Lucas's History
of
3x3x3 Rubik's Cube Methods
I first began solving Rubik's cube during winter break of '05-'06. I'm quite method-neutral from all my early method-shopping; I had tried corners first (from my friend Jopeph Doolittle), edges first, Petrus, but settled on F2L... Here I try to list everything I once used as a method, as well as anything I learn extra. And any crazy variations I think of...
Standard terms |
My terms |
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F2L – First two layers |
Omega snap – edge flipper; see my alg
page |
Time |
Speed |
Method designation |
Cross |
3 cross face corners |
Last FL Corner |
3 Middle edges |
Last middle edge |
COLL |
CPLL |
EOLL |
EPLL |
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Jan '06 |
1 min |
Original F2L |
1 (T) |
2, 3, 4 |
5 |
6, 7, 8 |
9 |
11 (Sune [x1,x2]) |
10 (Niklas [x1,x2]) |
13 (Omega snap [x1,x2]) |
12 (using ECs [x1,x2,x3]) |
Jan-Feb '06 |
<1 min |
Small modification |
1 (T) |
2, 3, 4 |
5 |
6, 7, 8 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
12 (using 2 ECs) |
|
Never really used... |
- |
Mod #2 |
1 (T) |
2, 3, 4 |
5 |
6, 7, 8 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
12 |
13 |
Used for a few months |
~50 sec |
Mod #3 |
1 (T) |
2, 3, 4 |
5 |
6, 7, 8 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
12 (using 2 ECs) |
|
~30 sec |
Keyhole/working corner adoption |
1 (T) |
2, 3, 4 |
8 |
5, 6, 7 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
12 (using 2 ECs) |
||
Refined for Nationals '06 (August 4-6) |
30 sec |
Final |
1 (T>S>B) |
2, 3, 4 |
8 |
5, 6, 7 |
9 |
10 |
12-PLL |
11 |
12-PLL |
post-Nationals |
<30 sec |
[Keyhole/working
corner] |
1 (T>S>B) |
2, 3, 4 |
8 |
5, 6, 7 |
9 |
10 |
11-PLL |
9 |
11-PLL |
Oct '06 |
<25 sec |
Mini-ZB |
1 (T>B) |
2, 3, 4 |
8 |
5, 6, 7 |
9 |
10 |
11-PLL |
9 |
11-PLL |
Nov-Dec '06 |
<25 sec |
F2L Slots |
1 (T>B) |
2, 3, 4 |
5 |
2, 3, 4 |
6 |
7 |
8-PLL |
6 |
8-PLL |
January '07 -Finished June 16, '07 |
? |
1 (B) |
2,3,4 |
6 |
2,3,4 |
5 |
6 |
7-PLL |
5 |
7-PLL |
Other Methods and ideas |
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Early '06 |
Petrus |
Well, Petrus... I remain partial to this method, but I've never used it for speed; it's still good for few moves (though I plan to learn Heise). |
x |
Macky's F2L +COLL |
Here;
a fancy counterpart of my mini-ZB... |
x |
Idea: |
Cross, place top corners in any of each other's slots and middle adges in any of each other's slots, permute F2L together, orient all remaining edges, then do any style of ZBLL solve (I'd use COLL then PLL) |
x |
Idea: |
2x2x2, 2x2x3, top edge, two corners an a middle edge, last edge with EOLL, ZBLL (with PLL?) |