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The Roux "Example Solve" Game!

alexela

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R' L2 B2 L2 R2 D L2 D2 F2 D' F2 D B2 L' D' R2 U' B L F' R'
x2 y //Inspection+Rair FB
S R2 D' //FS+Rair NMSB (3/3)
R2 F //FB+Line (2/5)
R2 M U' //E Line (3/8)
B L2 F2 L2 B' R' //NMSB (6/14)
F R' U' R F' R' U F' R //CMLL+EO (9/23)
U' M2 U //LR (3/26)
B2 M' B2 R r //EP+fix NM (5/31)

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NEXT: R U2 L B2 L2 U2 L F2 R' B2 F2 U F2 R' F R U' F' L' R F'
You’re so good at Roux FMC....

Here’s what I’d do in a solve-
r’ U’ r2 U2 R2’ U R // First Block
z l’ U’ M U R U’ f’ U f // Second Square
U M’ U’ R M2 U’ R’ // Second Pair
U R2 D’ R U2 R’ D R U2 R // CMLL
U M U2 M’ U’ M2 U’ M’ U2 M’ U2 // LSE
Anything inefficient?

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Anything inefficient?

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

Doing X, Y, or Z during the middle of a solve will probably cost you at least a few seconds to regrip in timed.

Anything you can do in FMC with it you can do better without it in FMC.

y
D' F U' R D'
U' F U2 M' U L'
M U r U' R'
U R' F r U2 L' U L
R U' L' U R' U' L
M' U' M U2 M2 U' M2 U2 M2

47 quarters

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Doing X, Y, or Z during the middle of a solve will probably cost you at least a few seconds to regrip in timed.

Anything you can do in FMC with it you can do better without it in FMC.

y
D' F U' R D'
U' F U2 M' U L'
M U r U' R'
U R' F r U2 L' U L
R U' L' U R' U' L
M' U' M U2 M2 U' M2 U2 M2

47 quarters

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

FMC-
L' U2 R' D L U R2 F R2 // FB + SS (9)
(y') U2 R' U2 R U2 R' U2 R U' R' U R // CLS (12)
U M2 u' M' u M2 U2 S U' // LSE (9)
30 STM

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

E' F L
S' U S R2 U' R'
U2 B2 U' B
U r' U' M' U' r
R U' L' U R' U' L
U' M' U2 M' U M U M' U M U2 M2
U' M' U2 M

(54h, 62q, 42s, 42e)

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next: D' L2 D F2 U' R2 U2 R2 B2 U F2 L D F' L2 D B D2 R U L2
(y2 z')
D' R2 D' U f' U F' // First Block (7)
r' U' R2 U r U' R2 U' R U2 f R f' // Second Block (13)
M' U2 M' U M U M' U' // LSE (8)
r' U r' B2 r U' r' B2 r2 // CMLL (9)

Let’s keep the same scramble- D' L2 D F2 U' R2 U2 R2 B2 U F2 L D F' L2 D B D2 R U L2
 
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alexela

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Let’s keep the same scramble- D' L2 D F2 U' R2 U2 R2 B2 U F2 L D F' L2 D B D2 R U L2

x2
M' U' B U R2 E y //FB+2 Pairs (6)
r' U' R' U2 //NMSS (4)
r2 U2 r //pseudo F2L (3)
R' U R2 D r' U' r D' R2 U' R //OLLCP 4flip (11)
y' M2 U' M' U2 M U' M2 d' //EPLL (8)
R2 //fix NM (1)
=33

other SS
x2
M' U' B U R2 D' //FB+2 Pairs (6)
R U' M' U r2 //NMSS (5)
U' r U2 R' //NMSB (4)
M' U M' //Pinkie Pie (3)
y2 R U2 R' U2 R' F R F' //CMLL+EO (8)
U M2 U //LSE (only LR) (3)
R2 //fix NM (1)

6+5+4+3.. (it would be nice 2+1, but) 8+3+1=30

other FB
x2
M2 U' R B r2 E y //FB+Pair (6)
R' B U r' x' //SS (4)
U2 R' U M2 U //NMSB (5)
r U' x //fix FB+CMLL+EO (2)
u2 M2 U' M' u2 M' U M //LSE (8)
R //fix NM (1)
=26

NEXT: F' U2 L U2 R' B' U B2 R D' F U2 R2 D R2 D F2 L2 F2 L2 U'
 
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Maybe I accidentally copy and pasted an alg instead of a scramble. It's not one I recognize if so.

