R' U' F L2 D2 L2 D2 R2 B' D2 B' R2 B F R' D L2 F2 U L F L2 B' F2 R' U' F
Results
33
Solution
L' D' L2 U2 D' L' D R' D' L D F' R F R U F2 U F' D' F U2 D B' L' U' R2 U L' U' R D' R
57min30sec
1. (R' D R)
2. (U L2)
3. (B)
4. L' D' L2 U2
5. (U F2 U')
6. (R' F' R' F)
7. (R) {3e/3'1'c}@[18]
Found:
3-0: U2 [F' D' F D] U2 -> {3'1'c}@[23]
4-1: B D L2 [B' R' B R] L2 D' B' -> {3c}@[28]
Felt these were pretty equivalent, but had some time for {3'1'c} and felt as long as I could get <[5] -> {3c} it was worthwhile.
Sure enough, found:
2-2: U L U' R2 U L' U' R2 -> {3c}@[27] and then figured I better wrap things up and took:
7-1: R D' L' D R' D' L D -> {}@[33]
R' U' F R F' L2 F2 R' U B L' F2 U F' L2 U2 F2 B2 U' B2 D' L2 U L2 R' U' F
Results
36
Solution
L2 F D2 F' U B L B' L' U' F B2 U2 F2 R2 F B R L U' R' U L U' R F' U2 L D L' U' L D' L D R'
58min20sec
1. L2 F D2
2. B2 U2
3. F2 R2 F
4. B
5. (R D' R') {2'1'e/4'1'c}@[12]
6. (D' B D' B' D) {3e/22c}@[17]
Alt.
4. B' D R' B R
5. D' B D B {3e/31'1'c}@[17]
Went for {2'1'e/4'1'c}@[12] and found:
5-1: L2 U' [F'] U L2 {3e/5c}@[17]
2-0: U' B' [U'] B U {3e/3'1'c}@[17]
Took {3e/5c}@[17], but only found 2-0: F' [U B L B' L' U'] F -> {5c}@[25]
Short on time, but was a bit lucking in quickly finding +[6]+[5] -> {}.
5-1-4: U L D L' U' L D' L' +[6] -> {3c}
5-1-2: U L' U' R' U L U' R +[5] -> {}
R' U' F B2 U' F2 U' F2 L2 D' R2 D' R2 B2 F2 R' U' L U' L2 U B F2 U R' U' F
Results
31
Solution
R F B' L' F' U R D' R' U2 R D R' L2 U' L B' U' B U' F B2 U F' U' B' U B U2 L U'
55min30sec
1. R B' F L' F'
2. (U L' U2 B' U' B')
3. (U B' U B)
4. U2
5. U L2 U' L {3e/5c}@[19]
Alt.
5. U L2 U' L' {3e/5c}@[19]
Went for first one found:
2-6: +[9] -> {5c}
2-5: +[5] -> {5c}
2-3: +[9] -> {3c}
2-1: B [F U F' U'] B' +[5] -> {3c}
Then {3c} +[7] -> {} was the best I could find: 5-1: U2 R D' R' U2 R D R'
Went back to 2nd {3e/5c} case and found +[6] -> {3c} figured this was decent since as long as I had less than +[6] -> {} it would be better, but was basically out of time. I was only able to find net [6] 3c-cycles in overtime.
R' U' F D2 F2 L2 D R2 U L2 F2 L2 U R2 B' U' R B R F' L' F L2 F R' U' F
Results
32
Solution
R L' F2 R' F R' B R F' R2 B R2 B R' U' B D B2 D' B' U F2 D' R D L D' R' D F' U' D2
57min50sec
1. R
2. (U)
3. (D2 F L' F2)
4. L' F2
5. R B R2 B {31'1'e/3'1'c}@[12]
Alt.
5. R2
6. (R B' R')
7. (D B' D')
8. (R D' R' D B) {3e/3'1'c}@[20]
Alt.
7. (R' B' R) {21'1'e/4'1'c}@[14]
8. (B) {22e/2'2'1'c}@[15]
Alt.
8. (B') {22e/5c}@[15]
Went for the last {22e/5c}@[15] case. Theoretically would have checked them both out, but too time consuming.
