Easy / Lucky / Hard / Weird scrambles Thread

The first scramble I got from the WCA scrambler. Absolutely ridiculous. I only got a 13, and that was with big pauses, no lookahead and hesitation.

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

y
L' D R D R2 F' (6)
U2 y L' U L2 U' L' (6/12)
R U R' (3/15)
d' R U R' (4/19)
U2 r' U' R U' R' U2 r (8/27)
y' R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2 (11/38)

>.> Easily could've been sub 10. 38 move speedsolving solution, non lucky.

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

Cross on U.
 
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F2 D' L D L' B' D2 U2 R2 F2 U B2 D2 L B2 U' L R2 F2 L' R' F' U2 F2 B'

Cross on D

From QQTimer.

y'
B L2 F2
y' R' U2 R L' U L
d L' U' L
y R U2 R'
d' R U' R' U2 R U R'
r' U' R U' R' U2 r
U R2' u' R U' R U R' u R2 y R U' R' U

48 turns / 15.07 seconds (GREAT time for me!) = 3.185136 TPS

Done while warming up for this week's Race to sub-20 Ao12.
 
L' R2 D2 B' U2 F2 U2 F D2 U2 R2 F' B2 L' B' F2 R' L D2 F' D2 L R' F2 B'

Somebody PLEASE destroy this scramble! I can't find a good cross for this while preserving the pair or making an x-cross! D:
 
x cross on white lol

x2 y'
L F' L' U2 R' D2 F

Lol, I forgot to mention it was Cross on D. Epic x-cross on U, though! I got a rotationless solve after that. T_T

Whole solve :

x2 y'
L F' L' U2 R' D2 F
U2 R U2 R' U R U' R'
U' R' U2 R U L U' L'
U' R' U2 R U R' U' R
U' F R U R' U' F'
U2 R' U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F' R2

Man, that's epic. Now I MUST find a good X-Cross on D for that scramble!
 
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L' R2 D2 B' U2 F2 U2 F D2 U2 R2 F' B2 L' B' F2 R' L D2 F' D2 L R' F2 B'

Somebody PLEASE destroy this scramble! I can't find a good cross for this while preserving the pair or making an x-cross! D:

y F U2 R B L XCross (5)
U R' U2 R2 U' R2 U L U' L' U2 R U' l U' R' U x F2L (17, 22)
y r' U r2 U' r2' U' r2 U r' OLL(cp) (9, 31)
M' U' M2 U' M2 U' M' U2 M2 EPLL (14, 45)
 
OFFICIAL LAST POST OF MINE ABOUT THIS SCRAMBLE.

L' R2 D2 B' U2 F2 U2 F D2 U2 R2 F' B2 L' B' F2 R' L D2 F' D2 L R' F2 B'

From QQTimer.

Cross on U solve :

x2 y'
L F' L' U2 R' D2 F
U2 R U2 R' U R U' R'
U' R' U2 R U L U' L'
U' R' U2 R U R' U' R
U' F R U R' U' F'
U2 R' U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F' R2

11.54 5th try = 3.98 TPS

Cross on D solve :

y
F U2 R B L
U R' U2 R U2 L U L'
U R U' R'
R' U2 R U' R B' R' B
r U2 R' U' R U' r'
R2 U' R' U' R U R U R U' R

10.35 5th try = 4.4444444444 TPS

I love this scramble :)
 
F2 L2 F' L' B' R' L B' U' D' B U' R L' D2 B2 R2 U2 L' D2 B2 U' R U2 L2

x2 y' R D' R2 D' U R2 // Xcross
y R' U' R d' L' U L // 2nd pair
U2 R' U R // 3rd pair
U R U R' // 4th pair
U' F U R U2 R' U' R U R' F' U // OLL + PLL skip Thanks Sela!
alg.garron
 
F' L F2 D R B F2 U L' U' F2 U2 L B2 L' B' F' L R' U D2 F' D' F' L (Cross colour on top)

U' D y' R' F D2 (5/5) // Double X-cross
y R U R' L U2 L' d L' U' L (10/15) // F2L #3
R U2 R' U' R U R' (7/22) // F2L #4
F R U R' U' F' U R' F R B' R' F' B (13/35) // OLL
d' M2' U M2' U M' U2 M2' U2 M' U2 (10/45) // PLL
 
Using Deluchie's scramble

F' L F2 D R B F2 U L' U' F2 U2 L B2 L' B' F' L R' U D2 F' D' F' L

Cross on D Solve

y2 E' R' F D2 - Double X-Cross
y L U2 L' R U2 R' U' R U R' - F2L 3
U' L U2 L' d L' U' L - F2L 4
U R2 D' R U2 R' D R U2 R - OLL
U' L U2 L' U2 L F' L' U' L U L F L2

The best one of them all. The [E' R' F] flows pretty nicely.

