R' U' F D2 R' D2 R B2 F2 R2 F2 D2 R' U2 L2 U' F' D F2 D' R F2 L D R' U' F
Results
DNF
Solution
DNF
Had {3e/5c} @[19], nothing great in there and ended up taking +[10] -> {3c}, but I ended up putting a sticker on the wrong face so the net [6]
for {3c} -> {} I found obviously didn't work and I ran out of time.
R' U' F L2 B2 D2 B F2 R2 F' L2 D2 R2 D2 F' R' D B U2 B2 U L D2 L R' U' F
Results
35
Solution
R2 L F' L2 F' L2 F' L' F L U2 L' U' R' F' U' F U R L' F2 U R D' R' U' R D2 F D' B D F' D' B
At least I had some time to explore a few things here, but still feel like I'm in a bit of a slump after Bay Area Speedcubin' 69.
1. R2
2. L F' L2
3. F'
4. (B2 R' F2)
5. (B' U2 B) {4e/4'1'c} [11] Thought I found +[11]->{5c} and +[9]->{3e/5c} options here, but I must have written something down wrong or misinterpretted where the stickers would end up because they didn't check out.
Alternate:
5. (L)
6. L2 F' L' F
7. L U2 L' U' {3e/2'2'c} [17] Couldn't find anything good here except what ended up being exactly step 8 below.
8. R' F' U' F U R {22c} [23]
Was running out of time and found 2 back-to-back net [6] movers right before the last move of the normal skeleton to get {22c}->{}. Actually I found the first net [6] pretty quickly and just took it, and then I was able to go through the entire skeleton for the 2nd one. The best option I found for the 2nd one just happened to be right after the first insertion.
R' U' F D2 U2 F2 R' U2 R' F2 D2 F2 U2 B' L2 R' U' L2 B' F U2 L U' R' U' F
Results
34
Solution
U' F' R' U' L' F' L F D' L' F' D F' L2 F' U D2 B' U2 D' F D F' U2 L' F L B L' F' L U D2 B
{3'1'c/3'1'e} [13]
{3e/5c} [17]
{2'1'e/4c} [17]
{1'1'e/5c} [17]
Went for {3e/5c} here, found +[11] -> {3c} +[6] -> {}, but I DNFed within the hour just due to wasting a lot of time, like forgetting to do the turns for the first insertion when looking for the final 3c-cycle, even though I had plenty to deal with this case.
At least I attempted the {3e/5c} case first, but I was tempted by the {3'1'e/3'1'c} @[13] until after stickering up the cube I realized this isn't that great because there's not really a way to improve the edges with a single turn, well I guess a double turn could be used to get {3'1'c} -> {3c} but I'm still not thinking clearly about a lot of these cases. So I just went back to the orginal case to try to salvage something decent and failed.
R' U' F D B2 D' F R' U' L' B D' R2 U2 R2 F R2 F B L2 F' U2 L2 B R' U' F
Results
37
Solution
F B L2 B' D R' B D B2 D' B' D' R' D R B U2 D L' U D R2 L U' L' F' D F D' L U R2 L' U' D2 L' D
Well, probably could have done better, but I was curious to respond to some of my fellow delegates on Discord about an upcoming PBQ while I was doing this, so was feeling a bit distracted.
{3e/2'2'c}@[22] vs. {2'1'e/4c}@[19] really only had time to look into the first one and found a net [15] move insertion to solve and was just holding on to this as a backup but didn't really find anything better.
1. B F L2
2. B' D
3. (D' L)
4. (D * L D' U2) Considered starting this sequence with D2, but that ended up being a move more to get to {F2L-1} and didn't look especially good after that.
