R' U' F B' R B2 U2 F2 U2 B R U' F2 U L2 D L2 D R2 F2 D B2 L2 B2 R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
D F L B' R F2 R' D' F2 R2 B2 L' F2 L U2 D2 F2 D2 L2 D2 R F2 R'
D F L B' // EO
R F2 R' D // 4b4 (8)
(R F2 R') D2 F2 R2 B2 L' F2 L // HTR
U2 D2 F2 D2 L2 D2 // Finish (23)
I feel like optimal must be better even if it's 4b4
R' U' F R F2 D2 U2 L U2 L' F2 R2 U2 B2 L2 F' L2 R' D' R F2 U' B2 F' R' U' F
Results
20
Solution
D' R' L B D2 F2 R U' F2 D2 F2 R U D F2 U' D' R' B2 D'
D' L R' B // EO
(D) D2 F2 R U' // DR 4b2 4e (9)
(B2 R) F2 D2 F2 R // HTR (15)
U D F2 U' D' // Finish (20)
I found this first:
U2 R' U2 L' U2 R' D2 R // HTR
D2 R2 B2 U2 B2 // Finish (21)
This DR was so satisfying, almost every HTR gave me something.
Other:
D' L R' B (U' R2 D' U2 L) // 9 2c4
D' L R' B (U D2 L2 D L) // var of previous
D' L R' B D' L2 B2 D R // 9 2c4
R' U' F B' U' R2 U2 F' U R' F2 L' F U2 B' L2 B U2 B D2 R2 F' B' U2 R' U' F
Results
20
Solution
R2 D' L2 D B2 L' B2 R2 U2 D2 L' B2 L2 D2 R' L2 F' R' D2 B
(B' D2 R F) // EO
R2 Uw' F2 Uw // 4b3 (8)
(L) B2 R' U2 $ F2 B2 L // HTR but wait
$: R2 // makes the HTR way better
B2 L2 U2 // slice (19)
(+1)
I tried a blocky fish insertion and couldn't beat (+1) that's frustrating
Also had 22 from (B' D2 R F' U2 D2 R) // 4b4 (7)
R' U' F D F' B' D' L B' R U' L' R2 B2 R2 U2 F' U2 F' L2 R U' R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
F2 R2 U R F U' R2 L2 U' F R L' U2 R L' F' B D L2 B2 U F2 L'
(L) F2 R2 U R // EO
F U' L2 R2 U' & B' // DR (11) 4b2 4e
U L2 F2 D B2 x2 // Slice + 4x (16)
&: F L' R U2 L' R B x2 (23)
I must be missing something crazy here. I had slice in 21 but the DR sequence is awkward
Also found this :
(L D B2 U L)(F2 U B) // EO + sq + DRM 32
R2 D2 & B' D B // blocky DR (13)
D R2 B2 R2 D // 3c + slice (18)
&: D F2 D' R' U L2 U' R // 3e3c alg (8-1)(25)
Tommy Kiprillis style DR solving
R' U' F L' U B2 D' B2 D' R' B2 L2 F' R2 B R2 L2 B R2 B D2 R' F2 R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
D2 F' R' F R2 U2 L U2 L' U' B2 R U2 L' F2 D2 F2 D2 R' L' D2 B2 U2
D2 F' R' F // EO
R2 U2 L U2 L' U // 10 4b2
U2 B2 R U2 R' // HTR
(U2 B2 D2 L2 B2 D2 B2 D2) // Slice (22)
(+1)(23)
Switched after HTR to use FR
This DR has fun variants:
D2 F' R' F R2 U L' U' L2 U // 10 2c3
D2 F' R' F R2 U L' D' B2 D // 10 2c3
R' U' F R2 F' L' D' R' F' D' F B' U2 B2 D B2 R2 L2 D L2 D2 B2 F' R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
R2 F2 D2 F2 U2 L' U2 F2 R U2 B2 U2 R' D' L' D2 R2 U R' L' B' D F R L'
(L R F' D' B) // EO
(L R U' R2 D2 L D) // DR (12) 4a1
(R U2 B2 U2 R' F2 U2 L) // HTR
(U2 F2 D2 F2 R2) // Finish (25)
Hard one for me... I had a blocky 10 but it was 2c4 or 5 so I didn't try too hard on it
R' U' F L2 D L2 B2 U' F2 U2 F2 B' L U2 F2 D' B2 R U2 B F' U' R' U' F
Results
