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# Permute all corners
 
# Permute all corners
 
# LEE (Last Eight Edges)
 
# LEE (Last Eight Edges)
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==Pros==
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* Low movecount
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* Low alg count
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* Ergonomic
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==Cons==
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* Could have difficult lookahead though not too bad.
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* Needs proficiency with Relatively advanced techniques.
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==Alternative steps==
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*SSC-M
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Do not do EO until the last step with LEE- higher movecount though easier lookahead.
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*SSC-Domino
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Use Domino techniques for the last 2 steps.

Revision as of 09:21, 1 March 2016

SSC or Shadowslice Snow Columns is a method that has variously been described as a variation on Orient First, an improved version of the Human Thistlethwaite Algorithm, an advanced Belt Method and a Columns first method. It is a method that requires few (28) algorithms but requires proficiency in various relatively advanced techniques such as the EOLine (which is rotated 90 degrees to create an EOEdge) as well as being able to efficiently orient corners while placing an edge. It is an efficient method which averages below 50 STM in the hands of an expert.

Basic Overview

  1. Orient edges and place the LF and LB edges (like an EOLine rotated 90 degrees)
  2. Orient 3 corners on the D-layer while placing the RB edge (can be RF but SLS and WV are for the RF slot- do not place both though).
  3. Place the last E-slice piece in the dictated place in the U-layer (initially creating a pseudopair for Winter Variation but later a specific place for SLS)
  4. Permute all corners
  5. LEE (Last Eight Edges)

Pros

  • Low movecount
  • Low alg count
  • Ergonomic

Cons

  • Could have difficult lookahead though not too bad.
  • Needs proficiency with Relatively advanced techniques.

Alternative steps

  • SSC-M
Do not do EO until the last step with LEE- higher movecount though easier lookahead.
  • SSC-Domino
Use Domino techniques for the last 2 steps.