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y x

F' U2 M L' U R' U' F L' U L U' l' U L U r' U2 M2 U2 r U r' // FB + SB
F R U R' U' F' // CMLL
U2 M' U' M U' M U M2 U // UL + UR
U2 M' U2 // L4E

(48h, 58q, 41s, 41e)

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U2 L' D2 F' R F2 //FB

U R' U R' U' M2 U R' U2 R r U R' //SB

U L' U' L U' L F' L' F L' U2 L //CMLL

M' U2 M' U2 M' U' M U M U2 M' U M2' U' M' U2 M' U2 //LSE

(59h, 73q, 49s, 50e)


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After some serious R&D I found this continuation for LSE that shaves a few moves

U' M U2 M U2 M U M U' M U2 M U' M U2 M'
(56h, 67q, 47s, 47e)

Because I like to feel bad, I asked Kociemba what he would do here and he found this alternative solution:

R L' F2 D2 B' R' L F2 U R2 L2 U2 D F2 D B2
(48h, 63q, 47s, 47e)

Never going to do that again.

My takeaways from that are to never ask Kociemba what he would do, ever, and when in a similar position put the side with both side colors on it to the front and then go down with it (U' M) then continue on as normal.

I am hoping that I remember this and that it somehow helps my completion speed.

Next F2 R U2 B2 D2 R2 U2 R2 F' D2 B' D2 L2 R' D' R2 B2 F R F
y'
U' M2 R2 U2 l' U'
D R2 U' M U M' l' U' l2 U' l' U2 l U L'
U L' U R U' L U R'
M' U M U2 M U' M U M2 U' M U2 M' U M2
(55h, 68q, 44s, 45e)

It was at this

M' U M U2 M
U' // <------
M U M2 U' M U2 M' U M2

point that I realized that I did 4c before 4b for the first time ever.

Maybe all that time I spent trying to always do LSE in 20 quarter turns or less actually meant something? Maybe it was reading this?

I don't think I can reproduce this in speed solves. Oh well.

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

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y2
R' L' U' F' U L' F'
L U L U' L'
U' R' U' R' U2 r'
U2 R' U r
F R U R' U' R U' R' U R U2 R' U' F'
M2' U' M' U2 M U' M2' U M2'

R' B2 L R2 U2 F' U2 L2 B L' D' R' B2 L D' L' B' R B'
 

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R' B2 L R2 U2 F' U2 L2 B L' D' R' B2 L D' L' B' R B'

Is any part of that last line something that you would do in a speed solve?

I would have done instead: U' M2 U M' U2 M' U' M' U2 M2 U2 M

You used a CMLL which I wouldn't expect people to know until long after the shortcut which I used which typically would lower move counts/speed but in this case it raises it.

That makes me think this solve is FMC.

R' B2 L R2 U2 F' U2 L2 B L' D' R' B2 L D' L' B' R B'
y' x2


D r B2 R F' L2 B'
M U2 M' R' F' U' r U R'
R' F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' r
U2 M U2 M'
U u2 M u2


(48h, 55q, 43s, 43e)

Funny not so Roux ending.

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B' D2 F2 U' L2 D' F' U' D R2 B2 R2 F2 U F U2 L R U2 D2 B2 L2 B' U2 D2
 
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It's just an OLLCP and a Uperm

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x
B D F2
U' r U' L U2
x R U' R' U R' U R U2 r
U M2' U2 r U' r'
U2 r' U r U r' U' r U R2' F R F' R
M2' U' M' U' M' U2 M2' U
M U2 M' U2

D' L2 U' F2 D B2 L R B F D' L' R F L D' U2
 
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