5. (B' R' D' R D)
6. R'
7. B D B2 D' B' {3e/2'2'c} [22]
Alternate:
7. D B' D' {2'1'e/4c} [19]
In the normal skeleton used: * D U R2 L U L' [F' D F D'] L U' L' R2 U' D' -> {}
R' U' F D' L' U2 F U D' L2 B' U2 R F2 U2 D2 L' F2 R2 D2 L' B2 L2 F2 R' U' F
Results
33
Solution
D2 F2 B D2 R' B' R B2 D' L2 D2 F U' F' D2 F U B' L B U' L D2 L' U L D2 F' L' D2 R' U2 B2
1. D2 F2
2. (B2 U2 R)
3. B D2 R' B' R B2
4. D' L2 F L F' L'
5. D2 {4e/4c}@[18]
Alternate:
5. D' F' D F D' {3e/22'1'c}@[22]
Went for {4e/4c} found after
4.4 [L] (net 0) -> {3e/5c}@[18]
4.3 B' [L] B -> {5c}@[21]
Checked {3e/5c} but couldn't find anything better than {5c}@[21] so went back to this, didn't get a complete search done in time, but at least found +[6]+[6] -> {}
I suppose the {3c/22'1'c} could have been better, but it most likely would have required net [4] or better to {3c} and then a net [6] or better. Pretty even call, and I was already pretty invested in the {4e/4c} case.
R' U' F R' B2 L B2 U2 L' F2 R U2 R' D2 F L2 R U B2 U' B' L' U B R' U' F
Results
30
Solution
R F2 U' B R2 B' U R2 B2 L B' R' B L2 B' R B2 L U D' R' U2 R D R' U R' B2 U L2
Well this had a lot of potential, but I'll have to settle for this in the one-hour limit.
1. R
2. (L2)
3. (U' B2)
4. (R U R U' B')
5. F2 R2 B2 {22e/5c}@[11]
6. L' B L B' {22e/3c}@[14]
Alternates:
6. U L U' L' {3e/22c}@[16]
6. U L U L' U' {4e/2'1'c}@[17]
Went with {22e/5c} since there are a lot of configurations where this can be improved, it's the lowest number of moves of all options, and I felt it was already a little better than typical with the lucky move cancelation with the last inverse move in step 4.
1. R * [F' D' F D -> {3e/2'2'c}@[15]]
5. F2 R2 B'
4. U R' U' [U' L F R U R' U' F L' U -> {3e/5c}@[20]] R'
3. B2 U
2. L2
Couldn't find much with the {3e/2'2'c}@[15] option so was hoping for something quick/decent with {3e/5c}@[20] but didn't have much luck there either, so I just forced the following to solve in time:
* D' B U' R U B [F L F' L'] B' U' R' U B' D; i.e., {3e/2'2'2c} +[16] -> {}
{4e/2'1'c}@[17] might be better if I make a net [5] -> {3c}. Same for {22c/3e}@[14], this is actually a little more flexible than {22c/5e} in some ways because any corner can be used as the new one that ends up needing to be solved while fixing the edges, whereas with {5c} I'm pretty much restricted to working among those 5 corners. Always a tough call for me, fewer moves vs. easier case?
Well I went back and was able to get [30] from the {22c/3e}@[14] case.
1. R
5. F2 * R2 B2
6. L' B L
4. U R' U' R'
3. B2 U
2. L2
* U' B [R2] B' U -> {5c} was the best thing I could find, and then +[5]+[6]->{}
R' U' F R' B2 L B2 U2 L' F2 R U2 R' D2 F L2 R U B2 U' B' L' U B R' U' F
Results
31
Solution
R D' B U' R U F B L F' L' B' U' R' U B' D F' D' F D F2 R2 B' U R' U' R' B2 U L2
Well this had a lot of potential, but I'll have to settle for this in the one-hour limit.
1. R
2. (L2)
3. (U' B2)
4. (R U R U' B')
5. F2 R2 B2 {22e/5c}@[11]
6. L' B L B' {22e/3c}@[14]
Alternates:
6. U L U' L' {3e/22c}@[16]
6. U L U L' U' {4e/2'1'c}@[17]
Went with {22e/5c} since there are a lot of configurations where this can be improved, it's the lowest number of moves of all options, and I felt it was already a little better than typical with the lucky move cancelation with the last inverse move in step 4.
