The Roux "Example Solve" Game!

[GuRoux]

I do aweful second blocks too... But that is aweful even for me.

Why not:
R2 U r U R U2 R U' R U R' U' r' M U r U2 r' U' R (20) ? To avoid a long CMLL?

But overall, I would use as SB:
r' U R' U r U R U2 R U' R U r' (13)

yeah, in a speedsolve, sometimes my SB goes crazy. i'm transitioning to r' U2 r U (M r') U' r for that last pair case. but currently my f2l insertion is slightly faster and more reliable. i think the important lesson is to avoid those bad cases.

 

[TDM]

r' U2 r U (M' r') U' r

Isn't M' r' the same as R'?

 

[GuRoux]

Isn't M' r' the same as R'?

oops, M.

 

[rybaby]

thanks. yeah, this solve is slightly longer than usual but my lookahead was great, second block and cmll were very fingertricky and there were no wasted moves. in a speedsolve I usually average low 50s stm.

Clearly your lookahead must have been great, as achieving 6 tps is really good.

 

[GuRoux]

Clearly your lookahead must have been great, as achieving 6 tps is really good.

truthfully, the cmll was probably the most significant improvement from an average solve since it was already positioned to be recognized and nearly a second faster than most of the other algs.

 

[goodatthis]

I'm not a rouxer, but I'd give this a shot for giggles.

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

y r2 U D L D' U R2 L U' x // FB
r U' R2 U' R U2 R' U' r U R' U' R' U R' // SB (cancel into CMLL)
D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R' // CMLL
M' U2 M' U' M' U M U2 M' U M2 U2 // LSE (opted to just cancel from EO to U perm, don't know if that the best way)

44 move STM w/ cancellations. I basically did this linearly, so it would be ~48 ETM or so. Tell me what you think!

 

[qaz]

Scramble of the session:
F2 L F2 L' D2 U2 L2 U2 F2 U2 R2 D' L U' L' U B' F D L B2

y
D L' D' U2 r2 U2 r B' (8)
R2 U2 R U R' U' R U' M U M' r U R' (14)
R U2 R' U2 R' F R F' (8)
U' M U M U M' U M U M' U2 M2 U2 M' U' (15)

45 STM (42 with cancellations)

 

[Renslay]

Scramble of the session:
D2 U2 L2 U2 F' U2 B' D2 B R F U R B2 D2 B2 D' R U'

alg.cubing.net

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Speedsolve with 13.54:

y2 z'
R U r D r' F (6)
r R U' r2 U2 r U M U R' U' R' U M U M' U2 r' U' R (20)
U2 R' U' R U' R' U R' D' R U R' D R2 (14)
U M U M U M' U2 M' U' M' U2 M' U2 (13)
alg.cubing.net

53 STM with 3.9 TPS. Meh.
Second block is aweful. Should do something like this:
M2 U' r U' R2 U M U2 M' U2 r' U' R (13)

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This one leads to a very lucky LSE (uhm, almost an LSE skip?):

y2 z'
R U r D r' F (6)
M2 U' r2 B' R2 B r R U2 M U R (12)
U F U R U' R' U F' U' R' F' R (12)
U M U2 M' (4)
alg.cubin.gnet

34 STM / 38 HTM.

 

[Vesper Sword]

9.88 Speedsolve
Scramble: D2 U2 L2 U2 F' U2 B' D2 B R F U R B2 D2 B2 D' R U'
Solution:
D' r B' r2 F (5)
r' U' r U' R r U R2 U' M U' r (12)
U R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' (15)
U M U M' U M' U2 M U (9)
41 STM

 

[Renslay]

9.88 Speedsolve
Scramble: D2 U2 L2 U2 F' U2 B' D2 B R F U R B2 D2 B2 D' R U'
Solution:
D' r B' r2 F (5)
r' U' r U' R r U R2 U' M U' r (12)
U R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' (15)
U M U M' U M' U2 M U (9)
42 STM

Nice solve!
Also, 41 STM.

 

[Vesper Sword]

Nice solve!
Also, 41 STM.

Fixed and thanks!
I locked up pretty bad though so it could have been a little better

 

[pewpewrawr]

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

D' r B' U2 F' // (5)
U' R' U R U R2 U2 R U M' U2 R' U R // (14) kinda long but mostly 2-gen
F R2 D R' U R D' R2 U' F' // (10)
U' M' U M U M' U M U2 M2 U2 // (11)
40 stm

 

[cowabunga]

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


y2 x'
F B D L' D2 R U2 r' B L U2 L'
B' R2 U R2 U' R2 U' S R2 F z'
M U' M2 U2 M U R2
29STM

 

[Renslay]

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


y2 x'
F B D L' D2 R U2 r' B L U2 L'
B' R2 U R2 U' R2 U' S R2 F z'
M U' M2 U2 M U R2
29STM

Wait, what? 12 move pseudo-F2B? o.O

 

[cowabunga]

Wait, what? 12 move pseudo-F2B? o.O

It is not my normal CMLL. That would lead to bad L6E...

 

[Renslay]

It is not my normal CMLL. That would lead to bad L6E...

Yeah, I guess that. An S move is usually weird in a CMLL.

 

[Masu1]

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


y2 x'
F B D L' D2 R U2 r' B L U2 L'
B' R2 U R2 U' R2 U' S R2 F z'
M U' M2 U2 M U R2
29STM

Wow! Really love you solves!

 

[cowabunga]

Wow! Really love you solves!

Thank you

 

[Renslay]

Scramble of the session:
D2 B F D2 L2 B R2 D2 R2 B2 D2 U' B D L D' F2 U F' D2 L'
alg.cubing.net

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13.62 solve (had a minor problem with stopping the timer... otherwise would be sub13).

y2 z
D L' D2 R r U' x (6)
U2 R' U' R U' R' U r U2 R' U' R U R U2 M' U' R (18)
R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R' (9)
M' U M' U2 M U2 M' U' M2 U2 M' U2 M' (13)
alg.cubing.net

46 STM.

Not satisfied with the second block. Should have noticed this as a speedsolve:

y2 z
D L' D2 R r U' x (6)
R U2 R' M' U R' U R' M' U' R (11)
U R' U2 R' D' R U2 R' D r2 (10)
U' M U' M' U M' U2 M U' M2 U' M U2 M (14)
alg.cubing.net

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Some trial and error:

y2 z
D L' D2 R r U' x (6)
M2 U2 R U R U' r U' R' (9)
R U2 R' U2 l' U R' z' R' U' R U' r' y (12-3)
M' U M' U M' U2 M2 U M2 (9)
alg.cubing.net

33 STM.

 

[GuRoux]

Scramble of the session:
D2 B F D2 L2 B R2 D2 R2 B2 D2 U' B D L D' F2 U F' D2 L'

second try speed solve (first try speed solve was 12.02 with the green block):
y' z
r' E' r U' B U2 r' U' R' F
r U' R2 U' R' U R U M U r U' r'
r U2 R' F2 R U2 R' U2 R' F2 R
U M U2 M' U' M2 U2 M' U2 M
STM: 44
Time: 9.77
TPS: 4.5
http://alg.garron.us/?alg=y-_z r-_E...L2_B_R2_D2_R2_B2_D2_U-_B_D_L_D-_F2_U_F-_D2_L-