SSC

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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)