Pattern thread

[~Adam~]

I did that with pen and paper and a 4x4x4 once. It took ages but was extremely rewarding. Then I realised I could do the 2x2x2 cube within a cube to the 4x4x4 then apply the alg to the outer layers. I'm glad I didn't realise that before I finished because I mightn't have.

 

[Cubenovice]

Do you have a pattern and you want it to be implemented but after the cube has been scrambled? Just put a picture up of a pattern and tell people to try and get it (Note: Cannot be patterns such as checkerboard, center-switching, etc.)

So basically MTS (as in the weekly comp) but starting from a scrambled cube instead of a solved one?
I had already considered this as an modified MTS approach where you would actually have two scrambles per "solve".
Makes the start of the solve a bit harder...

 

[Cube Crack]

Post pretty pattern algs here.

 

[ianography]

This is pretty similar to this.

 

[jrb]

M2 E2 S2

 

[Clayy9]

E M E' M'

 

[Clayy9]

[H-Perm] z2 [H-perm] E2

 

[Cool Frog]

[H-Perm] z2 [H-perm] E2

M2 S2 U2 S2 M2 D2

 

[DistinctThought]

Checkerboard with opposite sides is simple, but checkerboard on a rotation about one of the corners is (in my mind) fairly complex. And if you combine both checkerboards, it's kind of neat, too!


Checkerboard rotated about a corner.


Checkerboard rotated about a corner followed by checkerboard opposites.

More interesting by far, though, are these patterns. I can't tell you a cut-and-dry algorithm for any of them, because...well...I don't know notation, but I can tell you essentially how they are attained if you're interested. Enjoy!


Don't know what you'd call this one.


I like to call this one the chain, because the displaced colors wrap around the cube:


Hope you all have fun with these!

 

[qqwref]

I've seen them before, but it's great to see someone new who's interested in pattern making. I suggest learning notation and getting Cube Explorer to play around with.

 

[DistinctThought]

Learning notation would be awesome; I could learn an official method of solving the cube so that my times improved, as well. Is Cube Explorer computer software, and if so, is it free?

I prefer playing with larger cubes where patterns are concerned, especially the 6x6x6. So many possibilities!

 

[JLarsen]

http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/patterns/A200.01.html

I wanted to do some of these patterns on my cube today, but I can't stand his notation.

 

[Kirjava]

R' F r F2 u M' u' F2 r' F' R

 

[Morley]

Learning notation would be awesome; I could learn an official method of solving the cube so that my times improved, as well. Is Cube Explorer computer software, and if so, is it free?

I prefer playing with larger cubes where patterns are concerned, especially the 6x6x6. So many possibilities!

cube explorer

 

[VP7]

R' F r F2 u M' u' F2 r' F' R

Awesome

 

[qqwref]

Learning notation would be awesome;

http://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php/Notation and http://mzrg.com/rubik/nota.shtml. (The URFLDB, MES, and xyz turns are most common.)

I could learn an official method of solving the cube so that my times improved, as well.

There isn't an "official" method but there are several you can learn that provide varying tradeoffs between amount memorized, thinking time, and turning efficiency. The Roux method is one that can be very fast with almost no memorization (it can be sub-15'd with only 2 algorithms).

Is Cube Explorer computer software, and if so, is it free?

Yes and yes. In the future, try Google first.

I prefer playing with larger cubes where patterns are concerned, especially the 6x6x6. So many possibilities!

I agree. The Randelshofer patterns page has a lot of interesting ones for cubes of all sizes; I've contributed a few myself.

R' F r F2 u M' u' F2 r' F' R

Ooh, very nice.

 

[melaladi]

I usually just solve the megaminx into the pattern,because most patterns take a large number of moves to make on the megaminx. many are over a hundred...

 

[cheatmasterbw]

Post cool/interesting puzzle patterns in here

This is one i accidentally discovered, then made an algorithm for:
(((R U R' U')3 z)9 y)2 M' E' M E

 

[unirox13]

Just a tip, whenever you discover a pattern in such a way it's best to just plug the patter into a solver. That way you get an algorithm that will achieve the same pattern, and be about 20 moves long.

 

[fagundes]

Just a tip, whenever you discover a pattern in such a way it's best to just plug the patter into a solver. That way you get an algorithm that will achieve the same pattern, and be about 20 moves long.

could be less