3-0: U' B D [B2] D' B' U -> {5c}@[22] +[6]+[4] -> {}
R' U' F B2 R2 U2 F' D2 L2 D2 B F2 L2 R2 D L' B U F' D F L F2 L R' U' F
Results
DNF
Solution
DNF
Don't care to continue in overtime. This was a mess: can't properly count moves, can't turn the cube properly, can't write moves down properly....should've been able to at least salvage something in the high 30s, but messed that up.
R' U' F U L2 B2 U' R2 F2 D' F2 U F2 U2 F D' R2 F' D2 R D2 L U L' R' U' F
Results
34
Solution
D2 F' U' D R' U D2 R B R D' L2 B U2 R U' D R' D' R U R' B U B' D2 B U' B' U2 B2 L' B L
56min50sec
1. D2 F' D U' R' D2
2. U R B R
3. D' L2 B D2 B'
4. B' L' B L {3e/3'1'c}@[18]
5. L' B D L D' L' B'
6. L {5c}@[23]
Started with {3e/3'1'c} case and best I could find is:
3-3: U2 R U' R' [R D R' D'] R U R' U2 -> {3c}@[28]
Checked {5c} case and worked from end of skeleton back to 2-2, but best I found was +[6]+[6] -> {}
Since even a 7-mover on top of {3c}@[28] would tie this, I decided in the interest of time I should just go back to that case and found:
3-3-11: B U B' D2 B U' B' D2 -> {}@[34]
R' U' F L B' D' B' D2 F R' D' R' U' F2 U' R2 F2 D' F2 D' F2 L2 U2 D2 R' U' F
Results
26
Solution
B2 U L2 B' D F R' F' R D' L' F L F' D R U' R' D R U D' R2 D F' B2
46min40sec
1. B2 U L2 B' D
2. (F B2 D')
3. (R2)
4. F R' F' R2 {3'1'e/5c}@[11]
5. (D R' D' R) {3e/3'1'c}@[16]
Alt.
5. F2 D' F D F' {3e/3c}@[18]
Alt.
5. F D' F2 D F {3e/3c}@[18]
6. F' D F R F' R' D' F {3c}@[23]
Decided to just secure something decent with {3c}@[23] and quickly found 6-7: D R D' L D R' D' L' -> {}@[27]
Then explored both {3e/3c} cases and couldn't find anything better than net [6] -> {3c} so then just did a full search on the {3c}; i.e., normal skeleton through step 6, but didn't find anything better than the net [4] at 6-7.
Had plenty of time, and in hindsight, I should have explored {3e/3'1'c}@[16], because all these cases I was looking at were similar and {3e/3'1'c}@[16] still has some potential, but my initial misjudgement was that {3e/3c}@[18] vs. {3e/3'1'c}@[16] was like having a 2-move 3c-cycle, but in reality, I would be looking for something like {3e/3'1'c} -> {3c} in [4-6]ish which would have been better than {3c}@[23]. I think I'm going to explore this in overtime.
1. B2 U L2 B' D
4. F R' F' R
5. D R D'
3. R2
2. D B2 F'
5-0: D' [L' F L F'] D -> {3c}@[21]
5-2: R' D' R U' R' D R U -> {}@[26]
Well that's what I was able to find. Too bad, but that's why it's important to work through these things so we remember our mistakes better and can learn from them.
R' U' F L B' D' B' D2 F R' D' R' U' F2 U' R2 F2 D' F2 D' F2 L2 U2 D2 R' U' F
Results
27
Solution
B2 U L2 B' D F R' F' R2 F D' F2 D2 F R F' D' L D R' D' L' F R2 D F' B2
46min40sec
1. B2 U L2 B' D
2. (F B2 D')
3. (R2)
4. F R' F' R2 {3'1'e/5c}@[11]
5. (D R' D' R) {3e/3'1'c}@[16]
Alt.
5. F2 D' F D F' {3e/3c}@[18]
Alt.
5. F D' F2 D F {3e/3c}@[18]
6. F' D F R F' R' D' F {3c}@[23]
Decided to just secure something decent with {3c}@[23] and quickly found 6-7: D R D' L D R' D' L' -> {}@[27]
Then explored both the {3e/3c} cases and couldn't find anything better than net [6] -> {3c} so then just did a full search on the {3c}; i.e., normal skeleton through step 6, but didn't find anything better than the net [4] at 6-7.
