You are faster with the layer but layer method because you are used to it and have practiced it a lot. Just keep working at f2l and you will get faster with it before long.
Hi y’all. Looking for true beginner YT channel recommendations please. 99% of what I find are channels which say they’re posting for beginners, but then make 12 turns in .5 seconds and say, “see?”. No dude, I could not see what you just did. Thanks!
For YouTube channel, I generally find JPerm to be the clearest
Maybe PDFs/static websites would be better for you? Something like this. For me, especially once I get to learning OLLs and PLLs or any longer algs, it’s easier to just read rather than watch someone do it
Oh I just remembered, JPerm also has a website with written tutorials: jperm.net/3x3. I’m actually using it (jperm.net/algs/2look/oll) cos it lets you easily mark which ones you’ve learned or currently learning
4x4x4 is the next logical step, but megaminx is actually easier: no new algorithm is needed (if you come from the “beginner method”). Figuring out all layers (except the last one) is pretty easy. Then I suggest you do some 3x3x3 algs to see what is affected. Anyway, that’s what I use too, no world record in sight either!
4x4x4 parity is the real hassle. I use commutators to remember it, and it’s pretty inefficient too :p
People keep saying that but I’m still struggling to map the f2l move to the 12 sides of this thing. It seems important the order in which I solve each pair. Plus just having the 12 colors to deal with, and I’m red green color blind. I need to spend more time with it still.
What I do is : insert corners first, then edges. Corners are easy. For edges, I do an insert “beginner”-style (URU’R’ U’ F’UF). (Since it can breaks the adjacent side, I pair the edge with the corner on a higher layer, that is doing 1 turn on the face). Just experiment with it, I’m sure it will “click” at some point ;)
It depends on what better means for you. What’s your goal?
You can either check CFOP or Roux methods. Both are top-level cubing. CFOP is more algorithm oriented and might be closer to what you know, Roux is more “intuitive” with fewer algorithms.
Well I suppose my goal is to get faster. But other than that I have no idea. But thank you for the advice. I’ll try one and see if it makes a difference.
I downloaded the Rubik’s cube official guide and did the solve so often that I have just learned how to manipulate the cube from muscle memory. If asked to explain how to solve one I would not be able to. But if you hand me a cube I can do the necessary moves to solve it.
I have that same Megaminx, it’s a good one! I’m also not going for records etc. I don’t even time myself doing the mega – it’s more for stress relief when I don’t feel like trying to break my 3x3 records. I basically used a pdf of instructions to do the megaminx beginner’s method, until I had it memorized. It’s basically all F2L until you get to the top layer, then there’s a couple of simple algs (sune, etc.) to memorize to do the top.
Random Chinese companies started making better products than the Rubik brand. These newer alternatives turn much faster, are easily lubricated and so on. All of the world records are achieved with these improved models.
My tip for the megaminx is that all the algorithms are the same as the 3x3x3, they just go off at weird angles. If you can keep your focus on a corner and treat it like a 3x3x3 you should be good. The last layer is odd to get the edges, I use the same algorithms, but the patterns to look for are different and the edges move a little differently since there’s an extra edge that moves around. The corners are pretty easy in the middle portions, so I just put them in place while being careful about the completed parts.
I don’t think it is an older RS3M, as I have (I think) every cube in that series, and it doesn’t match the MF3, MF3S, MF3RS, MF3RS2, RS3, RS3M, and RS3M 2020. I suppose there is always a chance that one of those could be wrong too, but I think they matched the pictures on the boxes.
Unfortunately I’m not very familiar with all of MoYu’s line. If the logo on the cube is exactly the same then I would guess it’s one of the MF3RS series as their WRM ones usually have different logo. But other than that, I have no idea.
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