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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

ottozing

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z2 y2 F' U2 R Uw R' (cross)
U R U' R2' U R (first pair)
L U' L' U' L U L' (second pair)
U2 R U R' (third pair)
U L' U L (setup)
U' L' U' L U2 Rw U' Rw' F (rv)
U F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' U2 (pll)

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z2 // insp
F2 L R2 D' R' // cross
L' U L U2 F' U' F // slot 1
U L2 F' L2 F // slot 2
d L U L' // slot 3
U' L' U2 L d l2 F' l' U l' // EOLS
y R' F' U' F2 R2 D R D' R F' U R U' // ZBLL
alg.garron.us


You guys take forever... I'm bored. ALTERNATIVE SOLVE!!! ;)

Alternatively:
z2 // insp
R' B' D2 R' D' R' U L2 // xcross
u2 U' R U' R' U2 F' U' F D2 // slot 2&3
R' U' R U R' U R U l U' l' B // EOLS
y R' U2 R U2 R U2 R' U' R U' R2 U2 R // ZBLL
alg.garron.us

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i feel like such a postwhore for posting in this thread so much :p

BOTTOM CROSS

F' R' F D (cross)
L' U' L (first pair)
U' R2 Uw R2 Uw' R2 (second pair + pair setup)
U' R U R' Dw' L' U L (third pair + preserve other pair that was setup before)
Dw' M U' R' F' R U M' (rowe variation)
L' U L y' R2 Uw R' U R U' R Uw' R2 (pll)

TOP CROSS

z2 D' L B L R' F' D R2 U R (cross + first pair setup)
L U L' (first pair)
U' R' U2 R L' U' L (second pair)
U R' U2 R2 U R' (third pair)
U R' U R U' R' U R (fourth pair)
U' Rw U R' U R U2 Rw' (oll)
U R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U (pll)

CROSS ON LEFT

z' R2 D R' U' F L U' F2 y R' U2 R' (cross + first pair setup)
U2 R U R2 U' R (first pair + pair setup)
U2 y R' U' R (second pair)
E2 y' R' U2 R U R' U' L' U2 R L Uw2 (last two pairs)
R2 D' Rw U2 Rw' D R U2 R (coll + avoid z perm)
U' M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2 (pll)

CROSS ON RIGHT

z y L2 U2 L' B R F' R' F2 D (cross)
L R U2 L' R' (first pair)
R B' R' B y L' U L (second pair)
U' R U' R' (setup pair)
L U' L' (setup another pair)
U' R U' R' (third pair)
U L' B L B' (fourth pair + eo)
L U L' U L U2 L' (coll)
U R2 U S' U2 S U R2 (pll)

CROSS ON FRONT

x' y U2 R' F D' R' D' R' (cross)
U' R U2 R' U' R U R2 U' R (first pair + second pair setup)
U' R' U' R (second pair)
U' y' R U R' (third pair)
F U F' U' L' U L (fourth pair)
Fw R Fw' U' Rw' U' R U M' (ollcp)
R U R' U R' U' R2 U' R' U R' U R U' (pll)

CROSS ON BACK

x R U' R B' U L F' R U2 L R' Uw2 (xcross)
U L' U L U' L U L' (first pair)
U' R U' R' U R U R' (second pair)
L' U' L U L' U' L (third pair)
U' R U2 R' U' R U' R' F R U R' U' F' U2 (ollcp + auf)

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y' inspection
U r U2 y' R2 U' x' R2 U' z cross
y U R' U' R D U y' R U R' D' pairs 1+2
U2 L U' L2 B L B' pair 3
y' U R U R' y' U' R' U R pair 4
U2 R' U2 R U R' U R Sune
G perm 12turns
Total: 52

Alternate:
U2 x' R U z U' x' D R' Cross
y R2 U' R' U R U R Pairs 1+2
U L U L' U' L U' F' L' F Pair 3
y R' U R Pair 4
U2 R U R' U R U' y R U' R' F'
T perm (14 turns) U'
Total: 52

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D2 B' U2 L2 B2 F' D2 L2 D2 L2 F2 D R' B U2 L2 R2 U2 F D' B

F U L2 U2 R2
L U L'
R' U R U2 R' U R
U L' U' L U F' U' F
U2 L' U' L U L' U' L
U R B' R2 F R2 B R2 F' R
U' [R U R'] y' R2 u' R U' R' U R' u R2

total - 52

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F2 R B' D F2 L2 U L2 F' B' L' U2 R2 B' U' D R' F B L2 B' F2 L' R' U

y
R' D2 R U' R' U' M' U M y
Rw U' R2 U R' U R U' R' U R U R U' R' U' Rw' R2 U' R'
U R U R' U R U2 R'
R U' L' U R' U2' L U' L' U2 L
M U M' U' M' U2 M U' M2 U2 M' U2 M'

I need Roux help...


