Easy / Lucky / Hard / Weird scrambles Thread

[Evan Liu]

Pyraminx:
L B' R b

2x2:
U R2 U R U2 F U R' U' R' U'

 

[Jaycee]

From one of Waffle's first block Rouxtorial videos : L2 B F U' B L2 U' L B2 D2 L' R2 D2 L2 R' D' B' U' F2 U' D2 F2 R' U2 R

y' R' U M2' S2 U D'
l' R' U' F R2 F' U R' U' M2' U' R U r' U' r'
U R' U' R U L U' R' U x
M2' U' M' U M2' U2 M' U M2 U2 M U2 M

Waffle showed a variation of that first block and that's it That's a good second block for me, a Roux beginner.

 

[fastcubesolver]

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

This was the scramble for my 12.30 OH solve. The LL was r U R' U R U2 r', I do not believe there was an AUF. If anyone would like to help me out with the reconstruction, that would be great. Thanks.

 

[Jaycee]

Only a 15 move scramble?

And Cross on U or D or __?

 

[fastcubesolver]

U. Sorry.

 

[Jaycee]

I haven't found anything yet.

Although, while timing my first blocks for Roux, I got 5.40 on this first block (with a nice amount of inspection becos Roux beginner). I went on to find a great second block!

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

Spoiler

y'
r' U' M' L D' U2 R U L U x
r2 U' R2 U2 f R' f' R U R'
U2 R U R' U R U2 R' U' R U' L' U R' U' l
U' M' U M U M' U M U' M' U2 M U' M2 U

Lolzorz.

 

[JyH]

Only a 15 move scramble?

And Cross on U or D or __?

WCA uses optimal scrambles.

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

This was the scramble for my 12.30 OH solve. The LL was r U R' U R U2 r', I do not believe there was an AUF. If anyone would like to help me out with the reconstruction, that would be great. Thanks.

Found a solution (not sure if it's yours, but the LL was very similar.) Obviously these are just the moves, not exactly what you did OH (rotations and stuff).

x2
D2 R' D L R
L U2 L' U2 L U' L'
R U' R' U' L' U' L
U' R U2 R2 U' R
U R U' R'
r' U2 R U R' U r

 

[Jaycee]

WCA uses optimal scrambles

Um, what? I'm just used to seeing 25 moves. >__>

And another easy one. Man I love the scrambles GQTimer is giving me!

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

Spoiler

x2 y'
U D L D2 R' D M2' y
r F R' F' U M r' U' r
R' U' R U' R' U2 R2 U R' U R U2 R'
M2 U M' U M' U M' U2 M' U M2 U' M' U2 M'

 

[RyanReese09]

Only a 15 move scramble?

And Cross on U or D or __?

It's funny because you can't count.

 

[Julian]

WCA uses optimal scrambles.



Found a solution (not sure if it's yours, but the LL was very similar.) Obviously these are just the moves, not exactly what you did OH (rotations and stuff).

x2
D2 R' D L R
L U2 L' U2 L U' L'
R U' R' U' L' U' L
U' R U2 R2 U' R
U R U' R'
r' U2 R U R' U r

Lol, same solve I found.

 

[Jaycee]

It's funny because you can't count.

Oops, 16. >__>

EDIT : For Roux users :

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

Spoiler

z2 y
U' F2 L2 F U2 M2' B
U' M U' M2 U' R' U2 R2 M U M' R U2 r' U' R
U2 R U2 R' U' R U2 L' U R' U' L
U2 M' U M U2 M2 U' M' U2 M' U2 M2

I had a better second block earlier but I can't find it again. :/

 

[Julian]

B' F' f' u D' B u2 B2 D2 U' B f D2 U' R2 F r u U2 f2 R u f' F r2 D U u2 B2 r R U2 u R2 r D' f2 R' r2 u
Very easy centers.

 

[Mike Hughey]

WCA uses optimal scrambles.

Um, what? I'm just used to seeing 25 moves. >__>

Just to clear this up (because it comes up so often): WCA requires use of Cube Explorer to generate scrambles. Typically scrambles as initially created by the program are 22 moves or so. However, they may be optimized, and they are still valid WCA scrambles if they have been optimized. Optimization typically yields 17 to 18 moves; 16 move scrambles are not that rare, and I've even seen several 15 move scrambles. I optimize all of the scrambles for the weekly competition, and I also try to optimize all 3x3x3 scrambles for official competitions where I provide the scrambles. Why not cut down on time spent scrambling?

 

[cubersmith]

To all LBL/Ortega 2x2 users:

U2 F' U' R' F R2 U2 R' U F'

I got this on Prisma Puzzle timer. It leaves a 1st layer skip. All you need to do after the scramble is z2 y' Bruno T-perm U2

 

[RyanReese09]

To all LBL/Ortega 2x2 users:

U2 F' U' R' F R2 U2 R' U F'

I got this on Prisma Puzzle timer. It leaves a 1st layer skip. All you need to do after the scramble is z2 y' Bruno T-perm U2

Or the CLL.

 

[fastcubesolver]

WCA uses optimal scrambles.



Found a solution (not sure if it's yours, but the LL was very similar.) Obviously these are just the moves, not exactly what you did OH (rotations and stuff).

x2
D2 R' D L R
L U2 L' U2 L U' L'
R U' R' U' L' U' L
U' R U2 R2 U' R
U R U' R'
r' U2 R U R' U r

that's a good solve, good for OH due to no rotations. It's just that LL

 

[Jaycee]

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

For Roux :

Spoiler

y
U2 L
R U M' r2 U r' U R' U M U R2' r U' R
R U R' U' R' F R F'
U M U' M' U2 M2 U' M U2 M'

34 moves STM and just plain sexy.

For CFOP :

Spoiler

y
U2 L2 F' L D L2 U' F R' F'
R U' R2 U' R
y' R' U' R
f R U R' U' f'
y' R' U2 R' d' R' F' R2 U' R' U R' F R U' F U2

40 moves HTM and just plain sexy.

 

[gogozerg]

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

For Roux :

34 moves STM and just plain sexy.

Pst...
Not sure about sexyness, but sub-30 is easy.
You got 2*1x2x3 in 7 moves! ---> yR2B'R2U'B2r2U

 

[Jaycee]

Pst...
Not sure about sexyness, but sub-30 is easy.
You got 2*1x2x3 in 7 moves! ---> yR2B'R2U'B2r2U

y R2 B' R2 U' B2 r2 U
x' U' R U R' U R U2 R'
U' M' U2 M' U M' U' M' U2 M U M2 U' M2

Roux

 

[Riley]

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

Scrambling white on top, green in front, would do you a U perm, or if not, what?