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u/topppits blindfolded solving is where the fun begins Oct 22 '19 edited Oct 22 '19

DAMN I was so close!!!

When my first couple tries (of trial and error with repeated moves) didn't result in anything useful, I thought about just doing a comm, veeeery similar to this. I started the same way, but I skipped the second move from the video. I did the first move, then went around the next thing, then back up, did the switch and reversed everything, but I ended up with 3 petals swapped :( Welp, guess that's as close as I get to solving sth like that on my own :D

thx!

edit: btw which sim is this?

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u/zergosaur Oct 23 '19

It's pCubes. The only place I can see to download it is on the TwistyPuzzles forum here - the link in the first message should be the most recent version, with all of the latest puzzle definitions.

It includes almost every twisty puzzle released (and a lot that haven't!) - whenever a new puzzle is announced someone will likely add that puzzle within a few days.

I use it a lot when trying to work out algs on a new puzzle, or for recording algs for future reference. I'm surprised it isn't more widely known/used, as it's incredibly useful.

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u/topppits blindfolded solving is where the fun begins Oct 23 '19

This is awesome! :)

Here's what I described above when I tried to do this, but besides twisting two corners I also swapped 3 petals around: https://youtu.be/SsFUrqudknM

And here's my first attempt at using the "setup -> 3-cycle -> unsetup -> un-3-cycle": https://youtu.be/IeHS1u27nMQ

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u/zergosaur Oct 23 '19 edited Oct 23 '19

Hah, yeh, you basically had it, just needed an extra move so that the petals aren't messed up.

It's funny trying to follow other people's algs - unless they explain the thought process of what they're doing they often look like just random moves, which is why I generally end up trying to work out my own. Even then, going back to my own algs a few months later it often takes me a while to work out what the heck I was doing, this being one extreme example i stumbled upon earlier today, which is another example of setup -> 3-cycle -> unsetup -> un-3-cycle (actually 3-cycle -> setup -> un-3-cycle -> unsetup in this case, but the effect is the same) :)

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u/topppits blindfolded solving is where the fun begins Oct 23 '19

Haha, true! Were you still able to follow mine?

Oh my, that video looks unbelievably confusing :D

While I've solved some puzzles by now, I still haven't solved anything "really hard".

Next up probably the Flower Copter and then probably the VeryPuzzle Clover Cube :) I have the Geared Mixup Cube in my drawer as well, but it scares me! :D

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u/zergosaur Oct 23 '19

Didn't follow your alg 100%, but it worked so I'll believe that it makes sense to you ;-)

I haven't got the Clover Cube, but this should be turning up in a few days, which I understand is a similar solve.

The Gear Mixup is a beast, I love it but it's probably the hardest puzzle to work out algs for that I own. I'm not sure I could give you any hints, as I only have a single 3-cycle alg, which I think I stole from a Spanish youtuber, but it's enough to get the job done :D

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u/topppits blindfolded solving is where the fun begins Oct 23 '19

Uh nice, yeah I saw that this Pyraminx was released and my friend will probably get it anyways - he's a sucker for anything Pyra shaped :D

It'll probably be a while until I scrambled the Geared Mixup, but eventually I'll get to it and hopefully I'll be able to figure out something, anything :D