Weekly competition 2007-45 (2,3,3OH,4,5,BF,SQ1,MG,MMG,FMC,MM,PM,Relay)

[AvGalen]

2x2x2
1. U' F' L' U' B' D' L B R F2 U' L2 F' R' F' U2 R2 F2 R' B2 D2 R2 U L2 U
2. B' L' D2 B2 U L D F' R' F' L' D F L2 U2 B2 L U' F2 R D2 R2 U2 B L2
3. U' R U2 L2 F2 R U' B2 U2 L' F' R U2 B L' F2 R2 F R' F2 R' D' L2 B L2
4. B' U' F' L2 U B2 R D R' U B D' R F L U2 L F' L D2 F U R' F' U2
5. R U B U R2 D2 R2 D R2 D' R' B L2 U' R U2 F D2 R' U L' F L' F R'

3x3x3
1. D2 U L' R2 D2 F2 L' B' F R2 D U2 B2 F2 R D U2 B' F L' F2 L R2 B2 U'
2. L' U' L' R' U' L' F L2 D2 L B' D U R' U' L R B2 D U' B' L2 B L' R'
3. L' D2 L R2 F D U2 L2 D U2 B' R2 U2 B2 F2 R' F' D L' R2 B D2 U2 L2 B
4. F2 D' U' L R' B D2 F2 L2 R' F2 R2 U' R' B2 D B2 R2 D R2 B' F2 R' F2 D2
5. D2 U F R' B' D' B2 D2 U L R2 B2 U' L' R2 U' B F L R D R B D U

3x3x3 One Handed
1. F' R' D U2 L R2 D U L' R D' U B' F U' L2 B F L' U' B' U R2 U' R2
2. D2 L F' L R B' U2 R B2 F L2 U2 B2 D2 U2 R D' L' B' F' D' B' F' R F'
3. L R2 B L2 R U2 B D2 R B2 U' L' R2 D' R' D2 L R F L2 R F R' B' F
4. R F' L R2 B2 L2 B2 D2 U2 B' D2 U L R' F2 U' B' D' R' D U' B F2 D' L'
5. D' F' L2 B' F' R2 U' F2 U2 L2 D R2 F' U' L D' U' B F U2 L R' U' L2 B2

4x4x4
1. u2 r R2 f' D' u L2 r' R' f L R2 D u' U2 F2 R2 u' L' u' L r2 R2 F L D2 u2 U B' f F' u2 f' F U B U' R2 B L2
2. u2 B2 f' F' D u' U' B' f2 F2 R' U2 F r' R F2 D u2 U B' u B' D2 F L' B2 L r' R D' L r' B2 f F' L' r' u R2 B'
3. L2 r2 R2 F R' D' U2 f' L2 u2 L2 B u2 f' F2 D2 U2 B' L2 R' U2 L u' B' f F' r2 f L R D2 U B u U L' B F u2 R2
4. u B F2 R2 B' F2 D2 u2 U2 f u2 L' R u2 B' u2 r D' L' r R f D2 u' L u F' r f2 L B f' F2 R B2 f2 u' r2 R' U
5. f2 D2 u' U' r D B2 F u U' r2 F2 D2 U' F' L2 r f' U' L2 B r' R2 D2 B f' F2 u2 U L f U2 f F2 u2 r B2 D L R'

