EG Method

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EG method
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Information about the method
Proposer(s): Erik Akkersdijk
Gunnar Krig
Proposed: 2006
Alt Names: none
Variants: CLL
No. Steps: 2
No. Algs: 120
Avg Moves: 12.35
Purpose(s):

The EG method (Erik-Gunnar), so far only used for the 2x2x2 cube, only has two steps: solve one face, and then finish the entire cube in one algorithm. Without reflections, it requires 120 non-PBL algorithms. There are 3 bottom layer cases that each require the same amount of algorithms as CLL. Those that know CLL already know 1/3rd of EG, the EG 2 cases. The other two groups of cases have a Y permutation on bottom EG 0, and a T permutation on bottom EG 1.

EG 2 (CLL) first layer
EG 1 first layer
EG 0 first layer

EG 0 or not?

Some cubers have only learnt EG 2 and EG 1 case: you can cancel the last moves of making a face with 'R2 F2 R2' (0+0 PBL) if you see that you will have a EG 0 case, giving you a EG 2 algorithm (CLL). For this reason, there is no internet published list of the EG 0 cases, (or not a compleate one but the CxLL pages here in this wiki lists some of them and more are getting added so it will soon be compleate).

Another method that has been used for EG 0 is to inverse solve LL using normal CLL, say you got EG 0 and CxLL H D, then you can use the CLL for CxLL H U that will "solve" LL to diagonal permut and then add the permutation for PBL 0+0 in the end. In some cases, like this, the alg ends in R2 so the only extra turn you need to add is the F2, like this; orginal CLL R2 U2 R U2 R2 makes R2 U2 R U2 F2 R2 to solve the inverse CLL and 0+0 PBL. All CLL's has got a inverse CLL, to look at the pairs just set up one case and do the 0+0 PBL (R2 F2 R2) and you will have the inverse instead.

Those who learn EG and chooses to 'cheat' in the EG 0 part should be aware of the fact that the EG 0 cases are often easy to solve, if you add the permutation in the last part of the first layer you also add turns, naturally, but you may also get a longer alg for the CLL than you would have gotten for the EG 0 case, you will loose double those times. On average you can improve a good bit by learning also the last part of the method.

EG for 3x3?

It is possible to use EG for the 3x3x3 cube as a columns first method but with a diffrent set of algorithms. The idea is to orient four pairs without minding relative order and then sort the pairs and solve CLL using a EG algorithm, one that preserves the pairs, "Pairs EG" or PEG. But this has only been tested as a experimental method so far.

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