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Roux method

2011-11-08T03:36:03Z

Jfly:

{{Method Infobox
|name=Roux
|image=Roux_method.gif
|proposers=[[Gilles Roux]]
|year=2003
|anames
|variants
|steps=4
|algs=11-71
|moves=[[Speedsolving|Speed]]:48, [[FM]]:28-
|purpose=<sup></sup>
* [[Speedsolving]]
* [[Fewest Moves]]
}}

The '''Roux Method''' (French pronunciation: [ʁu]) is a 3x3 speedsolving method invented by [[Gilles Roux]]. Unlike the [[Fridrich]] and [[Petrus]] methods, the inventor of this method has used it to achieve an official sub-15 average. The Roux Method is influenced by the Petrus method's block building and the [[Waterman method]]'s layer-on-the-left and edges-last aspects.

==The Steps==

1. Build a 1x2x3 block anywhere on the cube.

2. Build a second 1x2x3 block opposite of the first 1x2x3 block, without disrupting the first 1x2x3 block. After this step, there should be two 1x2x3 blocks: one on the lower left side, and one lower right side, leaving the U slice and M slice free to move.

3. Simultaneously [[orient]] and [[permute]] the remaining 4 corners on the top layer (U-slice). You can use [[CMLL]],[[COLL]], or Corner OLL's (along with T and Y permutation) to do this.

4. [[Orient]] the 6 remaining edges (UF, UB, UL, UR, DF, DB need to be oriented correctly).

5. Solve the left and right layer edges. After this step, both the left and right side layers should be complete.

6. Solve the centers and edges in the M slice, ''see [[Last Six Edges]]''.

''See also: [[L5E]]''

==Pros==

Like the Petrus method, the Roux method uses fewer moves than the popular Fridrich method. It is also more intuitive and requires fewer algorithms. After the first block is built the rest of the cube can be solved with R, r, M and U moves thus eliminating rotations.

==Cons==

Block building can be difficult for a beginner to get used to. The reliance on r and M moves may also be difficult for some people, so much so that cubers who have trouble with M turns should probably not use this as their main method (or better, practice practice practice the M moves). Slice turns can also be slower than using a [[quarter-turn metric]].

== Notable Users ==
* [[Gilles Roux]] [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2004ROUX01]
* [[Thom Barlow]] (Kirjava) [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2006BARL01]
* [[Austin Moore]] (BigGreen) [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009MOOR01]
* [[Jules Manalang]] (Waffo) [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2008MANA02]

== External Links ==
* [http://grrroux.free.fr/method/Intro.html Gilles Roux's tutorial]
* [http://wafflelikescubes.webs.com/ Waffle's Roux Site]
* Wikia: [http://rubiks.wikia.com/wiki/Roux_Method Roux Method]
* [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11506 Waffle's Roux Tutorial]
* [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?29123-The-reconstruction-thread&p=634675&viewfull=1#post634675 Reconstruction for BigGreen's unofficial Ao5 9.51]

[[Category:Methods]]
[[Category:3x3x3 Methods]]
[[Category:3x3x3 Speedsolving Methods]]
[[Category:Fewest Moves Methods]]

Berkeley Cube Club

2011-09-27T07:13:04Z

Jfly:

'''Berkeley Cube Club''' (officially the Rubik's Cube Club at Berkeley) is a [[List of Organizations#University Clubs|university cube club]] at the University of California Berkeley, founded by [[Dan Dzoan]] in 2006. It is currently headed by [[Vincent Sheu]] and [[Steven Xu]]. The Berkeley Cube Club typically organizes four official competition each year: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall.

== Notable Members ==
* [[Dan Dzoan]] (founder, Class of 2007)
* [[Jeremy Fleischman]] (Class of 2010)
* [[Vincent Sheu]] (Class of 2012)
* [[Steven Xu]] (Class of 2013)

== List of Official Competitions ==
=== 2011 ===
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleySummer2011 Berkeley Summer 2011]
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=VidarOpen2011 Vidar Open 2011]
* [http://worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleyWinter2011 Berkeley Winter 2011]

=== 2010 ===
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleyFall2010 Berkeley Fall 2010]
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleySummer2010 Berkeley Summer 2010]
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleySpring2010 Berkeley Spring 2010]
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleyWinter2010 Berkeley Winter 2010]
=== 2009 ===
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleyFall2009 Berkeley Fall 2009]
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleySummer2009 Berkeley Summer 2009]
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleySpring2009 Berkeley Spring 2009]
=== 2008 ===
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleyFall2008 Berkeley Fall 2008]
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleySpring2008 Berkeley Spring 2008]
=== 2007 ===
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleyFall2007 Berkeley Fall 2007]
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleySpring2007 Berkeley Spring 2007]
=== 2006 ===
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=Berkeley2006 Berkeley Fall 2006]

== See Also ==
* [[List of Organizations]]

== External Links ==
* [http://cubing.berkeley.edu/ Website of the Berkeley Cube Club]

[[Category:Cube Clubs]]

Berkeley Cube Club

2011-09-27T07:12:19Z

Jfly:

'''Berkeley Cube Club''' (officially the Rubik's Cube Club at Berkeley) is a [[List of Organizations#University Clubs|university cube club]] at the University of California Berkeley, founded by [[Dan Dzoan]] in 2006. It is currently headed by Vincent Sheu and Steven Xu. The Berkeley Cube Club typically organizes four official competition each year: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall.

