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The Petrus "Example Solve" Game!

My first ever attempt at Petrus, apologies if it sucks

z2 x'//inspection
M' D' L2 D R2 u R U' R' u//2x2x2
r' U r U R' U' R U2 l U L' U' M'//2x2x3
R U R' F R F'//EO
U R U2 R2 U R2' U R' U2 R U' R' U R//F2L
U2 R U2 R' U' R U' R'//OLL
U R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U'//PLL


Next: R U2 L' B2 U2 D2 R B R2 D2 F2 R2 B R2 F2 B L B F2 U' D2 B' D2 L' D'
 
@GRVigo How do you get such insane efficiency? I've never seen you get a solve < 40 STM.

My first ever attempt at Petrus, apologies if it sucks

Great first solve!! Just got to work on block building efficiency.

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

u S E2 R' u // 1x2x3 (5)
r2 U2 r' U2 r' // DF + DB (5/10)
U S' U S // EO (4/14)
U2 R' U2 R U R U2 R2 U2 R' U2 R U' R' // Right Block (14/28)
U2 M x U R' U' L U2 R U2 R' U2 // COLL (11/39)

Cool 1x2x3, lucky COLL skip. Learned I use a weird COLL alg ( still like it tho ). Always happy to see a sub-40. Sometimes I forget how good/ how much fun Petrus is. Hope one day someone will grind Petrus and show it's maximum potential. #WR is a Petrus Solve

Next: B' R' D L2 F2 D' L2 U2 F2 D2 U L2 F' R2 D' F2 U2 F' R' D
 
Any better EO algs?

z2//inspection
D U r U' r' U' R U R' y U2' R2' U2 R U' R' D'//2x2x3
U R' F R F' U2 R' F R F'//EO
U R' U' R' D' U R U' R' D R' U2' R2 U R2' U R//F2L
U2' r U R' U' r' F R F'//OLL
U M2' U M U2' M' U M2' U//PLL


Next: L2 F' L2 U2 R2 F' R2 F2 U2 R U2 R' F2 D2 U' F2 L D
 
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Any better EO algs?

z2//inspection
D U r U' r' U' R U R' y U2' R2' U2 R U' R' D'//2x2x3
U R' F R F' U2 R' F R F'//EO
U R' U' R' D' U R U' R' D R' U2' R2 U R2' U R//F2L
U2' r U R' U' r' F R F'//OLL
U M2' U M U2' M' U M2' U//PLL


Next: L2 F' L2 U2 R2 F' R2 F2 U2 R U2 R' F2 D2 U' F2 L D

For your solve I would do F R' F R2 U R' holding the 2x2x3 in the back. For 2x2x3 on the left you can use U2 R' D' r U r' D. EO algs for 2x2x3 on back can be found here. Was actually just working on algs for block on left. I can @ you when I finish it.
 
Next: L2 F' L2 U2 R2 F' R2 F2 U2 R U2 R' F2 D2 U' F2 L D
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
L2 F' L2 U2 R2 F' R2 F2 U2 R U2 R' F2 D2 U' F2 L D
 Moves 
z'
u B r U2 L U' L' // 2x2x2
R2 U R' U' F2 U2 F' // 2x2x3
R U F R F' // EO
U R' U2 R U R2 U' R' U' R U R' U2 // F2L
y' x R2' D2 R U2 R' D2 R U2 R // COLL


NEXT: F2 R2 U R2 D B2 D R2 D U B2 F D2 L D R' D2 B L' B U2
 
F' D2 L' F D // 222 (5/5)
R' U' B2 L U2 L' // 223 (6/11)
U' F R' F' // EO (4/15)
R' U2 R' U R2 U' R U' R' U' R U2 R' U R // F2L (15/30)
F U R U' R' U R U' R' U R U' R' F' U2 // ZB (15/45)

Next: L D2 R2 B2 D' R2 U' R2 U L2 U R2 U' R F2 D' F L' D F2 D2
 
L D2 R2 B2 D' R2 U' R2 U L2 U R2 U' R F2 D' F L' D F2 D2
Interesting, but not easy!

 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
L D2 R2 B2 D' R2 U' R2 U L2 U R2 U' R F2 D' F L' D F2 D2
 Moves 
z2 y // Inspection
E F D' F2 r2 B2 // 1×2×3
U' R' U M2' // 2×2×3
F R2' F' // EO
U R U2 R' U2 R U2 R // F2L
U R' U2 R U R' U R // OLL
U2 R2' F R U R U' R' F' R U2' R' U2 R // PLL T


Not quite Petrus, nor Roux ⤵️
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
L D2 R2 B2 D' R2 U' R2 U L2 U R2 U' R F2 D' F L' D F2 D2
 Moves 
z2 y' // Inspection
E' F D' r2' U' F B // 1×2×3
U2 r2 // Right square
F R U R' U' F' // EO
M2' U M2' // F2L-1
U' R' U' R // F2L
U R U R' U R2 D R' U2 R D' R2 U2 // ZBLL


