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Rubik'sCubepatterns
HerearesomeofmyfavoritepatternsonRubik'scube.ManyofthesearefromChristophBandelow's
InsideRubik'sCubeandBeyond.Ihaveevencomputedallminimalmaneuvers,usingmyoptimal
cubesolver.
*=minimalinthegivenmetric

Ponsasinorum
F2B2R2L2U2D2 (12q*,6f*)

Checkerboardsoforder3
FB2R'D2BRUD'RL'D'F'R2DF2B' (20q*,16f*)

Checkerboardsoforder6
R'D'F'DLFU2B'LUD'R'D'LFL2UF' (20q*,18f)
R2L2UBL2D'FB2RL'F'BRDF2L'U' (17f*,22q)

Stripes
FUFRL2BD'RD2LD'BR2LFUF (20q*,17f*)

Cubeinacube
FLFU'RUF2L2U'L'BD'B'L2U (18q*,15f*)

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Cubeinacubeinacube
U'L'U'F'R2B'RFUB2UB'LU'FURF' (20q*,18f)
F'UB'R'UF2U2F'U'FU2DB'D'R2B2U' (17f*,22q)

Christman'scross
UFB'L2U2L2F'BU2L2U (16q*,11f*)

Plummer'scross
R2L'DF2R'D'R'LU'DRDB2R'UD2 (20q*,16f*)

Anaconda
LUB'U'RL'BR'FB'DRD'F' (14q*,14f*)

Python
F2R'B'UR'LF'LF'BD'RBL2 (16q*,14f*)

BlackMamba
RDLF'RL'DR'UD'BU'R'D' (14q*,14f*)

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GreenMamba
RDRFR'F'BDR'U'B'UD2 (14q*,13f*)

FemaleRattlesnake
U2D'L2DBUB'R'L2U2FU'FR (18q*,14f*)

MaleRattlesnake
R'F'UF'U2RL2BU'B'D'L2U2D (18q*,14f*)

FemaleBoa
RU'R2U2FD2R2U'D'RD'F' (16q*,12f*)

MaleBoa
FDR'UDR2D2F'U2R2UR' (16q*,12f*)

Fourspot
F2B2UD'R2L2UD' (12q*,8f*)

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Sixspot
UD'RL'FB'UD' (8q*,8f*)

Orthogonalbars
FR'ULF'L'FU'RUL'U'LF' (14q*,14f*)

SixT's
F2R2U2F'BD2L2FB (14q*,9f*)

Sixtwoone
UB2D2LB'L'U'L'BD2B2 (15q*,11f*)

Exchangedpeaks
FU2LFL'BLUB'R'L'UR'D'F'BR2 (19q*,17f)
F2R2DR2UDF2D'R'D'FL2F'DRU' (16f*,21q)

Twotwistedpeaks
FB'UFUFULBL2B'UF'LUL'B (18q*,17f)
FD2BRB'L'FD'L2F2RF'R'F2L'F' (16f*,20q)
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Fourtwistedpeaks
U'DBR'FRB'L'F'BLFR'B'RF'U'D (18q*,18f*)

Exchangedchickenfeet
FL'D'B'LFUF'D'FL2B'R'UL2D'F (19q*,17f*)

Twistedchickenfeet
FL'DF'U'BUFU'FR'F2LU'R'D2 (18q*,16f*)

Exchangedrings
B'U'B'L'DBUD2BULD'L'U'L2D (18q*,16f)
FUD'L'B2LU'DFUR2L2U'L2F2 (15f*,20q)

Twistedrings
FDF'D2L'B'ULDRUL'F'ULU2 (18q*,16f*)
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Edgehexagonoforder2
UB2U'F'U'DL'D2LUD'FD'L2B2D' (20q*,16f*)

Edgehexagonoforder3
DL'UR'B'RBU2DBD'B'LUD' (16q*,15f)
FLBULF2B2R'F2B2U'B'L'F' (14f*,18q)

TomParks'pattern
LUF2RL'U2B'UDB2LFB'R'LF'R (20q*,17f*)

Ron'scubeinacube
FD'F'RDF'R'DRDL'FLDR'FD' (17q*,17f)
L2D2L'D2B2L2B2L'D2L2B2L'B2 (13f*,23q)

Twistedduckfeet
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FR'BRUF'L'F'U2L'U'D2BD'FB'U2 (20q*,17f*)

Exchangedduckfeet
UFR2F'D'RUB2U2F'R2FDB2RB' (21q*,16f*)

Otherpatternpages
JessicaFridrich'sandMirekGoljan'scollectionofpatternsandmaneuvers
DavidJoyner'spatternpage,andPatternsonthe4x4x4cube(withRainerausdemSpring)
MarkLongridge'spatternarchive
HerbertKociemba'spatternpage
GeorgesHelm'spatternpage
JorgeJaramillo'spatternpage(Espaol)
TakuAoyama'scubepatterns(Japanese):Page1,Page2andPage3
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