The "Request an Alg" Thread

[BobTaco]

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I don't think you realize just how big 1LLL is.
By taking the average amount of moves, you would need to store under 50000 Letters associated with completely arbitrary pictures.
There is a reason nobody learnt all of it yet.(I'm not saying it's impossible, I would like you to be the first one, I'm just keeping it real)

I understand what both of you are getting at and I am not saying i will learn it all. I understand the complexity and magnitude of that as well as a few other things among cubing i would like to study. I just was looking for as much info as i could find and after searching the internet for 3 or 4 months now on it i have come to the conclusion i would ask around and see if i am missing anything.

 

[CLL Smooth]

Ok, Here is a page on OLLCP which is basically 1LLL http://algdb.net/puzzle/333/ollcp

Basically that’s not even close. OLLCP disregards edge permutation. It’s even a smaller set than ZBLL

 

[FJT97]

Is there an alg for Megabits to do get the flower pttern?

 

[Thom S.]

Is there an alg for Megabits to do get the flower pttern?

Do you need algorithms for Megabit or Megabyte Patterns?

This Thread pretty accurately explains why you won't find a single algorithm solution

 

[FJT97]

Do you need algorithms for Megabit or Megabyte Patterns?

This Thread pretty accurately explains why you won't find a single algorithm solution

xD

Thanks!

 

[al4413]

Hey fellas.

I'm pretty familiar with 3x3 OLL & PLL but I've just gotten into 4x4s and I've reached a point in OLL where I don't know how to proceed (pic attached).

This looks like the arrow case (?) but I don't know how to apply that alg for 4x4s. The alg that I can find is M' U M U2 M' U M but my question would be which of the two middle slices should I be using for the alg?

(Alg is from http://www.rubiksplace.com/speedcubing/OLL-algorithms/)

Thanks a bunch!

 

[AbsoRuud]

You have not paired up all the edge pieces yet. You should do that first before you solve like a 3x3x3.

 

[al4413]

Ahh I was under the impression that you didn't have to pair the edges for the last layer because I thought PLL would take care of that.

You've just solved hours of confusion. Thanks!

 

[AbsoRuud]

Ahh I was under the impression that you didn't have to pair the edges for the last layer because I thought PLL would take care of that.

You've just solved hours of confusion. Thanks!

You're welcome. 4x4x4 is a lot of fun. Check J-Perm for a good Yau tutorial. Real eye opener. I was pairing the last two pairs up with a complicated alg with E slices and stuff, and he has a super easy alg with like 8 moves to do the same thing.

 

[Mastermind2368]

Hold cube with yellow on top, blue in front, D R2 D' U to setup, solving for the white blue orange pair in that orientation. Anyone know any better algs than U' D R2 D'? Its kida awkward to do. I was trying to find something r U D gen with barely any re grips

 

[Artic]

For the case above but rotated y' so the insertion happens in the back, does anyone have any rotationless algs?

 

[Brest]

For the case above but rotated y' so the insertion happens in the back, does anyone have any rotationless algs?

setup to Fruruf
R' U2 F R U R' U' F' R

or setup to sledgehammer
R' U' R U R' U2 R' F R F' R

 

[Artic]

setup to Fruruf
R' U2 F R U R' U' F' R

or setup to sledgehammer
R' U' R U R' U2 R' F R F' R

Thanks Brest! That's a great alg. Also, do you have another for the same case, but when the top layer is rotated U2?

 

[Brest]

Thanks Brest! That's a great alg. Also, do you have another for the same case, but when the top layer is rotated U2?

R' U' F' U F R U R' U' R

 

[Artic]

R' U' F' U F R U R' U' R

Do you have other algs for that case? I'm finding that one difficult to finger trick.

 

[Brest]

Do you have other algs for that case? I'm finding that one difficult to finger trick.

f U R2 U' R' U R U' R f'

r U2 R U' R' U R' U2 r'

 

[a person who cubes]

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Does anyone have a better algorithm than y' (L U2 L') (U L U' L')? This case is annoying for me, and I feel like there is a way to do this without a rotation.

Suggestions? Or should I stick with y' (L U2 L') (U L U' L')?

 

[Hazel]

What you're doing is the best way. You could also do a y at the beginning instead of y' and then doing the same thing but from the right (so it would be y R U2 R' U R U' R'), but that's just a matter of personal preference.

 

[Greetron]

Hmm... I'd say what you're doing is just right. Don't worry about changing it.

 

[Sue Doenim]

You could do U' (R2' F R F') U2' R U2 (R' U' R) if you really don't want to rotate, but I don't know if the double U2 is worth it.