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The 3x3 Example Solve Game with only half turns

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U2 L2 R2 U2
(R2 U2 R2 B2)2 // edge 3 cycle
[U2, S2] // opp swap
[R2, E2] // opp swap

(24h)

another:
[S2,U2] L2 R2 U2 D2 // corners
(R2 D2 R2 F2)2 [E2,R2] // edges

also 24h

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y'
R2 F2 R2 L2 B2 L2 // 2 cols edge swap alg
D2 // corners
z'
(R2 F2)3 // adj edge swap alg
y2
[U2, M'] // roux edge 3 cycle

(19h, 34q, 17s, 20e)

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B2 U2 B2 D2 R2 S R2 S' // F2B
U M2 U2 M2 // UL/UR
U' M' U2 M U2 // Finish, 23 HTM, 17 STM

Edit: could've been shorter:
B2 U2 B2 D2 S' U2 S // F2B
U M2 U2 M2 // UL/UR
U M' U2 M U2 // Finish, 22 HTM, 16 STM

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y//inspection
U2 F2 L2 E2//corners
F2 R2 F2 R2 F2 R2 L2 U2 L2 U2 L2 U2 y' R2 U2 R2 U2 R2 U2 S2 U2 b2 D2 F2 L2 F2 L2 F2 L2 D2 B2 U2//edges

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Wow! Those rare moments when I managed to find a solution shorter than the scramble!

 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
B2 F2 R2 D2 R2 D2 R2 L2 F2 R2 F2 B2 L2 R2 U2 R2 L2 F2 R2 B2 L2 R2 F2 R2 D2
 Moves 
U2 R2 F2 U2 F2 B2 U2 F2 B2 U2 R2 U2 R2 U2 F2 R2 F2 R2 F2

// Explanation (without cancellations):
// U2 R2 F2 U2 D2 // corners
// D2 F2 B2 U2 F2 B2 // H pattern: (D2 E2)2
// U2 R2 U2 R2 U2 R2 // L pattern: (U2 R2)3
// R2 F2 R2 F2 R2 F2 // L pattern: (R2 F2)3


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