R' U' F D' B R L2 U' R' U2 R' B R F2 B2 D2 B2 R L2 F2 B2 L' U2 R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
B D F U L2 U D2 R2 F2 U D2 L2 F2 B2 L2 F2 U2 R U D2 R2 L2 B2 R B'
(B) B D F
(R' B2 R2 L2 U' D2 R) //11+3 2c2e
U L2 U' L2 B2 U' //HTR
L2 R2 F2 D2 L2 F2 B2 //leave slice in 23, +2
Found a 23 right at the hour and couldn't write it down
R' U' F R2 D' R2 D' R2 D' L2 D' B2 D2 L' F2 U F R B' R2 D B' F2 R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
U L U2 R F' L2 B' U2 F B U2 D2 R D2 R D2 L' F' L' D R' D
U (D' R D')
(L F) L U2 R F' L2 F //DR 12+3 2c2e
(L D2 R' D2 R) //HTR
(U2 D2 F' B' U2 F B) //finish
Good thing i checked the 12+3 first, because then i jumped into:
U (F D' R D* L[w]2 U2 L B' L F) // 11+2 and
U (F D' R D* L[2]2 U2 L' F' L B) // another 11+2 and extentions to 12+2
Got absolutely lost in this and I don't even know which HTRs I checked and which i didn't, but it doesn't matter, as all variations are 22 or worse
R' U' F R2 D' R' B2 D' B U F' B' D' R F2 B2 R2 U2 R' L2 U2 R D2 R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
L' D2 B2 R F' L2 B2 D B U D2 F' R2 L2 D2 F R' L' B2 L2 F2 R
(L) L' D2 B2 R //EO
F' L2 B2 D B U //DR 11+2 4c2e
D2 F' L2 R2 D2 F //HTR
L' R' B2 L2 F2 R L //finish
Also had this 12+0 that seemed hopeful:
(L) U2 R2 B2 L
R2 D' B U F' U2 F //12+0
There's a 21 off a DR-flip I missed:
(L) U2 R2 B2 L
R2 D' B U F (D2 R2 F') //flipped for 13+0
D' F2 B2 U'
D2 B2 U2 B2 //21
R' U' F R' B2 L2 U2 R D2 L' F2 D2 L' B2 F2 R2 D' F' U' R B' F L U' R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
U2 F' U2 F L2 F2 D2 B R L' U2 F2 B2 R L U' B' D L2 F B R' L' U' B
(B' U L R) //EO
(F' B' L2 D' B U) //DR 10+3 4c4e
U2 F' U2 F L2 F2 D2 B //leave slice
L' R U2 F2 B2 R L //finish
Had slice in 23 from this DR, but forgot to solve it and it's +0 :(...
R' U' F U2 R2 U' R2 U2 B2 R2 F2 U' F2 D L D' L R D2 B' F U' R2 U R' U' F
Results
20
Solution
B' L2 F' U2 R2 B2 L U2 F2 R D2 L2 U' D F D' L2 F2 D' B2
B' L2 F' L //EO
U D (B2 D F2 L2 D) //DR 11+4 2c4e
(F' U D') U' D' L' //DR 11+2 4c4e via DR-fe hack/trick thingy
([R2 U2 R' B2 D2 L') //HTR
(F2 L2] U2 F2) //leave slice in 20
[ ] = L2 D2 R' F2 U2 L' B2 R2 //solve slice (+0)
R' U' F U' L2 B2 U L2 R2 B2 D L2 F2 D2 F' U' F' R' D' U2 B U2 B D2 R' U' F
Results
19
Solution
D B2 L2 B2 L D' L2 D B2 U' F' D B' R2 U D R2 U' D
D [L2 B2 L'] //EO
({B2 D2} R2 B D' F) //DR 10+3 2c4e
(U B2 D' L2 D) //HTR & 3e2e2e
[ ] = B2 L2 B2 L //solve 2e2e, leave 3e in 16
{ } = D' U R2 D' U' //solve 3e
Optimal after D
R' U' F R' F L' F L2 D2 R2 D2 F U2 F' D2 F L2 R' D B2 U' F R' B' R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
U' L2 U' B2 R2 L B2 D2 B2 U' D2 F2 B2 L2 U L2 D' L2 F' R D' R2
(R2 D R' F) //EO
U' L2 U' B2 L //DR 9+3 2c4e
(L2 D L2 U' L2 F2 B2 [U') //HTR
(F2 U2] B2 R2) //leave slice in 21
[ ] = U D2 B2 D2 //solve slice in 22
Missed a 22 optimal from this 7 move trigger on A2 -> found a 22 optimal from the exact same trigger on A3.
Not much to be happy about other that the instant improvement.
