5BLD's And PandaCuber's Roux Tutorial

[Athefre]

The easiest way, using the traditional recognition, is to look at the U stickers first, as you already do, and see if the two whites are connected and the two yellows are connected. If not, the whites and yellows will be diagonal.

Connected - Just continue on to looking around the sides for the two opposite stickers that need swapped.
Diagonal - Look around the sides for two opposite stickers and, assuming those two are at RFU and RUB, make sure RUB and FLU match. If they do, they need to be swapped. If not, the corners on the other side need to be swapped.

 

[arcio1]

How would you do something like:
B' D2 U F' U' F D2 R' B U' (SB Scramble, SB on RD)
without using F?

R U r U r2 U2 R' U R2 M U M2 r' U' r (15 STM)

 

[PandaCuber]

How would you do something like:
B' D2 U F' U' F D2 R' B U' (SB Scramble, SB on RD)

How id speedsolve:
U'MU2M'rU2RU'R2MUM'rUR' (15)

 

[PandaCuber]

Concept of ColorNeutral Squares

Anything in particular you guys want me to write about?

 

[Renslay]

I'm not sure that the second half of the CN example is correct.

 

[PandaCuber]

I'm not sure that the second half of the CN example is correct.

Youre right. :fp

Fixed.

 

[Renslay]

An interesting thing:

I usually get better times with Roux if I solve the cube with some completely different method before (CFOP, Petrus or even a beginner method). Solving two cubes at a time also helps a lot, my guess is because I forced to turn the cube slower (lack of pre-examining), hence there are fewer stops => better times. I just did 34.38 for two cubes - my usual average is about 17, but for two cubes I can not plan a full (or even near full) FB for each cube. They are almost like no-inspeciton solves.

The wonders of speedcubing.

[Really-really need to concetrate on slow turning and foreseeing...]

 

[Speedmaster]

Youre right. :fp

Fixed.

I'm not sure if it'S right now, i've tried it 5 times now and the cube was always scrambled after the second part of the FB...

 

[PandaCuber]

I'm not sure if it'S right now, i've tried it 5 times now and the cube was always scrambled after the second part of the FB...

its correct,

 

[Speedmaster]

Is it important to be colour neutral with Roux? There are so many ways to do FB with two side CN so why should I be completely CN with Roux?

 

[PandaCuber]

Is it important to be colour neutral with Roux? There are so many ways to do FB with two side CN so why should I be completely CN with Roux?

No one is telling to be completely CN. Even most people will say, its better to have a favorite color in Roux.

 

[Cool Frog]

I am colour neutral, and I think the biggest disadvantage is having trouble dealing with "bad" scrambles, they don't happen often, but when they do... I don't know what to do.

 

[Speedmaster]

If I use two different bottom colours for my two blocks, will the CMLL recognition be another than normal?

 

[A Leman]

I am colour neutral, and I think the biggest disadvantage is having trouble dealing with "bad" scrambles, they don't happen often, but when they do... I don't know what to do.

same here.For the rare scrambles where there isn't anything good, I waste alot of inspection searching, before I just pick something and go with it.

 

[Athefre]

If I use two different bottom colours for my two blocks, will the CMLL recognition be another than normal?

If only opposite blocks: www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?34195-Roux-Opposite-Blocks&p=686889&viewfull=1#post686889

If any bottom color for the second block: Check the NMCLL link in my sig.

 

[Iggy]

Not sure if this is off-topic or not, but what method do rouxers usually use to solve big cubes? I'm seriously thinking of switching to Roux since CFOP isn't getting me anywhere.

 

[Ickathu]

Not sure if this is off-topic or not, but what method do rouxers usually use to solve big cubes? I'm seriously thinking of switching to Roux since CFOP isn't getting me anywhere.

I use yau, but probably because I'm a former CFOPer
I think what some people do is modified redux. You pair up centers, and then you pair certain edges and build the first block simultaneously. That way you just have SB CMLL LSE. I think some people also use OBLBL

 

[PandaCuber]

I use OBLBL

 

[Speedmaster]

I love this thread

How do you do The Ms in LSE? I always do it with r' R, should i learn it another way? and how?

 

[PandaCuber]

I love this thread

How do you do The Ms in LSE? I always do it with r' R, should i learn it another way? and how?

Ive noticed that i tend to r' R, but i think its a bad habit.
Since i use my right hand ring finger to M', im trying to use the same to M, but flicking the other way.

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