26
Solution
F R D' B L' D' F2 B2 L2 U B2 U R2 F2 B2 U2 R2 F2 D2 R' U F2 U D B2 U
F R D' B // EO
L' (U' B2 U' D' F' U' R) // DR 2c3 (12)
D' F2 B2 L2 U B2 U// HTR
R2 F2 B2 U2 R2 F2 D2 // 26
FMC is hard. I had half a dozen 2c4, one of them had 24 but I missed +7 to slice from HTR. Feels sad because the scramble looked blocky
R' U' F D R U2 B D R2 D' L2 U' F2 D' U2 L2 F U2 L' D' F2 R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
U L2 F B2 R2 F R F L2 F' U2 R2 B' L2 D2 B2 L2 F2 R L2 U' F' B2
U (B2 F U) // EO
(R) L2 F B2 R2 F R // 2c3 (11)
F L2 F' U2 R2 B' // HTR
L2 D2 L2 R2 F2 L2 // Finish (24)
Reduce through M slice using (R) for 23
Had an 8 to 2c4 but I quickly left it away cause it felt unsolvable. Good decision imo
R' U' F U B U D2 B' L' F' D R B' L2 U2 B U2 B2 D2 L2 R F R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
U R' D' L U' L' D2 B L2 D2 B U2 B2 R2 U2 R2 B' R2 L' F' B2 R2 F'
U R' D' L U' // EO
L (F R2 F B2 L) // DR (11) 2c3
(R2 F) L2 D2 F U2 L2 B // HTR
R2 B2 D2 R2 D2 // Slice (23)
(+0)
The rzp looks random but I NISS traced a 1x1x3 and a pair so I decided to switch.
I found the HTR by niss tracing after L2 D2 B (R2 F) // 1q redux
Apart from that I had 11 to 4b3, 11 to 2c4 and a family of HTR equivalent 12 to 4a2
R' U' F D' F R' L B' R' B L2 B' U B2 D2 B U2 D2 B L2 B2 D2 R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
U2 F L' D2 R B2 L2 D2 F2 D2 B2 R D2 B2 U2 D' R' B2 L' U2 R' B L2
(L2 B') U2 F (R U2 L B2 R D) // 10 4c3
R' B2 R U2 L2 B2 D2 B2 U2 L U2 F2 D2 x2 // slice 4x (23)
(+0)(23)
I have no idea how I missed the EO + 42 JZP that gave 8 to 2c3 for 20...
R' U' F R' L' B' U F B2 R2 D2 R U' R2 D' B2 R2 F2 B2 U F2 L2 U' R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
L U2 D F2 D2 F2 L2 F2 U F2 D' B U' D2 F2 U' R2 F2 B' U' L U D
L (U' D' L) // EO
(L2 U B F2 R2 U F2 U D2 B) // 2c3 (13) blocks
U (B2 D F2 D') // HTR (17)
(L2 B2 L2 D2 L2) // Slice (22)
(+1)(23)
13 to 2c3 is the new 12 to 4b2
Happy about this solution, the scramble overall was painful
R' U' F U2 F U2 R2 B2 R U2 L B2 U2 B2 L2 D2 U' B2 U' B U' R' F2 R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
L2 U2 R2 F2 D2 F2 B2 R2 U' R' L F2 U2 R U' D2 F2 U' R' F R2 U F
(F' U' R2 F') // EO
(R U F2 U D2 L) // DR 4a1 (10)
(L' R' U2 F2 L' R U) // HTR (17-2)
(R2 U2 B2 R2 U2 L2) // S (21)
(6-4)(23)
Another good scramble where I only get sadge DRs.
R' U' F U R F2 D2 R2 U' B' D' L' B' R2 D2 R2 U' B2 U' R2 B2 F R' U' F
Results
20
Solution
R' F' U' R2 F2 U F2 U' B2 R' D' R D2 R2 U2 R F' B2 R D'
R' F (D R' F) // EO
(B2 R' U2 R2 D2 R' D R) // DR 2c3 (13)
F2 U' R2 F2 U F2 U' // HTR (19)
B2 // Huh (20)
Sorry about that... I hate finding EOs so I went for silly stuff on the EOs that looked okish. I didn't expect this, this is pure luck...
