Did like 15ish 10x10x10 solves, even though I slightly burned my finger at dinner about halfway through :p I think these times are pretty great, and I probably won't bother to try to improve this for a long time.

7:50.661 single (first sub-8 ever!)

8:08.593 avg5: 8:25.603 (7:53.908) (8:27.735) 8:03.618 7:56.557
8:13.727 avg12: (7:50.661) 8:08.952 8:27.216 (8:58.983) 8:04.14 8:21.585 8:27.955 8:25.603 7:53.908 8:27.735 8:03.618 7:56.557
 
Did like 15ish 10x10x10 solves, even though I slightly burned my finger at dinner about halfway through :p I think these times are pretty great, and I probably won't bother to try to improve this for a long time.

7:50.661 single (first sub-8 ever!)

8:08.593 avg5: 8:25.603 (7:53.908) (8:27.735) 8:03.618 7:56.557
8:13.727 avg12: (7:50.661) 8:08.952 8:27.216 (8:58.983) 8:04.14 8:21.585 8:27.955 8:25.603 7:53.908 8:27.735 8:03.618 7:56.557

gogogo beat your current 12-minute hi-games time :p
 
Just did some solves with qq's blockbuilding LBL method on 4x4 (except not bothering to orient edges after edge pairing)

(1:38.14), (1:07.04), 1:07.48, 1:12.81, 1:07.43 = 1:09.24
1:16.06, 1:09.93, 1:28.22, 1:11.92, 1:24.43, 1:13.98, 1:23.10, (1:38.14), (1:07.04), 1:07.48, 1:12.81, 1:07.43 = 1:15.54

I'd say not bad for my first go with the method. This method is really fun.


EPIC EDIT:

K, I just got a sub-1 with double parity with this method. 59.60. I've only ever done that twice with reduction.... I definitely like this method.

In other news: 1:07.05 avg5 and 1:11.47 avg12
 
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So I had a very nice solve going on, and noticed at OLL that the PLL would be nice (you can tell by the permutation before the OLL... you know). As the time got 8 seconds, I was thinking about how fast it would be if I skipped PLL. The PLL was instead J(b), but when I did it and stopped the time it was still in 8.xx. :O! :P

1. 8.98 B R B D' B2 R' U D' F R2 B' L2 F D2 U F2 R' B D2 R F2 L B L U' :D
 
K, I just got a sub-1 with double parity with this method. 59.60. I've only ever done that twice with reduction.... I definitely like this method.

In other news: 1:07.05 avg5 and 1:11.47 avg12
Nice! I know from 5x5ing that the method definitely has some potential, even though LBL and blockbuilding methods generally don't.
 
Decided to try my friend's store-bought. Just smashed my single PB of 36.18 with a lucky 29.10. :p

Might do a few more sessions with this before I go back to the better cubes ... looks like it's forcing me to do F2L lookahead.

First time reconstructing and I hope my notation is right if someone does check it out. Also super late and I'm really tired ... if there's a mistake in there I hope it's close enough to be followed intuitively.
last scramble: F2 D' U L2 F' L' F B2 U' D F2 R2 L' B2 R2 B2 F2 U' D' R B L2 D F L

x2 F' L' B L D F D
L' U L
y2 R U' R' U2 L' U L
y' U y' R U' R' y U L' U L
U2 y R U2 R' U R U' R'
y' F' U' L' U L F
y' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U'
 
PB Ao5:

1. 18.39 F' U' R2 B' F' R' U2 D' B' R D B2 L U L' B2 R2 B' L' D2 R U F' U' D2
2. 23.46 B U R2 D' R F' U R2 D U' B' F' U2 L' F2 R2 B2 R2 B R B U2 B2 D U'
3. 20.58 F L' F2 L' B D B2 U2 R' F2 D' F R' F2 D2 B2 R L2 U2 D2 L' R2 F' D2 L'
4. (29.40) U' D2 R2 F2 L U' F R' D' L' U R' U L2 B' F L' B U' B F' R U D B'
5. (17.08) R2 U B' D' L B' R' B2 U B' R' F2 D L' F U2 B' D' L2 U' R2 D L2 U' R'

With a storebought.
 