5x5x5
1. U F D2 d2 u' f2 u' U' l2 r' R2 D2 d F d b' R2 D2 U2 B' L' u B2 D L2 r2 R' F R' u b' f' F u' r' B2 b' f F2 l f2 D2 u2 B' b d r' f F D2 l' u' U' B2 d2 B' D U2 b2 F'
2. B b' u B2 u B' l' R2 f' l f2 R' b U2 b l2 D U2 B' f2 F r' u2 l' r' b l2 B' f2 F d' b2 f2 F' r2 d U' B2 b f F u2 l f2 D' F R' f2 D2 l2 B' f2 F L2 u' L' l' r2 R' U'
3. F2 d' l' U B' l f2 l U' B F' r U2 l' d2 u' L' r b' D d' u' B2 b L2 r2 R f U' L' l2 r R' B b f' F2 u' L2 d B R B R2 D u B2 f2 F' l' B' d' b' f2 l R' B' b2 d' L'
4. u U2 r' d L l' r d2 B L2 l r2 b F L f d2 l d2 R u l2 D U2 r2 F' d2 r' R' F2 R B2 L' D2 R' B D2 u2 f' F2 u2 b2 d' U f2 F' r2 B2 u' f2 R F2 d R2 u2 R F2 l R b
5. u' U2 l D d' R' D' d' U' f2 U' L2 d2 u' L r F d' B2 r2 B2 b2 F' L' b F u' B2 U b2 L' d' F D F2 D2 d2 u f2 D d2 u2 L' l2 r2 d' u2 L' r2 D' B2 r U' r' F' l2 r D u2 U

2x2x2 Blindfolded
1. F R U R U2 R' F2 U' L2 B' L D2 R D' R D B2 U2 R D F' D2 R D B
2. B' D F2 R2 F U2 R2 B U R' B' D' L2 D R U2 L F L2 F' R' F' R2 D B2

3x3x3 Blindfolded
1. D' F' D' B' F2 D' B' D2 U B F D' U' F2 D L F2 D' L' R D' U R' U' F2
2. B2 F2 L R B F R F2 R F U2 L' R2 B2 F D' L2 U' R' B2 L' B2 U L2 F2

4x4x4 Blindfolded
1. F2 r2 u2 L' r B f' D u B' r2 f F' u' L' f U' r2 F' r' f u' B f L' f2 D B D U' r' R2 B2 f F2 L' f2 F2 U2 R
2. D2 f F' D B L r R' B f2 r' u L' r' R B2 f2 F D u F u r B f' F2 r R' F' L' R' D' u' U B' F R2 u U F2

5x5x5 Blindfolded
1. r' D' d b2 f2 u' L l2 r' R' D L' R b' r2 D' b u2 l' B2 b' u l D2 d2 r2 F' R2 f2 r' B' b2 d2 L2 F' u' U' B L' l' r R' b L' r' B2 b' f' F l2 D' d u2 U' F L' b' R2 u2 U'
2. l' b2 D' L' d' l B2 b f F2 r b' f U R2 d' u U2 R2 D2 r' b' d2 B' r U B' b D2 d' u U' b R2 U B' b f2 L' l2 r' u2 l2 f F' l2 r b' f' R' d2 U' B' U' L l' b L b2 U2

Relay
1. (2x2x2) L U L F U' L2 D F U2 F' R U F' R2 B2 R' U2 B2 R D2 R2 F' D' B U'
1. (3x3x3) R' U' B' U L2 R' B2 F D' B' U2 B' R' B' D2 R B F L2 R2 B D U L2 U
1. (4x4x4) D2 B2 f F' r' U2 L' R' B' U B' f' F' U' F' U' L r2 R2 B2 r' u' F2 r2 F L r u U' L2 r R' D2 B f L B' f F' R
1. (5x5x5) L2 u L2 R' D' d F D2 L' b' f l B2 b' D' B' D' u2 R u2 b' R2 d2 U L' l' r2 R D2 d b L' R B d R2 F2 D' F' d' u' r2 R' D' d' u2 r2 u' r d' u2 U' B2 b d2 r' f F2 d b'

