R' U' F R2 B' L2 F2 D' B U2 F2 D2 R U2 B' L2 B2 L2 U2 R2 B U2 R' U' F
L2 D2 L' D2 F2 R' L2 F2 B2 D2 F2 D2 R' U' R U2 R L2 U2 F D2 F2 L
(L' F2 D2 F')//EO (4/4) (U2 L2 R' U2 R' U)//DR, 4a1 (6/10) (R) L2 D2 [R' B2 D2 L]//HTR (7/17) B2 F2 D2 F2 D2//M slice (5/22) []->L' D2 F2 L2 R' (23) Final: L2 D2 L' D2 F2 L2 R' B2 F2 D2 F2 D2 R' U' R U2 R L2 U2 F D2 F2 L 4/8/4 EO count I like to think that this attempt will haunt me for a while, but it probably won't. I spent a very long time on this 7+5: R (D2 R2 B2 R) (D2 B) After working for nearly 15 minutes I decided it was probably better to call it quits and try a bit of my other DRs. In the end nothing was really working out. I found my slice skeleton with 6 minutes left. Turns out the 7+5 was 20 optimal and reasonable to find, but balancing a 7+5 with the other DRs I had is just impossible The DR I ended up using was 22 optimal and reasonable to find if I spent more time on it but well ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ such is life. Other: U' R F R D R2 F2 L' U//4b3, 22 optimal (9) U B2 R U F U2 R' B R' B//4b2, 22 optimal with 4q (10) R D U' F' L U2 F' R2 B2 U//2c3, 22 optimal (10)
R' U' F U2 L' B' L' D' L2 B L2 B' L2 D2 R U2 B' L' U2 R' B2 R' U' F
R D' B L' U' L2 B' L2 B' L2 U2 D L2 U2 L2 F2 L2 D2
R D' B L'//EO (4/4) U' L2 B' L2 B'//DR, 4a1 (5/9) L2 [D'//HTR (2/11) R2 D2] L2 F2 L2 D2//E slice (6/17) []->D U2 L2 U2 (18) Final: R D' B L' U' L2 B' L2 B' L2 D U2 L2 U2 L2 F2 L2 D2 4/8/4 EO count Very funny attempt. I mistraced the axis as 6 bad at first and I was planning to just ditch red front once I realised that all that I wrote didn't work. Luckily I decided to rewrite red front. I also wrote down the 10 move DR at first and it took me a few moments to realise there was a shorter setup to the trigger lol After finding the 18 I was playing around with funny RZPs and I actually found a few nice DRs, but of course none could beat the 18. Fun fact I miscounted the solution as a 19 until the last 5 minutes when I wrote it on the answer sheet and saw that it had one move less lol Other: (B2 D2 L F) D2 B2 L' R2 U//2c4 (9) (D) R D' F (L B2 F L' B)//4b4 (9) (D') R D' R F (L R F' R B)//4b2 (10)
R' U' F L' D' L' F B2 U2 L2 U B2 F2 D2 B2 F' D' L' B L F U2 R' U' F
B U' L2 D B2 R2 U' F' B' D2 B U2 D' F2 D2 F2 R D R
(R' D' R')//EO (3/3) B (F2 U2 B2 D' F)//2c3 (6/9) Nothing worked from here, so: (R' D' R') B (F2 D2 F2 D U2 F)//extended 2c3 (10) [D' B2 U F2 L2 U//HTR (6/16) D2] F' B' D2 F B//E slice (6-2/20) []->U' L2 D B2 R2 U' (19) Final: B U' L2 D B2 R2 U' F' B' D2 B U2 D' F2 D2 F2 R D R 6/2/6 EO count Optimal finish On this attempt, I was merely looking to get something like 22-21 to get a nice mean. I did not expect a sub-20, especially not with the weird EO count. I found the solution at about 35-40 minutes and spent the rest of the attempt NISSing random 5 to RZPs. Other: L U' L U2 B U F2 U F//2c4 (9)