Waffle's Roux Tutorial

[soccerking813]

I got my algs by just going through each case and how you would do it using the regular orientation.

And that UF/UR alg is nice. Thanks for posting it.

Edit: Just found a better one for UF/UR. Hold the two in UL and UB, and do M' U M' U2 M' U M'.

 

[byu]

It's actually a TuRBo alg that I use in blindsolving, and it just happened to work perfectly with that Roux case.

 

[waffle=ijm]

Lol, I was about to post my EO algs, but I guess I'll just wait.

@waffle

In your video you said that you solve the UR and UL edges after you do the orientation, right? I am too lazy to check back.

yes i do
\ step 4b

A very off-topic question, how do all of you Roux users do M? I can do M' very fast without regripping, but for M I have to do r' R and that takes much longer.

sometimes I do R r'
or just push on BU with my index finger on the hand that i don't use for M'

 

[spdcbr]

Saying the last name "Roux" has become a habit for me.

 

[miniGOINGS]

mine are probably the same but ill post them anyway

0 bad edges

2 bad edges
(UU)
M’ U M U’ M’ U M’
M’ U M’ U2 M’ U M’
(DD)
M U M U’ M’ U M’
(U)(D)
M' U M' U M U M'
4 bad edges
(UUUU)
M’ U2 M‘ U2 M’ U M’
(UUU)(D)
M’ U M’
(UU)(DD)
M U2 M‘ U2 M’ U M’
M2 U’ M’ U M’
6 bad edges
(UUUU)(DD)
M' U M' U M U M' U2 M' U M'

 

[miniGOINGS]

by the way,, i officially solve from now on with the yellow on top thanks to you lol and red in front cause most oranges are a dull colour

YAY! lol I'm neutral when it comes to the colors in front. That's the only thing that stuck with me when I switched from fridrich to roux.

Wait... Some people always solve with one color in front? I have never even tried that.

yea,, i always do the same pieces,, maybe its just faster for me,, or maybe its slower and im stuborn but thats what i do,, on most cubes though orange is the dullest colour

 

[byu]

I always do Yellow top Blue front, and sometimes Yellow Top Green Front. It's easier to recognize.

Another thing, could it be faster to make a 1x2x3 on the right side first if you see one that's significantly easier? On Roux's website it says to always solve left first if you're right handed.

 

[soccerking813]

I can see how it could be faster to always start with the same block. You wouldn't waste your time trying to figure out what pieces to solve, then how to solve them. Just straight to how to solve them.

And I just solve one block, then put it on the left side, using either d, d2, or d'.

 

[miniGOINGS]

i actually make the first block on my front the do d'

 

[byu]

36.36 using what soccerking suggested, I'm not used to the new colors and positioning I'm supposed to recognize. I think I'll stick with what I've been doing.

 

[miniGOINGS]

And I just solve one block, then put it on the left side, using either d, d2, or d'.

yea,, that seems to be easier than making the block on the left every time

 

[byu]

And I just solve one block, then put it on the left side, using either d, d2, or d'.

yea,, that seems to be easier than making the block on the left every time

Strange, I find it easier to build one on the left and then on the right, d2 takes a long time for me to do (well, not a long time, but it wastes at least half a second)

 

[StachuK1992]

UL-UB and DF-DB
MU*4

new single....23.48

 

[miniGOINGS]

yay!! new single (38.37) and new average (48.72) ,, today i broke the 40's barrier on singles about 5 or 6 times,, but for some reason i still have a 60+ solve every once and a while,, could you guys help me with my consistancy with roux or is this normal.

 

[waffle=ijm]

yay!! new single (38.37) and new average (48.72) ,, today i broke the 40's barrier on singles about 5 or 6 times,, but for some reason i still have a 60+ solve every once and a while,, could you guys help me with my consistancy with roux or is this normal.

normal. roux can get plenty of easy cases on blocks. I still get 20+ solves when my blocks aren't that good. you'll eventually find ways to avoid these cases

 

[byu]

I think inconsistency is normal when starting to learn any kind of blockbuilding method

 

[miniGOINGS]

im soo happy though out of 26 solves,, 6 sub40s, and only 3 plus60s

 

[soccerking813]

I got a new pb average of 12 with roux today: 39.72.

 

[StachuK1992]

Uh oh!
It looks like a Roux race between soccerking813 and I!
I avg about 36 now

 

[soccerking813]

DUN DUN DUN

You Pb is almost 10 seconds better than mine, and I really average around 45. I get lots of good solve streaks.

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