15.30 ao100 PB (old was 15.96ish)
and 10.72 single (old was 10.97)

97. 10.72 F B2 D' B2 U2 R2 F2 U2 R2 L F U' B2 R2 L2 D F2 L2 U' F2

x2 y //re orient
R2' F2 y' F' L F D //cross [6,6]
U' R' U' R L' U L //first pair [7,13]
L U L' U2 L U' L' //second pair [7,20]
y L' U L U' L' U L //third pair [7,27]
U R U' R' // fourth pair [4,31]
U R U2 R' U' R U' R' // anti-sune [8,39]
y' R2 U R U R' U' R' U' R' U R' // u perm [11,50]

50 moves / 10.72 seconds = 4.66 tps

Cubes Solved: 100/100
Number of Pops: 0
Number of Parity: 0
Average: 15.30
Standard Deviation: 1.51
Best Time: 10.72
Worst Time: 18.52
Individual Times:
1. 14.09 U D2 L B' U' B2 U2 R U2 L2 F' B2 U2 L2 U' F2 U L2 B2 L2 B2
2. 14.56 R U2 F' R2 L' U' F U' R2 U' R F2 R2 F2 R2 U R2 D F2 D L2
3. 15.84 L' B2 D F R2 D2 L2 B' U2 F L' B2 R2 L2 D2 L2 U B2 D R2
4. 18.31 F B' U R D' R F U' D2 F' L' D F2 R2 U2 D R2 B2 U F2 L2
5. 17.33 U L' B' U2 B' U' F B U D R B2 D B2 L2 U' R2 U B2 R2
6. 18.08 B' R2 L U L2 D2 R' U' B' L' F' R2 D R2 B2 U2 B2 U B2 U2 L2
7. 15.19 U D' B R' L B R F L' D R U D R2 F2 U2 R2 L2 B2 D2 L2
8. 15.30 R2 L F2 R2 U B2 R' D' L2 U B R2 U' R2 L2 U F2 U' B2 U L2
9. 15.46 D2 F' L F D F B' L U F R2 F2 D2 R2 D L2 B2 L2 U2 R2
10. 15.88 U F2 B R' B2 L' U2 B' L2 F' L' F' D2 F2 U2 F2 R2 U2 L2 B2 D'
11. 15.02 R U2 D F' B' R' U' F2 D' B' U R D' L2 U B2 U2 D' F2 U B2
12. 15.00 U2 R2 U R' D' R2 F2 B2 D' R2 B D' R2 F2 U2 R2 D' B2 U L2 D2
13. 16.02 D' F2 R L' D2 L' B' D L U B' U R2 D' B2 U' R2 B2 D B2 D2
14. 13.19 U' D L2 U L' U R' F D2 L2 U' B U2 R2 U' L2 F2 L2 U' D
15. 14.63 D B' L U2 F R2 L2 U' R2 U R L2 B2 U D2 R2 L2 U R2 U' F2
16. 15.19 R' F2 B2 L D F B' R F D B' D2 L2 D' F2 D F2 R2 U' B2 U2
17. 15.65 R2 D' L U L F U' D L U2 R B2 U F2 U2 D' F2 U F2 R2 B2
18. 16.40 U' R B2 U B D L' B D B' D F' L2 D R2 F2 R2 L2 D2 F2 D
19. 14.18 R F R' U R F2 B' L' D2 L' B' L2 B2 R2 B2 U' D2 R2 D B2 U
20. 18.13 L' U B' R U B' L' B2 D' L' F U L2 D B2 R2 F2 D F2 L2 D'
21. 16.69 R' F2 D F' U D L' U2 B2 D L' U' B2 U' D B2 D' F2 B2 L2
22. 13.06 D' B' U F' U L2 B2 R' B L2 F' U B2 U R2 U R2 B2 U' R2 D'
23. 17.43 D B' R L U2 L D2 B' D' R L F2 R2 D' B2 U2 B2 R2 D' F2 D
24. 13.50 D2 R' L' U R' D' L2 F2 D2 B R U2 L2 B2 U2 F2 U2 D F2
25. 15.46 L2 U' B' U L2 F L U' D F' L' F2 D2 F2 L2 D B2 U' L2 F2 R2
26. 15.13 F U B2 U2 R L' F2 R2 B' D' L' D F2 B2 U' R2 D R2 U2
27. 15.83 D' L2 F' R' U' D' L2 B' L' F2 R L2 U2 D' L2 U R2 L2 U F2 R2