R' U' F D' B2 D' B U' R' B2 L' F2 U' R2 F2 R2 U2 R2 U F R2 B2 R' U' F
Results
21
Solution
U L B2 D2 F2 U D' B2 U' F2 B2 U' L U L' U L2 F' L2 U' F'
(F U L2 F) // EO
L U (L2 U' L U' L') // DR (11) 0c0 2e
(D L2 R2 U) // HTR
(L2 F2 D2 B2) // Slice lol (19)
(+2) Unfortunately
I dont usually switch into RZP in 6, but I kinda felt it because many pieces were already DR'd and ARM was good after EO
R' U' F U' R F R' L B' U D2 R' F2 R F2 L U2 L2 U2 L2 U2 R' U' F
Results
20
Solution
R2 U L2 U2 F2 B2 R' F2 L' F2 R2 D2 R U2 R D2 B' L' F U2
What a scramble, I wonder if somebody will come up with a mega short DR with good subset
R2 U (U2 F' L B) // (6) 4b4 ofc bad subset
(D2 L' B2 R' F2 L2 D2 L D2 L D2 L) // HTR (16)
(F2 B2 D2 R2) // Slice (20)
(+0) Nice
R' U' F R' L B2 U' L F R' L' D R2 D2 F' L2 F R2 U2 B2 L2 F' D' R' U' F
Results
19
Solution
F' U' R2 F R' U2 R2 L U' D' F2 R D2 F2 R L2 B2 D2 L'
F' U' R2 F // EO 88
R' U2 L {U D // DR (9) 2c3
([L D2 B2 R B2 U2 R') // HTR
(B2 U2 F2 D2 L2 R2]) // E (22)
Rewrite DR part to remove L2 R2
[]: U2 B2 D2 F2} R D2 F2 R L2 B2 D2 L' // 3e (20)
{}: R2 U' D' F2 (-1)(19) lol
Long time no see sub 20
R' U' F L2 D U' R2 U2 B2 U' F2 L' F L2 R' D2 F' D' L2 F R2 F' R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
R F' L B R B2 U F2 D' F2 D' F2 R2 L2 U2 B' R2 F2 B U2 D2 B D2 B'
R F' L B R // xEO
B2 U2 F2 D' F2 D // DR 0c0 nice (11)
(B D2 B' U2 D2 B L2 B) // desperately wanted an HTR on inverse because JZP
(D2 L2 R2 B2 D2) // S slice (23)
(+1) despite using 4 qt
R' U' F D' L2 B2 L2 D U2 F2 R D' F L2 D B L' F2 R U' R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
R2 F2 R2 D2 B2 D2 B' U2 B2 R2 L2 B' D2 L F U2 R2 U2 R2 D' B2 L' F' U
(U' F L B2 D) // EO
(R2 U2 R2 U2 F' L) // DR (11) 4b2
(L2 B2 D) // some attempt a DR bounding
(L2 R2 B2 U2 B) // HTR
(D2 B2 D2 R2 F2 R2) // Finish (24)
Boring attempt again, ended up getting trapped in a 12 to 2c3 variation hell
R' U' F L' F D U2 L2 B2 D2 L2 F2 U R' U' F2 L F2 D' L2 U2 R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
R' U' R' F' D F2 R2 U' D' R2 F2 D R2 B2 L2 F2 L U L2 U' R2 D' L2 F2
R' U' R' F // xEO
(F2 L2 D R2 U L2 U' L). // DR 12 4a2
F2 D (L2 F2 L2 B2 R2 U') // HTR
(R2 B2 U2 R2 F2) // Slice (23)
(+1)(24)
Sad scramble, the DR fishing phase felt really disappointing despite the many EOs
R' U' F L D F2 R2 D L2 U' L2 F2 U' F L2 D' F2 R' D' B2 U2 L' F2 R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
D2 L2 U2 L2 F U2 R2 F2 R2 B' R2 B U2 R F R B2 R' B' U' L D' L'
(L D L' U) // EO
(B R B2 R' F' R) // DR (10) 4b3
(R2 U2 F' U2 F R2 F2 R2 U2 F') // some HTR
(L2 U2 L2 D2) // Slice (23)
(+0)
Had a bunch of sub ten to DR, but terrible subsets 4b3, 4b4, 2c5
R' U' F R D2 L F2 U2 R2 U' R2 U' L2 D2 U' B' U F2 L R' U' B2 R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
R U' B D2 F' D2 F2 R2 B' R2 B' D2 R2 U2 R2 F2 U' B2 U R' U D2
