threelonmusketeersWeekly Discussion Post (2025 May 19)
NarusiteI haven't done a #speedcubing session for a long time (still a bit of figdet, patterns on big cubes..), and it's showing!
I've forgotten loads of CMLL, my SB is catastrophic, and I've done quite a few FBs with more than 12 moves (not counting all the mistakes). My ao5/ao12/... are nowhere near my best.
Otherwise, I've made a few good resolutions (planned all my FB, SB and CMLL easy...) and managed 2 sub-20s.
Time to get back to it!
My inexperience as a speedcuber is showing… what are FB, SB, and CMLL? :)
@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.