[Help Thread] Square-1 Discussion

not a squaner but i do know of learning algs:
if you feel like you want to commit to the algset (since csp is super advanced) then go for it. said can be said about many algs for different puzzles: if you want to learn them and use them, then go ahead.
i know with csp you should be very comfortable with solving squan and knowing how cs works, so if you feel you are at that level where you can understand the tracing, then go for it.
this is for everyone but I think it's super hard to learn more than one algset at a time, so once you commit to learning one, keep at it until you either get it or give up, and don't start learning more algs for different puzzles since you need time to get the algorithms you're learning into muscle memory and the recog into your head.
 
eeeeeeeee said:
1. I am averaging around 18. Should I learn it?
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If you want to invest time into the event, Yes, if you want instant improvement probably no

eeeeeeeee said:
2. I'm fine with the cs algs / intuitive algs, but how to i trace without havnng to think about the colours?
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I don’t really know what this means, but have a starting trace point for each shape (not the cs case I mean the shape itself) and for simplicity just trace both corners and edges from it. then figure out which traces correspond to each solution. I would use the cale method where you add where you get blue and orange or green and red after elimination (this takes time to be fast) and i will assume you’re not talking about odd positioned edges and corners. You also should be comfortable with full Cs first then the cases make more sense.

eeeeeeeee said:
3. If I do learn this, should I learn OBL?
also please tell me if im in the wrong forum
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Again it depends on how much effort. I don’t use vandenbergh but if you look at top solvers they learn 2 alg pbl first because I believe it saves more slices. OBL can theoretically be used without csp but the potential for 2-alg is unlocked with csp so doing obl might be sorta pointless but you do you

I have a csp sheet which I made for myself and others to use to remember cases. It has no pictures and not much explanations so I would find a yt video which introduces principles then once you’ve done that my sheet will make more sense and be easier to refer to than most others. It also contains my points for each shape to start and the colour change indicates that the even/odd state gets flipped
 
LBr said:
If you want to invest time into the event, Yes, if you want instant improvement probably no


I don’t really know what this means, but have a starting trace point for each shape (not the cs case I mean the shape itself) and for simplicity just trace both corners and edges from it. then figure out which traces correspond to each solution. I would use the cale method where you add where you get blue and orange or green and red after elimination (this takes time to be fast) and i will assume you’re not talking about odd positioned edges and corners. You also should be comfortable with full Cs first then the cases make more sense.


Again it depends on how much effort. I don’t use vandenbergh but if you look at top solvers they learn 2 alg pbl first because I believe it saves more slices. OBL can theoretically be used without csp but the potential for 2-alg is unlocked with csp so doing obl might be sorta pointless but you do you

I have a csp sheet which I made for myself and others to use to remember cases. It has no pictures and not much explanations so I would find a yt video which introduces principles then once you’ve done that my sheet will make more sense and be easier to refer to than most others. It also contains my points for each shape to start and the colour change indicates that the even/odd state gets flipped
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sheet pls?
 
I was looking into OBL for Square-1 and the tutorial videos I found seem to use nice looking training websites/software, but the links are all broken. Does there currently exist any good software for OBL training? Thank you!
 
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