Had plenty of time, and in hindsight, I should have explored {3e/3'1'c}@[16], because all these cases I was looking at were similar and this one still has some potential, but my initial misjudgement was that {3e/3c}@[18] vs. {3e/3'1'c}@[16] was like having a 2-move 3c-cycle, but in reality, I would be looking for something like {3e/3'1'c} -> {3c} in [4-6]ish which would have been better than {3c}@[23]. I think I'm going to explore this in overtime.
R' U' F B' L2 D2 U2 F D2 B U2 L2 U L' F' U' R F' L' D B R2 D R' U' F
Results
33
Solution
B' L U D B' D F' D' B2 D F U' D' B' D B' L2 F2 R2 F' R F R' D F' R2 F R D' L' F R2 L
58min00sec
{4e/2'1'c}@[20] vs. {3e/3'1'1'c}@[20] vs. {4e/2'1'c}@[19] vs. {3e/5c}@[21]
First checked out {4e/2'1'c}@[19] but didn't find anything promissing
For {3e/5c} found:
+[7] -> {3c}
+[4] -> {5c}
+[5] -> {3c} +[7] -> {}
Went back to see if I gould find a really good 3c-cycle for the +[7] -> {3c} case, but there was practically nothing.
R' U' F R' L' F' B R2 L2 D R2 B' R B2 L2 U2 R' B2 L2 D2 L' F2 L' R' U' F
Results
35
Solution
B' U D' F' D2 L D F' U2 R' D L2 D' R D L2 D2 F U L2 B L2 B' L2 U B L B' L' U' F U F' L' F2
59min10sec
1. B' U D' F' D2
2. L D F' U2
3. D' F
4. (F2 L F U' F')
5. U L2 B L2 B' L2 {3e/5c}@[22]
6. U B L B' L' U' {3c}@[28]
Secured a [36] by just finding a 3c-cycle in the last normal session, then explored {3e/5c} case, but didn't find anything worthwhile so went back to {3c}@[28] and was only able to find +[7] -> {}. Thought I found a 6 mover, but made a misturn somewhere so I didn't really properly check part of the skeleton, but I just wanted to get this down in time, and it's not worth going back to properly check for what is probably only going to be worth a move or two better at most.
R' U' F L2 D2 F2 D2 U2 L' B2 D2 R2 B2 R B2 R F' L B D F D B2 L R' U' F
Results
28
Solution
B' U F2 U' B' U F2 B2 D F D' F' B2 U' B2 U2 R' D R2 D F' R2 F U' R' U' F2 U2
50min30sec
1. U2
2. (U2 F2)
3. (U R U)
4. (F' R2 F D')
5. (R2 D' R) {3e/5c}@[13]
In normal skeleton:
1-0: B2 U B2 [D F D' F'] B2 U' B2 -> {3c}@[23]
1-0-2: U' B U F2 U' B' U F2 -> {}@[28]
I actually had a ton of extra time here and went back to see if I could make one big insertion for {3e/5c} -> {} but couldn't come up with anything better. What I should have done is searched in the last 12 moves of the inverse space session, but I normally don't bother doing this because I usually don't have such a long session and therefore it typically requires stickering up another cube just to check a few configurations, so I've almost completely forgotten this is an option.
R' U' F R' F L U' L' B' L D' R' B2 D2 L2 D2 R2 B2 R' D2 B2 L U2 B2 R' U' F
Results
33
Solution
F B2 U2 F U' B' U F' U' D F' U2 B' U B' U2 D' L' U R2 U' L U R2 B' D L' B' U' D2 L2 U D'
58min00sec
Well this was a mad dash to get something because I spent a lot of time to end up with a {3e/3'1'1'c}@[21] skeleton and decided to just try something completely different with <30min left. I was able to get:
1. F
2. B2 U B'
3. D F' U2
4. (B2 D')
5. (B L)
6. (D' B D)
7. (L U' L' U B2) {3e/3'1'c}@[19] meh!
Alt.
