January 2021 Method Development Example Solve Game

[carcass]

This thread can use Squall, ECP, Utah, or Atropos. I don't know if eventually this will become a thread for just one of those methods, but for now that's where it's at. I just don't want the methods to fade away like they did in the first comp. They weren't bad methods, they just didn't have a real platform.

SCRAMBLE: R2 D R2 U' R2 F2 U F2 D2 F2 U B D' U' L' D2 R' B L F' D2
Utah, 56 STM
x' y'
D' F L2 F2 U' L' U2 R U R' D' R D' F R U' R' D//Utah but I suck at blockbuilding
u' F' U F u' R U' R' E F' U' F u' F' U F//EObelt
U' R U2 R' U' R U' R'//5CO
U R2 D R2 U' D' F2 R2 U' R2 U' F2 D U2//TTLL

NEXT SCRAMBLE: L2 B2 U B2 L2 D2 L2 D' B2 R2 U L' B2 L2 D' F' U' B' L' B' U

 

[RyanSoh]

NEXT SCRAMBLE: L2 B2 U B2 L2 D2 L2 D' B2 R2 U L' B2 L2 D' F' U' B' L' B' U

42 HTM Squall (kind of)

y' z2 F D' F2 D L' D2 L R2 F L' //EOsquare+DBedge(10/10)
R' D R D' //L Pair (4/14)
//AMAZING DF and B Pair skip
U' R U R' U R U' R' //F Pair (8/22)
r' F R F' r U R' U //CDRLL (8/30)
R U R' U R' U' R' U' R2 U2 R U //L5EP (12/42)

So when I started the solve, I solved a 2x2x2 block instead of a square, with no idea I was doing it wrong. This variation turned out very well, with 2 steps skipped. Beginners luck

Next: R' U2 F' D' R' B2 U L F' L' U2 R' F2 R' U2 B2 U2 D2 R2 B2 R'

 

[Pyjam]

Sorry to interrupt. This is an interesting scramble.

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

x' U r R F' u' r2 E2 // Left block + 2 pairs
R2' F' U F2 R F' r U2' r' // F2L-1E
I let you continue.

 

[Pyjam]

I should have taken a second coffee. Matthieu Aubert found the correct continuation.

L2 B2 U B2 L2 D2 L2 D' B2 R2 U L' B2 L2 D' F' U' B' L' B' U
x' U r R F' u' r2 E2 // Block + 2 pairs
R' U r U r' U2 r' U2 r // F2L
U' F R' F' R U R U' R' // 1LLL
25 STM / 26 HTM

 

[carcass]

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

Atropos except I can't find the algs
z' x' y//Inspection with 3 rotations cuz why not
F U' L U' L S U f'//dbl block DF, DR, FL, UL
R U' F//EO
R' U R2 U F2 U' F2//dlF block
U' R' U' R//DBR corner
U2 L F' L' U' L' U L F//DFL and CO
U2 R' U R U R' U2 R U' R' U' R2 U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R'//BR edge and CP
S' U2 S U' L' U' R2 U' S' U2 S U' R2 U L//L5E
NEXT SCRAMBLE: D L2 R2 U R2 U' L2 B2 D2 B2 U B' F2 L' D2 L F2 L2 R D' B'

 

[Athefre]

NEXT SCRAMBLE: D L2 R2 U R2 U' L2 B2 D2 B2 U B' F2 L' D2 L F2 L2 R D' B'

ECP

EO: z' F' R U' R' B'
Face: U' R' U' F2 L' U' L' U2 L' U L2
COES: U R2 U' L' U' R U L U R' L' U' L U R'
CPEA: U R' U L' D2 L U' R' D2 R2 U2 L2
EP: y2 U' M2 U2 M’ S’ U S U2 M’
PES: x y' U2 M U2 M

Aetherman (Method that I submitted for the competition, non-competing)

FB: x D r' F U' B2
2 Pairs: r' U' M2 U R U2 M' U R' U'
CLL: R' U' R2 U R U' R U
3 Redges: R U' M' U R2 U M2 U'
L3E: r' U' M U2 M' U' M' U' M' U2 M' U' R2

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

 

[carcass]

