The One-Answer Question Thread [closed]

[Ralinda4]

I am learning the Roux method, and I am wondering about edge orientation.

My question is this:
Should I try and learn the cycling or the direct alg?

Click here -> http://wafflelikescubes.webs.com/orientation.htm#649463481

Thank you in advance,

Hunter.

I think most people would say cycling. I personally find it to be one of the best parts of Roux.

 

[god of rubic 2]

When the magic puzzle is one flip from being solved, is that a +2 or DNF also is it allowed when it flips by itself after you stopped the timer?

Thanks

 

[angham]

When the magic puzzle is one flip from being solved, is that a +2 or DNF also is it allowed when it flips by itself after you stopped the timer?

Thanks

in both of those cases it would be a +2

 

[god of rubic 2]

in both of those cases it would be a +2

Oh, thanks a lot

 

[blakedacuber]

Have bad v7, so ss7x7 or 8x8??

 

[maxyso]

I've been working on f2l lookahead but while im tracking peices, my current pair and insert moves for f2l move the peices and i lose track of them. does anyone have some tips?

 

[5BLD]

Practice doing pairs blindfolded before you try concentrating on something else while doing the pair blindfolded.

 

[Tj2OY]

I want to do cross on top but IM affriad i wont get good times by cube rotation but i get better cross times when its on the top

 

[Ninja Storm]

I want to do cross on top but IM affriad i wont get good times by cube rotation but i get better cross times when its on the top

It'll just take practice to get used to cross on bottom. Just give it more time.

 

[Tj2OY]

K any tips for getting faster at f2l except for doing examples or just keep doing that

 

[Carson]

K any tips for getting faster at f2l except for doing examples or just keep doing that

Don't time yourself for awhile. Make your goal to solve as efficiently as possible... Look at each f2l case and try to find the best way to insert the corner/edge pair. You can also try to do the entire f2l with rotating the cube. This isn't always practical during a solve, but it can be a great practice tool.

Something that has improved my f2l tremendously as of late is learning how to tell which pieces are in the slots on the back of the cube without rotating. Use process of elimination based on which slots are solved and which pieces are visible to tell which pieces may be hidden. Although this comes very intuitively for some, it has taken a great deal of work for me, and I'm still not great at it.

Above all else, do a TON of solves. The only way to get better is to practice...

 

[god of rubic 2]

I want to do cross on top but IM affriad i wont get good times by cube rotation but i get better cross times when its on the top

Just start solving with the cross on bottom, I thought it would be very hard for me to switch but after a few days I got used to it and never solved the cross on top. And now I even forgot how to solve the cross on top..lol

 

[Zarxrax]

For guimond method on 2x2x2, is it good to just use ortega orientation algs when I get a full face of opposite colors, or should I just force a 3/4 face and use a guimond alg?

 

[god of rubic 2]

For guimond method on 2x2x2, is it good to just use ortega orientation algs when I get a full face of opposite colors, or should I just force a 3/4 face and use a guimond alg?

I would use ortega.. I don't think you should wreck a perfect face

 

[alv746]

Cubesmith textured tiles for competition

I have my first competition coming up (Dixon Open 2012) and I just wanted to make sure that Cubesmith's textured tiles are legal for competing, as both of the speedcubes I use have them. Thanks

 

[YddEd]

Modded cubes allowed in competitions?

I just got a Dayan Guhong V2 and I would like to mod it and take it to some competitons.

so would the godly guhong mod be able to be used?

 

[Ralinda4]

They are, as long as it doesn't change the functionality or basic concept of the cube (as it probably won't).

 

[Godmil]

yep, anything that just makes turning smoother and reduces lock ups is fine.

 

[lkhphuc vietnam]

I have my first competition coming up (Dixon Open 2012) and I just wanted to make sure that Cubesmith's textured tiles are legal for competing, as both of the speedcubes I use have them. Thanks

i thinks it is ok. no problem

 

[ThomasJE]

I have my first competition coming up (Dixon Open 2012) and I just wanted to make sure that Cubesmith's textured tiles are legal for competing, as both of the speedcubes I use have them. Thanks

Yes, they are. they're within the thickness range and the textures are all the same, so they're legal in BLD as well.