7. B' U B' U' {3e/2'2'c}@[18]
But I was pressed for time and couldn't really explore this very well, so I just took
4-1: D U' L2 D' U B2 +[3] -> {2'2'c} and then whatever decent 3c-cyles I could find: +[5]+[7] -> {}
R' U' F B2 L' B2 R B2 F2 R' D2 R' B2 D2 L' D L' R' D B F' U' F U R' U' F
Results
24
Solution
R2 F' R' B2 R F U2 R D R2 D' F U F U2 F' R' F R U F2 R2 F2 B'
57min40sec
1. R
2. B2 R U2
3. (B)
4. (F2 R2) Alt. (R2 F2 R2 F2 R) {3e/2'2'1'1'c} @[10]?
5. R D R2 D'
6. F U F U' F2 {3e/3c}@[16] Alt. U F2 U' F2 {3e/2'21'c}@[15]
7. D' F' L' F L D {3c}@[22]
8. D2 R2 D L D' R2 D L' D {}@[30]
Worked with {3e/3c}@[16] to see if there was <[6] to {3c}.
Found 6-4: U' F' R' F R U -> {3c}@[21]. I suppose I should have been able to figure this out since my last layer was the F-face, and this is what I would have done with normal solving if I fixed edges before the final F2 turn, but anyway, it saved me a move, and I was feeling pretty good even with +[8] -> {}, which could be done at the end of the skeleton, but I found +[7], then +[6], and then +[5], and got really luck with:
2-1: B2 R F' R' B2 R F R' +[3] -> {}
Played around with the {3e/2'2'1'1'c} case a bit after submission, but am not seeing anything worthwhile.
R' U' F D2 B2 U2 L U2 F2 L' F2 D2 L B' L' R2 D' U L2 D' F D R' U' F
Results
31
Solution
L U2 R2 U2 L' F' R2 U' B' L B U B' U' R' L' B' U' B' R2 U' R' B' D L' F R F' L' F R'
57min00sec
1. F'
2. (F' L2 D')
3. (B R U R2)
4. (B U)
5. R2 U' B' R' B' {2'21'e/3e}@[15]
6. R B U' B' U R {3e/3'1'1'c}@[21]
Went for {2'21'e/3e}.
1-0: L U2 [R2] U2 L' -> {3e/5c}@[20]
5-3: [L B U B' U' L'] -> {3c}@[26]
2-3: F' L F R F' L' F R' -> {}@[31]
R' U' F L2 U2 F2 D2 B F2 D2 R2 B L2 F2 U' F' D2 F R D L U R' D R' U' F
Results
31
Solution
B R2 B L' U2 R' L2 F U' L' U F' R L2 B U F2 U' B' U F' U F L F' R2 F L' F' R2 F2
53min20sec
I created a real mess for myself here, but really wanted to explore this idea I've contemplated from time to time.
1. B R2 B
2. L' U' F U F2 {4e/6c}@[8]
This isn't the full manifestation of the approach because the approach itself is too time consuming for me, but in short:
(a) sticker up the entire cube with all the cycles needed to solve at the very beginning
(b) look for some short set of moves that solves a handful of pieces
(c) the moves in (b) become the skeleton, and one just keeps looking for insertions for the remaining pieces, re-stickering the cube as necessary
Nonetheless, I found having 10 pieces solved in 8 moves to be decent. Then I found
3. D [R'] D' {4e/6c} -> {3e/7c}, not really better, but at least it gets it in terms of cycles I can deal with.
Then I ended up taking a 12 mover to get to {5c} which isn't great, but {5c}@[23] isn't a total disaster for me:
2-3: R2 B' L2 B2 [F R F' R'] B2 L2 B R2
Thought I had found a 6-mover to {7c}, but I messed something up. In essense that was postentially better because with {7c} there's a high probability of having a pretty good 3c insertion somewhere in the skeleton. Anyway, at that point I just wanted to finish so I don't DNF the weekly and finished with +[5]+[7] for {5c} -> {}.
Okay, I played around with this some more and the best I could find in a reasonable amount of time was:
2-2: {4e/6c} -> {5c}@[18] U' L2 R' F U' [L'] U F' R L2 U
Then did a full search for {5c} -> {} and best compatible pair of 3c cycles I could find were +[5]+[8].
R' U' F L2 U2 F2 D2 B F2 D2 R2 B L2 F2 U' F' D2 F R D L U R' D R' U' F
Results
35
Solution
B R2 B L' U' F R2 B' L2 F B2 R F' D L' D' R2 D L D' R B2 L2 B R2 U F D B' D' F D B R' D'
53min20sec
I created a real mess for myself here, but really wanted to explore this idea I've contemplated from time to time.
