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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

Bindedsa

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Next: U2 B' U2 L2 F2 U' R' L2 B L D' F2 D R2 D' R2 D R2 L2 D' B2

z' y // Inspection
F' D R' F' // Cross (4/4)
R U' R' U2 R' U' R // F2L-1 (7/11)
U L U L' // F2L-2 (4/15)
U F2 r U2 r' // F2L-3 (5/20)
U' R U R' U R U2 R' U y L' U2 L // F2L-4 (12/32)
U R' F2 R2 U' L' U M' x' R' F2 R U2 // ZBLL (12/44)

Red cross, also other than 2GLL, I only know the Diag L ZBLLs

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y x2
L' F d L2 D'
L' U L U L F' L2 U2 L
U2 R' U' R U R' U' R
L U' L' U' r' U r B'
R U R' F2 U2 F2 U R' D R2 U2 R D' R2

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B D F' D2 L D // Cross
L' U L U' L' U L U2 L' U L // First pair
R' U2 R U' R' U R // second pair
F' U' F U2 R U' R' // third pair
U L U' L' (U' y') L' U' L U F' L F L' // fourth pair + partial edge control
U2 F' L' U' L U L' U' L U F//OLL
Pll skip.

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z'
D' R D' F //Cross + cancellation
U' R U R' U' R // F2L 1
L' U L U2 L' U' L // F2L 2
U' R U R' L U L' // F2L 3
U R U2 R' U' // Setup fourth pair
R U' L D2 R2 F' R F' R D2 L2 B' M' // Forced last layer skip

42 STM

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D' R D' F R //Cross
R' U' R U R' U' R // F2L 1
L' U L U2 L' U' L // F2L 2
U' R U R' L U L' // F2L 3
U R U2 R' U' // Setup fourth pair
R U' L D2 R2 F' R F' R D2 L2 B' M' // Forced last layer skip

44 STM

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Your Solution does not work.

y2 // Inspection
L F U L U L' R' D' R2 D' // Cross / part of F2L-1 (10/10)
y U2 R U' R' // F2L-1 (4/14)
L' U2 y R U R' B // Multislot F2L-2 & 3 (6/20)
R' U R y U2 R' F R2 U R' U' F' // F2L-4 / EO (11/31)
U R' U2 R U R' U' R U R' U R U' // 2GLL (14/44)

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R2 U' B L2 R2 F D2 L2 D' F' U2 L2 F2 L2 U' L2 B' D2 B2 L B' L B R2 L'
x2 y' // Inspection
F' D R' L' D L D // X-Cross-1 (7/7)
R2 U' R2 U R2 F R F' // F2L-2+cross (8/15)
U R' U2 R U2 R' U R // F2L-3 (8/23)
U2 L' U2 L U' L F' L' F // F2L-4 w/ partial edge control (9/32)
U' f R U R' U' f' U' R U2 R' U' R U' R' // OLL (15/47)
U2 R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' // PLL (14/61)

Not random state, easy start. No surprise.

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z' //Inspection

R2 U L' U' l2 D U2 F U2 R2 // 2x2x2 Block 10/10

L U L U' x U L' U' r' L' //2x2x3 Extension 9/19

R' F R2 U R' y' //Bad Edges 5/24

U2 R2 U2' //2x2x1 Block 3/27

R U R U' R U R' //Pairing the Last Slot 7/34

U2 L' U R U' L U2 //Winter Variation Insert 7/41

z' R2 U R U R' U' R' U' R' U R' U2 //U-Perm PLL 12/53

Full Solve

Kinda Messy 2x2x2 but I mostly liked the rest of the solve.

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z' //Inspection

R2 U L' U' l2 D U2 F U2 R2 // 2x2x2 Block 10/10

L U L U' x U L' U' r' L' //2x2x3 Extension 9/19

R' F R2 U R' y' //Bad Edges 5/24

U2 R2 U2' //2x2x1 Block 3/27

R U R U' R U R' //Pairing the Last Slot 7/34

U2 L' U R U' L U2 //Winter Variation Insert 7/41

z' R2 U R U R' U' R' U' R' U R' U2 //U-Perm PLL 12/53

Full Solve

Kinda Messy 2x2x2 but I mostly liked the rest of the solve.