R' U' F R' B2 D' L' U' R2 F2 D' L2 F2 R2 D2 F2 U' L B2 F' D' R B' U' R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
R' F2 L2 F' D2 F L F' R' L' U' R2 B2 R2 L2 U' L2 D R2 F B R2 F B
(R2 F2 U) //EO
(R L) //RZP
R' F2 L2 F' D2 F L //DR 12+5 4c4e
(R' L') R L //hack
(U' F2 R2) //keep undoing stuff, DR-4fe, "7"+4
R' L' F' R' L' // edge fix, DR 10+3 2c4e
Rewrite everything:
R' F2 L2 F' D2 F L F' R' L'//10+3
U' R2 B2 R2 L2 U' L2 D //HTR
F B R2 F B //24
DR is 22 optimal.
Can't believe that I spent all that time perfecting the stupid DR trick just to miss a super easy finish as I get to use it...
R' U' F L B2 L2 B2 D R2 U' L2 B2 F2 L' D2 B U' F' U2 F' D' L' U R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
D2 L2 B L2 F2 R2 F' L2 F U2 L2 D2 L2 B2 L' B U2 F L' D' F' B2
(F B2 D) //EO
(L F' U2 B' L) //DR 8+3 2c2e
D2 L2 [B' L2 F' R2 B2 R2 F'] //HTR
U2 L2 D2 L2 B2 //leave slice in 22
[ ] = B L2 F2 R2 F' L2 F //2e2e reinsert to solve slice
R' U' F D U' R2 U F2 U B2 D2 R2 U' B2 F' D' B U' R' F L2 B' L R' U' F
Results
21
Solution
U2 L2 B2 U' R' L2 D' B2 U R2 F2 R2 F2 U2 D F2 L' D F' D2 B
(B' D2 F') //EO
(D2 L) L D2 B2 R2 U2 R' //DR 10+3 2c4e
L2 [U' L2 U B2 R2 B2 R2 U'] //HTR
F2 //leave slice in 20
[ ] = D' B2 U R2 F2 R2 F2 D U2 //slice in +1
R' U' F U2 F' D2 B' R2 D2 B' U2 B D2 B2 L D' F' L' U2 B' F2 U' F2 L' R' U' F
Results
28
Solution
R D' B D2 B2 R2 D2 B2 D L2 F2 B2 D' F2 D R2 U' R2 U' F2 L' U' F2 B2 L2 U F B'
(F' B) R D' B //EO
(U' L2 F2 B2 U L) //11+5
(F2 U R2 U R2 D' F2 D F2 B2 L2 D //HTR
B2 D2 R2 B2 D2 //finish
First solve of the year :(
That's what I get for waiting till Jan 2nd for no reason.
Found a 25 at the end, but didn't write it down in time
R' U' F R2 U R2 F L F U B D2 F L F' B' L2 B' L2 U2 F R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
U R2 U R2 F R2 F2 R2 B' R2 U R2 B2 L2 U L2 U' R L' U' L' U'
(U L U L R') //EO
U R2 U R2 B' D2 F * //12+1
(U L2 U' L2 B2 R2 U') //HTR
(R2) //leave 2e2e
* = F' D2 B F R2 F2 R2 B' //8-6
I had like 7 different 1qt DRs from F' R2 U' B //EO and then got this 12+1 with variants on both sides.
Something crazy is going on with the corner state of the scramble but i don't know what exactly
R' U' F L F2 D2 F' L2 U2 R2 B L2 B R B2 F' R' D F' L U2 R2 B' R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
R2 D' F U2 F2 D2 B2 D L2 B2 L D2 L' D2 L F2 U2 L U B2 U R2
R2 D' F' //EO
* D' (R2 U' B2 U') //DR 8+4 2c2e
(L' U2 F2 L' D2 L D2 L) //HTR
(B2 L2) //leave 2e2e in 18
* = F2 U2 F2 D2 B2 D2 //solve 2e2e in 18 + 6-2 = 22
21 optimal of a variant, but not something I'd ever look at with this much to check
R' U' F D2 L2 U2 L2 B R2 B' R2 B D2 B' U2 R2 F' U' R' D' U' R D F' R' U' F
Results
22
Solution
R2 L2 U2 D2 F2 U R2 D' R2 L2 F' B' U2 F B2 D L2 F2 R' L2 U2 D'
(U2 D R) //EO
(L2 F2 L2 D' B) //DR 8+2
R2 L2 B2 U L2 D' //HTR
R2 L2 F' B' U2 F' B //slice in 20, +2
15 in ATM, so i tried slicing something out, but got nowhere
R' U' F D2 U2 B R2 U2 B2 U2 R2 B2 L2 D' B' U2 B L' B F2 L F' D U' R' U' F
Results
25
Solution
L2 B' U' F L F L2 U2 F' R' L2 B2 R2 L2 D2 L2 B' L2 U2 D2 B R2 D2 F2 U
(U') L2 B' U' //EO
F L F L2 U2 F' R //DR 11+2
(F2 D2 R2 B' U2 D2 L2 B) //HTR
(L2 D2 R2 L2 B2 R2 L2) //finish
Spent a lot of time on checking various phantom HTR after i undid something wrong. 10m+ down the drain and I barely touched the 10+3 from this EO because of it...