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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My inexperience as a speedcuber is showing... what are FB, SB, and CMLL? :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

@threelonmusketeers Those are steps of the #Roux method. It’s not a layer by layer method. The steps are FB, SB, CMLL, LSE (or L6E).

To start, you make a 1x2x3 block on the left side (FB = first block), then a 1x2x3 block on the right side (SB = second block).
Next you permute/orient the corners in 1 alg: the CMLL step (only 42 algs)
And finally you solve the remaining 6 edges (Last six edges: LSE/L6E)

It has a low move count, is more intuitive and less algorithmic. It’s often used in OH.

Usually, FB can be done in less than 8 moves. With unlimited inspection, I usually managed to keep under 8. So 12 felt definitively rusty.

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