F' U2

L' F' D L F2 D' // Xcross (6/6)
R' U R y' U2 L U L' // F2L-2 (7/13)
U2 F R' U R F' // F2L-3 (5/18)
U2 R' U2 R U2 R U R2 U R2 U R U R U R U' R' U' R2 // F2L-4 / Forced LL skip (20/38)

skip was just WV cancelled into a U perm.

Next: F' L2 B' L2 U2 F2 L2 F L2 U2 F U' B2 D' B2 U' L' D2 R F'
 
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F R U orient corners,
F B D B2 D L2 U’ all corners and 3 edges,
F U R F B’ D’ R’ more 3 edges,
U2 B L B F’ D’ B’ L2 B’ R2 F B’ LSE.
What method is this?

next: L2 R2 F' U2 B2 U2 L2 B2 F' L2 R2 D L D2 F2 D U' B' R' D U

Inspection: x2 y2
Cross: U' F L R2 B
F2L: 1) L U' L' R' U' R
2) U' R U R' y' F U' F'
3) R U2 R' U R U' R'
4) R' U' R
Oll: U2 f R U R' U' f' U' R U R' U R U2 R'
Pll: N perm, z (D' R U' R2 D R' U)*2 R

Next! L2 F2 R2 D' B2 L2 F2 L2 F2 D2 U2 B' U2 R F' L D U2 B' U2 L' U'

Also any tips where I can improve?
 
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