== Notable Members ==
* [[Dan Dzoan]] (founder, Class of 2007)
* [[Jeremy Fleischman]] (Class of 2010)
* [[Vincent Sheu]] (Class of 2012)
* [[Steven Xu]] (Class of 2013)

== List of Official Competitions ==
=== 2011 ===
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleySummer2011 Berkeley Summer 2011]
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=VidarOpen2011 Vidar Open 2011]
* [http://worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleyWinter2011 Berkeley Winter 2011]

=== 2010 ===
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleyFall2010 Berkeley Fall 2010]
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleySummer2010 Berkeley Summer 2010]
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleySpring2010 Berkeley Spring 2010]
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleyWinter2010 Berkeley Winter 2010]
=== 2009 ===
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleyFall2009 Berkeley Fall 2009]
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleySummer2009 Berkeley Summer 2009]
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleySpring2009 Berkeley Spring 2009]
=== 2008 ===
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleyFall2008 Berkeley Fall 2008]
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleySpring2008 Berkeley Spring 2008]
=== 2007 ===
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleyFall2007 Berkeley Fall 2007]
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=BerkeleySpring2007 Berkeley Spring 2007]
=== 2006 ===
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=Berkeley2006 Berkeley Fall 2006]

== See Also ==
* [[List of Organizations]]

== External Links ==
* [http://cubing.berkeley.edu/ Website of the Berkeley Cube Club]

[[Category:Cube Clubs]]

Vincent Sheu

2011-09-27T07:12:00Z

Jfly:

Vincent Sheu is an American speedcuber and current co-President of the [[Berkeley Cube Club]] with [[Steven Xu]].

List of organizations

2011-09-27T07:11:28Z

Jfly: /* University Clubs */

== Description ==
This page is an attempt to compile a list of all the significant Rubik's Cube-related clubs, associations, and organizations around the world.

== Regional ==
=== International ===
* [http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/ World Cube Association (WCA)] – The WCA is the international body for regulating official competitions – founded 2004(?).

=== National ===
* [http://www.cubingusa.com/ CubingUSA] [[CubingUSA|(wiki)]] - Recognized by the WCA as the official USA national organization. A great resource to find other competitors and competitions in the United States.
** [http://koii.cubingusa.com/ KOII] [[KOII|(wiki)]] - An organization that runs competitions in Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana.
** [http://www.utahcubing.com/ Utah Cubing]
** [http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/milehighspeedcubing/ Mile High Speedcubing] - Colorado Organization.
* [http://www.speedcubing.dk/ Danish Speedcubing Association] - Recognized by the WCA as the official Danish national organization.
* [http://www.canadiancubing.com/ canadianCUBING] - Recognized by the WCA as the official Canadian national organization.
* [http://www.svekub.se/ SveKub] - Recognized by the WCA as the official Swedish national organization.
* [http://hkrcu.net/ Hong Kong Rubik's Cube Union] - Recognized by the WCA as Hong Kong's official national organization.
* [http://nsa.or.id/ Nusantara Speedcubing Association] - Recognized by the WCA as the official Indonesian national organization.
* [http://jrca.cc/ Japan Rubik's Cube Association] - Recognized by the WCA as the official Japanese national organization.
* [http://www.cube.or.kr/ Korea Cube Association] - Recognized by the WCA as the official Korean national organization.
* [http://pinoycubers.org/ Philippine Cubers Association] - Recognized by the WCA as the Philippine's official national organization.
* [http://www.kostkarubika.org/ Polish Speedcubing Association] - Recognized by the WCA as the official Polish national organization.
* [http://www.irancube.com/en/ Iran Cube National Committee]

== University Clubs ==
* [http://cubing.berkeley.edu/ Berkeley Cube Club] [[Berkeley Cube Club|(wiki)]] – University of California, Berkeley – Founded in 2006.
* [http://students.brown.edu/Cubing_Club/ Brown Cubing Club] – [http://www.brown.edu/ Brown University] – Founded in ?
* [http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~ambie/cube/ Caltech Cube Club] [[Caltech Cube Club|(wiki)]] – [http://www.caltech.edu/ California Institute of Technology] – Founded in January 2004.
* [http://www.union.ufl.edu/involvement/search/orgdetail.asp?org=GATOR+CUBE+CLUB Gator Cube Club] – [http://www.ufl.edu/ University of Florida] – Founded in ?
* [http://usodb.fas.harvard.edu/public/?rm=details&id=935 Harvard College Cube Club] – [http://www.harvard.edu/ Harvard University] – Founded in 2010.
* [http://web.mit.edu/cubeclub/ MIT Rubik's Cube Club] – [http://www.mit.edu/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology] – Founded in 2008.
* [http://cubeclub.org.ohio-state.edu/index.php Cube Club at OSU] – [http://www.osu.edu/ Ohio State University] – Founded in 2008.
* [http://www.princeton.edu/~cubeclub/ Princeton Cube Club] [[Princeton Cube Club|(wiki)]] – [http://www.princeton.edu/main/ Princeton University] – Founded in 2009.
* [http://cube.stanford.edu/ Stanford Cube Club] – [http://www.stanford.edu/ Stanford University] – founded in 1980, and at least once again (in 2008?).
* [http://www.texasspeedcubing.org/index.php Texas Speedcubing] – [http://www.utexas.edu/ University of Texas at Austin] – Founded in 2008.

== School Clubs ==

== Online Communities ==
* [http://www.speedsolving.com speedsolving.com]

[[Category:Cubing Community]]