The Roux "Example Solve" Game!

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Scramble of the session:
R2 F' D2 R2 B R2 F R2 F2 L2 U' R2 U' B F2 L' U F U' L'
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x'
R E2 F' R' u r' F (7)
R U R' U' r' U' M U' R U R U M U' r U2 r' U' r (19)
R' U' R U' R' U2 R2 U R' U R U2 R' (13)
U2 M' U M U M' U' M' U M2 U' M U2 M' U2 (15)
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54 STM. Long. :/ Any idea for that particular second block?

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With a different first block, this is the result:

x'
R E2 R' F' u r' U F (8)
U' r' U R' U2 F R F' R U' r' (11)
R' F R U F U' R U R' U' F' (11)
M' U' M U' M' U2 M U (8)
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38 STM. Much better!

 

[GuRoux]

R2 F' D2 R2 B R2 F R2 F2 L2 U' R2 U' B F2 L' U F U' L'

z'
u F U F r2 B (6)
U r' U' R U R2 U R2 (8) pseudo blocks
U2 M2 U' F R U R' U' R U R' U' F' (13) some how i recognized the case and did cmlleo
U' M U2 M U r' U2 M' U2 M2 (10)
stm: 37

 

[NeilH]

F' D2 R2 B R2 F R2 F2 L2 U' R2 U' B F2 L' U F U' L'

x2 y' //inspection
M U' R U' R' U F' U' L U L' U' L U L' //FB
M' U R2 M U M2 Rw' U' Rw U2 R U' R' U2 R U' R' //SB
U F R U R' U' F' U R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' //CMLL
U M U2 M U M' U2 M' U2 M' U' M U2 M U2 //LSE

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This speedsolve is really discouraging lol

 

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R2 F' D2 R2 B R2 F R2 F2 L2 U' R2 U' B F2 L' U F U' L'

z'
u F U F r2 B (6)
U r' U' R U R2 U R2 (8) pseudo blocks
U2 M2 U' F R U R' U' R U R' U' F' (13) some how i recognized the case and did cmlleo
U' M U2 M U r' U2 M' U2 M2 (10)
stm: 37

Not working.

F' D2 R2 B R2 F R2 F2 L2 U' R2 U' B F2 L' U F U' L'

x2 y' //inspection
M U' R U' R' U F' U' L U L' U' L U L' //FB
M' U R2 M U M2 Rw' U' Rw U2 R U' R' U2 R U' R' //SB
U F R U R' U' F' U R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' //CMLL
U M U2 M U M' U2 M' U2 M' U' M U2 M U2 //LSE

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This speedsolve is really discouraging lol

The FB is waaaay too long. Some alternatives for the same FB:

x2 y'
B' R U B2 R' U2 R' U F' (9)

x2 y'
r F' r2 F' B2 M' r B' (8)

x2 y'
R F' r' F' B' R U B2 (8)

Try to force your FB below 10 moves!

SB is not bad. Here are some alternatives:

r' R' U' M' r U R2 U' R U R' U R U' R' (15)

r M' U' r' U R2 U' R' U2 R U' R' U R (14)

r2 U' R M U R2 U' R U R2 F R F' (13)

 

[h2f]

z' y D F2 U r U2 r B' // FB (7)
R' U' R U R' U R U' r' U R' U2 R // SB (13)
U F' r U r' U2 r' F2 r// cmll (9)
U2 M U' M'// eo (4)
U M U2 M'
U M' U2 M'

41 stm, alg.cubing.net

 

[Lyn Simm]

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

y2
U' F R2 F D' U R B2 U B2 U' B' //first block (12)
R' U R2 U2 R U2 R U' R' U' R U2 R' U2 R U2 //second block (16)
//skip

28 htm

wow The Roux Method is so efficient!!

you said I should keep my first block under 10 moves!! what should I have done instead??

Let me know ,

-Lyn

 

[theROUXbiksCube]

y2
U' F R2 F D' U R B2 U B2 U' B' //first block (12)
R' U R2 U2 R U2 R U' R' U' R U2 R' U2 R U2 //second block (16)
//skip

28 htm

wow The Roux Method is so efficient!!

you said I should keep my first block under 10 moves!! what should I have done instead??

Let me know ,

-Lyn

nice everything after SB skip, teach me your hacks

 

[Cris738]

Roux: R2 F' D2 R2 B R2 F R2 F2 L2 U' R2 U' B F2 L' U F U' L'

F' B2 D U2 F- First Block
L' U' M' U M2 U2 l U M' U L U' M U2 M' L U l'- Second Block
R U R' U' R' F R F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' U2- 2 Look CMLL
M2 U' M' U' M U2 M' U2 M U M2 U M' U2 M' U2 M2

Except for FB, everthing else was terribad. I need tips to get better at roux since its my main method

 

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Roux: R2 F' D2 R2 B R2 F R2 F2 L2 U' R2 U' B F2 L' U F U' L'

F' B2 D U2 F- First Block
L' U' M' U M2 U2 l U M' U L U' M U2 M' L U l'- Second Block
R U R' U' R' F R F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' U2- 2 Look CMLL
M2 U' M' U' M U2 M' U2 M U M2 U M' U2 M' U2 M2

Except for FB, everthing else was terribad. I need tips to get better at roux since its my main method

Second block alternatives:

L' U M U L U2 L U M' L U2 M U' l' (14)

L' U l' U M2 U L U M U M' U l (13)

Your LSE is decent. I found only this, and it's not much shorter:

U M2 U M' U M' U2 M' U2 M U M' U2 M U2 (15)

 

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Scramble of the session:
L' U2 D B' D L2 F2 R D B' D2 F' R2 B' L2 U2 F' D2 B D2
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y z'
U2 M2 D' M2 U R2 B' (7)
R U' M r' U R' U2 r M' U' M U R (13)
F R2 D R' U R D' R2 U' F' (10)
M' U M U M' U' M' U M' U2 M' U M U2 M' (15)
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44 STM. I think the SB has a greater potential...