1. R * [F' D' F D -> {3e/2'2'c}@[15]]
5. F2 R2 B'
4. U R' U' [U' L F R U R' U' F L' U -> {3e/5c}@[20]] R'
3. B2 U
2. L2
Couldn't find much with the {3e/2'2'c}@[15] option so was hoping for something quick/decent with {3e/5c}@[20] but didn't have much luck there either, so I just forced the following to solve in time:
* D' B U' R U B [F L F' L'] B' U' R' U B' D; i.e., {3e/2'2'2c} +[16] -> {}
{4e/2'1'c}@[17] might be better if I make a net [5] -> {3c}. Same for {22c/3e}@[14], this is actually a little more flexible than {22c/5e} in some ways because any corner can be used as the new one that ends up needing to be solved while fixing the edges, whereas with {5c} I'm pretty much restricted to working among those 5 corners. Always a tough call for me, fewer moves vs. easier case?
R' U' F R L U2 B U2 F2 R F' U' R B2 R2 D2 R2 L' U2 R2 D2 B2 U2 L' R' U' F
Results
DNF
Solution
DNF
Skeletons:
{3e/5c}@[17]
{5c}@[22]
{2'1'e/4c}@[18]
Went for {3e/5c} but couldn't find anything better than +[12] -> {3c}
So went back to {5c}@[22] but must have made some misturn somewhere because the insertions I found didn't check out, and I was out of time.
Don't care to actually find a solution. Even if I get pretty lucky, it's probably [30] at best.
R' U' F L2 F2 R F2 R F2 U2 R D2 R U2 L' B R' D L B2 F' U' L F2 R' U' F
Results
37
Solution
R2 U2 D2 R D R2 F2 D' F2 D2 F2 D2 F' U R' B' R' L' F2 R' D B2 R F R' B2 R F' R' L' D' R L F2 R F B
Didn't have time to look for great insertions, but at least I completed it.
Had following skeletons...
{4e/4'1'c} [16]
{2'1'e/4c} [18]
{2'1'e/2'1'c} [20]
{3e/3c} [30]
{3e/3'1'c} [22]
Went with {4e/4'1'c}@[16] with +[3]->{3e/5c} or +[5]->{3e/3c} options.
Took {3e/5c}@[19] +[10] -> {3c} +[8] -> {}
Possible {3e/3c}@[21] is better because it's like getting a +[2] 3c-cycle, but I like {3e/5c} because, however unlikely, it could be solved with a single [R U2 R' U2] type insertion.
R' U' F D2 F2 D F2 D R2 B2 F2 D2 R2 B L' D2 F' L F D B R' U' R' U' F
Results
34
Solution
U' L D L' F2 R2 F R2 F' U F U' D2 R' D B D2 F D L' D' R2 D L D2 R2 D B' L' B R2 B' L F'
1. U'
2. (B * D2 B')
3. (D')
4. (R D2)
5. (U F' U')
6. L D L' F2
7. (F R2 F')
8. (R2) {22e/22c} @[18]
Alternates:
7. R' F R2 F' {2'1'e/2'1'c} @[18]
4. (R U D F' U' F D)
5. L D L' F'
6. R D R' D' R2 {3e/31'1'c} @[21]
Went with {22e/22c}. In normal skeleton, found * F R2 <net 5 3c-cycle> D' [R2] D R2 <net 4 3c-cycle> F' {22e/22c} -> {5c} then, +[4]+[5] -> {}
R' U' F D B2 D L2 F2 U F2 U R2 U L2 U2 L D' B' R2 D2 L' F L' D R' U' F
Results
31
Solution
U' D2 F2 L' B R L' F' L B2 L' F L D R D' R F L F' R' F L' D' F' D B' D B2 R D2
Got R' and R at [17] and [21] interchanged in my original transcription and ran out of time.
1. U'
2. D2 F2 L'
3. B R B2
4. (D2)
5. (R' B2 D' B * R') {1'1'e/2'21'c} [13]
6. (R D R' D') {3e/5c} [15]
* F D' F' D {3e/5c} -> {5c} +[6]+[6] -> {}
Had a few compatible +[6]+[6] options for {5c}->{} but didn't find anything better in a full search of the [19] move skeleton in normal space.