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Cross:y' L u' B F R' F' u'
First Pair: R U2 R' y U R U' R'
Second Pair: R' U' R y' R U' R
Third Pair: y' R U R' U2 y L' U2 L U' L' U L'
Fourth Pair: U' y R U R U R U' R' U' R'
OLL:f R U R' U' f'
PLL: U2 y2 R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U'
Move Count: 69

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This is what happens when I try ZZ

z B2 R F B L' D //EO Line 6/6

R U R U' R' U R // 2x2x1 Block 7/13

L' U' L' R U2 R' // Fillin' a Slot 6/19

z R U R' U' R' U R U' R2 // Oh God It Turned into a Petrus solve 9/28

U' R' U R U' R' U2 R // Winter Variation Last Slot 8/36

x' R2 D2 R' U' R D2 R' U R' F // A Perm PLL 10/46

Full Solve

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Oh, fun.
l' U l D r U2 r' U' F' U F L U2 L'U2 L U L' //layer with extra E edges (18/18)
R U2 R' L U' F2 U' F2 U F2 L' //Corners (11/29)
z D R D' M' D R' D'//Pair 1 (8/37)
L x' R2 U' R' U M U' R U x z' U' // pairs 2+3 (10/47)
y L' U M' U' M U' M' U' M U' M' U' M L U' /// conjugated ELL (17/64)
This was probably the most fun I've ever had solving a scramble.

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

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

U x D2 U' R' U F U r' // FB with DR and BR pair setup (8/8)
U2 R' U' R // BR pair (4/12)
U2 r U' R' // FR pair (4/16)
U F R U R' U' R U R' U' R U R' U' F' // Corners (15/31)
M' U M' U M U M U2 M2 U' // LSE (10/41)

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alg.garron.us
 

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U2 R U2 l' D2 R2' //2x2x2 Block 6/6

y R' U R' U' R U' R U R' U' R2 U' //2x2x3 Extension 12/18

z' x' L' U2 L //Bad Edges 3/21

y' R' U R' U' R2 U R' U R U' R2 U R U R' U' R U R' U' R //Finish F2L 21/42

L U L' U L U2 L' //OLL 7/49

U2 F' U' F R2 u R' U R U' R u' R2 //G Perm PLL 12/61

alg.garron.us

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y U F L2 B R y R' U' R F' D' F // Xcross (11/11)
y' U' L' U' L // F2L-2 (4/15)
U2 y R U' R' // F2L-3 (4/19)
y' U R U R' //F2L-4 (4/23)
U' F R U' R' U R U2 R' U' R U R' U' F' U // COLL (16/39)

Bad Xcross but the F2L was great, also an EPLL skip.

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R B' F' D L' B L // Cross
L' U2 L U y R U R' // F2L-1
L' U2 L U' y' R U R' // F2L-2
y' U2 R U R' // F2L-3
y' U R U' R' U2 R U' R' // F2L-4
U F R U R' U' F' R U R' U R U2 R' U R U2 R' U' R U' R' // OLL
R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2 U2 // PLL

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y2 x' // Inspection
D' M' E2 R2 U F2 R D // Xcross (8/8)
L U' L2 B L B' // F2L-2 (6/14)
R U R' U2 L' U2 L y' R U' R' // F2L-3 (10/24)
U' R' U' R B' R B' R // F2L4 / OLS (8/32)
x U R' U L2 U' R U L2 U2 x' U // PLL (10/42)

or a more standard finish for me.

y2 x' // Inspection
D' M' E2 R2 U F2 R D // Xcross (8/8)
L U2 M F' M' U L' // F2L-2 / F2L-3 (7/15)
U2 L' U L U L' U2 M' U' l' U2 M' U' M // F2L-4 / EO (14/29)
R' U2 R U2 R U2 R' U' R U' R2 U2 R // 2GLL (13/42)

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x2 //Inspection
F u' F2 u' //FB
R' U' R U r U' R2 U2 R' U2 r' U' M2 U' R U2 R' //SB
l' U2 y R U2 R U2 R' U2 y r //CMLL
U M' U M' U M' U2 M' U M2 U M2 U2 //LSE

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R2 B' L B U (cross)

x2 (R L') U2 (R' L) (F2l-1)

U' R U' R U' F' U' F U2 R U' R (F2l-2)

U2 L U2 L' U2 L U L' (F2l-3)

R' U R d L U L' (F2l-4)

U2 S R U R' U' R' F R f' (OLL)

y' R' U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F' R2 (PLL)

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x2 // Inspection
R2 U R' U R2 U R' y' L U L' R U R' F' U R U' R' U' D R2 // XXXcross (21/21)
U' R' U' R U' R' y U L' U L // F2L-4 (11/32)
U' R' U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F' R2' // PLL (13/45)

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x2 y // Inspection
D' U2 R B R D // EOL (6/6)
R' U2 R U L U L // F2L-1 (7/13)
R2 U R U R U2 R // F2L-2 (7/20)
U' L U' R U R' // F2L-3 (6/26)
U L U2 L2 U' [L r] B' // F2L-4 (7/27)
U R' U' L' U l F' // OCLL (7/34)
l U' R D2 R' U R D2 R2 // PLL (9/43)

That movecount makes me want to start using ZZ again...

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x2 // Inspection
U' R' F L' D2 R' D' U L2 U' L2 // xcross
y L' U2 L U L' U' L // F2L-2
U R U R' // F2L-3
U R' U' R U2 y R U R' // F2L-4
R U2 R' U' R U' R' U R U R' U R U2 R' // ZBLL

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