 

[h2f]

z2 y U R' U2 F' D' r' F'//FB (7)
M' U r2 U// should be R' in the end but nice cancelation to cmll which starts with R',SB (4) wtf
R2 U' R U' L U' R' U L' U2 R //
M U' M'//EO
U M' U2 M U' M2 U' M2 U2 M' U2 M'

37 stm. I dont know how to make shorter LSE+EO

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Meanwhile, I was playing around with LSE and found 3stm shorter solution. Instead of UL/UR I did UF/UB.

z2 y U R' U2 F' D' r' F'//FB (7)
M' U r2 U// SB (4) wtf
R2 U' R U' L U' R' U L' U2 R // cmll with cancelation
M U' M//EO
U' M U2 M' U' M U2 M' U'

Stm 34,

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Meanwhile, I was playing around with LSE and found 3stm shorter solution. Instead of UL/UR I did UF/UB.

z2 y U R' U2 F' D' r' F'//FB (7)
M' U r2 U// SB (4) wtf
R2 U' R U' L U' R' U L' U2 R // cmll with cancelation
M U' M//EO
U' M U2 M' U' M U2 M' U'

Stm 34,

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Very nice! Especially that SB... o.O

I found that
M U M U M' U2 M U2 M2 U M2 U
works as well for LSE, but it has the same length.

 

[h2f]

Very nice! Especially that SB... o.O

It's nice to read it. But truely says - it was a lucky solution, i didnt plan sb during fb. But luck has finnished after sb - I dont like this cll, and lse wasnt the shortes possibility. But It's always nice to find both blocks in 11 (12) moves.

 

[Lyn Simm]

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

B' L F' R' F L2 F' R U' L' // first square (10)
l2 F' U F' R F2 U' R2 // first block (8)
y' U R' U' R U2 R' U' R U R U' R' // second block (12)

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if I added right, thats 30 moves!! The Roux Method is fun!!

-Lyn

 

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...

As always, thank you for the pointless trolling.

 

[Cris738]

L' U2 D B' D L2 F2 R D B' D2 F' R2 B' L2 U2 F' D2 B D2

x2
M' U' L' U2 L2 U M2 U2 M B- FB
U M' U r2 U R' U2 M2 r U2 R U' R'- SB
U2 L' U R U' L U R'- Niklas CMLL
U' M' U2 M U2 M U M' U' M' U2 M U2 M2 U M' U2 M- LSE

49 STM. Thoughts and improvements? :confused:

 

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L' U2 D B' D L2 F2 R D B' D2 F' R2 B' L2 U2 F' D2 B D2

x2
M' U' L' U2 L2 U M2 U2 M B- FB
U M' U r2 U R' U2 M2 r U2 R U' R'- SB
U2 L' U R U' L U R'- Niklas CMLL
U' M' U2 M U2 M U M' U' M' U2 M U2 M2 U M' U2 M- LSE

49 STM. Thoughts and improvements? :confused:

Your FB is decent. I found this one:

y x2
F M' U' M2 U' L2 B2 z (7)

The SB is very good. The LSE is okay. However, I noticed this:
U' M' U2 M U2 M U M' U' M' U2 M U2 M2 to insert UL/UR?
There is a shorter way to do that. Here:
U' M' U2 M U2 M U M' U' M U2 M'

 

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Scramble of the session:
F L D F U' R2 D' L2 F' R' U F2 D' R2 U B2 D R2 B2 U L2
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Okay, this was a very interesting solve... Doing F2B I also got F2L! Nothing intended, pure luck. Sooooo... Here are some variants:

F2B / F2L:

y2 z
U2 R2 r' U' R' U' F' L F2 (9)
U M R U M' U' R2 U2 M r' U' r (12)
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Finishing with CMLL + LSE (SB ends with R instead of r, so we have cancellations):
R' U' R U' l U' R' U l' U2 R (11-3)
U' M' U' M' U2 M' U M U' M' U2 M U M2 U' M' (16)
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45 STM.

Finishing with CLL + ELL:

R' U' R U' l U' R' U l' U2 R (11)
U2 M U' M2 d L' U' L' S L U L (12)
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44 STM.

Finishing with OLL + PLL:
y' r U2 R' U' R U' r' (7)
U2 y x' R U' R' D R U R' D' R U R' D R U' R' D' x (17)
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45 STM.

 

[Cris738]

F L D F U' R2 D' L2 F' R' U F2 D' R2 U B2 D R2 B2 U L2

z2
R2 U2 R U M U L D2 R2 U' M B- FB
R' U R' U R U' M2 r' U r' U' r U r'- SB
R U R' U R U2 R' U2- CMLL
M' U' M' U M U' M U2 M2 U' M U2 M U2- LSE

48 STM. Tips and Improvements? :confused:

 

[Lyn Simm]

Okay, this was a very interesting solve... Doing F2B I also got F2L! Nothing intended, pure luck. Sooooo...

btw, you shouldn't do CFOP solves in the Roux thread. :tu

F L D F U' R2 D' L2 F' R' U F2 D' R2 U B2 D R2 B2 U L2

z2 L2 F2 L' B' L D B L' B R2 B // FB (11)
U R' U B2 U L U' L' B2 U R2 d // SB (12)
r' U r' B2 r U' r' B2 r2 // CMLL (9)

32 htm

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-Lyn