R' U' F U2 R F' D B' D R' L F D L2 B U2 F' U2 L2 B R2 F' D2 B' R' U' F
Results
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Solution
B U R L2 D2 F2 D2 F2 U2 R2 D2 R' D2 L F2 B' R' U2 R2 D2 F2 B R2
B U //EO
(R2 B', F2 D2 R2 U2 R B) //DR (9+4b3)
L' (F2 R' B2 R) //HTR
(B2 R2 F2 D2 B2 D2 B2) //LS
Slice in +1.
I also had this funny 24:
U' L2 R' F L //EO
U' L2 D2 L2 D2 U' B' //DR (12+4a1 4e)
(D B2 R2 F2 D' F2 D) //HTR
🗿 U2 R2 //Leave wrong slice
🗿: B U2 B' F R2 F' //6-3.
R' U' F L2 F2 D' F2 D2 R2 U' F2 L2 B2 F' L' U F2 D2 L D' U2 R' U R' U' F
Results
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Solution
D' F2 D2 R2 L B2 R' L D' B2 U D2 L2 D' F2 R' F L F2 U'
(U F2 L' F') //EO
(R) D' F2 D2 R //DR (9+2c3, also R traced to 4 pairs on inverse lmao)
(F2 U B2 D F2 D') //HTR
(U2 L' R B2 R' L') // LS (one move cancels on normal)
Slice in +0 (there is a U2 D in the skeleton, inserting E2 there reduces skeleton length by 1, and from there it's +1 optimal).
Crazy solve lmao.
R' U' F L2 D B2 F2 U' L2 U' R2 F2 D2 B L' F2 R' B2 R D' B' L2 D' R' U' F
Results
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Solution
F2 R2 F2 R2 D F2 R2 F2 D2 R' L U2 R D2 B2 L' F2 U' D' L' D' F L' U
(U' L F') //EO
(D L U D) F2 R2 F2 R2 D //DR (12+4b2 4e)
(F2 L B2 D2 L') //HTR
(B2 D2 F2 R2 F2) //LS
Slice in +2.
DR had lots of variations, but I didn't have time, because I spent all my time on a pair of 10+4's. The reason I seemingly checked 4 moves RZP+switch, is that D L was RZP on U/D into 4c4e with anti-JZP, and so I did U D, and saw that it became 4c4e on R/L.
R' U' F B2 R B' D2 R' L' D L F D2 L B2 D2 R2 B2 R B2 R B2 L U2 R' U' F
Results
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Solution
U2 R2 U B2 R2 D R2 F2 B2 U2 L' B2 L' U2 D L2 D2 R' U
//EO SKIP LMAO
(U' R, D2 L2 D' U2 L B2 L) //DR (9+4b2 4e, through 4c2e)
D2 L2 D R2 F2 U //HTR
(D2 L2 F2 B2) //LS
Slice in +0 (widen every U/D move post-DR).
I found so many short DRs here.
(B2 R, D L2 D' F2 U R) //8+2c4
(B2 U, D2 R2 F2 R' B2 R' U) //9+2c5
(U' R', U2 R2 D U2 R D2 R) //9+4b2 4e
(B U R') (U) F U2 F2 R2 F' D //10+4b2 2e (from R/L 3-move EO)
(R2 D' R') (D) F U2 F2 R2 F' D //10+2c3 4e (from R/L 3-move EO)
(U' R) R U R2 L2 D R //8+2c3 6e, improvised RZP breaking for 4c2e
(U' R) U R2 L2 D' R D2 R //9+2c3 4e (same RZP as before, but a more standard approach)
(B2 U) B2 R2 U2 F2 R2 F2 D //9+2c3 4e
I wrote 17 EOs in 4. Checked none of them, due to the skip and the 3 move EOs lol. I finished EO writing at 3 minutes, because I knew I couldn't check them all lol.
