How many total algorithms do you know?

How many total algorithms do you know?


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2x2- about 130 (PBL, CLL, EG1, EG2)
3x3- about 300 (PLL, OLL, COLL, WV, some RLS, bunch of ZBLL)
big cubes- 10 (parities, 5x5 l2e)
weird cubes - about 30?

so total is about 480 i think
 
The tricky part of this is when the same alg is part of multiple sets/puzzles, but here goes

2x2: ~90
3x3: ~200
bigcubes: ~20 (random K4LL stuff)
Mega: ~50
Pyra: lol none screw this puzzle
Square-1: ~100
Skewb: ~10

= ~470 I guess

This number should go up by a significant amount in the coming weeks
 
I do share algorithms for multiple puzzles. So the end count of "unique" algorithms is about 40.

Example, I use the T-Perm and Y-Perm for the domino (3x3x2) for 2x2 and I use commutators for some OLL's for 3x3 and 2x2 which are the same for solving centres on big cubes.
 
289 algorithms...

3x3:

F2L 4
OLL 57 +2
PLL 21 +15
COLL 28
WV 27
OLS-UF 27
VHLS not counting coz I learned intuitively

2x2:

PBL 3
CLL 40

Mega:

Corner OLL 16
Edge PLL 5
Corner PLL 5

Pyra:

Last 3 edges 5
1 Flip 10

SQ-1:

Cubeshape 5
EO 7
CP 8
EP 4

Big Cubes

Parity 2 +1
And the flip alg 1

I've got a skewb on it's way so there will be more algs added to this list :D

EDIT: I forgot to put non WCA puzzles so:
2x2x3 1
2x3x3 3

293 algs :D:D
 
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Too many, but also not enough ^^


2x2: Guimond, Ortega, Last pair + orient, CLL, EG 1, Random stuff = many
3x3: F2L tricks, patterns, WV, OLL, CLL, ELL, PLL, OLLCP's, ZBLL's, Roux stuff, much more random useless stuff = many
4x4: K4 stuff, some parities, OLL Par + Orient, PLL par + PLL + Random stuff = many
5x5-7x7 not really many extra's
BLD: M2, TuRBo, r2 etc.
Sq-1: some algs
Pyra: tricks + nutella
Skoob: 4!
Minx: LL stuff
Non-WCA cubes: stuff + stuff^2

Total: it's over 9000!

Nah... estimate about 500?
 
This is hard to calculate, but around 120 for 2x2 and 600ish for 3x3, and more for other events. It also depends on what you'd consider an "algorithm". Id guess I know over 1000, but probably don't use many of them.
 
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PLL 21 + 16 alt angle
OLL 57 + 19 alt angle
random OLLCP/ELL/weird ones 12-ish
octagon barrel 2
pyra 2
square-1 2
big cubes 5?
mega 9
skewb 3

total 148

Didn't count F2L
 
OLL, PLL, some OH and some for (non-intuitive) F2L algs, some WV, Ortega, pyra keyhole, BLD and big cube parity.

A total of 130-150 I guess.
 
I'll go with cases rather than algs - a subtle difference but otherwise I'd probably repeat a lot of very similar algs...
2x2x2 - 42 CLL + 11 PBL
3x3x3 - 57 OLL + 21 PLL + 35 COLL + 5 F2L
4x4x4 - 4 Parity + edge flip
Pyra - 8 L3E, 4 1-flip, 2 WO
Mega - 3 OELL 15(?) OCLL, 4 EPLL
Sq-1 - 2 EO, 8 CP, 8 CP parity, ~25 EP
Skewb - ~8 sarah intermediate, 4 L4C

So definitely >200 cases, but I picked 100-200 algs, to account for similar/repeated algs :)
 
I'd say about 100 for 3x3, 60 for 2x2, and maybe another 50 for other events and non-WCA stuff.
 
2x2:
OLL: 1 (others are 3x3 algs)
PBL: 7 (not including Y perm)
CLL: 1 (others are 3x3 algs)
3x3:
OLL: 34
PLL: 41 (lol)
COLL: 12
ELL: 6
4a: 2
4c: 4
BLD: 5
4x4: 5
5x5: 1
Pyra: 5
Mega: 1
Square-1: 10?
Total: 120-130ish; I've probably forgotten to include a few (VW, SS, some ZBLLs etc)
 
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