R' U' F R D B' D' F2 L B2 F2 D2 L B2 L2 D' F R U' B F D' R' U' F
Results
19
Solution
D2 L2 D' F2 R2 L2 D R2 D' R L2 B2 U' R D' B' R2 F2 R
(R' F2 R2 B) // EO
(D R')(U B2 R') // DR (9) 2c3
U2 R2 D' B2 L2 R2 D L2 D // HTR
U2 L2 R2 // lol (21-1)
Slice out the U2 D for a 19
I had (D B2 D' F2 D F2 R2 U2 L2 B2 R2) // Slice (20) for a 21 from this DR in 13 minutes
I then proceeded to check the many options from 3 and 4 move EOs and didn't find anything more promising than this DR. Usually I would have just ended the attempt but I figured I could check more one normal and found this.
R' U' F D R2 U B' D2 L2 U' B2 F2 L2 B2 L' R2 D F2 U2 R2 B2 R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
F2 U2 B R B R' F L2 D2 F' B' L2 D2 F U2 D2 F2 U2 F' U' B R' F U
(U' F' R B' U) // EO
F2 U2 B R B R' // DR (11) 2c3
B (F D2 F') // HTR (15)
D2 R2 F2 R2 U2 F2 // 4e + S (20)
F' U2 D2 B2 U2 D2 F' // S Slice (23)
(+1)(24)
I got excited when I found the short HTR but it didn't really work out well
R' U' F L B' R2 U2 L2 B' R2 F D2 B2 F' L U' B2 U L U F2 D' R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
U2 F U2 B2 L2 B' D2 L2 F U2 L2 F2 L2 B2 D' B' U' F U2 B2 R' F L' U' R2
(R2 U L F' R) //EO
(B2 U2 F' U B D) // DR (11) 4b3
U2 B L2 B2 D2 F' U2 R2 F // HTR
D2 R2 F2 R2 F2 // Slice (25)
(+0)
Also had :
(R2 U L F' R) L2 D B' U2 B U // (11) 2c3
Found 24 to Eslice but no (+0) or (+1)
And
L D R B L (U2 D2 F L2 F L2 U) // (11) 4a2
Found a 24 overtime (missed the right HTR variation during the attempt)
R' U' F U' B F2 R B2 L U2 R' F2 R2 F2 L2 D2 U' F' D2 L2 D2 B' L' B R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
U' B' D' B U D B2 U2 D' R' L U2 L2 U' B2 L2 U' L2 U2 B2 D L2
U' B' D' B // EO
[U2 R2 U] R L // DR (9) 4c3
(L2 D' B2 D2 R2 D B2 R2 D) // HTR (18)
(L2 U2 R2) // S+E (20)
because of R L at the end of DR there is a UD rewrite at []: U D B2 D' U2 (+2) // Slice (22)
Slice solves in (+0)
I could have spent more time on the variations of the DR if I had more
R' U' F L' B2 U2 D' B D2 F' B' R F L2 B2 D B2 R2 U L2 U' D2 R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
R' F D B' U D2 R L D2 L F2 R' D2 L2 B2 L' U' D2 R' U D2 R' B2
R' F D B' // EO
U (B2 R D2 U' R U) // DR (11) 4c3
(D2 L B2 L2 D2 R F2 R' B2 L2 D2) // Slice (22)
(+1)(23)
I spent ten minutes on F (U' F) which is not EO. I found 5 "rzps" and even one "DR" from it 🤣. Then after I finiched EO check I went back to the DR and noticed my mistake 😔
R' U' F D2 R2 U2 L' F2 B R U2 B L2 U2 L U2 L F2 R2 B2 U2 R' U' F
Results
26
Solution
F B R L B U D2 R B2 D2 F2 L B2 R2 F2 L' D2 L2 F2 L2 U' L U L' U' F2
F B R L B // EO
U (F2 U L U' L' U) // DR (12) 4a16e
D2 R ({D2 L2 F2 [R U2 R]}) // HTR
(F2 D2 B2) // 2e + slice
[] : R' D2 L2 D2 R' // slice (25)
{} : L2 F2 L2 D2 L F2 R2 B2 L' (+1)(26)
Hard scramble, I didn't get any good DR. I believe you had to check a lot of 2+3 EOs to hope for good DR opportunities but I'm too slow
Other:
F B R L B U // same rzp
(B2 R' D' R' D) // shorter DR (11) 4b2
couldn't find a good HTR, I didn't want to lose too much time on NISS HTRs
R' U' F U' R2 D L2 U B' R' F' L B' F2 L F2 U2 R' L D2 L' B2 U' R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
