how I learnt 4x4x4 OLL parity

[Deleted member 36445]

Some time ago I asked for a good OLL parity alg for 4x4x4 and user @Timona (thanks!) gave me this alg:

Rw U2 x Rw U2 Rw U2 Rw' U2 Lw U2 Rw' U2 Rw U2 Rw' U2 Rw'

(see alg in use)

As the alg is long, I broke it down into these 3 sections:

1. Rw U2 x Rw U2 Rw U2
2. Rw' U2 Lw U2 Rw' U2
3. Rw U2 Rw' U2 Rw'

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Notice that you always make a wide turn followed by a U2.
Let's break it even further

1.
Rw U2 x
Rw U2
Rw U2

2.
Rw' U2
Lw U2
Rw' U2

3.
Rw U2
Rw' U2
Rw'

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So we have three sections:

1:

Rw U2 x
Rw U2
Rw U2

We simply do Rw U2 three times, notice that the first Rw U2 is followed by an x rotation

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2:

Rw' U2
Lw U2
Rw' U2

Here we do the the moves in the same direction 3 times (Rw', Lw, Rw'), alternating between the wide R and wide L moves, beginning with the wide R

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3:

Rw U2
Rw' U2
Rw'

Finally we do 3 wide R moves, the first one is CW and the last 2 are CCW, without needing an U2 at the end.

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FINAL TIP:

Practice the moves on a 3x3x3 if possible.
That alg is equivalent to a ZBLL and if you mess up the alg is easier to fix on a 3x3x3 because there are no center and dedges to mess up.

-- It's easy to translate it to the 4x4x4 when you're ready to try on it later.

That way you can practice it better and more safely.

GOOD CUBING EVERY1!!!

 

[DuckubingCuber347]

Or you could just use Triforce. You only need to know OCLL, CPLL, and PLL parity. That's only 9 algs and no OLL parity.

 

[Deleted member 36445]

Or you could just use Triforce. You only need to know OCLL, CPLL, and PLL parity. That's only 9 algs and no OLL parity.

you use that as your main 4x4 method?

 

[DuckubingCuber347]

you use that as your main 4x4 method?

I formally did. I currently use Hoya but I will probably give Triforce another shot since it's a really fascinating method.

 

[Deleted member 36445]

I formally did. I currently use Hoya but I will probably give Triforce another shot since it's a really fascinating method.

I'll take a look. Seems interesting

 

[xyzzy]

Some time ago I asked for a good OLL parity alg for 4x4x4 and user @Timona (thanks!) gave me this alg:

Rw' U2 Rw' U2 Lw U2 Rw' U2 Rw U2 x U2 Rw2 U2 Rw' U2 Rw U2

[…]

As the alg is long, I broke it down into these 3 sections:

1. Rw U2 x Rw U2 Rw U2
2. Rw' U2 Lw U2 Rw' U2
3. Rw U2 Rw' U2 Rw'

… But these aren't the same algs? The one you broke into three sections is Lucas parity (17 moves), while Timona's alg is a double parity alg (16 moves ignoring the AUF at the end).

Practice the moves on a 3x3x3 if possible.
When the move is Rw just do the Rw, and when it's an Lw do an L. That alg is equivalent to a ZBLL and if you mess up the alg is easier to fix on a 3x3x3 because there are no center and dedges to mess up.

This also doesn't seem to work (with either Timona's alg or Lucas parity).

 

[Deleted member 36445]

… But these aren't the same algs? The one you broke into three sections is Lucas parity (17 moves), while Timona's alg is a double parity alg (16 moves ignoring the AUF at the end).


This also doesn't seem to work (with either Timona's alg or Lucas parity).

I don't know how I messed it up. Corrected it already.
Thanks for pointing it up

 

[Isaiah Scott]

This is the Alg I use Rw U2 Rw’ U2 Rw U2 Rw U2 Lw’ U2 Rw U2 Rw’ U2 B2 Rw2 B2

 

[d---]

Any tips for 5x5 parity?

 

[ProStar]

Any tips for 5x5 parity?

Same as 4x4 OLL parity except one of the wide moves is a triple wide move

 

[d---]

How is a triple wide move on bigger cubes notated

 

[abunickabhi]

@Christopher Mowla Parity discussion happening here. Your insights needed!