28. 13.47 R B' R2 D2 R' D2 L D' R2 F' R' U F2 U2 B2 D' R2 U' R2 B2 U'
29. 15.59 R' D' B U' B2 U' L' F' D F2 U' R B2 D B2 U L2 F2 D B2 U
30. 13.78 D2 L F2 U' R L B D L2 F2 R U F2 D F2 L2 D' F2 U R2 U2
31. 14.84 F2 L' B2 R2 F R2 U R' U2 B' D2 R2 D' L2 F2 U2 R2 U F2 B2
32. 14.30 U' D L' D2 L F' R F2 B R2 L' U2 B2 R2 U D2 R2 U F2 U' R2
33. 14.83 U2 R' D' R' D2 B' U R2 L D' F' L2 U2 D' L2 F2 B2 D' R2 U'
34. 16.71 U R2 D' B2 L F D2 L D' L' U D' F2 L2 B2 L2 D' L2 F2 U2
35. 13.68 U L' U' F' U D2 F2 D R' B' U' F' R D2 F2 D R2 U L2 U' B2
36. 15.80 U2 L' B2 D' R2 B D L2 F U' L B2 R2 U' D' B2 U' B2 R2 U
37. 18.06 R' F B' U' R U F2 L' D B L' U' F2 L2 D L2 U L2 U' R2
38. 13.11 D L2 D2 L U' D2 F R2 F R2 B D R2 U2 F2 R2 U F2 R2 L2
39. 14.28 U L2 D2 L2 U' L F2 L2 F' L F D R2 L2 F2 U' B2 U' B2 U2 F2
40. 16.46 U F' R' B D2 B D' R D2 L' D L2 U B2 U D2 F2 R2 D2 R2
41. 16.30 L U' D R' B2 L2 F B U R B2 D' F2 R2 D F2 R2 D' R2 U
42. 15.11 B D2 L' F2 D2 R' F B L U F' D L2 F2 L2 D' F2 U F2
43. 16.86 F' R' L D L2 B' R' L' F U2 F' L2 F2 D R2 U B2 U' F2 U' F2
44. 17.13 L D B D R L2 B2 D L' F B D F2 D2 F2 R2 U' L2 B2 L2 U
45. 15.21 D B' L2 B U' F' U2 F2 L U2 R' F U2 B2 D' R2 D F2 U2 R2 U2
46. 17.71 F L' U D' F R B2 U2 B L U' F' U' L2 U2 D' R2 F2 D B2 D2
47. 15.81 F U R2 U2 F L2 U2 B' D R L D B2 L2 F2 L2 D' L2 U' R2 D'
48. 15.93 F' R' F2 B' D2 R' B' D F2 R' F2 U2 R2 U' B2 R2 D' R2 U' F2
49. 15.55 U L U L F D' B2 R' D2 R' B' U L2 B2 U' R2 U2 D' B2 L2 D2
50. 17.15 U2 L U2 B' U2 R2 B2 R B' U' R2 F U' F2 B2 U' B2 R2 D L2
51. 13.96 U R U' F' B' R2 F' R B2 D F2 D F2 U' R2 B2 D R2
52. 14.53 D B' R' B R' B U' D2 F R' F' L2 U R2 B2 U F2 D' R2 U' B2
53. 18.16 U' B R' L2 D' R2 D' L2 B L' F L2 D F2 U' D2 F2 R2 U' D' R2
54. 15.61 L2 F B2 R' B L' U2 F2 D2 R B' R2 F2 U2 B2 L2 B2 R2 U D2
55. 16.00 U R2 B2 D L U2 F D B2 D2 L' B2 U D2 F2 R2 U2 F2 U' L2 D2
56. 15.66 U2 R2 F U' L2 U' R L2 F2 L' B' U2 D2 L2 F2 D R2 F2 D2 F2 L2
57. 14.09 L2 U2 F U B U2 L' D2 B' L2 F R2 L2 D' B2 L2 U2 B2 D2 F2 U2
58. 14.47 D' R F U' R2 F2 L F2 D' R' B U2 L2 U B2 U2 R2 D' B2 U2
59. 14.78 U2 D' F U R' F2 L' F2 D2 F U2 R2 U' D F2 R2 D2 R2 D2 L2
60. 13.80 R U' L2 D' B L2 U' D' R L2 U B' D' L2 U2 R2 D' L2 U2 F2
61. 14.68 U R' F L' B2 R B' D' F U' L F2 L2 F2 R2 U2 R2 U F2 R2
62. 14.77 L' F2 U' D B' R2 L U2 B' L D B2 R2 U B2 U2 B2 R2 D' R2
63. 14.00 F R2 U' L' B' U2 B D L2 F L2 U2 L2 U R2 B2 U B2 D' L2
64. 15.56 U2 F' L2 F' R L2 B' D' B U' B U R2 D F2 U' B2 D' B2 R2 U