1. B R2 B
2. L' U' F U F2 {4e/6c}@[8]
This isn't the full manifestation of the approach because the approach itself is too time consuming for me, but in short:
(a) sticker up the entire cube with all the cycles needed to solve at the very beginning
(b) look for some short set of moves that solves a handful of pieces
(c) the moves in (b) become the skeleton, and one just keeps looking for insertions for the remaining pieces, re-stickering the cube as necessary
Nonetheless, I found having 10 pieces solved in 8 moves to be decent. Then I found
3. D [R'] D' {4e/6c} -> {3e/7c}, not really better, but at least it gets it in terms of cycles I can deal with.
Then I ended up taking a 12 mover to get to {5c} which isn't great, but {5c}@[23] isn't a total disaster for me:
2-3: R2 B' L2 B2 [F R F' R'] B2 L2 B R2
Thought I had found a 6-mover to {7c}, but I messed something up. In essense that was postentially better because with {7c} there's a high probability of having a pretty good 3c insertion somewhere in the skeleton. Anyway, at that point I just wanted to finish so I don't DNF the weekly and finished with +[5]+[7] for {5c} -> {}.
R' U' F B' L2 B' L2 D2 F' D2 F D2 F' R2 F2 U' L' R' F2 D' U F D2 F R' U' F
Results
30
Solution
F R2 U2 B' R B2 L B' R2 B L' B' R L' B' L B2 R U' B2 L F2 U B2 U' R' D R U D'
51min10sec
1. F
2. (B2)
3. (U' F2 L')
4. (B2 U R')
5. R2
6. U2
7. (R B2 L' B L B' R' B') {3e/3'1'c}@[18]
Alt.
7. (B L' B2 L R B' R') {4e/4'1'c}@[17]
8. (B) {3e/5c}@[18]
Alt.
7. (B2 L' B L)
8. (R B' R' B) {3e/5c}@[18]
Went with last {3e/5c} option, in normal skeleton found:
2-1: U' [R' D R D'] U -> {3c} +[6]
8-3: B L B' R2 B L' B' R2 -> {} +[6]
Tempting to see if I may have gotten lucky with {4e/4'1'c}@[17], say net [5]ish -> {3c}, and I had a little extra time where I could have tried to check this out quickly, but being pressed for time, I probably would have messed something up anyway.
R' U' F D2 F2 D2 R' B2 R' B2 D2 L R2 U2 B2 F' D R2 F R2 B F D L' R' U' F
Results
DNF
Solution
DNF
This maybe had some potential, but a lot of option to have to explore, and I just messed up and ran out of time in the end.
{22e/2'2'c} [20]
Found
net [1] -> {3e/5c}
net [5] -> {5c}
net [0] -> {3e/5c} then a net [4] -> {5c} but in the interest of time, I should have just taken the {5c}@[25], and there are still a lot of things to look for in a {22e/2'2'c case} that I just don't have the ability to focus on them all simultaneously, so it takes forever.
R' U' F B2 L D2 B2 L U2 F2 R2 D2 R U2 F2 R2 B' U L' F' D R' D2 U' R' U' F
Results
31
Solution
R2 U2 D2 B2 D' F' D B' D' F D' B' U2 R2 L2 D B2 R2 F' L B R' F D F' D' R D B2 D R2
1. L2 D B2
2. R2 F' L
3. B D B2
4. D' R
5. (R2 D2 R) {3'1'c/5c}@[11]
1. L2 D B2
2. R2 F' L
3. B D B2
4.
5. D R2
5-2: R' U L [D2 F D2 F'] L U R {3e/3c}@[20]
or
3-1: R' [F D F' D'] R {3e/5c}@[17], went for this over the prior one
1-0: R2 U2 [D2 B D2 B'] U2 R2 -> {3c}@[25]
1-0-4: B D' F' D B' D' F D -> {}@[31]
R' U' F D2 B' R2 B D2 B' D2 F' L2 F' D' F' R' U' F' D L' F D' R2 D2 R' U' F
Results
32
Solution
R B' L' F2 R' D2 F L U L D L' U L U D' F2 D F D' F L B L' B' L2 B' L F' L' B L
Just got this corrected with 1 second left!
