What's Your Favorite Algorithm?

[dChan]

Sadly, I've been too lazy to strengthen my OLL alg list so I solve OLLs mainly using two algs with variations and I use a modified commutator(and its reverse) as well. Maybe I'll try to learn some more OLLs this week.

ThAT OLL looks really easy to execute though. I'll try that.

 

[info]

H Perm

My favorite algroithms are the Sune and the one that swaps UF with UL and UR with UB(edges). I've been teaching myself finger tricks and so far these are two of the fast algorithms I can pull off in one second. What are your favorite and fastest algorithms?

I'm new to Speedcubing (less than a month), but already am deriving great pleasure from the activity. So far, of the less than twenty algorithms that I know, the one that feels the best is the H Perm as performed in Case #17 of the Dan Harris site. I really like this one, but I'm sure that there will be other great ones to come. Thanks for being here!

 

[alexc]

I think fun algs to perform are the Dan Knights Z perm: x' R U' R' U D R' D U' R' U R D2 F

I loooove H perm with M2 triggers as well.

I also like the J' perm: x U2 r' U' r U2 l' U R' U' R2

 

[ExoCorsair]

T-perm, U-perms, almost anything two-gen.

 

[cmhardw]

R' L F2 B2 R' L U R' L F2 B2 R' L

I don't know why it's my favorite, I'm just fascinated by it. Yay 5-gen Rubik's cube group! ;-)

Chris

 

[Lotsofsloths]

T-perm, U-perms, almost anything two-gen.

Amen1!!
2gen=da bomb

 

[dChan]

Now I like algorithms with lots of Fw, Rw, Uw, Dw, Bw, and Lw stuff in it. Uws and Dws aren't very good, though, for one-handed cubing.

 

[rubiks to the third]

T-Perm, my nickname in highschool is T-Perm

 

[Leo]

T-perm, U-perms, almost anything two-gen.

T perm is 3 gen But yeah thats my favorite alg next to R'U'RU'R'U2R, no regrips

 

[fanwuq]

I dislike the T perm, especially oH.
I like R perms, U perms. I used to like the H and J perms.
For OLL, antisune, sune.
For OH, RU2R2U'R2U'R2U2R for OLL and Z perm (dan knight).

I hate Z (M2) for 2H and U for OH. They are nice algs, but I just have some difficulties doing them fast. E, Y and N just suck. I must learn Erik's Y, and learn the 14 move FUR N perm from opticubes.com

 

[Lucas Garron]

I was fooling around and felt like doing a video of my H-Perm. It's actually a mix of the Middle then Ringfinger M2 and the r2R2 one.
Have fun watching! Maybe you recognize the background
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EE0mNXkp3k

R' L F2 B2 R' L U R' L F2 B2 R' LI don't know why it's my favorite, I'm just fascinated by it. Yay 5-gen Rubik's cube group! ;-)

So it says on your Cubefreak card.
I start with Fa, but I've found that for speed (like, if you're using this to avoid a bad center or whatever), I can get okayishly fast executing it as:
[dD M2' D'd' , R] (grip the UFL-UL-UBL block)
You can see what the alg essentially does (move out the center, twist the "void-R," undo).
ME2M' seems a tempting conjugate for U...

T-perm, U-perms, almost anything two-gen.

Amen1!!
2gen=da bomb

MGLS=da nuklear bomb

Now I like algorithms with lots of Fw, Rw, Uw, Dw, Bw, and Lw stuff in it. Uws and Dws aren't very good, though, for one-handed cubing.

Why not Uw or at least Uw'? I find it easier than all the others OH (except maybe Rw).

 

[malcolm]

Z. I use the M' U version, and can do it sub 1.5, much faster than my U or T perms

 

[Jai]

Agh, there's no way I would be able to pick just 1 favourite algorithm. I like H, A, T, and Z, all for their speed. Oh, and don't forget the Sunes (Sune, anti-Sune, Double Sune, Triple Sune), my execution speeds for these are insane, I'm not sure if there's anyone faster than me (sub-0.5 avg for sune[ 0.35 pb ], sub-0.7 avg for anti-sune, sub 0.9 double sune, sub 1.2 triple sune). My favourite trigger would have to be my trademark R' U2 R trigger. (I'll make a video of these soon)

 

[Jason Baum]

Hmm... I have a lot of favorite algorithms, so I'm going to list my favorite within each alg set I know.

ZBF2L: R2 D' L' F' L D R U' R
OLL: R U2 R2 F R F' R U2 R'
COLL: R2 D' R U2 R' D R U2 R
PLL: R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R'
ZBLL: x r' R U R U' L U R2 U R U2 R' U

That list probably isn't very accurate... my favorites change quite often. My fastest alg (other than the simple 6/7 move OLLs) is probably the H perm. I can usually sub .9 it, and my best single is .81 which I've done numerous times.

 

[Sin-H]

My fastest alg (other than the simple 6/7 move OLLs) is probably the H perm. I can usually sub .9 it, and my best single is .81 which I've done numerous times.

Wow... It takes me 1.3 to do the H...

ok my favourites:
I love the Z PLL (U R' U' R U' R U R U' R' U R U R2 U' R' U). I can usually do it in around 1.4 seconds...
I also really like the T Perm (R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F').

In terms of OLLs, I kinda fancy the Double Sune (R U R' U R U' R' U R U2 R')

And basically:

2-gen is DA BOMB! (credits to lotsofslots)

 

[Lt-UnReaL]

This alg is just fun: R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2

 

[gogozerg]

I hate Jessica. Because of her and her pages, all the cubers are using the word "algorithm" to describe a dumb move sequence.

(By the way, the previous sentence is a sequence of letters, it is an algorithm)

 

[fanwuq]

I hate Jessica. Because of her and her pages, all the cubers are using the word "algorithm" to describe a dumb move sequence.

(By the way, the previous sentence is a sequence of letters, it is an algorithm)

I would agree with you a few month ago, noob. But Using algorithm does make more sense to me now. It is specific to get a certain task done.

 

[fanwuq]

an algorithm is a type of effective method in which a definite list of well-defined instructions for completing a task, when given an initial state, will proceed through a well-defined series of successive states, eventually terminating in an end-state.

 

[fanwuq]

I like the sune on the pyraminx. U replaces U2.