Hi do you have any of the algorithms figured out, especially the 3-piece edge swap without messing up the corners? I have the same puzzle and have the corners and centers solved, but not the edge pieces.
I don't really have any algorithms for it. I used mostly intuition and familiar moves to solve it. The way I solved it was by first returning it to a solvable "3x3" situation. So I used a combination of skewb and 3x3 moves to make sure that all 6 centers were correctly placed and that the outermost corners, the pieces with 3 colors, were in a solvable state (no single rotated corner). After that, I reduced the edges to what they should be on a regular 3x3. The series that I did in the vid was the 3-cycle that I used to swap in and fix the edges. It moves things around, but as long as you do and then undo a skewb turn, you won't mess up the ability of the corners to orient properly. Once all of the edges were reduced, I placed them like a normal 3x3 to check for edge parity. There is a possible edge parity, but it's a reasonably easy and intuitive fix. After all of the edges were reduced and correct, I started to reduce the corners. The series that I did in the video also works fine for reducing the corners. Skewb move - CPS - undo skewb move. As long as you make and then undo the skewb move, you won't mess up the edges that you reduced. Once I had all of the corners reduced, then I just finished the solve like a normal 3x3. Sorry for the lengthy reply. Im hoping to do a tutorial vid for this puzzle in the future, but hopefully everything I've mentioned has been helpful. Basically, the series goes: 1) return centers and corners to a solvable position with 3x3 and skewb moves 2) Reduce edges, check for parity and fix if needed 3) Reduce corners 4) Solve like a 3x3
When you get the single rotated corner, how did you fixed that 1st case? I am also getting an 2nd case where I have only 2 centers that needs to be swapped, not sure if it's related to the 1st case. Also after you performed the 3-cycle edge swap algorithm (and undo the skewb turn), did you fix up the corners afterwards or continue with swapping other edges and worry about the messed up corners last? I fixed up the corners after performing the 3-cycle edge swap algorithm and noticed that the edges that I thought was swapped correctly, didn't get swapped after all.
That is one beautiful puzzle
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When I first saw it I tought it was curvy copter II
Hi do you have any of the algorithms figured out, especially the 3-piece edge swap without messing up the corners? I have the same puzzle and have the corners and centers solved, but not the edge pieces.
I don't really have any algorithms for it. I used mostly intuition and familiar moves to solve it. The way I solved it was by first returning it to a solvable "3x3" situation. So I used a combination of skewb and 3x3 moves to make sure that all 6 centers were correctly placed and that the outermost corners, the pieces with 3 colors, were in a solvable state (no single rotated corner). After that, I reduced the edges to what they should be on a regular 3x3. The series that I did in the vid was the 3-cycle that I used to swap in and fix the edges. It moves things around, but as long as you do and then undo a skewb turn, you won't mess up the ability of the corners to orient properly. Once all of the edges were reduced, I placed them like a normal 3x3 to check for edge parity. There is a possible edge parity, but it's a reasonably easy and intuitive fix. After all of the edges were reduced and correct, I started to reduce the corners. The series that I did in the video also works fine for reducing the corners. Skewb move - CPS - undo skewb move. As long as you make and then undo the skewb move, you won't mess up the edges that you reduced. Once I had all of the corners reduced, then I just finished the solve like a normal 3x3.
Sorry for the lengthy reply. Im hoping to do a tutorial vid for this puzzle in the future, but hopefully everything I've mentioned has been helpful. Basically, the series goes:
1) return centers and corners to a solvable position with 3x3 and skewb moves
2) Reduce edges, check for parity and fix if needed
3) Reduce corners
4) Solve like a 3x3
@@puzzlemax13 That's a lot of very useful information and something I can get started working on. Thanks for answering my questions, much appreciated!
When you get the single rotated corner, how did you fixed that 1st case? I am also getting an 2nd case where I have only 2 centers that needs to be swapped, not sure if it's related to the 1st case. Also after you performed the 3-cycle edge swap algorithm (and undo the skewb turn), did you fix up the corners afterwards or continue with swapping other edges and worry about the messed up corners last? I fixed up the corners after performing the 3-cycle edge swap algorithm and noticed that the edges that I thought was swapped correctly, didn't get swapped after all.