Square-1
1. 0,-3 / 6,3 / 5,3 / 1,1 / 0,2 / 3,0 / -4,1 / -3,3 / 6,0 / 0,4 / 5,5 / 6,1 / 1,0 / -1,0 / 0,1 / -5,5 /
2. 0,5 / 0,4 / 3,3 / 3,4 / -4,4 / 0,1 / 6,0 / 6,4 / -4,1 / 6,4 / 0,1 / 0,3 / 2,5 / 3,0 / 6,3 / 2,3
3. 0,6 / 6,3 / -3,3 / -1,0 / 0,1 / 3,0 / -2,0 / 0,2 / 3,0 / 0,3 / 2,4 / 6,2 / 0,3 / -1,2 / 0,4 / 6,0 / 4,0 / 0,4
4. -2,2 / 6,0 / 6,3 / 0,1 / 0,2 / -4,0 / 0,3 / -4,3 / -3,0 / 0,1 / -2,4 / 0,2 / 0,4 / 0,4 / 2,2 / 0,4 / -2,2 /
5. 0,-1 / 6,0 / 0,4 / 0,3 / 0,2 / -2,1 / -4,5 / 4,1 / -4,0 / 6,0 / 4,0 / 4,2 / 2,0 / 6,0 / -4,4 / 2,3 / 0,3 /

Magic (Just do 5 solves)
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MegaMinx (If you don't know notation, learn it from the WCA! Scrambling MegaMinx is a pain in the ....That is why I now give you the choice between two types of scrambles. The second scrambling method was proposed by Stefan Pochmann at the WCA-site and he explains it here. Currently I will give scrambles by his scrambler, but in the future I might provide scrambles with less moves. Let me (and him) know what you think!)
1. D3 c3 f D2 e4 B3 C2 E3 A f2 D f2 C4 F4 d e f3 b3 c d F3 A2 d3 c4 a3 e4 C4 E2 c2 d4 c4 F3 e3 f D3 f2 a4 b4 e f4 e4 d a b3 a3 b2 e4 d2 B2 f2 b4 d e3 B C4 f D2 f4 D2 f2
2. b D4 e B3 E2 e a3 e3 f2 a2 b4 e3 a3 c f2 C3 A2 B4 f2 e3 d4 a4 b3 f C f2 a b d F4 d4 c a2 e f2 e2 a2 c F c f2 a f3 D4 a3 c2 d B3 b2 d4 c b4 a4 c4 a c4 b2 c4 a2 e4
3. b2 d3 f D2 b2 a4 d c4 d4 a c a4 d4 f4 e4 B2 E4 f C3 d4 e3 B3 C3 f3 a4 f4 C4 A4 B3 C c4 b3 a f3 a2 c2 F4 f a4 d2 c2 a4 c2 a e3 C2 b4 d4 e4 d3 F3 b2 E2 e2 B4 b2 d4 a2 c3 F
4. d4 e4 C2 A2 F2 f3 C e4 f3 e2 d3 F2 B2 A4 b2 d3 a3 d2 f a4 e2 C2 b2 c4 f3 b2 a2 e4 d4 e4 B2 d2 c d4 B f3 C c b f D2 f3 a2 f D f2 D2 E e4 f4 D4 F2 B3 a2 d3 B3 F3 d2 f3 a4
5. F3 c f4 b c f D b2 E4 f4 D4 C c f4 b4 e3 d4 f2 a4 b f3 C4 E3 A3 c E2 b4 E3 c2 d4 f e a f4 e2 B4 f e B2 d2 e C D4 F2 f2 a3 f C f2 a4 b2 a b d4 B4 d c2 F2 c4 F2
1. R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ Y++
R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ Y++
R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ Y++
R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ Y--
R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ Y++
R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- Y++
R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- Y++
2. R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ Y--
R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ Y++
R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ Y--
R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- Y++
R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ Y++
R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- Y--
R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ Y--
3. R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ Y++
R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ Y++
R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ Y++
R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- Y++
R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- Y--
R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ Y++
R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- Y++
4. R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ Y--
R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ Y++
R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ Y--
R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ Y--
R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ Y++
R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ Y++
R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- Y++
5. R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- Y--
R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ Y--
R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- Y--
R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- Y--
R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- Y--
R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ Y++
R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ Y--

