Speed skewbing?

[Bryan]

I'm guessing the solution that's on Meffert's site is probably geared more towards simplicity than speed.

Does anyone have a good Skewb solution that's geared for speed?

 

[Jason]

Hi Bryan. I've just recieved a Skewb as well, although I don't know of any speed-solving solutions. By the way, I was wondering if it will be included one day in official competitions.

 

[abbracadiabra]

Have you checked Jaap's Puzzle pages?

http://www.geocities.com/jaapsch/puzzles/skewb.htm

I don't know if this is necessarily geared towards speed, but there is always good stuff to be learned at Jaap's Puzzle Pages.

 

[pjk]

I removed those comments.

I would also recommend Jaap's page. That is the only one I know of.

 

[andrewvo1324]

I do not know how to solve a skewb, but i found this solution

http://www.acubist.com/

 

[Bryan]

I do not know how to solve a skewb, but i found this solution

http://www.acubist.com/

Actually, that looks like a very good site. The beginning of it talks about the length of the solutions on Jaap's site are around 30+ moves, and his is around 20, with a 24 max.

 

[acubist]

I do not know how to solve a skewb, but i found this solution

http://www.acubist.com/

Actually, that looks like a very good site. The beginning of it talks about the length of the solutions on Jaap's site are around 30+ moves, and his is around 20, with a 24 max.

This is actually my site. If you have any questions about the solution or the notation I use, I would be happy to answer them here.

 

[Bryan]

A Skewb Scrambler is here:

http://www.logan.cc/skewb.html

The table could use a bit of work to make it look nicer. The depth of the Skewb is the same as the 2x2x2, so I used the same scramble length.

It's a modification of the Pyraminx scrambler, which was a modification of Jaap's original scramblers.

 

[ooveehoo]

I was just wondering what's the most used speedskewbing method? I use a kind of skewb-Waterman (FL, LL corners and the last centers), which I think might be a bit obvious.

 

[MTGjumper]

I do not know how to solve a skewb, but i found this solution

http://www.acubist.com/

Yeah, I was going to recommend that site. I only found out about his site because he does TASes, but he's also a good skewber.

How come the Skewb isn't done in competitions?

 

[Lewis]

I average about 30 seconds using the algorithms from the booklet I got with the skewb.
Also, my skewb has a habit of exploding and it doesn't twist very easily. Is there anything I can do about it, or will I have to buy a new one?

 

[ooveehoo]

I average about 30 seconds using the algorithms from the booklet I got with the skewb.
Also, my skewb has a habit of exploding and it doesn't twist very easily. Is there anything I can do about it, or will I have to buy a new one?

I had the same problem, but after a proper lube it got better. I've still had a few pops since, but you can avoid them by using softer turns(possible after lubing well).

So Meffert's booklets have better solutions? I looked at the pyraminx solution after solving one and it was plain horrible! Those algorithms were like 20 moves long.