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The ZZ "Example Solve" Game!

Next: F D B L2 B' R2 B U2 B2 R2 F' U2 L2 F' R U' F2 D R' F' D2
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
F D B L2 B' R2 B U2 B2 R2 F' U2 L2 F' R U' F2 D R' F' D2
 Moves 
x
U B' L F U' R2 // EO Mixed Cross (6)
U' L U' L' U L U' L' U2' L U' L2' U' L U' L' U' L // LB (18/24)
U' R U' R' U R U' R' U R U' R2' U R U2' R' U R // RB (18/42)
U r' F' r U' r' F2 r // COLL (8/50)
U' M2' U M U2' M' U2' M2' // M2+4c (8/58)
U2' // AUF (1/59)


NEXT: R D' U2 L2 U2 B' F' U2 B D2 U2 B R D' B' R2 F L R'
 
NEXT: R D' U2 L2 U2 B' F' U2 B D2 U2 B R D' B' R2 F L R'
 Twizzle link 
 Title ZZ-VH
 Setup 
R D' U2 L2 U2 B' F' U2 B D2 U2 B R D' B' R2 F L R'
 Moves 
L' B' R U F L' R2 D //EOLine
(M x) U' R U R' //Square
L' U2 L' //Square
U2 L' U2 (M' x') U2' R //Pair
U2 L' U' L U L' U2 L //Pair
U F l' U' L U R U' r' //COLL
M2' U' M2' U2' M2' U' M2' //EPLL

Next: D R2 D' B2 R2 U B2 L2 F2 R2 D R D2 B L D2 B R D2 R F'
 
Next: D R2 D' B2 R2 U B2 L2 F2 R2 D R D2 B L D2 B R D2 R F'
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
D R2 D' B2 R2 U B2 L2 F2 R2 D R D2 B L D2 B R D2 R F'
 Moves 
S' D S L F' L' F' // EO + 2 cross edges (7)
L U' L' F2' // dFl + 4th cross edge (4/11)
R2 U R' U2' R U R' // dFR (7/18)
d2' R U' R' U L' U' L // dBR (8/26)
R U' R' U'
R U2' R' // dBL cancelled into OCLL (7/33)
U' r' F R F' r U2' R' U R U2' R' // PLL (12/45)
U' // AUF (1/46)


NEXT: F2 U' F2 L D2 U2 R D2 R' U2 R' F2 L2 F' D B' F' L' R U2
 
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
F2 U' F2 L D2 U2 R D2 R' U2 R' F2 L2 F' D B' F' L' R U2
 Moves 
D2' L' F R' L2' D L2 u2 //XpEOLine
L' U F' U2' F L F2 L2 F2 //EOF2L-2
L' U' L2 F2' L' F2 R U R' U2' R U R' //Doing it like this skipped OCLL
U2 y' R2' D R D' R F2' r' F r F2' //PLL Ja

This (barely) counts as ZZ in a very abstract way

Next: R F R' B2 D B L U F2 R2 U2 B L2 U2 D2 B' L2 F' L2 B'
 
i am bad at ZZ so sorry if my solution is terrible

D' R' F L' B' // EO-Line + 2x2 square
D L F2 L' D' L' U' L // left 2x2x3 block
U' R U2 R U2 R2' U R' U R U' R' U R // F2L
U2 R U2 R2' U' R2 U' R2' U2' R // OLL
U' R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R' U // PLL
54 HTM, really good solution (for me)

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

 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
F' U F R2 D2 B' F2 D2 U2 R2 B' D2 F' D2 U B2 L2 U' L' D R
 Moves 
U l' D r' R' D L D2' L2' // EOcross (9)
U' L' U L R' U R2 U' R' U R U' R' // dR (13/22)
U L' U' L U' L' U L // dFL (8/30)
U' L U L' U2' L U' L' // dBL (8/38)
U f R2 S' U' R2 U' R2 U R2 F' // COLL (11/49)
U // AUF (1/50)


NEXT: D2 R2 B D2 R2 D F2 B' R' D2 R2 L2 D F2 L2 D R2 U'
 