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

Squall with 49 STM
y'//Inspection
U2 F' D L//dbL square DF, FL, UF, UR
R' F//EO
U2 R' U L' U' L//FB
U2 r U2 r U2 r2//FD and BD
U R U' R2//Back Pair cancelling into Front Pair
U2 R' U' R U2 //Front Pair cancelling into CDRLL
R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R'//CDRLL(J perm with cancellations)
D' M' U2 M' U' M' U2 M U' M2 D//L5EP

NEXT SCRAMBLE: B' U L F2 U2 L2 F' L D F2 L2 F' U2 L2 B' D2 L2 U2 D2 F2

 

[trangium]

NEXT SCRAMBLE: B' U L F2 U2 L2 F' L D F2 L2 F' U2 L2 B' D2 L2 U2 D2 F2

Squall with a twist, 35 HTM with cancellations

U' F' D2 R' B' D2 F2 L // EOSquare (8/8)
U2 L' // L pair (2/10)
U r' U2 r' // DFDB (3/14)
U R U' R2 U' R' U2 R U' // B+F pairs, but wait! A wild BLOCK appears! (9/23)
U R D' R U' R2 D R' U D' R U' R2 D R2 // ZBLL on the side (15-3/35)

Next: R2 L' U2 R' F U B2 U2 B2 L' F2 L2 D2 R D2 L B2 L' F' D2

 

[Pyjam]

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

What is this strange method?

z2 D' L2 D' B' // EO
L R U R' D' U2 L' D // dL + DB
U R' U' R2 U' R2 // dRF + dRB
y2 R2' D' R U2 R' D R U2 R // COLL
M2' U M2' S U2 S' U M' U2 M U' // L7E
38 STM

Spoiler: Optimized

z2 D' L2 D' B' // EO
L R U R' D' U2 L' D // dL + DB
U R' U' R2 U' r2 // dRF + dRB
y2 R2' D' r U2 r' D R M2' U2 R // ZBLL
y U M2' U' M2' U' M' U2 M // L5E
36 STM

NEXT : R2 U2 L F2 R' D2 R2 B2 U2 L2 F2 D B2 F L2 D' R B D' U2
—

 

[tsmosher]

NEXT : R2 U2 L F2 R' D2 R2 B2 U2 L2 F2 D B2 F L2 D' R B D' U2
—

Squall
[51 STM]

x2 // inspect
R F' L B2 // form square, fix 3 edges, ruin 1 edge
R' F2 U R' F' // fix 4 edges
R L' U L // F pair (FBEO complete)
U M' Rw U' M2 // DB+DF
D R' U R D' // B pair (keyhole in BR edge)
R U R' U R U' R' // F pair
R' U R U2 R' L' U R U' L // COLL
R U R' U R' U' R' U R2 U2 R' // L5EP

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

 

[RyanSoh]

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

58 STM Utah

x z' U2 D' B F2 R2 D R2 U' B U2 D' R //utah
U' R' F R F' E R U' R' u' U' R U R' F R' F' R u' R2 U2 R2 U2 R2 //EObelt
U2 R U' R' U2 R U' R' //5CO
U2 R U' R' U R U2 R' U' R U R' U' D //TTLL

Next: U' L' B2 D2 F U' R' F' L B2 D2 L' B2 L U2 B2 U2 B2 L2

 

[tsmosher]

58 STM Utah

x z' U2 D' B F2 R2 D R2 U' B U2 D' R //utah
U' R' F R F' E R U' R' u' U' R U R' F R' F' R u' R2 U2 R2 U2 R2 //EObelt
U2 R U' R' U2 R U' R' //5CO
U2 R U' R' U R U2 R' U' R U R' U' D //TTLL

Next: U' L' B2 D2 F U' R' F' L B2 D2 L' B2 L U2 B2 U2 B2 L2

y2 // Squall
U L2 F' L F L2 S R2 S' R2 // EOSquare (10)
L2 R U' R' // "L" pair (4/14)
U' M U2 M // dM (4/18)
U L' U L U' L // "B" pair (6/24)
U d2 R U' R' U' R U R' // "F" pair (9/33)
U R U R' U R U2 R' // CDRLL (8/41)
U' S' U2 S U' S' U2 S // L5EP (8/49)

NEXT: R' D2 U2 F L2 D2 R2 F' L2 F' R2 D2 F2 U F' L2 F2 R D' L2 R2

 