Cross on U Solve

x2 y D2 L' R' D' L - Cross
D R U R' u' - F2L 1
U L U' L' d' L' U L - F2L 2
U L U L' U' L U2 L' - F2L 3
y L' U' L - F2L 4
r U R' U' r' F R F' - OLL
d' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' - PLL

Sexy solve, but the only one of the 6 that doesn't have at least an X-Cross. Still, Surprisingly easy!

Cross on L Solve

z y B' R' D B' F' - X-Cross
R' U2 R U2 R' U2 R U R' U' R - F2L 2
D2 U R U' R' D2 U' L U' L' - F2L 3
R U' R' F R' F' R - F2L 4
r' R2 U R' U R U2 R' U M' - OLL
r U' L D2 L' U L D2 r2 F2 - PLL

Easy X-Cross. The F2L looked really bad so this was the best I could get it. There was a flipped edge after the XCross but It was fixed with F2L 3.

Cross on R Solve

z' y2 D' R' D F' U2 F U y M' U' M D' R' D - Double X-Cross
U' R' U' R d' R U R' - F2L 3
y U2 R U R' U R' F R F' - F2L 4
U' r U2 R2' U' R2 U' r'R' U2' R - OLL
U2 R U2 R' U' R U2 L' U R' U' L U - PLL

Shockingly great solve here, minus the inefficient Double X-Cross. Well, I guess a normal cross plus 2 F2L slots wouldn't take that long, so maybe it wasn't terribly inefficient.

Cross on F Solve

x' y' R' F R2 L' B - X-Cross
y R' U R U' R' U' R - F2L 2
U2 R U' R' y' U' R U2 R' - F2L 3
U2 R' U R U' R' U' R - F2L 4
U x R' U R D' R' U' R D x' - OLL
d R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' - PLL

Wow, another ridiculously easy solve. I like it because it's heavily R and U moves.

Cross on B Solve

x y' L' U' F R2 L' - X-Cross
U R U2 R' U' R U R' - F2L 2
d R U2 R' U' R U R' - F2L 3
y' R U R' U' R U R' U' R U R' - F2L 4
R U2 R2 U' R U' R' U2 F R F' - OLL
U2 M2 U M2 U M' U2 M2 U2 M' - PLL

Hot damn.

Alternatively, you could do y' (R' F R F') x3 for F2L 4, end up with the same OLL and a T-perm!

During a speedsolve, I would never notice an X-Cross. This is why I like (re)constructing! I'll probably do something like this once every Friday; that's how much fun I had! Deluchie, you just got an AMAZING scramble. Also, if anyone can find an X-Cross (Or a Double X-Cross ;)) for the Cross on U scramble it would be much appreciated.

~ Jaycee.
 
All of these solves are Cross on D.

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

R'
U2 L U L' U2 L U' L'
y U2 L U' L U L' U2 L U L' U' L
U R U R' U' R U R' U' R U R'
U L U L'
R d L' d' R' U l U l'
R' U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F R2 U2

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

y' U' L D
U2 L U L'
y L' U' L R U2 R' U' R U R'
y' U' R U' R' U R U' R'
d R U2 R' U' R U2 R'
U' R d L' d' R' U l U l'
U2 R U R' y' R2 u' R U' R' U R' u R2

D U2 F B2 D2 U2 L F L' U2 L' R' D2 R' F2 B L2 F R2 F L F' B U2 L' = THE BEST ONE OF THEM ALL

U' L D
L' U L
d' L' U L
U' d' R U2 R' U' R U R'
U' L' U2 L U L' U2 L
U r' U' R U' R' U R U' R' U2 r
PLL skip!

L2 D' B2 D' L' R' D' U' B2 F D' F2 B' R' L B2 D' U' R F2 L R F' D2 U'

y' B' D2 U' L D'
U' L U' L'
y U2 L' U L
L U2 L' R U' R'
U' d' R' U R U' R' U' R
U' R U2 R2 F R F' R U2 R'
U2 R2' u' R U' R U R' u R2 y R U' R

These were all found while doing an Average of 100, and I just so happened to get the 3rd one on video! T_T
 
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F2 L2 D' R' L2 F' U B F U D F R2 L' F2 L R D2 L' R2 B R B' D2 R'

I didn't bother with this scramble because I couldn't find a good Double X-Cross with the obvious pair and the one that's made by doing an R.
 
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