Results of contest #418 (May 31, 2024)

(F') D2 F' L B // EO (5/5)
(L) L2 U' B2 D R2 D L' // DR (8/13)
R2 D2 F2 U // HTR (4/17)
B2 L2 D2 F2 // finish (4/21)

U' B (F D F') // EO (5/5)
L' R' B2 D2 B2 U' F2 R' // DR (8/13)
F2 D' (D') // HTR (3/16)
(L2 F2 R2 U2 B2) // finish (5/21)

(R' F) F2 R2 F // EO (5/5)
U' F2 R2 D' R' D // DR (6/11)
R U2 B2 L' // HTR (4/15)
D2 R2 F2 L2 F2 L2 // finish (6/21)

U B (U' R' B') // EO+DR-8e7c on two axis lol (5/5)
(U' L U2 R' D) // DR 4c5q (5/10)
(L U2) // pairs (2/12)
(L U2) // sq+blocks (2/14)
(F2 L' D2 R2 U2 R B2 L) // finish (8/22)

(U D) F' L' U // EO (5/5)
B' L' // DR-2e4c (2/7)
F B L' U2 L // DR 0q (5/12)
D2 [F R2 L2 F] // HTR (5/17)
L2 F2 L2 U2 // leave slice (4-1/20)

[] = B U2 D2 F2 B' // finish (+1/21)

(F' D L' U2 B') // EO+DR-2e4c (5/5)
(R L2 U' R2 U) // DR-2c4q (5/10)
(R2 B2 R) R* U2 B2 R* U2 R' // HTR (9/19)
F2 D2 R2* U2 // leave slice (4/23)

*w // finish (+0/23)


Was literally the only decent DR I had, so I spent 30 minutes trying every possible first qt skull skull

(L2 D R L) // EO(4/4)
(F2 U') // DR-4E3C(2/6)
(F' D' F' D B' D') // DR, 4a2(6/12)
D2 R2 B' (U2 F2 R2 B') // HTR(7/19)
(R2 U2 F2 L2 D2) // finish(5/24)

Very silly solve) If you invert F2 U' to F2 U you also get 4b2 2e which is what i initially found, and there are a lot of variations due to eo structure. This seems to be the only findable 24 from dr variations I checked, so pretty happy to have found it in the last 7 minutes or so

(U D) F' L' U // EO(5/5)
B' L' // DR-2E4C(2/7)
F B L' U2 L // DR, 0c0(5/12)
D2 [F L2 R2 F] // HTR(5/17)
L2 F2 L2 U2 // LS(4-1/20)

[] = B U2 D2 F2 B'(+1/21)

LOL

(F' D L' U2 B') // EO(5/5)
(R L2 U' R2 U') // DR, 2c4(5/10)
R F2 R' U2 R (D2 L2 F2 L) //HTR(9/19)
(U2 F2 B2 L2 B2) // LS(5/24)

..R F2 [R' U2 R B2 L2] F2 B2...

[] = L' B2 R D2 R' L'(+1/25)

Bad. Had a bunch of 2c4 and 4c3 in 11 except this, but chose to solve this weirdly shaped 2c4 for practice

D L D' F U R // EO 6/6
B U2 F // PDR 3/9
L2 D B2 & R2 B2 // BLOCKS 5/14
B' D2 B D B' D' B D * // 3E3C 8-1/21
* = D' B' D F D' B D F' // 3E 8-6/23
& = B2 D' U R2 D U' // 6-4/25
Actually I found it instantly, but these moves are insertions so I decided to write this way

B L (D' U' R') // EO+RZP 5/5
L2 F' B' L2 B' * U // DR 6-1/10
(F L2 U2 D2 F) // HTR 5/15
(B2 R2 B2 U2 L2 D2) // 2E2E 6/21
* = B2 D2 B2 D2 B2 D2 // 6-3//24
My first relized HTR) Honestly second, first was in normal scramble with 8/18

B2 L2 F (R' F) // EO 5/5
D' F2 L2 U' L' U' // DR 6/11
D2 L B2 D2 R // HTR 5/16
U2 F2 U2 L2 U2 // 5/21
There was shorter HTR with 4/15, but it gived 23 even with insertions and slice insertions

D L' (D' R') // eo (4)
(U', B U2 F' D) // 2c4 (9)
F R2 F' (R2 F2 D2 B' U2 B') // htr (18)
(U2 F2 U2 R2 U2) // slice (23)
+1

22 optimal, hard to find. basically have to niss after U2 B which i didn't do

WTF

(U' D') U2 R U' // eo (5)
B' (R' U2 R' L' B L' B) // blocky 4b2 (13)
L2 B2 R' (D2 R) // htr (18)
(B2 F2 L2 B2 D2) // solved (23)

(D) F' B L' D // eo (5)
B' R // jzp (7)
F^' D2 L2 B^ // 4b2 (11)
(U2 R D2 R') // htr (15)
U2 L2 B2 L2 F2 U2 R2 U2 // S (23)
^ w

22 optimal with some slice magic + 2e2e insertion but i got too confused
nasty scrambles this week

D L' (D' R') // EO
(U' B U2 F' D') // DR
(R2 F') F' L2 F' L2 U2 D2 F // HTR
(U2 B2 R2 U' D' R2 U' D') // Finish

I started with (R2 F') to check HTRs, so it slipped my mind to only do F' L2 F' after DR (+ variations) and then check. Maybe there's something better off that.