R' U' F R2 F' D2 B' U2 F2 R2 F' U2 F U2 R' D U2 F2 L' B R U' L' R' U' F
Results
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Solution
U2 D2 F B D2 F D L2 F' B2 R2 L2 D2 F' R2 D2 L2 B U R' U R'
(R U' R) //EO
(U') U2 D2 F B D2 F D //DR (11+4a1 2e)
(F) L2 B U2 D2 L2 F' //HTR (extended by 2 moves)
D2 L2 U2 B2 //LS
Slice in +0 (there's an F' B2, but once you remove it, it's +1).
R' U' F U' F U' R2 U' R2 L2 B L D2 R B2 L' D2 L' B2 U2 L' U2 L R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
U2 D' R B U R' D2 R U2 R2 B2 R2 L' U2 F2 D2 F2 D' L2 D2 R2 L' U2 L2
U2 D' R B //EO
U (L2 U2 L 🗿 U2 R2 D) //DR (11+4a3)
R' D2 R U2 R2 B2 L //HTR
(F2 D2 F2 U2) //leave 2e+slice
🗿: U2 R2 D2 L2 D2 R2 //solve 2e (+1)
Slice in +1.
R' U' F D' R D2 L' B' D F' L' F L' U2 L' D2 L2 F2 L D2 R U2 F2 L2 R' U' F
Results
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Solution
F2 D L' F' R D L2 D L2 D' F2 U' R2 D F U2 R2 U2 L2 F L2 U'
F2 D L' F' R//EO, instant 4c4e, 2 pairs on inverse
(U L2 F' L2 U2 R2 U2 F') // DR (13+4b3, but I didn't even check the subset)
(D' R2 Dw R2 Uw L2 D' L2 D) //Blockbuilding finish lmao.
I also had this cool 10+4b2 4e:
(D B2 L D' R) //EO, DR-7c4e
(B' U' F B2 U) //DR.
Unfortunately, I could only find 21 to slice with slice in at least +1.
I also had a 12+2c3 4e with one move to trigger, going through 8c8e->3c2e:
F' L' F D' R //EO, instant 8c8e
U' D F B2 D' B' D //DR.
R' U' F R2 F2 R2 D2 L2 D L2 U2 B2 D' R2 U2 B' U' F' U2 L F' R' U2 F2 R' U' F
Results
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Solution
U D L' U D' L2 B2 D2 R2 B2 D2 R D2 R B2 D2 R' D F L F2 R
(R' F2 L' F') //EO
(D') U D L' U D' //DR (10+2c3 2e, through 4c4e->8c8e trigger)
(R D2 B2 R' D2 R') //HTR
L2 B2 D2 R2 B2 D2 //Finish.
I also had this 10+2c3 4e from 7c8e:
(R D R F')
(L, D' L2 R' U' L).
R' U' F R U2 F2 D2 B2 L' D2 R' B2 L U R' F D U F' D F' U2 R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
B2 D' L U R' D2 F L2 F' L2 F' U2 R2 F2 L2 F2 D2 R2 B2 L' B' U2 D2 B L2
B2 D' L U //EO
R', (L2 F B2 R2 L2 F R) //DR (12+2c3 2e)
R2 D2 F L2 F' L2 F' //HTR
U2 R2 F2 L2 B2 U2 L2 B2 //slice
So.... turns out my DR is suboptimal. And I found out through slice insertions. I widened the last B2 in the HTR to give me dots, and I inserted 4x in the middle of my DR solution.
R' U' F B2 R2 B' U2 F2 U2 F2 L2 F D2 R2 D2 R D L' B R' F L' F L' R' U' F
Results
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Solution
L2 D' B' D2 F' L' B U2 F R2 U2 R2 F2 L2 B2 L2 D2 F D2 B L2 D2 B R U D R'
L2 D' (R U' D') //EO
(R') B' D2 F' L' //DR (10+2c5)
F R2 F (B' D2 L2 B' D2 B') //HTR
(L2 U2 B2 U2 F2 D2 R2 D2) //LS
Slice in +0. Had two 13+4c3's, and no other DR.