Pyraminx (If you don't know notation, learn it from the WCA! It's really easy. The first (small) letters are for the tips, then come the normal moves)
1. l r b u L B U' B U B' L R L' R' U' R' B' U' L U
2. l b U' B U' R B R' L R' U R' B' L B' U' L' B U L'
3. r' b' B' R' B L' R L R' L' U L B' L U L U' R' U' B
4. l' r b u L' U B' U' B U' R' B R L B' L' U' R B' R'
5. l r u' B' U' L U' L' R' U' L' R' L R' L R' L' B' L R

Fewest Moves
1. 1. F' L2 R D U2 R U' R D U2 L R B2 F D' U B2 F' D' B' U L' R D U' L2 R' U F' L2 D' R F' R2 F' L B L D' U' B' F2 D' L' U2 (45 moves original)
D F' R U B' D' U2 R' B2 D' L2 B U2 B' D F2 R' U (18f moves optimal solution, easier to apply multiple times)

Just to make sure everyone understands: We follow the official WCA rules for all events. The only exception for this is the experimental scrambling method for MegaMinx. For relay you have 15 seconds of inspection in total, you can use any order to solve the cubes and the rest of the relay-rules should be obvious.

I will try to get 1 weeks results posted every night. They will become available at http://www.speedsolving.com/showthread.php?t=607

As always: Competition starts now and ends sunday/monday nightchange (officialy), but I will only close a competition after the new one is on-line. Because this competition started a bit later, I will accept results for this competition untill tuesday. That means that next monday and tuesday you will be able to post results for this weeks competition as well as next weeks competition

This weeks competition still doesn't include some Other events for competition yet because they haven't gotten 10 or more votes yet. If you want more events, please vote in that topic! Some puzzles ALMOST have the 10 votes, so you can make the difference!

 

[AvGalen]

Fewest Moves Analysis

Reserved for Fewest Moves Analysis

 

[Erik]

2: 4.06, 3.92, (2.88), (4.41), 3.44=>3.81 nice
3: 10.53, 12.86, (15.03), (9.88), 13.14=>12.18 nice
oh: 27.66, 28.61, 25.80, (25.27), (29.13)=>27.36 bad
4: 55.92 OP, 57.91 O, 55.33 O, (1:01.25 P), (49.30) (OLL skip)=>56.39 lets see how solves with a parity can be much better than solves without. The last one was actually quite bad but without parites and an OLL skip it's suddenly good again.
5: 1:36.89, (2:06.63), (1:29.92), 1:32.03, 1:41.25=>1:36.72 hmf
s1: (30.59), (1:16.09), 38.03, 46.38, 39.75=>41.39
py: 12.86, 13.81, (9.08), 13.27, (15.13)=>13.31 yuk
m: 1.16, (1.09), 1.25, (1.31), 1.11=>1.17
mm: 3.20, 3.14, (3.59), (2.93), 3.16=>3.17
--BLD--
2x2a: 51.13 dang this could be Matyi's 3x3 time..
2x2b: 30.80
3x3a: 2:11.96 http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=l9EA5ZKf_u4

 

[Henrik]

Henrik
Magic: 1.06, 1.04, 1.05, (DNF), 1.04 => 1.05 sec avg.
This is what I could come up with today
2x2: (6.81), 5.31, (3.35), 5.66, 6.19 => 5.72
That was good or ok solves for me, a mix of EG, Ortega and Guimond.
3x3: 18.63, 18.89, 16.61, (20.05), (15.47) => 18.04
If I hadn't had that 20 then i might have had a better avg if it had been sub 18.
3x3 OH: (25.20), 35.44, 29.58, 33.79, (39.04) => 32.97
All under 40 sec and two under 30 sec that is really good for me.
3x3 BLD: 3:59.28 and 4:26.47
I wanted to make sure I got them solved but I should have done faster.
Master Magic: 2.99, (3.07), 2.71, (2.65), 2.96 => 2.89
This was really nice Im happy with these times now I have to do them officially.