65. 14.81 R2 L' U' B' U R F' U' D' F2 L D' L2 U R2 D L2 U R2 B2 L2
66. 15.03 R D L2 U' B D' F2 R U L D L U2 L2 D' B2 D2 R2 U L2 B2
67. 15.80 R2 B U' R' D' L2 B U' L2 D B' D2 R2 F2 R2 B2 U2 D R2 L2
68. 16.65 F' B2 D' L B2 U' L2 U F' U' L F2 R2 B2 U' R2 F2 D' F2 R2 F2
69. 16.38 U L' D2 L2 F' R' L B' R2 L' D B' U B2 D' L2 U' R2 L2 U D
70. 12.90 B D' F2 R' D' B' D2 R F2 R F U2 R2 F2 D F2 R2 U' L2 F2 U'
71. 16.96 D F2 B' D2 R U' R' L' B' R D' L2 F2 D' F2 D2 F2 R2 B2 R2
72. 15.16 R F' L' F2 L2 F' B U' B' R' F2 R2 L2 F2 R2 U L2 U F2 B2
73. 15.15 R D' F2 L' D R2 F2 B' U' D L' B2 D' F2 U' B2 D L2 U' F2 D
74. 12.81 R2 F2 D F' R2 D R2 L F R L2 D B2 D' F2 U B2 U B2 R2
75. 16.94 U R2 D' F' L U' D' L U2 D' R' D L2 D F2 L2 B2 D2 B2 U2 R2
76. 13.75 B' R2 F2 R' D' L' F' B' U D2 R F2 U F2 D R2 U' L2 B2 U F2
77. 14.72 F2 B2 U' F' U2 D' R' U L' F' B2 U F2 U D F2 L2 F2 U' L2
78. 18.52 R' F U B U R' F' D' R2 B L F U' R2 L2 B2 D L2 U2 R2
79. 15.31 F R2 U2 B2 L D2 B' R B' R F' R2 D' B2 U2 D R2 B2 U2 F2 D2
80. 17.11 F R2 L' B' L2 U R2 F' L' F R' D B2 U F2 R2 U D B2 U2 L2
81. 14.38 U B U2 L U R B R2 L' F D2 R U B2 U B2 L2 F2 B2 U
82. 13.53 B D R F2 D2 B D2 R U2 R' U2 F2 R2 B2 U' B2 R2 F2 U' L2
83. 17.11 R U L U' D' R2 D' L' F L2 F' D' R2 L2 F2 L2 D' R2 D' L2 U2
84. 15.11 U D' B' L F' L' B2 U B2 U' R U D' F2 R2 L2 U B2 L2 B2
85. 14.68 U' B2 R' B L' U B2 L2 U2 B' R D B2 U' D2 L2 B2 L2 F2
86. 12.15 B L D B R L U D2 F' D2 B R2 U R2 U2 L2 U' B2 U' L2 U2
87. 15.36 L2 D' R' B2 U L' D2 F' U' B' D2 R2 U L2 D' L2 U' F2 B2 D'
88. 16.47 F2 L D' R D2 F R' D2 L' B U F2 R2 U' B2 D' R2 D' R2 D'
89. 11.61 U R L' D2 R' F2 L U R2 D' F D' R2 B2 U2 R2 L2 U F2 R2 D2
90. 13.83 R B2 R2 F' R' D L U' B2 U' R D' B2 D F2 U L2 D' L2 F2
91. 16.06 U' D2 L B' U' F B2 D2 L' U R' U' B2 D2 B2 R2 D F2 R2 U2 R2
92. 14.72 F L2 F2 D' R' D F R' B' U' R' U R2 U' L2 F2 D2 F2 U
93. 16.55 R2 U' F R2 B R' F' D' B' D2 L B2 L2 U2 R2 U2 F2 R2 F2 D' R2
94. 16.93 F' D2 F2 L2 F U' B' L' U' D F' D' R2 U B2 U2 D' R2 D' F2 D2
95. 14.10 U R2 B' D2 R F' D' L2 U' F2 L U' R2 F2 D L2 D' R2 F2 D B2
96. 14.18 R L2 U L' U2 B D2 F L' D' B U' L2 D' B2 D' F2 L2 U F2 D2
97. 10.72 F B2 D' B2 U2 R2 F2 U2 R2 L F U' B2 R2 L2 D F2 L2 U' F2
98. 14.08 U L2 U F2 B D2 F U D' F2 L U L2 F2 U' D' L2 D' B2 L2 D'
99. 13.96 R F' U L2 B D' R2 U2 D' L' B R U F2 U D L2 F2 D' F2
100. 17.86 U2 L2 F2 D R B' D F' L F2 L B2 U' B2 R2 L2 U2 F2 D' F2 D
 