R' U' F R2 U' R2 B2 D' U2 F2 D2 U R2 U B' F D L D U F2 R2 B' F2 R' U' F
Results
29
Solution
U' F' U D L D' L' D' F' D' L B' U2 L' D' L U2 L' D F' B' D B D' F U F' U' F
Just a few minutes late. Wrote down one of the 3c-cycle algs incorrectly and took a few minutes to find out what was wrong :(
{32e/2c} @[16] vs. {3e/2'2'1'c} @[17]
Went with the latter.
+ [4] -> {5c}
+[2] +[6] -> {}
Didn't have a lot of time to search for the last net [6] 3c-cycle, so may have gotten really lucky and made this a move or two better, but I'm too lazy to check as I already took some of the stickers off the cube.
R' U' F R2 F B2 D L2 U' R' U L F' R2 F2 L' F2 L2 D2 L F2 R U2 D2 R' U' F
Results
37
Solution
F2 L2 D R' F2 B' U B U' L' B' L2 B D L F2 L' B' L F2 L' B L D' L' D' R2 D' L D R2 D2 B2 R' L B2 R
{3e/5c} @[23] + [2]-pure 3e cycle -> {5c} +[4] + [8] -> {}
Also found a +[6] + [6] option for the {5c} but it's no better and I already wrote down the moves for the [4]/[8] combo, just unfortunately couldn't find anything better than [8] that was compatible with the net [4] 3c cycle.
R' U' F D' F2 U F2 U L2 D2 U' R2 F2 U R U' B' D2 F' U F2 D U L2 R' U' F
Results
34
Solution
L' D' R' L B2 R L' D' B U R F D2 R2 F2 U' D R F' R2 D2 L' D R D' L D2 R2 F R' L B L' B'
Had {4e/4'1'c} @[10] or {3e/22c} @[14], but couldn't find much.
Started with {4e/4'1'c} and found +[13] to {2'2'c} and +[7] to {3e/5c}. Thought {3e/22c} @[14] was still a better option, so checked that out, but didn't find anything, and then checked {3c/5c} @[17], but was in a hurry and ran out of time.
Just finished with {2'2'c} @[23] and interestingly took a net [4] at the very end to transform to {3e}, which I don't like since it requires finding a pure edge insertion, but I didn't care at this point so just figured I'd check this out and was able to find a net [7] to {}.
{4e/4'1'c} [10] -> {2'2'c} [23] -> {3e} [27] -> {} {34]
R' U' F D' F2 D' L2 D' F2 U B2 R2 U' B2 U' L F U R D U' B R2 D R' U' F
Results
28
Solution
L2 U' F' U F2 R F' L F R2 F2 R F2 R B' R F2 R' F2 B R' F' U R L2 U D F
This took almost an additional hour, and I got lucky with {5c} @[23] + [3] + [2] -> {}
During the first hour I had:
{4e/4'1'c} [15] + [1] -> {3e/2'2'1'c} + [8] -> {5c} [24], but at that point I didn't have time to finish.
Then checked
{3e/1'1'1'1'1c} [17] but that didn't yield anything better.
Finally went back to
{3e/3'1'1'c} [18] and followed through with a +[5] to {5c}, which gave me the [28] I found.
R' U' F U2 R D2 R2 F2 U2 R F2 L B2 R D' R U B R' B2 U2 L' B' U2 R' U' F
Results
32
Solution
D R F' L' U2 R' F' L' F R F' L U' L' U L B' D' F U F' D F B U2 B U2 L2 U D2 R' D'
My original solution was a [38], but I messed up switching to unlimited mode (hit red unlimited button instead of radio button below scramble image). Anyway [38] was a bit of a disaster.
I had:
{22e/5'1'c} [12] tempting but complicated
{4e/4c} [18] tried this, but didn't find anything great
{3e/5c} [21] + [5] -> {5c} then was low on time, so had to just find two quick insertions for the {5c}, +[6]+[6]
Was curious what I might have been able to get out of the "tempting but complicated case"
{22e/5'1'c} +[4] -> {3e/5c} +[6] -> {2'2'c} +[4] -> {3c} +[6] -> {}