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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

NEXT: F2 D2 L2 R2 D' L2 B2 F2 D' L B' D L R' D' F' D B' R'

x F B L2 D R' L' F2 // (7/7) 2x2x2
U B U L // (4/11) 2x2x3
x' U' L U2 L' U L // (6/17) square
R U R' F R' F' R // (7/24) F2L
y' F U R2 D R' U' R D' R2 U R U' R' F' U // (15/39) 1LLL

NEXT: U B2 U' L2 D B2 D' L2 U' B2 L2 B U2 L R D F L' D2 F U
 
Petrus w/ CR, 30
y2 B U L' D L B' D2 F U' L'//eo2x2x3
U2 R2 U R' U' R U' R2//F2L-1+2x1x1 U block
U R U' R' U R U R' U R U' R'//CR2 (solved)

42, 36
y2 D r U2 D' F2//FB
M U' R' r2 U R//Square
U R U2 R' U2 R' F R F'//Corners-2 moves
M' U' R U2 M' U2 M U M' U2 M2 U' M' U2 M' U2//L7E

NEXT: F2 D' R' L' U' L' B' R' B' U2 B2 R' B2 R2 L F2 D2 L' D2
 
NEXT: L2 D' R2 L2 B D' F' R' L D' F R2 B' L2 B2 R2 F' D2 B L2 D2

On inverse : D2' L2' B' D2' F R2' B2' L2' B R2' F' D L' R F D B' L2' R2' D L2'

F' B2 // 1 pair
D' R' // 2 pairs
(U) F' // 2 pairs + 1 edge
D L2 B' // 122 block + 1 pair + "all" edges
R' // 222 block + 122 block + "all" edges
D // 223 block + edges


11/12 HTM skeleton : B' F' * B' ** D' *** R' U F' D L2 B' R' D
insert at * : F L F' R2 F L' F' R2
insert at ** : B R' F2 R B' R' F2 R
insert at *** : D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R

Final inverse solution: B' L F' R2 F L' F' R F2 R B' R' F2 U2 R D' R' U' F' D L2 B' R' D

24 HTM final : D' R B L2 D' F U R D R' U2 F2 R B R' F2 R' F L F' R2 F L' B

Next : B' U' L' F2 B2 D2 B R F2 U' D' R' F' B2 D R2 U2 L2 U
 
New Method; Finding LSE skip method. Successful 1st method but a lot of algs: CPFB, Square, EODB, COFR, L10P

"LSE Skip" isn't exactly accurate, but as a 1st attempt it's pretty cool. Note that CPFB was done via HARCS so humans are less efficient. Maybe in 2nd version do CP during Square instead, EO-DFDB, and end in Q-M's method?

39 moves
R' B D2 M' F' B D//CPFB
r2 U R' U R2//Square
R U' r' U' M U M//EODB
U' R' r2 U M2 U r' U2 M'//COFR
r2 U R2 U2 r2 U' r2 U' R2 U2 r2//L10P


NEXT: U' L2 U2 L2 U' R2 D F2 U2 B2 L2 R' F2 L' F' D' L2 B U B' R
 
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For U' L2 U2 L2 U' R2 D F2 U2 B2 L2 R' F2 L' F' D' L2 B U B' R

LSE skip v1, 45
D' B' r B' L' D B2//CPFB
M U M2 U R2//Square
U M' U2 M' U2 r U' r'//EODB
U2 r2 U R U2 r U2 r' U r' U2 r'//COFR
r2 U2 r2 U' R2 U' r2 U' M2 U M U2 M'//L10P

LSE skip v2, 44
D' B' r B' L' D B2//CPFB
M U M2 U R2//Square
U M2 U' R' r2 U' M U r'//EODFDB
R U' R' U' R U R'//CO+LS
U2 R U' R U R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R2 U2 R' U2 R'//LS/LL