OH avg12 PB: 13.53, 15.35, (13.08), 15.63, 13.55, 15.30, 15.02, 15.25, 14.39, 13.20, 14.31, (17.07) = 14.55

Scrambles:
Average of 12: 14.55
1. 13.53 L2 F D L' R' D R B2 R' L U B R' B2 F2 U' L R2 F2 R' L F' B' U2 F2
2. 15.35 D2 B D2 R' B' R2 F U2 B U' D F2 L2 B D L U' L B' L F' R F2 R F2
3. (13.08) L' B U' F' B2 U' F D' L' B L' R2 U' F' U R' D' R L' B2 D F2 L U2 R
4. 15.63 D2 L R' B' L' R2 B2 U' F2 B2 R2 B' D' B' L B2 R U' F' B2 D' F R D2 B'
5. 13.55 R B' L F' R B U2 D2 R D2 U R' D2 F B' D R2 B R D' F' U2 R' F' D'
6. 15.30 F' B2 D2 R L' F B' L F R' F2 R' U2 B' F L B2 R2 U' B D2 F' R2 B2 L'
7. 15.02 U' D F2 D2 U L R2 U2 L' R2 F D L' U2 L2 D' L R2 D2 F' D2 F2 L2 U' R2
8. 15.25 U' B U2 F2 B' D2 F' B R L2 B2 R D F' U' R2 L' B' D2 U2 R' L2 F2 L' R'
9. 14.39 D F2 R' U' L2 B R D2 R' F' B L R' B R' L2 B F2 D2 L R' F B' L U2
10. 13.20 B D2 F U' D F' L' B' U L' U2 F2 B2 L' D B2 R L2 F2 R' D2 B F' R2 U2
11. 14.31 U' R' D2 B2 L2 R2 D R2 B' R U' D' B2 L2 U2 L2 R' B2 L' U2 F' U' L2 B' U
12. (17.07) B2 D F B2 U2 D' R L2 B2 R' F' R F2 L2 D' L F D2 L2 B2 D2 R L2 B U'
 