R' U' F R2 U B2 F2 D' L2 U R2 D2 L2 F' L R' U B2 R' F' D B' R' U' F
Results
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Solution
F' B L' F U2 F2 B U B L2 F2 R2 U B2 D' F2 U2 B2 R2 U D
F' B L' //EO
F, U2 F2 B U B //DR (9+4b2 2e, through 3c2e)
L2 F2 R2 D L2 D' //HTR
R2 U2 L2 B2 U2 //LS
Slice in +1. I also had this very cool DR:
(U B D' L) //EO
(B' D R2 B' D) //DR (9+2c3 4e, using a 4-move 5c4e trigger),
but I couldn't do anything with it.
R' U' F U' L U' R2 B' D F L D B2 U' L2 D2 L2 B2 D B2 U R2 U' F2 R' U' F
Results
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Solution
L U2 D B' R' L2 D F2 U2 R2 L2 F2 B' D2 F' U2 D2 B L2 F' D'
L D U2 B' R' //EO
(D) //JZP
L2 D //DR (8+4b2 4e LMAO)
(F L2 F R2 L2 B U2 B') //HTR
(R2 L2 U2 F2) //LS
Slice in +1. I also had this slice in 23:
B U L' B //EO, DR-3c4e
D R' D' F2 U2 L' //DR (10+2c4)
U L2 D' R2 L2 B2 U B2 U //HTR
B2 R2 F2 R2 //LS
Haven't inserted, idk what it gives.
R' U' F R' D2 L F D R F D2 B2 R2 L2 D R2 F2 U R2 B2 D2 R2 U' R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
R2 U R2 D' F' R2 U L2 U' B2 R2 B2 L2 U2 B2 U' D2 F2 D' F' R U' L
(L' U R') //EO
(F) R2 U R2 D' F' //DR (9+0c4)
(U L2 D) R2 U L2 U' //HTR
B2 R2 B2 L2 U2 B2 D2 //LS
Slice in +1.
Thought I had a 11+4a1 2e, couldn't find it.
R' U' F L2 R2 B' F2 R2 B' R2 D2 R2 D2 R' U' L' B F D L R' D B' U2 R' U' F
Results
26
Solution
D' L' F' U F2 B L F2 U' R2 U2 B2 U R2 B2 U' F' B' U2 F' B' R' F2 D2 R2 D2
D' L' F' U B //EO
F2 L (D2 R2 D2 F2 R) //DR (12+4b3, through JZP)
F2 U' R2 U2 B2 U R2 B2 U' //HTR
(F B U2 F B) //Finish
I also had D' F U L B (F2 R' L F2 R U) 11+4b3, but couldn't find anything.
R' U' F D' L2 D' R2 D B2 U' R2 U2 B2 D' R' U B' U2 F2 D2 U' R D B' R' U' F
Results
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Solution
L' U R' U' F' L2 U2 D L D' F2 R2 D' R2 U' L2 F' B R2 U2 F B'
L' U R' U' F' //EO
L2 D U2 L //DR (9+2c3 2e)
U' R2 B2 U' L2 U' //HTR
R2 U2 R2 //Double slice reduction
At first I solved the S-slice like this:
R2 U2 R2 -> S R2 U2 S' R2,
but this didn't leave E-slice in +0, since you'd have to insert an E2 between an S and an S', which messes up centers. However, you can leave 4x as follows:
R2 U2 R2 -> R2 S' U2 R2 S',
which conveniently leaves the U2 between two S slices. Now our post-DR is:
U' 💀 R2 B2 U' 💀 L2 U' R2 S' U2 🗿 R2 S'
💀: E //VR (+0)
🗿: E2 //step 2+fix centers (+0).
Very cool.
R' U' F U2 B' L2 B D2 R2 F2 L2 B' F2 U' L' D' B' F2 R' D2 U B' L' R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
F L2 D2 L2 B2 U2 F2 B' L2 B' L2 U2 L2 U2 D' L2 D' B L2 U R' L F U
(U' F' L' R) //EO
(U', L2 B' D L2 D) //DR (10+2c3 4e, through 4c2e)
F (U2 L2 U2 L2 F U2 F') //HTR
(D2 F2 L2 D2 L2) //LS
Slice in +1.
