Megaminx Method Questions

[Eli Satterfield]

So I was wondering, what are the best/most popular algorithms and methods for megaminx? Right now I’m averaging around 5:00, and looking to improve as much as I can before summer comps. Any help is appreciated thanks.

 

[Eli Apperson]

So I was wondering, what are the best/most popular algorithms and methods for megaminx? Right now I’m averaging around 5:00, and looking to improve as much as I can before summer comps. Any help is appreciated thanks.

Westlund with 4LLL is the most used I believe.

 

[Garf]

Well, they all pretty much use normal CFOP for all of the layers except the top, and then for beginners (like me) they should use 4LLL, 4 look last layer. You can find all the algorithms here, in this link.

https://www.cubeskills.com/uploads/pdf/tutorials/intermediate-megaminx-techniques.pdf

If you're going for world class, then you should use 2LLL, 2 look last layer.
There are a total of 329 algorithms to memorize, so I don't recomment to learn this unless you are very serious into megaminx.

OLL - Speed Cube Database

Algorithms for OLL

www.speedcubedb.com

PLL - Speed Cube Database

Algorithms for PLL

www.speedcubedb.com

For S2L (Second 2 Layer) the only thing you can work on to improve your speed is to look-ahead. Keep track of other pieces as you solve, so you can easily move on to the next pair.

I'm also a beginner at megaminx, but I've watched a few intermediate and advanced tutorials on cubeskills.com (made by Feliks Zemdegs) and they helped me a lot. Hope this helps.

Actually, 4 look last layer is a intermediate skill to have. Some cases are really hard to tell apart, so you have to know some stuff to tell the cases apart.

 

[Imsoosm]

Actually, 4 look last layer is a intermediate skill to have. Some cases are really hard to tell apart, so you have to know some stuff to tell the cases apart.

Yes there's another way, its permuting the edges in OLL, and then flip the megaminx upside down and correct the corners with sexy moves. After that, you just use R' U' R' to take a corner out, then R U R to put the corner in its correct position. This way you only need to learn the two algorithms for edge permuting, others are basically intuitive.

 

[Eli Satterfield]

Ok, thanks you all!