Need more ways to solve past square

NEXT: U2 L' B' U' L' U2 L2 D F' R2 U2 D2 B2 U2 R' D2 R2 D2 B2 R
 
For marty's scramble B' U' L' F2 B2 D2 B R F2 U' D' R' F' B2 D R2 U2 L2 U

y R' U' R b S' u
U L R U R
U' L2 U L' U' E'
y' [M:D2] D
z U2 [R':F'[L:F']F2[U',F']]


tripod method 33 stm, 30 atm, 25 ptm (this metric is officially prohibited because marty removed the wiki page. anyone who uses it will be immediately permabanned by the forum bots)

U2 L' B' U' L' U2 L2 D F' R2 U2 D2 B2 U2 R' D2 R2 D2 B2 R

U' R' B R U B2 U' F' L' D' r2 y // eo3x2x2
R2 U' R U R2 y // block
U R U R' U2 R U R' U2 // cpls
R' U R U2 R' U' R U2 R' U' R U' R' U R // 2gll


cpls 40 htm, 37 ptm (this metric is officially prohibited because marty removed the wiki page. anyone who uses it will be immediately permabanned by the forum bots)

next F2 L2 B2 U B2 L2 D2 L2 D' L2 D R D' F' R' F2 D2 U' F R2
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LSE skip v2, 44
F2 R2 F D2 R' D//CPFB
R U' r2 U r U R//Square
R' U' r U' r U r2 U r//EODFDB
U2 R U' R' U R U2 R' U'//CO+Pair
U R U' R' U R' U' R U' R' U2 R U2//LSLL

NEXT: U R F U2 D2 R2 U2 L' D R F2 R2 L2 D2 F D2 B2 L2 F' L2 B
 
R' U2 L' U L E U B R' U M2 r' F // FB

In case you gladly accept a suggestion for your first block:
U2 F2 D' U' L2 F R' D2 // (8) FB

R2 L D' L2 D2 B U' F D R' U' D' B2 U' L2 B2 U' L2 U

Leor : 45 STM

B D2 F' R2 U' x // 5 - Left block
r2 U' r' U' r' U' R' U' M' // 9/14 - EO + DB + Right square
U r U2 r' U2 R // 6/20 - DF + Right block
U F (R U R' U')3 F' // 15/35 - COLL H
U M2' U' M' U2' M2' U2' M' U M2' // 10/45 - Z-Perm


NEXT: L2 B U2 F D2 B D2 F2 U2 L2 B2 L' F R' D R2 U2 L' F R' U'
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Roux, 31

y2 r D' U' M2 B //FB
R U' R' U' r2 U r2 U' r' U R'//SB
r' U' R U' R' U2 r//CMLL
M2 U' M' U' M' U M2 U'//LSE

NEXT: B' D2 F U2 B2 R2 F' L2 R2 F' D L' U R' F R2 D R2 B R
 
Modified "Magic" (CPFB, PP setup+EO FR-BR-DR, F2L, OLL, "L4E")

CPFB, EO+PP Setup, F2L(+CO), L4E

29 moves

x y r2 U2 r' u2 U R u'//CPFB
r2 U' R2 U r R S R S'//PP Setup (did full EO for convenience)
U R2 U R' U R//F2L+CO
U' M2 U M' U2 M' U2//"L4E"

NEXT: B2 L2 D2 R' B2 L' B2 L F2 L F2 D' F U' F D B U F' L2 R'
 
CFOP: 48 STM

R' U D2 R' u' B U M' U2 M D' // Cross
U2 B' U B // F2L-1
U' R' U' R F U' F' // F2L-2
F' U F U R' U R // F2L-3
U F' U F // F2L-4
U2 R' B' R2 B R D' F2 D B2 D L2 D2 F2 D B2 // 1LLL (Canceled 2 moves)

NEXT: F2 L' B L' D2 F B' U' B' R' F2 D2 B2 R2 U' B2 D F2 U2 R2 B2
 
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