R (U' D2 R) // EO + DR-4e
U' (U' B2 U) // DR (8) 0c3
B D2 [F R2 B2 U2 B] // HTR (15)
D2 R2 U2 R2 F2 // Slice (22)
This Slice is +2 but
[]: F' D2 F2 R2 B' (+0) Blocky fish rewrite
R' U' F U' D' L D2 R' F2 L U2 B L D U2 F' R2 B' R2 B' L2 U2 B' R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
F2 D2 R B2 L D2 R L F2 U2 R2 D B2 D B2 L2 U R2 D L' F' U R F2
(F2 R' U' F) // EO
(L) F2 D2 R B2 R' // 10+4
(D' R2 U' L2 B2 D' B2 D') // HTR
( L2 D2 B2 R2 F2 R2) // M (23)
(+1)(24)
Also had:
U R L' F' D B (L2 F' L2 B) // another 10+4 from JZP
it has a ton of HTR variations + double slice options but I couldn't find the right one
R' U' F D2 L' D2 R F2 L' D2 B2 U2 R2 F R' F L F' D B' R' U B R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
B' U B' U B2 D2 R' U' L F2 U' D2 R2 D L2 F2 U' L2 B2 R2 L2
B' U B' U B2 D2 R' U' L // 9+4
(U) F2 U L2 U F2 R2 D // HTR
L2 B2 L2 R2 D2 // Slice (22)
(+1-1)(22)
Can't believe this is optimal from first 5 moves
Mallard only gives 21 with an EO in 4 that I missed
R' U' F U B2 L2 U2 F2 R B2 L B2 F D2 B D L' F' L' R2 B2 R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
R2 L2 B2 R2 D R2 B2 U' D2 R2 L2 B2 R2 U' R' L2 D L U' D B R' F' B U
(U' B F' LF') // EO + RZP-78
(U D' R' D' L') // DR (10) 2c3
(L2 R2 U) L2 R2 B2 R2 U F2 R2 D // HTR
R2 L2 F2 L2 D2 // Slice (25)
(+1-1)(25)
I didn't mean to switch a +2 to 4b2+4e but I got lost in my notes and this turned out to be the best I got
Sad scramble
R' U' F U2 R2 B' U' L D' F R L' B2 L F2 R F2 B2 U2 F R F' R' U' F
Results
DNF
Solution
DNF
FMC can be so frustrating...
Had 8+2c5, 9+2c4, 9+0c3, 11+4a1/4e, 11+4b2/2e
Couldn't settle on a 24 to slice, it felt so bad. I know I should have secured the solve cause it's a head to head but hey
R' U' F L2 F U' L2 F2 L2 B L2 D2 F R2 F D L' R U' B L2 U2 B' R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
R' U2 R' D2 R2 F2 L D2 R2 U2 F2 B2 U2 B2 R' F' R B D' F' U R'
(R U' F D B' R' F) // 7 to 4b4
(R) R' U2 L' F2 R2 U2 R // HTR (15)
U2 L2 // FR
U2 F2 B2 U2 B2 // Slice (22)
(+0)(22)
Almost missed the slice here, but overall happy with my decisions
R' U' F D L2 R2 F2 L2 U' R2 D R2 U2 B2 D2 F' U2 R' F2 L2 U' B L' U R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
F B U L F2 B' D' L2 F' D2 F D' B2 U' D' F2 R2 F2 D' F2 R2 L
(L) B F U L // EO
B' F2 D' L2 F' D2 F' // 12 to 4b2 my beloved
F2 U (L2 R2 B2 D) // extended HTR (16)
F2 R2 F2 D2 L2 U2 // slice (21) lol
(+1) for 22
Got nowhere with the shorter DRs I had. All had awkward corners
R' U' F R2 D F2 D U R2 D F R D2 R F' D' F R U2 R2 B2 F' R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
D' R' L2 B L U R2 L2 F' B2 D F' D B U2 D2 F' R2 B2 R2 B U2 F2
D' R' L2 B L // EO
U R2 L2 F' B2 D F' D // DR (13) 4a1
B U2 D2 B // OMW to HTR but I can see the finish
B' F' R2 B2 R2 B U2 F2 // 23
Fun solution but pretty bad given the scramble
Had a couple 10 to 2c3 but I couldn't beat 23š¤·
