Uploaded November 2013 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Riley does some advanced 3x3 blindfolded example solves using 3-cycles.

Scrambles:
L2 F2 D2 L2 D' F2 D B2 D' L2 U L B F D2 R D2 L' U' R' D'
B R2 F L2 D2 B2 U2 B D2 L2 F2 L' U' L' D' L2 R' B L R2 B'
B L2 D2 U' F U L F L2 B2 D2 B2 U L2 F2 R2 B2 D2 R2

Reconstructions:
To follow along, scramble in your SOLVING ORIENTATION.

Solve 1: L2 F2 D2 L2 D' F2 D B2 D' L2 U L B F D2 R D2 L' U' R' D'
Corners
z' [D2, R U2 R'] z
R' D2 y x' [D2, R U R'] x y' D2 R
x R U2 R' U' R U' R' L' U2 L U L' U L x'
Edges
[U R' U', M2]
x [ M, U' R' U] x'
x' z' [U M' U', R'] z x
[U M2 U', L2]
z' R2 U M' U' R' U M U' R' z
x2 r U R' U' M U R U' R' U M2 U M U2 M' U M2 U'

Solve 2: B R2 F L2 D2 B2 U2 B D2 L2 F2 L' U' L' D' L2 R' B L R2 B'
Corners
z' x' [R' D2 R, U2] x z
[L2, U R U']
x [R, U' L U] x'
y' [R' D R, U'] y
Edges
L' U' M' U2 M U' L
R U M' u2 M' u2 U' R'
[D, M' U' M]
x' [M2, U' R' U] x
z [M', U' L U] z'
x D' [U R2 U', M'] D x'
M' U2 r' U' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' U R U2

Solve 3: B L2 D2 U' F U L F L2 B2 D2 B2 U L2 F2 R2 B2 D2 R2
Corners
x [R U2 R, D2] x'
y x [ D, R U R'] x' y'
[L, U R2 U']
X' [U', R' D R] x
Edges
z' [U' R U, M2] z
[R2, U' M2 U]
U x [M', U' R' U] x' U'
l' U' L U M U' L' U L
L z' [M, U R U'] z L'
y' [M, U R2 U'] y
U' M' U2 M U R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' U2

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