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
D2 R2 B D2 R2 D F2 B' R' D2 R2 L2 D F2 L2 D R2 U'
 Moves 
y2 // inspection
R U R F' U' R2 D L' // EOCross
U' L U2 L' U' L U L' // 1st
U' D R U' R2' U R D' // 2nd
U' R' U' R U' L' U' L // 3rd
U' R' U' R U R' U' R // 4th
U' R' F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' R // ZBLL


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

 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
F2 L2 U2 L2 R2 B F D2 F' U2 R2 D B U' R D L' U' F' D2
 Moves 
y2
F r D l' U' r2 R' U' L' // EOdl (9/9)
R' U2' R U' R U R' U2' R' U' R U' R2 // dR (13/22)
R U R' U R U2' R2 U' R U' R' U2' R // COLL (13/35)
U' R2 U S R2 S' R2 U' R2 // EPLL (9/44)


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

Let's revive this thread!

 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
L' F2 D' R2 D2 B' U F R2 F D2 F' L2 D2 F2 R2 F D2 B2 L U
 Moves 
y2 z'
B' U2 R' F U' F2 D2 // eoline
L' U2 R' U2 // pair 1
R' U L U' R' // pair 2
U L U2 L' U L' U' // pair 3
L' U2 L' U2 L U' L' U L // pair 4
U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 // COLL
U R2 U R U R' U' R' U' R' U R' // EPLL


Next: B2 L2 F2 R2 U2 B2 R2 U B2 D' B2 U F D' U2 L' B D B' U' R
 
Next: B2 L2 F2 R2 U2 B2 R2 U B2 D' B2 U F D' U2 L' B D B' U' R
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
B2 L2 F2 R2 U2 B2 R2 U B2 D' B2 U F D' U2 L' B D B' U' R
 Moves 
(U' D) R B R2' F' U' l U2' l' // EOdbr (10)
U2' F2' // dFr (2/12)
L2 U2' L2' // dbL (3/15)
U L' U' L U2' L' U L // dFL (8/23)
U2' F R U R' U' R U' R' U' R U R' F' // COLL (14/37)
U' M2' U M' U2' M U M2' // EPLL (8/45)


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

 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
F R B' D F D' R2 D' L F' L2 B U2 F L2 B2 U2 B' R2 B
 Moves 
y2 z'
L B' R L' U' D' F D R D' // EOline
L' R2 U' R2 U' L' // pair1
U' R' U' L' R U2 L // pair2
R' U' R2 // pair3
U' R U R' // pair4
U' F' r U R' U' r' F R // COLL
M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2 U2 // EPLL


Next:
R' D F2 U' D F L B' R2 D' L2 B2 D2 L2 D2 R2 B2 U L2 D
 
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
F R B' D F D' R2 D' L F' L2 B U2 F L2 B2 U2 B' R2 B
 Moves 
y2 z'
L B' R L' U' D' F D R D' // EOline
L' R2 U' R2 U' L' // pair1
U' R' U' L' R U2 L // pair2
R' U' R2 // pair3
U' R U R' // pair4
U' F' r U R' U' r' F R // COLL
M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2 U2 // EPLL


Next:
R' D F2 U' D F L B' R2 D' L2 B2 D2 L2 D2 R2 B2 U L2 D
Why U' instead of y' in COLL first move
 
Why U' instead of y' in COLL first move

Because U' is faster. That's what I'd do during a speedsolve.
I'm not going for FMC, I don't like optimizations in "example solve" threads (except for FMC threads themselves of course), as I think they are not the best examples for beginners who seek the "example solve" threads specifically to learn more about that method.
 
Next:
R' D F2 U' D F L B' R2 D' L2 B2 D2 L2 D2 R2 B2 U L2 D
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R' D F2 U' D F L B' R2 D' L2 B2 D2 L2 D2 R2 B2 U L2 D
 Moves 
D' B D R' F' // EO (5)
R' (U' D) R' L2' // mixed cross (5/10)
D' R U R' (U' D) R' U' R D
R' U R U R U' R' // RB (17/27)
U2' L' U L U L U L' U L' U2' L // LB (12/39)
R' U2' R' D' R U2' R' D R2 // COLL (9/48)
E2' S E2' S // "4c" (4/52)