[Cubing Forever]

NEXT: R' D2 U2 F L2 D2 R2 F' L2 F' R2 D2 F2 U F' L2 F2 R D' L2 R2

Squall: 49 STM
U' F u2 F2 L' R' U2 M U M' //EOSquare
U' R2 U L U L' //L pair
U' r' U2 r //dM
R U R' U' R' U2 R U R' U' R //R pairs
U' R2 D' R U2 R' D R U2 R //CDRLL
U2 R U2 R2 U2 R2 U2 R //L5EP

Squall ergo is really nice for OH

Next: D2 F D2 B' D2 U2 F' U2 F' U2 L' D' F2 L2 B L2 U' F2 L2

 

[tsmosher]

Squall: 49 STM
U' F u2 F2 L' R' U2 M U M' //EOSquare
U' R2 U L U L' //L pair
U' r' U2 r //dM
R U R' U' R' U2 R U R' U' R //R pairs
U' R2 D' R U2 R' D R U2 R //CDRLL
U2 R U2 R2 U2 R2 U2 R //L5EP

Squall ergo is really nice for OH

Next: D2 F D2 B' D2 U2 F' U2 F' U2 L' D' F2 L2 B L2 U' F2 L2

y' // Squall
r B' U2 r' R2 U R' U R' U' F U2 B2 // EO222 (13)
U L' U L U' L' U L // L pair (8/21)
R' U r U2 M // dM (5/26)
D R' U R D' // B pair (5/31)
R U' R' U R U2 R' // F pair (7/38)
L' U R U' M' x' // CDRLL (6/44)
U' S2 U' S2 U' S U2 S' // L5EP (8/52)

next: F U' B2 U2 L2 D B2 L2 D R2 B2 R2 U' B D U2 B2 L D' L' D

 

[Sub1Hour]

y' // Squall
r B' U2 r' R2 U R' U R' U' F U2 B2 // EO222 (13)
U L' U L U' L' U L // L pair (8/21)
R' U r U2 M // dM (5/26)
D R' U R D' // B pair (5/31)
R U' R' U R U2 R' // F pair (7/38)
L' U R U' M' x' // CDRLL (6/44)
U' S2 U' S2 U' S U2 S' // L5EP (8/52)

next: F U' B2 U2 L2 D B2 L2 D R2 B2 R2 U' B D U2 B2 L D' L' D

Utah, 55 HTM, 69 QTM, 54 STM
x' // Inspection
L' R2 U' R2 D L' U2 L F2 // Utah 9/9
U' F' D F' U' F D2 B' U2 B' E2 B2 D L' U L D2 R' U' R D // EOBelt 21/30
y2 R U' R' U' R U' R' U R U2 R' // CO 11/41
U' R2 U2 R' U x U' r' U' r U2 R' U' B 13/54

Utah is a neat method, It's pretty interesting that EO is done during belt though, I'd bet that a variation where EO is done during Utah would be slightly more efficient. If no one has a name for that I'd like to call it Provo Variation). I didn't look very thoroughly through the original competition thread, so let me know if this variation has a name yet.

NEXT: B2 L2 U2 B2 D' L2 B2 D R2 B2 F2 D B L' R2 B L' F' L2 F2 L'

 

[Cubing Forever]

next: F U' B2 U2 L2 D B2 L2 D R2 B2 R2 U' B D U2 B2 L D' L' D

squall: 54 STM
R U R' L D2 U' R' S' U S //EOSquare
L' U L //L pair
U M U2 M' U' M' U2 M //dM
U R2 U' R' U R' U2 R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R' //R pairs
F R U R' U' R U R' U' R U R' U' F' //CDRLL
U S' U2 S U //L5EP

next: ninja'd

 

[Sub1Hour]

squall: 54 STM
R U R' L D2 U' R' S' U S //EOSquare
L' U L //L pair
U M U2 M' U' M' U2 M //dM
U R2 U' R' U R' U2 R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R' //R pairs
F R U R' U' R U R' U' R U R' U' F' //CDRLL
U S' U2 S U //L5EP

next: ninja'd

Wait did you just have a solution with the same move count as mine? Nice!

 

[Cubing Forever]

Wait did you just have a solution with the same move count as mine? Nice!

coincidence