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Inspection y’
B L2 D R B’ First Block (5)
U2 R2 F’U’F Second Block (10)
U2 F R2 U’ R2 U R2 U F’ f R2 f’ CMLL(22)
U M’ U M2 U M2 U M U2 M’ U2 LSE(33)

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F R' B' F D F L' R' D eoline 9
U' L U2 L U2 left block 5
R U2 R' U2 R' right square 5
U' R' U' R U2 R' U' R2 right block 8
U D' R U R' D R2 U' R' U' R2 U2 R coll 13
M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2 U' epll 8
=48

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x' // insp
U2 R' U r U2 F2 R U R' F R F' R // xxcross
y' R U' R' U' F U' F' // F2L 3
R U' R' d R' U' R // F2L 4
y' l' U2 R' D2 R U2 R' D2 R2 x' // ELL
y' r' u M2 u' r U2 r' u M2 u' r U2 // CLL
alg.garron.us

STOP... Roux time!
y2 // insp
F' U' R' B L2 D2 // 1x2x3
R U R2 U' r' U' r' U R' r' U R' // 1x2x3
U2 r' F2 r U2 r U' r' F // CLL
M2 U M U2 M U M' U M2 // EO+FL&FR
U' M' U2 M2 U2 M' U' // EP
alg.garron.us

B' R F D B L R B2 U B2 L F' B2 L B2 L2 B L B2 D2 F2 B2 R D' B2
 
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D' R r D' // cross
R D2 R2 D2 R U L D2 R D2 // F2L 1,2
U R U' R' U' R U2 R' F R2 F' // Semi LS
M2 r' y R U R' U' f' // EOLS
R U2 L' U R' U R U R' U2 L U' R U' R' U2 // ZBLL
alg.garron.us

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z2 R' D' M' D' x' // Cross (4)
F' U F // 1st pair (3, 7)
U2 L' U' L2 U L'// 2nd pair (6, 13)
U' L' U2 R' U' R L // 3rd pair (7, 20)
U2 F U F' // 4th pair (4, 24)
U2 x U R' U' r' R2 x' U R U' R' U' M' // OLLCP (12, 36)
R2 U' S' U2 S U' R2 U' // EPLL (8, 44)

alg.garron
44 STM

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D B2 L2 U' L2 B2 L2 U2 L2 U F2 L U F D B' D' U2 R' U' F'

R D' B F U' R' D2
y' R' U' R U' R' U' R
L U' L' U y L' U L
U2 R' U' R U'
(R U2) (R2' F R F') U2' (R' F R F')
U2 (y) R2' u R' U R' U' R u' R2 (y') R' U R U2


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D B2 L2 U' L2 B2 L2 U2 L2 U F2 L U F D B' D' U2 R' U' F'

R D' B F U' R' D2
y' R' U' R U' R' U' R
L U' L' U y L' U L
U2 R' U' R U'
(R U2) (R2' F R F') U2' (R' F R F')
U2 (y) R2' u R' U R' U' R u' R2 (y') R' U R U2

Nice xcross, super practical for speedsolves.

R D' B F U' R' D2
y' R' U' R U' R' U' R
L U' L' y

U' R' U L' U2 L R

solves both the last two pairs :)


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z y U L U D' R' x' y' R U R U2 R2 // XCross + pair (9)
y' L' U2 R U' R' L // 2nd pair + setup (5, 14)
U' F R U R' F' // 3rd pair + setup (6, 20)
U2 R' U' R // 4th pair (4, 24)
U2 F R' F' R U2 R' U' R U R U2 R' // OLLCP (13, 37) leet
// EPLL skip

alg.garron
37 STM

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x' D' R' x U x (U D') x' D x U' x' D' R D' eoline 10
R U' z U2 z' U R2 U' z U R' U z' R' right 10
z R' U R2 U R' U R U' R' U z' left 10
U2 z U z' R' U' R U z U' z' U2 R' U2 R coll 11
R' U' R U' R U R U' R' U R U R2 U' R' U2 epll 16

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No scramble?

Whoops!!!

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z' y' // insp
L U' R u2 // cross
U' L' U L // pair
U L F' U L F' L2 F2 // F2L 1,2
U' R' U2 R' F R2 F' // F2L 3
U' R U2 R' U R U' R' // EOLS
d2 R2 U F U' F2 D R2 D' R2 F U' R2 // ZBLL
alg.garron.us

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z U M' D' L R2 L U' L' D' // xcross
y U2 L' U' L U L' U' L // 2nd
L U L' U' R U R' // 3rd
U' L U' L' // 4th
U2 l' U' L U' L F' L' F L' U2 l // OLLCP
R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2 U // EPLL

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