NEXT: D2 L' D2 L2 F2 R D2 R' U2 R' D2 B U L D2 R D' F D R' D
 
NEXT: D2 L' D2 L2 F2 R D2 R' U2 R' D2 B U L D2 R D' F D R' D

Not my proudest solve, I'm terrible in ZZ. Nonetheless:

 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
D2 L' D2 L2 F2 R D2 R' U2 R' D2 B U L D2 R D' F D R' D
 Moves 
y2 z'
U' F R' U2 D' B L D2 L D // eoline
U' R U2 R' U' R2 // 1st pair
L2 U L2 U R // 2nd pair
U L U' L' U2 L U' L' U L // 3rd pair
U2 L U2 L' U L U' L' // 4th pair
U' R' U' R U' R' U2 R // OLL
R' U R U' R' F' U' F R U R' F R' F' R U' R U' // PLL


Next:
F2 U2 L2 F2 L2 U2 R2 D L2 D B2 U L B' F2 L U2 L U2 B2 F'
 
Not my proudest solve, I'm terrible in ZZ. Nonetheless:

 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
D2 L' D2 L2 F2 R D2 R' U2 R' D2 B U L D2 R D' F D R' D
 Moves 
y2 z'
U' F R' U2 D' B L D2 L D // eoline
U' R U2 R' U' R2 // 1st pair
L2 U L2 U R // 2nd pair
U L U' L' U2 L U' L' U L // 3rd pair
U2 L U2 L' U L U' L' // 4th pair
U' R' U' R U' R' U2 R // OLL
R' U R U' R' F' U' F R U R' F R' F' R U' R U' // PLL


Next:
F2 U2 L2 F2 L2 U2 R2 D L2 D B2 U L B' F2 L U2 L U2 B2 F'
doesnt ZZ use COLL->EPLL?
 
doesnt ZZ use COLL->EPLL?
As with many methods that ends with F2L + oriented edges, you have multiple options. COLL + EPLL is one way, yes, and it's usually a good choice. ZBLL is another, if you can do it in one go and happens to know a significant portion (or all) of the 493 algorithms. You can do OLL + PLL, knowing that OLL is guaranteed to be super simple (known as OCLL). But there are many more options, as you can see here:

I chose OCLL + PLL here, because COLLs for diagonal swap are generally terrible.
Although in this case the PLL was an N-perm, so... equally terrible :D

Like I said, I'm not the best in ZZ...
 
I chose OCLL + PLL here, because COLLs for diagonal swap are generally terrible.
you can do (anti)niklas to just avoid diag + preserve the block. Would've given a Ja perm in this case. Pretty nice trick since Niklas is a really good alg and the tripod PLLs are like Aa, Ab, Ja, Jb. V as well, but that's diag and we avoided diag :p

 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
F2 U2 L2 F2 L2 U2 R2 D L2 D B2 U L B' F2 L U2 L U2 B2 F'
 Moves 
y2
D2 B U L F D L2 D' L2 // EOCross
U' R U' R2 U' R //1st
U' L' U L U L U L' // 2nd
U R L' U2 L R' // 3rd
U' R U R' // OLS
U' D R' U' R U D' R2 U R' U R U' R U' R2 U2


Tough EOCross

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

 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
D F B U' L F L F2 B U2 R2 U2 B R2 B U2 B2 L2 U
 Moves 
z
R' F' D' R' L B U2 D R' D' L // extended EOline
U R' U L U2 L' U' L // 2nd pair
U R' U' R U' R' U R2 // 3rd pair
U' R' U2 R U' R' U R // 4th pair
R' U' R U R U R' U' R' U R U R U' R' U // ZBLL


Next: D R D B2 L2 B2 L2 F2 D2 U2 R2 U2 B' R' F' L D F U B
 
Actually, I just realized that there is a massive cancellation at the end of the solve... Wow.

 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
D F B U' L F L F2 B U2 R2 U2 B R2 B U2 B2 L2 U
 Moves 
z
R' F' D' R' L B U2 D R' D' L // extended EOline
U R' U L U2 L' U' L // 2nd pair
U R' U' R U' R' U R2 // 3rd pair
U' R' U2 R2 U R' U' R' U R U R U' R' U // 4th pair + ZBLL
 
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