I also had this slice in 24:
(F' L U R') //EO
(U, B2 D' B L2 B U') //DR (11+4b2 4e, through 4c4e)
(B R2 F) //HTR in 14 LMAO
D2 L2 D2 L2 D2 B2 D2 F2 D2 L2 //LS.
R' U' F D2 B D R' L' D' B U D' R' U2 L' U2 R U2 L' B2 L D2 L2 U2 R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
U B2 U' D2 F R2 F' D2 B2 U2 D' R2 D2 F2 D B2 L2 B2 R2 U' B' R D' R2 B'
(B R2 D R') //EO
(B, R2 D2 U' F R2 F') //DR (11+4a3, through DR-4c2e)
(D) U2 F2 U F2 U2 R2 D //HTR
L2 F2 L2 B2 //LS
Slice in +1. Only VR in +0 gives dots (and blocky fish doesn't help).
R' U' F L2 U2 F' L2 F2 D2 B U2 B' D2 L2 D' R' F D2 F' D' L U2 B' F R' U' F
Results
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Solution
R' U' F' D F B' D2 F B' D2 L2 B2 R' D2 R' U2 L F2 L' F2 D L' D R L2 B'
(B) R' U' F' //EO
D (R' L2 D' L D') //DR (10+2c4, through 3c2e)
(F2 L F2 L' U2 R D2 R) //HTR
[R2 U2 R2 F2] //Leave wrong slice
[]-> Fw' F R2 Fw' F U2 R2 Fw2 //Finish.
R' U' F B2 U2 F' L2 R2 F U2 R2 D2 F2 L2 F' D' L2 F' U F2 R D R2 F' R' U' F
Results
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Solution
R2 F R B R L' U2 L B2 U R2 U2 B2 R' L2 B2 U2 R B2 U2 F2 L2 F2
R2 F R B //EO
L' R U2 L B2 U //DR (10+4b2 4e)
(F2 L2 F2 U2 B2 L' B2 D2 L') //literally the first HTR I try on inverse
(B2 U2 R2) //LMAO
Slice in +1 from a VR in +0.
R' U' F L2 B2 D' L2 U B2 D2 U F2 R2 D' R B D2 B' U' F D2 B F2 R' U' F
Results
23
Solution
F D2 L U2 L2 B' U' B' U2 R2 D' R2 F2 U2 F2 L2 B2 D F2 R2 U F R
(R') F D2 L //EO
(F') U2 L2 B' U' B' //DR (10+2c3 6e, through 3c2e)
(U') D2 L2 D //Reduce to 1q, bound=22
(R2 F2 D') //HTR
(B2 L2 F2 U2 F2 R2 U2) //LS
Slice in -1 due to U2 on inverse and D on normal. Found this LS at like 56, found the slice at 57-58.
EDIT: optimal from DR. Bounding works!
R' U' F D U B2 U F2 R2 D' F2 L2 R2 F2 R F U' F' D' B' D2 R B2 D' R' U' F
Results
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Solution
B U L B D2 L B2 L' B2 U2 R L2 D2 R' U2 B2 R2 F2 U' B2 L2 D' B2
B U L B //EO with JZP on U/D and 4c4e on R/L
(B2 D L2 B2 U) //DR (9+2c4) with 8 variations
D2 L B2 L' B2 U2 R' U2 R' //HTR
(F2 L2 F2 D2) //LS
Slice in +1.
All DRs I found were 2c4, except for some 11+4a2 2e and some random 5q crap.
R' U' F B D2 L2 R2 F2 R2 F' R2 B' L2 D2 R' D2 L' B' R U L F D2 L' R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
B2 D R B' L U R L2 D' L U' D' R' L D2 R' L D L2 F2 D F2 R2 D'
B2 D R B' //EO
L, U L2 R D' L //DR (10+2c3 2e, through 7c8e)
(U F2 L2 U' F2 L2 U') //HTR
(F' B D2 F' B U2) //LS
Slice in +1 from a VR in +1. I also had double slice in 24 from a 10+4b3 through JZP:
(D' U L' B) //EO
(L U' B2 U L2 U) //DR
U2 R D2 R2 D2 F2 R' F2 R //HTR
U2 R2 F2 D2 F2 //Leave double slice.