Zarxrax
Veteran
I did a search and couldn't find any other topics like this, so I'm guessing that this hasn't been done before.
As a result of some feedback from a recent thread that I made, I realized that the way I solve the cube is far from optimal. When you get into a habit of doing things a certain way, it can be hard to see different ways, even if those different ways would be obvious to someone else.
With this thread, I would like people to show their own personal solving styles, by giving a full walk-through of the first two layers. Everyone has their own way of solving, so hopefully we can all learn something through this.
I'm going to post 10 scrambles which I would like people to solve, and write down every step in your solve, and break it down into steps. This is not a fewest moves challenge--just solve as you would normally, doing the first thing that comes to mind.
Last layer is not necessary, since it's just algorithms anyway.
Also, if you plan to do this, make sure to do your own solves before examining anyone else's! Otherwise you might just subconsciously copy what you saw.
Here are the 10 scrambles:
1) D' B2 F2 U' R2 U' F2 L2 R2 D' R2 B2 R2 B' L' F D' R' U' B D2 F'
2) D R2 U' B2 U R2 U' F2 R2 U R2 U2 R2 U2 L' F U2 B D L2 F2 L F'
3) B2 U2 L2 R2 D R2 D' R2 F2 U' F2 R2 D' F D' U' R' D' R2 D2 L' R U'
4) U2 L2 D F2 R2 U' F2 D2 B2 R2 F2 U' F2 R' F' L' B2 U2 B2 D' F' R'
5) U2 R2 D2 R2 B' R2 U2 F' R2 F2 U2 B' U2 F R F L' R' B U' B2 F R'
6) R2 B2 L2 D U R2 D' F2 U R2 U L2 R' D2 R D' U2 F D2 U F U'
7) U2 R2 U R2 U R2 D2 B2 U' R2 F2 R2 B2 U2 L' F U2 F' D2 R' U B R'
8) F2 D2 L2 F2 D' R2 D' L2 D B2 F2 D2 B' D R B' F U R2 B' F R'
9) L2 B2 L D2 B2 D2 B2 L2 B2 R' B2 F2 R' D' B' L' F D' R' D' B2 F' U'
10) L2 U L2 D B2 D F2 D' F2 L2 D R2 D' L' R' B' R D F2 U B2 F'
I am only going to do one, because I'm not a good solver, so I don't think anyone ought to be learning anything from me. You can do as many as you like.
1)
Cross: R D F U R' F2 U y' R' F R (10 moves, 1 rotation)
1st slot: F' U2 F y2 R' U' R y U' F' U F (10 moves, 2 rotations)
2nd slot: y2 R' U2' R U' y U' F' U F (8 moves, 2 rotations)
3rd slot: y' R U' R' U' R U R' U R U R' (11 moves, 1 rotation)
4th slot: y' U2' R U' R' U' F' U' F (8 moves, 1 rotation)
Total: 47 moves + 7 cube rotations
As a result of some feedback from a recent thread that I made, I realized that the way I solve the cube is far from optimal. When you get into a habit of doing things a certain way, it can be hard to see different ways, even if those different ways would be obvious to someone else.
With this thread, I would like people to show their own personal solving styles, by giving a full walk-through of the first two layers. Everyone has their own way of solving, so hopefully we can all learn something through this.
I'm going to post 10 scrambles which I would like people to solve, and write down every step in your solve, and break it down into steps. This is not a fewest moves challenge--just solve as you would normally, doing the first thing that comes to mind.
Last layer is not necessary, since it's just algorithms anyway.
Also, if you plan to do this, make sure to do your own solves before examining anyone else's! Otherwise you might just subconsciously copy what you saw.
Here are the 10 scrambles:
1) D' B2 F2 U' R2 U' F2 L2 R2 D' R2 B2 R2 B' L' F D' R' U' B D2 F'
2) D R2 U' B2 U R2 U' F2 R2 U R2 U2 R2 U2 L' F U2 B D L2 F2 L F'
3) B2 U2 L2 R2 D R2 D' R2 F2 U' F2 R2 D' F D' U' R' D' R2 D2 L' R U'
4) U2 L2 D F2 R2 U' F2 D2 B2 R2 F2 U' F2 R' F' L' B2 U2 B2 D' F' R'
5) U2 R2 D2 R2 B' R2 U2 F' R2 F2 U2 B' U2 F R F L' R' B U' B2 F R'
6) R2 B2 L2 D U R2 D' F2 U R2 U L2 R' D2 R D' U2 F D2 U F U'
7) U2 R2 U R2 U R2 D2 B2 U' R2 F2 R2 B2 U2 L' F U2 F' D2 R' U B R'
8) F2 D2 L2 F2 D' R2 D' L2 D B2 F2 D2 B' D R B' F U R2 B' F R'
9) L2 B2 L D2 B2 D2 B2 L2 B2 R' B2 F2 R' D' B' L' F D' R' D' B2 F' U'
10) L2 U L2 D B2 D F2 D' F2 L2 D R2 D' L' R' B' R D F2 U B2 F'
I am only going to do one, because I'm not a good solver, so I don't think anyone ought to be learning anything from me. You can do as many as you like.
1)
Cross: R D F U R' F2 U y' R' F R (10 moves, 1 rotation)
1st slot: F' U2 F y2 R' U' R y U' F' U F (10 moves, 2 rotations)
2nd slot: y2 R' U2' R U' y U' F' U F (8 moves, 2 rotations)
3rd slot: y' R U' R' U' R U R' U R U R' (11 moves, 1 rotation)
4th slot: y' U2' R U' R' U' F' U' F (8 moves, 1 rotation)
Total: 47 moves + 7 cube rotations