 

[ExoCorsair]

2x2x2: 7.38
8.01 7.38 6.77 (5.28) (9.35)

3x3x3: 21.75
20.48 20.50 (20.03) 24.27 (24.33)

4x4x4: 1:37.35
(1:33.75) 1:35.82 (1:47.37) 1:41.21 1:35.02

5x5x5: 2:04.72
2:02.36 2:09.70 (1:52.19) (2:11.44) 2:02.13

3x3x3 OH: 1:00.12
57.98 58.97 (DNF) 1:03.43 (53.18)

Overall dissatisfactory, but I guess I can live with it...

 

[masterofthebass]

Dan Cohen

2: 7.18, 6.44, DNF, 6.59, 5.90 --> 6.73
3: 16.72, 16.83, DNF, 15.78, 17.34 --> 16.96 DNF was a wrong G perm
O: 30.86, 32.88, 34.81, 25.81, 30.90 --> 31.54
4: 1:29.09, 1:13.28, 1:19.27, 1:24.37, 1:16.94 --> 1:20.19 so many parities, so much time.
5: 1:45.44, 2:17.93, 2:03.09, 2:07.71, 2:09.90 --> 2:06.90 may be a new PB. Choked on the others though.

 

[Jack]

Jack Moseley

2x2x2: 7.35
7.59, 6.93, (4.86), 7.53. (9.58)

3x3x3: 15.82
15.58, (15.44), 15.94, (22.06), 15.94

3x3x3 OH: 26.99
(20.19), (37.56), 27.34, 22.43, 31.19

4x4x4: 1:23.82
(1:07.43), (1:26.28 P), 1:22.65 P, 1:25.41 OP, 1:23.41 P

Very slow, my 4x4 pops much too often. Nearly 40 seconds taken on 3x3 solving for most of the solves...

5x5x5: 2:42.66
(2:53.47), 2:45.02, 2:42.22, 2:40.75, (2:30.81)

Pyraminx: 13.86
(21.06), (6.44), 12.69, 14.08, 14.81

I just got my pyraminx yesterday, it is a really fun puzzle! That second solve was really easy.

Square-1: 53.19
(51.68), (1:04.46), 51.93, 54.03, 53.62

Megaminx: 2:33.19
(2:49.55), 2:26.28, (2:17.22), 2:37.27, 2:36.03

Relay: 4:45.86 O

FMC: DNF

This was my first DNF at fewest moves. I did find a fairly good F2L for the inverse scramble (U' R F2 D' B U2 B' L2 D B2 R U2 D B U' R' F D'). Do premoves L U then: U D2 R' F D R' x' L' U L2 F2 y' U F R U R' F U F. I couldn't find anything good after that though, and I ran out of time.

BLD

2x2x2: 43.14
2x2x2: DNF (1:04.28)

3x3x3: DNF
3x3x3: 3:51.83

 

[Pedro]

2x2
(12.92), 11.40, (5.78), 7.35, 8.15 -> 8.97
did the wrong alg at the first one, and took forever to see the permutation at the second...the 5.78 may be my PB, not sure...

3x3
(21.81), (13.97), 16.14, 16.47, 14.81 -> 15.81
Yeah, that's what I call consistency

3x3 OH
28.06, 28.19, (32.13), 30.22, (25.83) -> 28.82
Yay...that was...BAD!

 

[Leo]

2x2
11.09 12.16 (14.76) 13.44 (6.47) = 12.23 better than average, I really should learn Guimond...

3x3
25.73 30.17 (33.33) (20.83) 24.83 = 26.91 Would've been a decent average of 12 for me, but this was of 5 :s

4x4
Not a bad average for me xD

3:01.48, 2:54.03, (3:12.64), 2:57.00, (2:25.25) = 2:54.08

 

[Let1Hang]

3x3x3 cube orientation before scramble?

Is there a standard orientation of the cube to use when scrambling the cube? For example, white on top and green in front?

I'm thinking about getting into this weeks competition and I couldn't find anything in the rules/regulations for these competitions regarding this.

Thanks!
Craig

 

[Mike Hughey]

Is there a standard orientation of the cube to use when scrambling the cube? For example, white on top and green in front?

I'm thinking about getting into this weeks competition and I couldn't find anything in the rules/regulations for these competitions regarding this.