Got around to doing a big avg again :)

number of times: 100/100
best time: 7.12
worst time: 14.15

current avg5: 10.57 (σ = 0.93)
best avg5: 8.33 (σ = 0.09)

current avg12: 9.63 (σ = 1.03)
best avg12: 8.87 (σ = 0.60)

current avg100: 9.40 (σ = 1.23)
best avg100: 9.40 (σ = 1.23)

session avg: 9.40 (σ = 1.23)
session mean: 9.42
 
A whole bunch of megaminx sim PBs :)

number of times: 117/118
best time: 48.97 - sub 50! yeah!

best avg5: 54.36 (σ = 1.09) - 52.84, 55.36, (57.89), (52.39), 54.88

best avg12: 57.88 (σ = 4.49) - 54.13, 58.89, (1:07.14), 52.84, 1:06.30, 1:03.23, 1:02.48, 52.84, 55.36, 57.89, (52.39), 54.88

best avg100: 1:00.34 (σ = 4.93)
51.86, 1:04.47, 1:17.20, DNF(0.00), 1:00.67, 1:00.41, 57.03, 59.84, 52.28, 1:03.06, 1:07.59, 1:14.45, 59.55, 1:01.70, 1:02.64, 1:01.08, 51.83, 56.28, 1:10.53, 1:00.74, 59.88, 1:13.24, 1:00.33, 1:14.70, 1:04.22, 58.41, 56.83, 1:05.92, 59.92, 58.45, 56.47, 1:01.75, 52.31, 52.63, 1:03.53, 1:08.98, 1:02.69, 56.61, 1:00.48, 58.61, 1:06.27, 58.06, 55.88, 58.39, 1:01.22, 1:05.94, 55.72, 57.42, 58.05, 1:09.38, 53.30, 49.42, 59.58, 1:00.89, 1:01.08, 1:03.47, 1:02.53, 1:03.50, 1:08.02, 1:05.50, 58.02, 1:00.61, 59.05, 1:00.95, 48.97[OCLL skip], 1:06.13, 1:03.23, 58.11, 1:04.11, 58.00, 1:08.19, 54.25, 58.58, 58.03, 1:08.66, 1:07.11, 54.00, 1:01.58, 1:01.08, 58.02, 1:08.25, 57.52, 54.66, 54.11, 1:01.86, 1:02.88, 1:09.72, 58.63, 1:02.06, 1:07.06, 1:04.45, 57.19, 56.77, 1:04.05, 55.09, 1:03.50, 53.72, 1:03.67, 55.33, 1:02.81, 1:03.72, 1:00.78, 54.13, 58.89, 1:07.14, 52.84, 1:06.30, 1:03.23, 1:02.48, 52.84, 55.36, 57.89, 52.39, 54.88, 56.52, 58.80, 1:04.92, 1:28.27
 
Trying to get better at non 3x3 events.
4x4
46.26, 43.57, 49.66, 46.69, 48.98, 43.19, 52.86, 49.59, 48.57, 54.85, 45.04, 50.78

number of times: 12/12
best time: 43.19
worst time: 54.85

current avg5: 49.65 (σ = 0.90)
best avg5: 46.41 (σ = 2.22)

current avg12: 48.20 (σ = 2.66)
best avg12: 48.20 (σ = 2.66)

session avg: 48.20 (σ = 2.66)
session mean: 48.34
 
4x4 PB Single+First sub-1 - using Yau Method

58.46 No parity, easy centers (only 2 centers for yau method) Fairly easy recognition during edge pairing, etc.

Scramble: Fw2 Uw2 Rw2 B2 Uw Rw2 F' Uw' Dw F L' F Uw2 Bw2 L2 Lw B2 Dw2 L' Lw' R' D2 F2 B R' Uw2 Dw' D Fw' Bw2 B2 L' U2 Uw R' Uw Lw' R' U' Dw2
 
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