First 12 bad I've ever seen I think

(U D') F' L' U // EO
B' L' B F R' F2 R // DR 12+2 (the corners are basically solved lol)
(U2 F) U2 R2 F2 D2 B // HTR
[L2 U2 L2] // Leave 3E
L2 U2 F2 U2 L2 U2 F2 U2 // Finish (8-4)

Replacing [] by U D F2 U' D' L2 for +3 is better ofc but my attempt was cut short so this is fine.

(D) B F' L' D // EO
B' R B' R2 D2 B // DR
(U2 R D2 R') // HTR
(F2 U2 F2 L2) // Leave 2E2E in 19

B F' L' D B' R B' R2 D2 B * L2 F2 U2 F2 R D2 R' U2 D'

* = D2 R2 D2 L2 U2 L2 (6-2)

D2 F U D' B // EO (5/5)
(D F2 U L' U' R) // DR 3QT (6/11)
(B2 U' F2 L2 U' R2 U') // HTR (7/18)
(B2 U2* B2 R2 B2 R2 B2) // LEAVE SLICE (7-1/24)

*U2 B2 U2 D2 F2 D2 (6-5/25) 2E2E END

(U F' R2 L B) // EO (5/5)
(R) // DR-4e4c (1/6)
U F2 R2 U L // DR 3QT (5/11)
R2 B2 D' F2 B2 L2 U B2 U // HTR (9/20) :(
R2 U2 F2 U2 F2* // END-3E (5/25)

*F2 R' L D2 L' R (6-4/27) FINISH

F' U' D R' B // EO (5/5)
(L F2 R2 B2 D' L2 D') // DR 3QT (7/12)
(R') B2 [R' U2 R2 F2 R' // (7-1/18)
U2 B2] // LEAVE SLICE AND 3E (2/20)

rewrite [] as L' B2 R2 U2 L' {D2 F2 L2} R2 (+2-1/21) FIX SLICE
rewrite {} as F2 L2 F2 D2 F2 (+2/23) FIX 3E

U2 B U D' F' //EO (5/5)
D' R L' //DR-2E2C (3/8)
U2 R U' R2 D R //DR (6/14)
U B2 U2 R2 U D' B2 U R2 D' //HTR (10/24)
F2 D2 F2 @ R2 L2 //3E (5/29)

@=F2 R' L D2 R L' (6-4)

B (L' U' D F ) //EO (5/5)
(L' R2 D B2 U2 B2 R ) //DR (7/12)
D' //RM (1/13)
(U L2 U F2 D' F2 U ) //HTR (7/20)
U2 B2 @//2E2E3E (2/22)

@=B2 R2 L2 F2 $ R2 L2 (6-2)
$=F' B U2 F B' R2 (6-3)

F' (F' L B L U L' U' B' ) //EO (9/9)
(R U2 B2 U2 R' ) //DR (5/14)
(L2 R2 F2 B2 U B2 D') //HTR (7-1/20)
(R2 L2 @ D2 L2 ) //2E2E (4/24)

@=L2 F2 D2 F2 L2 D2 F2 D2 (8-4)

R2 B D B2 L // Pseudo 2x2x2 (5/5)
(L2 D2 F' D') // 2x2x3 (4/9)
F' D' F' D F2 // F2L-1 (5/14)
(R' D' F' U F D U2 R' U R) // AB3C (10/24)

Skeleton: R2 B D B2 L F' D' F' D F2 R' U' R U2 D' F' U' F D R D F D2 # L2

#: D R U R' D' R U' R' (8-1)

F' U' F B // EO (4/4)
L D // DR-4e4c (2/6)
F2 R' F2 L U' // DR (5/11)
L' U2 L U2 R // HTR-4e4c (5/16)
L2 B2 L' // HTR (3/19)
F2 U2 # R2 L2 F2 R2 // AB3E (6/25)

#: U' D B2 U D' R2 (6-3)

R' F U2 D B // EO (5/5)
(L R') // DR-4e4c (2/7)
B2 U2 D2 R // DR (4-1/10)
(F2 L2 D R2 U' R2 U R2 U L2 U' B2 L2) // J/J+Slice (13/23)
(B2 D' B2 U2 R2 U2 D B2 U D2) // Finish (10/33)

Worst scramble I've ever gotten. All the scrambles were bad but this was the worst of all.

(L2 D' R L) // EO (4/4)
D2 F' // RZP (2/6)
(U2 B2 U' R2 L2 U2 F2 U' F // DR 4a1 (9/15)
[U2 L2 F2 L2 U // HTR (5/20)
L2 U2] R2) // LS (3/23)

[] = U' D' B2 L2 B2 U B2 U D R2 (+2/25)

6 Jun 2024

Second scramble of https://www.fewest-moves.info/archive/418
Scramble: R' U' F L2 U2 B2 L2 U' F2 L2 U B2 L D F' R B2 U' B' L2 F L2 R' U' F


(U' L' D' U2 R) // EO + pair (5/5)
U' (D) // square (2/7)
B' R2 // +square (2/9)
D' R2 D2 L2 // 2-2-3 + pairs (4/13)
F2 U2 F2 U2 F' U2 F U F2 // 3c (9/22)


Skeleton (3c): U' B' R2 D' R2 [*] D2 L2 F2 U2 F2 U2 F' U2 F U F2 D' R' U2 D L U

[*] R U2 R' D2 R U2 R' D2 // Solved (8-3/27)


Solution: U' B' R2 D' R' U2 R' D2 R U2 R' L2 F2 U2 F2 U2 F' U2 F U F2 D' R' U2 D L U
(27 moves)