NEXT: F D' R F' D2 L' U F R F B2 R2 F2 U' F2 U' L2 U L2 U2 L2
 
D' B' L B L' U' L' U // 222 (8/8 🤮)
D F2 D' F2 D' F' D // 223 (7/15)
D F D2 L2 D // EO (4/19)
L2 F2 L2 F2 L F' L' F' L // F2L (9/28)
R F R' F2 D2 R F2 R' F2 R' D2 R2 F R' F // ZB (15/43)

Next: R' B' L2 U2 R B U R' U2 F2 L' U2 F2 D2 B2 R2 D R2
 
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
(x2) R' B' L2 U2 R B U R' U2 F2 L' U2 F2 D2 B2 R2 D R2
 Moves 
y2
D2 U' R2 D' L // 2×2×2
R' F' R U2 F // 2×2×3
R D' r U r' D // EO
R' U2 R' U R2 U' R2 U' R U2 R' // F2L
R' U' R U' R2' D' r U2 r' D R2 // ZBLL


NEXT ➡️ B2 L D2 B2 R2 D2 R D2 F2 L D2 B' R U2 F L' D U F' L' R
 
L2 B' D L' R D2 // p222
y U2 R' U2 R2 U R' // p223
y F' U F B' R' B // EO
R2 U' R U' R' U2 R U' R' U2 R' U' R D' // F2L
L U2 L' U' L U' L2 U L' U' L' U' L' U L U L2 // LL

Next: R U2 B' D L U' R' U' L R2 U2 R2 F2 D' B2 D R2 F2 D' R2
 
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R U2 B' D L U' R' U' L R2 U2 R2 F2 D' B2 D R2 F2 D' R2
 Moves 
y' x'
U r F D U2 r2 // 2×2×2
U2 R' F' U' F R2 // 2×2×3
F2 U' L F' L' // EO
U L' U L F2 // F2L-1
U2 L' U2 L // 4th pair
R U2 L' U L U2 R' // Winter → OLL
y M2' U M' U2 M U M2' // PLL U


NEXT ➡️ B D R' B2 R2 D' B R' L2 D' F U2 R2 B' U2 F' U2 F L2 B R2
 
NEXT ➡️ B D R' B2 R2 D' B R' L2 D' F U2 R2 B' U2 F' U2 F L2 B R2
z2 L' F' D2 L2 D' R' U F' // 123
U' r' U' r2 U2 r // 223
U R U' R' U2 R2 // dBR pair
U' f' U' f // EO
R U2 R' U R' U2 R U R2 U R // LXS
R' F' r U R U' r' F // ZBLL
U2 // AUF
45 STM
43 STM (with cancellations)

Next : R2 B2 F2 D' B2 L2 D2 B2 D' F2 B' L D B D B R' U2 R F'
 
z2 L' F' D2 L2 D' R' U F' // 123
U' r' U' r2 U2 r // 223
U R U' R' U2 R2 // dBR pair
U' f' U' f // EO
R U2 R' U R' U2 R U R2 U R // LXS
R' F' r U R U' r' F // ZBLL
U2 // AUF
45 STM
43 STM (with cancellations)

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

x2 R B' R B' D' L D2 L' //2x2x2 (8/8)
R2 F R' //Pseudo 2x2x3 (3/11)
y' R2 U R2 S R S' //EO (6/17)
R U' R2 U R2 U' R U R' U2 R U' //NMF2L (12/29)
R2 U D' R U2 R' D R' U' R U2 R' U' R2 (f') //NMZBLL (15/44)
46ETM, 44STM

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

 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
F2 U' L B' R D2 B R F2 L2 F R2 F D2 B U2 B2 R2 F' D'
 Moves 
y' x
R u' R u2 U2 r2 // 1x2x2
F' R' U' R F R' F2 // 1x2x3
B' R2 B // EO
U R2 U R U2 // square
R2 U R' U R U' R' //last pair
U' R2 D' R U R' D R U R U' R' U' R // COLL
M2 U M U2 M' U M2 // EPLL


NEXT ➡️ F2 L2 U L2 D L2 F2 D U2 F2 D' L B D R' F' L B' U L
 
F2 L2 U L2 D L2 F2 D U2 F2 D' L B D R' F' L B' U L

 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
F2 L2 U L2 D L2 F2 D U2 F2 D' L B D R' F' L B' U L
 Moves 
z2
R2' F U' r' U M' D // 2×2×2 + EO
U' R2' F2 // 2×2×3
R' U' R' U2 R' U2 L' U R2 U' M' x' // F2L
r U2' r2' R F R' F' r2 U2' r' U2 // ZBLL


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

Good start, terrible ending!

 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
D' B D2 F' R2 D F2 L U B' L2 F2 L2 D' F2 L2 U2 D B2 U B2
 Moves 
z
R U B U' L2 // 1x2x2
U R U' R' F U2 R' F // 2x2x3
U B' R B2 U2 B' // EO
R2 U R2 U2 R2 U R2 // <RU>F2L
U R U2 R' U' R U L' U R' U' L U' R U' R' U2 // ZBLL

// alternative ending after F2L:
// R2 D' R U R' D R U R U' R' U R U R' U R // COLL
// M2 U' M2 U' M' U2 M2 U2 M' U // EPLL


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