Which detailed method do you use?

[rubiknewbie]

Similar to another thread someone posted. But since Fridrich is the obvious winner, more details are needed!

 

[Caedus]

Roux... Not much more to say. I used to use Fridrich (~25 sec avg), and I know Petrus (~60 sec avg)

 

[Forte]

Jessica Fridrich's method for the 3x3x3 Rubik's cube which is the most common version which uses a cross and then four corner edge pairs which go beside the cross and then the last layer corners and edges are oriented so that the last layer colours are facing up and then the pieces are moved around.

Also known as the Fridrich method?

 

[Lucas Garron]

MGLS-F.

 

[4Chan]

Lol, yeah, Forte's post sums it up.

I do that, except I do a little variation at the end.

 

[cmhardw]

I can usually get five sides, but I can never manage to get the sixth :s

No in all seriousness, I use:

- Opposite color neutral cross (using Xcross or partial cross or blockbuilding strategies about 30%-40% of my solves)
- Fridrich F2L with some empty slot tricks and tricks from Erik's tutorial
- Most of the time partial edge control, but I sometimes get all unoriented LL edges; sometimes ZBF2L if it's a case I like or remember; sometimes tricks whereby you use a PLL alg to skip OLL which I learned to do from Macky
- OLL or if all edges oriented COLL (unless it's a sune), once in a BLUE MOON I get a ZBLL alg I still remember so I just use that instead
- PLL

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EDIT - oops, I posted before the poll was up.

Chris

 

[Edward]

I just noticed you forgot Fridrich F2L+ Full OLL+ full PLL

Copying Chris' post format:

-Black side only Cross (and I can only use black cubes, with black stickers replacing orange, and a YOB color scheme)
- Fridrich F2L with some algorithms, and techniques from all across youtube. Xcross If I see certain cases. Vary rare, but sometimes I use petrus to double xcross.
- Only control LL edges if I see that it will be a dot OLL
- 2 look OLL
- 1 look PLL for the PLLs I know, and 2 look when I haven't learned the PLL.

 

[rubiknewbie]

The full OLL + PLL includes full PLL as well, or if you think yours is almost full. Anything that is incomplete (whether OLL or PLL) will go into incomplete OLL + PLL.

In other words if you use only OLL + PLL in last layer, it's either full (OLL + PLL) or incomplete (OLL + PLL) .

 

[Lucas Garron]

What do I vote?
"Incomplete OLL" is closest, but false.

 

[cmhardw]

What do I vote?
"Incomplete OLL" is closest, but false.

Yeah I voted Fridrich F2L + full OLL + PLL only, which is what I would do more often than anything else. I kina like the idea of a text only thread where you just detail your methodology (which is what I thought the thread was before I saw the poll).

Chris

 

[Hyprul 9-ty2]

I haven't finished learning OLL

 

[rubiknewbie]

Text is nice too. I just want to know if people use any of the obscure stuff like VHF2L or Winter variation at all. Hence I mention min 2 algorithms only, sounds like a easy criteria to meet but in speedsolving I am not sure.

Also I heard many people talk about ZBF2L but do you actually use it (even partially) in speedsolving or just fewest moves.

 

[Tim Major]

Petrus with winter variation. Yeah! Basically, not actually petrus, but a Fridrich cross, missing an edge, then 2 slots, petrus for fixing edges and f2l, but winter variation to skip OLL every time. I don't actually use this yet, because I don't know full winter variation, plus my fixing bad edges is slightly different.

So yeah, I have a weird Petrus+Winter variation method, though after learning WV, I have a secret method planned similar to ZB, but with all corners oriented after "ZBf2l" instead of all edges, which moves the ZBLL cases to cases that aren't actually ZBLL.

^^^
lolwut much? I voted Petrus with WV, though you should include an "other".

 

[4Chan]

Haha, many people have used ZBF2L in solving.

 

[cmhardw]

Also I heard many people talk about ZBF2L but do you actually use it (even partially) in speedsolving or just fewest moves.

I actually use some algs in my speedsolving yes.

The following are just wonderful:
1) M' U M U2 R' F R
2) F R U2 R' F' L' U' L
3) R' D' L F' L' D R2 U R'
4) l U' R U R' l'
5) r R U R' U' r' U2 R U R U' R2
6) l U r U' r' U' l'
7) F R U2 R' F' L' U2 L

And maaaaany maaaaany more.

Chris

 

[dudemanpp]

My method consists of:

- Cross on white
- Fridrich F2L with some multi-slotting techniques wherever I can
- Partial edge control (most of the time)
- COLL if I know it (Chameleon and Headlights case)
- Full PLL

 

[rubiknewbie]

Ya I should have added other category, realised I missed out ZZ. But you can mention in thread if you use other.

If you use even a small subset of ZBF2L you should select the ZBF2L category just to show how common it is.

For example I would guess partial edge control means you either use a subset of VHF2L or ZBF2L.

 

[Tim Major]

The following are just wonderful:
1) M' U M U2 R' F R

Oooo, yay. Great alg.

 

[nigtv]

Ya I should have added other category

What about heise?

 

[Forte]

What about TICT? I am thinking of switching.