R' U' F D2 R U2 L2 B2 L' B2 R F2 D B' D2 F2 D R2 B D' F' D F R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
L2 D2 B2 R2 U' D2 L U2 D2 F2 R L U B2 U2 D R2 U R2 F R' U2 L B'
(B L' U2 R F) // EO
L2 D2 B2 R2 U' [D2 R // DR 12 2c3
(F2 R2 D' F2 U B2 U') // HTR
F2 B2 U2 L2] // E+M (22)
[]: D2 L U2 D2 F2 L R (+1) Solve M
E solves in (+1)
I found the double slice after HTR by trying the HTR on the DR variations
Missed an easy 21 from Mallard from R (U2 B U R) // RZP 78
Overall missed too many EOs
R' U' F L2 F' R2 B R2 B L F B2 L2 U' D2 L2 D' B2 U' R2 B' R F2 R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
R' U2 F' D' R' U2 F R' B U2 R B2 U2 L B2 R2 L F2 R2 B2 U2 F2
R' U2 F' D // EO
D2 R' U2 F R' B // DR (9) 2c3
U2 R B2 U2 L B2 L // HTR
R2 F2 R2 B2 U2 B2 // 22
I don't think L R2 can be sliced out
Tried the 8+5 variations as well but they didn't solve well
R' U' F U2 F2 L2 R2 D2 F' D2 F2 L2 D R2 U' R U2 F' R' D L F2 R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
U R' F2 D L U2 B2 U B2 D B R2 D L2 F2 D F2 U R2 U' D' F2 R2 F2 L2
U R' F2 D L// EO
U2 B2 U B2 D B // 11 2c3
R2 D L2 F2 U L2 U // HTR
F2 U2 F2 R2 F2 L2 // Slice (24)
(+1)
Miss wrote so many EOs and missscrambled so many times... I must have missed good stuff
R' U' F U2 L2 R2 B2 R' U2 F L2 D F U F' D L' F U F R' U' F
Results
21
Solution
F' B2 D2 F U F2 U B2 U2 D2 B' D2 B U2 R2 D2 L F D B D
(D' B' D' F' L) // EO
[B L2 B] U F2 U // DR (11) 4b2 2e
B2 U2 D2 B' D2 B // HTR
U2 R2 D2 L2 // Slice (20)
[]: B2 F' D2 F (+1)(21)
Tfw optimal Slice is outside of DR
R' U' F L' D2 L2 R2 B L2 F2 U2 L2 F D2 R B2 D' B2 F R' B' U' F' R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
F R2 F R2 F2 R2 L2 U2 B2 D2 F' U2 B' U2 L B' R B' L2 D F U R' U2
(U2 R U' F' D') // EO
(L2 B R' B L) // DR (10+4)
F R2 B* (L2 U2 B U2 B*) // HTR
(R2 F2* R2 U2 D2 B2* U2) // Slice (24)
*:w (+0)(24)
Only had this rzp worth looking at
R' U' F R' L F2 D2 R2 L D F U2 R2 L2 U2 R2 F B2 R2 F U2 B' R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
F' L U R U2 F' U R2 D2 B2 R2 B2 L2 U2 F B2 R2 L2 D2 R2 F D2
F' L U R U2 F' U // (7) 4b2
(D2 B' D2 L2 U2 D2 B) // HTR (14)
(D2 R2 U2 F2 R2 B2 R2) // Slice (21)
(+1)(22)
Optimal slice is 20+0 from (L2 U2 F R2 D2 B') // HTR (13)
It's very hard to find imo
R' U' F D F L' U B2 L2 D U F2 U' F2 L U2 R' U' R F2 L' D' R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
U2 F' L2 B U D R D' R2 U2 D B2 U2 R F2 R' D2 R L D2 B2 D2
U2 F' L2 B // EO
U D R D' R2 D // DR (10) 4b2
U2 B2 U2 R F2 R' // HTR
F2 L2 D2 B2 D2 // Slice (21)
(+1)(22)
Spent the whole attempt on
U2 F' L2 B U D R (R2 U2 R' D2 L) // 12+2
D R2 D U2 // triple slice (16)
Can be rewritten as:
U2 F' L2 B U D R D U2 L2 D (L R F2 L' D2 L) // 3e (17)
The best insertion I found is (6-1)(22) despite the 3e being HTR at some points š
I'm sure a <=20 exists in the variation hell