Thanks!
Craig

Yes. White on top and green in front:
http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/#scrambling

The first post in this thread states:

We follow the official WCA rules for all events.

so this rule applies.

If you scramble it this way, you're most accurately emulating an in-person competition. But I doubt Arnaud would kick someone out for scrambling it a different way.

 

[Let1Hang]

Thanks for the clarification Mike! I haven't read any of the numerous WCA rules and I have never been in a competition. I will scramble in that manner. I hope to have some results by tomorrow evening at the latest. I'm expecting somewhere around 50-55 seconds.

 

[philkt731]

2: 4.28, (5.51), 3.57, 4.53, (1.79 lucky) --> 4.13 grr Erik
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLOvOT3P-Os

3: 15.19, (15.00), 15.32, 15.30, (15.62) --> 15.27 consistent
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1p5onYpv2c

3OH: 36.33, 35.33, (41,06), 32.16, (31.59) --> 34.60 man I'm getting worse

4: (1:19.74 O), (1:13.67 OP), 1:17.86 OP, 1:18.06 P, 1:16.52 O --> 1:17.48 not great

5: 2:48.50, 2:51.50, (2:53.75), 2:49.47, (2:45.33) --> 2:49.82 I never practice

2BLD: 41.21, 44.82

3BLD: 2:53.94, 2:18.47 that second one was awesome (second best ever!)

Relay: 4:23.44
2: 0:05
5: 2:40
4: 1:20 OP
3: 0:18

Fewest Moves: 32 moves
Scramble: D F' R U B' D' U2 R' B2 D' L2 B U2 B' D F2 R' U
Solution: B2 R' L2 B R' L2 U D L' U' F' U F' U' F U D F D' F D F D' F R F L F' R' F L' F' (32)
Explanation:
2x2x2: B2 R' L2 B R' L2 U (7)
Almost 2x2x3: D (1)
Cross: L' (1)
3rd slot: U' F' U F' U' F U (7)
4th slot: D F D' F D F D' F (8) This leaves a 3 cycle of corners
3 cycle: R F L F' R' F L' F' (8)
I could not find a good insertion (I'm bad at finding them), so just did it at the end

I might do megaminx too

 

[sam]

Master Magic=2.28 (2.47) (2.22) 2.27 2.30 -> 2.28 Need to warm up...
Magic=1.15 1.31 1.21 1.15 1.19 -> 1.18 good
having terrible 3x3 and 2x2 times now... will do it later.

 

[aznblur]

2: 9.28, 10.94, (7.16), (13.59), 10.14 --> 10.20
3: (23.99), (17.20), 18.52, 20.67, 19.29 --> 19.93 Should've warmed up first.
4: (1:51.91), 1:48.98, (1:20.52), 1:25.69, 1:31.79 --> 1:35.68 Haven't practised in a while, horrible times >.>
5: (2:23.96), 2:27.29, 2:33.88, 2:33.55, (2:42.33) --> 2:32.20 This was alright, apart from the damn centre corner twists which lost me like 5 seconds.
Relay: 4:39.31

 

[cmhardw]

Chris Hardwick
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fewest moves: 36 HTM

D2 F' D F' U R2 L F2 D' F D' F' L F L' F' U L' U' L' F' L2 D' L' D2 R D' L D R' F D' F' L' F' R'

pseudo 2x2x2: D2 F' D F' U R2
pseudo 2x2x3: L F2 D' F D'
pseudo F2L minus c/e pair: F' L F L' F' U L' U'
last pair: L' F' L2 D' L' D .
OLL: L D F D' F' L'
Line it all back up: F' R'

Insert [D R D', L] at the dot to fix 3 corners and cancel 5 moves.

