• miria [she/her]
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        36 months ago

        Speedsolving Wiki has good info on terminology.

        CFOP is a method (more optimized version of LBL(Layer by Layer))

        PLL is an algorithm set used to Permute the Last Layer (which can be split into 2 steps or looks). I’m not familiar with CFOP so I don’t know if 4 look PLL is a thing.

        I use the Roux method and I highly recommend trying out other methods! It’s harder to learn them once you’re set in your ways :P

        • anorax
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          16 months ago

          @miria
          Yes. CFOP PLL can be done in 4 steps when you’re a beginner (call 4-look) with few algos. Then you can learn more algos and do it in 3 steps.
          Finally, you can learn all algos and do it in 2 steps also called ‘full PLL’.

          @pineapplelover

          • miria [she/her]
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            46 months ago

            Again, I might be wrong, but:

            Full PLL is 1 look PLL. Using 1 algorithm to solve PLL.
            Full OLL is also 1 look and uses only 1 alg.

            Are you sure you meant 4 look PLL and not 4 look LL (Last Layer)? That would use 2 look PLL and 2 look OLL.

            • anorax
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              46 months ago

              @miria
              Exactly! Sorry.
              End-of-day fatigue… 🙄

              Thanks for correcting me :)

      • anorax
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        36 months ago

        @miria
        Yeah, you’re a part of rouxvolution!
        I use CFOP 4-look PLL. My best Ao12 is 42s.