D2 B2 R2 B2 D' L2 U' L2 F2 U F2 U' B2 R' U' R L2 U' B' R' L' F U
(U' F' L R B) // EO + 32
(U L2 R' U R) // 4b2 6e (10)
(B2 U F2 D' L2 B2 U B2 U) // 4q HTR
(F2 L2 F2 U2) // Slice (23)
Rewrite Slice in (+0)(23)
Also had (L' F R U B L U F2 L2 D R) // 11+4b2 0e, found a 20 to M Slice, only 25 final
R' U' F L2 D L2 F2 D2 B2 D2 B' L2 B' L2 D2 L B D L' U' L B' U2 R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
B' R' D' L' B2 U' R U R2 L2 U' D R2 D2 L' B2 R' F2 D2 L' U2 R U2 B D2
B' (D2 B) // EO
R' D' L' B2 U' R D // DR (10+4)
(B2 U2 {L' B2 L F2 U2 R D2 R') // HTR
(L2} D2 R2 U D' L2 R2 U' D) // Finish (26)
{}: R' U2 L D2 F2 R B2 L (-1)(25)
Hard scramble in terms of EOs. I found the DR by looking at 6-move rzp R' D' L', then noticing it's rzp 78 on red-orange DR
I also had this block start :
B (D2 B D L' U) // RZP 32 blocky
(F2 D2 R') // p223
and from here:
F2 R B2 L U L U // DR (13)
R B2 L2 D2 L2 // 3c+Slice (21) can be sliced out but the corner insertion is trash
or R2 L' D' L D L D2 L // 3c1t (17)
didn't attempt to insert, maybe should have
R' U' F R2 B L2 F L2 B D2 B2 D2 U' R' D' R' B R2 U2 R' B U R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
F U2 D R' U F' B' D2 L' F R D2 R' U2 D2 B2 L' F' B' R2 U2 F' B D2 B2
F D U2 R' U // EO
F' B' D2 L' F R D2 // DR (10+3)
R D2 R' U2 D2 B2 L' // HTR w/extension (17)
F' B' R2 U2 F' B D2 B2 // Finish (25)
Am I unlucky or 10 to 2c3 is actually bad ?
R' U' F R2 D' R2 F2 D F2 L2 U' R2 D2 L2 U' R U B' U F2 D L' R U' R' U' F
Results
26
Solution
L2 F' U2 F2 B L' B' R2 F2 R' L' D2 R' L' U2 B' L2 B' U2 F B L' D' F B2 R'
(R B2 F' D) // EO
(L) L2 F' U2 B F2 L // DR (11) 2c3
L2 F (F2 L2 B D2 B) // HTR
(B2 L2 U D R2 U D F2 U2 F2) // Slice (25)
(+1)(26)
I thought this DR was good at first, but the HTRs were looking strange
R' U' F R2 D' U2 B2 U' F2 L2 D B2 U' F2 L U R D B U' R' D F2 D R' U' F
Results
21
Solution
U R D' B L2 U B2 U D2 F2 R L' B2 U2 R2 D L2 U R2 L2 F'
(F) U R D' B // EO
L2 [D L2 D L R] // DR (11+2)
(L2 R2 U' L2 D') // HTR (16)
[]: U B2 U {L R' // DR variation (16)
B2 D2 F2 D2 L2} // M (21)
{}: D2 F2 L' R B2 U2 R2 (+0)(21)
Rewrite
R' U' F D2 U R2 U F2 D B2 L2 B2 F2 R' B' L' R2 D2 B' R F2 R D' L' R' U' F
Results
21
Solution
D2 F B' U F U D2 F' R2 U2 F' B R2 B' L2 U L' U' L' B L'
(L B' L U L) // EO
(U) D2 F B' U F U // DR (12) 4b2
D2 [F' R2 U2 D2 F'] // HTR
L2 U2 // Slice (19)😄
[]: F' R2 U2 F' B R2 B' L2 (+2)(21)
I love 12 to 4b2
R' U' F R2 F2 U L2 D2 B2 U L2 B2 D L2 B D2 U F' D2 U L' D U F R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
F' B2 R D L U B2 L2 U F2 U2 L2 D' L2 D R2 B2 L2 B2 D2 L2 B' U2 D R
F' (R' U2 D' B) // EO
B2 R D L // DR (9) 4b4 ew
U B2 L2 U F2 U2 L2 D' L2 D // HTR
R2 B2 L2 B2 D2 L2 // Finish (25)
Only had this DR, took me a while to understand how to solve it
R' U' F L2 F D2 B F2 U2 L2 D2 L2 F D' U B' U' L F L2 D2 U R' D2 R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
F R2 B' R2 B' D2 R2 L2 F D2 R2 L2 B2 U D2 R2 U F2 R2 L' U B D2
(D2 B' U' L) // EO jzp
(R2 F2 U' R2 U) // DR (9) 4b2
F R2 B' R2 B' D2 L2 R2 F // HTR (18)
U2 L2 R2 F2 // E (22)
(+1)
Kinda wasted this attempt, there were so many short rzps and I still couldn't beat 23 smh