Not bad for kind of a disaster of a solution.
{3e/2'2'c} @[17] couldn't really find anything, but I forget how flexible this configuration can be because I remain very fixated on solving the unsolved corners, but it is also very appropriate for my insertion to only involve say 3 of the 4 corners and just create an extra unsolved corner resulting in a {5c} case, or maybe just solving one corner but adding an unsolved one as I found a net [5] to {3'1'c} and was then able to find +[5]+[5] -> {}. If I can remember to consider these options, then this may more easily result in some < net [4] move insertions to solve the edges without making the corner situation worse.
1. R
2. B' L' F2
3. R' D2
4. F
5. (F)
6. (L B L B')
7. (L' U' L2)
8. (L U2 L')
In normal space skeleton:
7-1: F' [F' D F D'] F -> {3'1'c}
5-1: F L' B' L F' L' B L -> {3c}
8-3: L' U' L D L' U L D'
I initially wrote this last one down with U and U' interchanged, which is the last second correction I was able to make and avoid a DNF.
R' U' F U' R' B D2 B2 R' B' R2 B D' R2 B2 U2 F2 D' B2 U2 F2 D L2 R' U' F
Results
32
Solution
R U F2 U' R' F2 R' F R2 B R' F R B' R' F2 D R U R' D' R U' R D2 F' R' L2 U F2 L' F
1. (F' L F2)
2. (U' L2)
3. (R F D2)
4. R U F2 U'
5. R2 F' R
6. F' R2 {3e/2'2'c} @[17]
Alternates:
6. (R2) {4e/21'1'c} @[15]
7. (F') {3e/22c} @[17]
7. (F) {3e/2'2'c) @[17]
Went with first {3e/2'2'c} @[17]
5-1: R F2 F' F2 +[2] -> {5c} +[7]+[6] -> {}
Can't complain about {3e/2'2'c} -> {5c} in net [2], but hoped for better than +[13] on the {5c}. Who knows, if I actually had time to fully check it out, perhaps I would have found something in fewer moves.
R' U' F U2 R D L' F' U2 B L' F' U' B2 R2 F2 L2 D2 R2 D' L2 B2 D B2 R' U' F
Results
35
Solution
U' F2 B2 L2 F L U' R' D R F' L2 B2 U' B' U B' L2 F D2 F' D R' F2 R F2 D2 R F L' F' R2 F L' U'
Well, that ended up being okay as a mad dash just to get something after struggling with the skeleton and making all sorts of turning errors.
{3e/5c}@[22] +[9] -> {3c} +[4] -> {}
Initially was going to go with a {3e/5c} +[7] -> {5c}@[29], but took my chances with a few extra moments to look for something better.
R' U' F R D2 R2 F' B' L2 F U2 R' L2 F2 U B2 R2 L2 U' B2 R2 U2 B2 D' R' U' F
Results
26
Solution
F2 U R2 L' U2 F2 L D' R' L2 D R D' L2 D L F2 L D F' D F D L' D2 L'
1. F2 U L'
2. R2 U2
3. F2 L2 F2
4. L
5. (L D2 L)
6. (F' D2 F)
7. (D) {3e/31'1'1c} @[16]
Alt.
7. (D') {3e/5c} @[16]
Alt.
6. (D' F' D' F D') {3e/2'2'2c} @[17]
Went with {3e/2'2'c}, @4-0 found: D2 B R2 U [D' L D L'] U' R2 B' D2 -> {} @[29]
Thought I found a way to do the same nearby with net [10] instead of net [12] but must have messed something up because I couldn't reproduce it. I was hoping to have some time to explore {3e/5c}@[16] case, but ended up wasting a lot of time dealing with trying to reproduce a [27] that I don't think existed, and then it was scary for a couple minutes because I even messed up reproducing the [29] I thought I had secured, but that was realtively easy to resolve since I think I just made a misturn and was pretty confident it worked because I checked it earlier.
I'm also kind of stupid because I should have just looked for a shorter way to just get to {3c}, and in going back, sure enough I found:
3-2: L' [D' R' D R] L; i.e., +[5] {3e/2'2'c} -> {3c} [22], and then within this I found
3-2-3: L2 D R D' L2 D R' D'; i.e., +[4] -> {}
Not even sure that's the best option, but it's pretty decent.