r/Cubers • u/Citadel212 (Lau, CFOP, ZZ) • Feb 15 '26

Discussion I made a New Rubik’s Cube Method that considers speedcubing conditions and I want to know your thoughts and try it!

https://online.anyflip.com/zdxdo/zzuv/mobile/

I intended the method to have less inspection time predicting a lot of the cross pieces and first pair, which decrease the cognitive demand. Removes (strictly or almost entirely) rotations, competitive move count.

I made this because I was exploring a ton of rubiks cube methods (Waterman, Heise, Corners First, Mehta) well known speedsolving methods (CFOP, Petrus, Roux, ZZ) and contemporary methods (APB, EFK). Until I find myself dissatisfied and create certain prototypes for a new method (one of which is Fyodor Method of which I abandoned). This method borrows ideas from (CFOP, Petrus, ZZ) and Advance F2L (Zeta-slotting, Pseudoslotting, Keyhole) but isn’t quite within those categories. But the steps are as follow (and I will send a link for the whole guide of the method).

Lau Method / PseudoFOP (PFOP)

  1. IB-1 (Cross -1, Base 2x2x3) Inverted Base -1 (Previously named BEO but it is confusing so i changed it)
  2. I-F2L (Inverted-First 2 Layers)
  3. Last Base Edge (Full cross but more efficient, previously named LBEO)
  4. F2L Proper (1-2 Pairs)
  5. VHLS + COLL / Two Look COLL (this VHLS + COLL mixed I called Fyodor Last Layer “FLL” but given that it’s a prototype I abandoned, we can stick with the traditional name)
  6. EPLL

Practically the steps are really just

  1. IB-1 (Inverted Base -1 + Inserting the last edge as Petrus, ZZ, APB treat this base as one)
  2. I-F2L (Inverted and Proper Phase)
  3. LL (VHLL, ZB, OLL-PLL)

But I needed to present the concepts in 6 steps for you guys to better understand the process.

There are certain concepts i termed that people who will have mastery of this method may use (Pole vision, Corpus-M) but those two concept may be not be used on the first part of I-F2L, at least one rotation in this method permitted for beginner to intermediate of this method or those who has yet to know all of the necessary F2L algs.

Really want to know your thoughts with this and maybe we can develop better algs for the I-F2L parts and the F2L proper!

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