Nothing special. I really felt the time pressure this time, I finished with seconds to spare again. I had the hardest time finding a short 2x2x3 and ended up just trying to find a short pseudo 2x2x3 and luckily it worked out to sub-40. I want to be able to do better than this, I felt so rushed during the whole hour :-(

Chris

 

[Mike Hughey]

Mike Hughey:
2x2x2: (11.85), 10.21, 11.30, (9.35), 10.83 = 10.78
3x3x3: 32.75, 31.52, 34.55, (30.05), (39.33) = 32.94
3x3x3 OH: 1:07.87, 1:02.77, 1:03.16, (57.42), (1:08.11) = 1:04.60
4x4x4: 2:18.03, (2:18.77 O), (1:44.85), 2:11.86 P, 2:03.15 P = 2:11.01
5x5x5: 3:12.00, (3:29.03), 3:28.13, (3:04.83), 3:13.50 = 3:17.88
All 5 of these are better than last week! The 3:04.83 on the 5x5x5 is my new personal best.

2x2x2 BLD: DNF (55.78), 1:10.56 = 1:10.56
3x3x3 BLD: 3:02.39, 3:15.03 = 3:02.39
4x4x4 BLD: 18:16.56, 16:24.68 = 16:24.68
5x5x5 BLD: 38:30.83, DNF (34:32.32) = 38:30.83
Memorization - 4x4x4: 7:45, 7:30; 5x5x5: 16:00, 15:30. 5x5x5 DNF was mismemorized - I was off by 4 central edges and 5 wings. I realized I was wrong when I was solving and had central edge parity but no matching corner parity. I hate when that happens!

Relay: 6:42.55

Square-1: (1:20.76), (2:49.14), 1:28.40, 1:44.23, 2:16.70 P = 1:49.78
Hah! Finally under 2 minutes. Only one parity helps. On the 2:49 I got confused trying to make it cubic.

Magic: (2:75), (7.58), 2.99, 3.99, 3.65 = 3.54
Master Magic: 7.52, (5.87), 6.92, (7.54), 6.06 = 6.83
No time to really practice these this week.

MegaMinx: (3:38.65), 3:59.15, 3:57.10, (4:00.74), 3:43.83 = 3:53.36
Yes! Under 4 minutes!

Pyraminx: (38.24), (21.53), 25.37, 25.76, 27.77 = 26.30

Fewest Moves: 47 moves
R F' L2 F2 D2 B U F' D F U2 F L F2 R2 B R' B2 R B D' R2 D B R' U R' U' B' D B R B' R' D' R D U R2 D' R' D R2 U' R D' R'
2-extended cross: R F' L2 F2 D2 B U F' D F U2 F L F2
3rd pair: R2 B R' B2 R B
4th pair: D' R2 D B R2 B'
OLL: B R U R' U' B' D B R B' R' D'
PLL: R D U R2 D' R' D R2 U' R D' R'
Between 4th pair and OLL, R2 B' B R cancel to R'.
I'm still not getting any good at this. But that's okay - I'll keep trying.

 

[tim]

4x4x4 BLD
Best: DNF
1.) DNF (8:23, messed up an algorithm...)
2.) DNF (10:01, messed up an algorithm...)

great start of the day...

 

[hdskull]

Sikan Li

2x2x2: 6.56, (5.69), 6.78, (7.17), 6.06=> 6.47
Good.
3x3x3: (14.91), 17.34, 17.44, 18.17, (20.70) => 17.42
Sloppy G-perm on 20.70.
3x3x3 OH: 29.30, 29.55, (32.61), (26.72), 29.41 => 29.42
Decent average, but I need to practice. Very consistent(the ones that counted, lol).
4x4x4: 2:07.19 O, (2:13.22 OP), 2:00.04 OP, (1:44.03 O), 1:56.58 O => 2:01.27
Didn’t cube 4x4 for awhile, I’ve been getting more consistent in BLD.
2x2x2 BLD: DNF(56.91), 54.44 => 54.44
3x3x3 BLD: 2:25.70, 3:12.76 => 2:25.70
Bad 2nd solve.

 

[KJiptner]

3x3x3 BLD
(1st: 1:22,22)
2nd: 1:09,85
Second one was nice 7/18 success rate today, including a 9 DNF streak.