The FMC Spped rules say "The clock starts as soon as you make your first move". Does that mean you're allowed to "preinspect" the position for unlimited time...
Yes Lars, You are quite right. I think it is about time that the rules were made clear, I better write a little set very soon. Currently the rules imply you're...
Hi everyone, The results for the comedy of errors that was the Speed FMC this week are now finally online! I hope it didn't appear too hectic, and if you...
Hi there, I have two questions. One for Dan and one for Gilles. For Dan: I understand from the speed FMC rules you just wrote that the solution we submit must...
HI Seb, *sigh* this was the hardest bit to find the right words for, and it seems like I have failed. And I'm a native speaker of English... The crucial point...
Hi, Dan, I missed this interpretation and always started the clock with my first look at the scrambled cube (I scrambled not watching it). The possibility of...
Hi Mirek, Firstly, yes FMC #91 is again a Speed FMC! I thought we could all do with the practice ;) I think I have made the rules pretty clear on this point...
Hey Dan/Everyone !! Then i have one idea (again). Why not on the FMC homepage show only the scramble? And have a link to the applet of the scrambled cube. Then...
I think you overlooked your shortest solution that you should submit in your toy example - 35 moves and 35 minutes > 47 points. I don't agree that we need to...
Hey! No, my toy example is correct, if following my proposed amendment. There is 30 move solution after 35 minutes > 42 points. Ur point is that if i didn't...
... I wrote moves, max 3 or 4 at a time, just after turning the layers. It's much faster, because you don't need to rescramble the cube, and if you need to...
Hi ! Actually the title is not a joke, I would greatly appreciate if you could help me with my genetic solver project. One solve for a 30-moves scramble takes...
Well, I downloaded your genetic solver, run it on my fast notebook (it's Pentium something like 1.8 GHz, not sure now) and kept checking if the program was...
Hi Mirek ! I really like this kind of message, especially your last sentence : It makes me think to my boss, when I have to explain why do I find interesting...
Many congratz to Mirek/Gilles :-) Managing 34 pts is absolutely brilliant achievement! I can't see how that it is possible to do it myself. I'm simply too...
In my case it's a matter of luck. My average without taking moves back is still likely above 40 in about 4 minutes for each attempt. Here we have the advantage...
Hi, I found a nice 8-move F U2 F L B2 F' L' R2 for 2x2x3 block. It needed a modification that allowed me to get 2 layers in 15 moves: F U2 F R D2 L _ F R' F2...
It's unbelievable, I like it very much. It's a pity you have missed a better insertion then: R' B2 R F' R' B2 R F right after the fifth move R' F' B L R. That...
Well, This is last time i will forget to finalise my solution until 30 mins before deadline :-P The pressure of getting it done in time made me miss the best...
i have ones a 15 moves F2L for the xmas scramble and now that im more improve my skills with fmc about insertions i would like this scramble and sollutions of...
Hi everyone, I'm an idiot, I forgot to update the scramble before I went away to Stroud for the UK puzzle meeting, which by the way went very well! The...
Tnx and now i see that its a 16 move F2L :) ... use ... http://www.necrophagous.co.uk/cubestation/fmcresults/fmcresults171204 - ... a ... this ... cant ... ...
Hi all, I'm going away until Wednesday night, and because it's all been a rush I haven't had chance to post any results from this week. As a result, the...
Hey! Alrite, so it's a rollover this week ;-) Then i might as well have a look at really old fmc's. I recall there were some with quite bad best solution. I...
Hey there, My submission rythm is a bit chaotic these times -it seems that when I'm on holiday it's a bit more complicated to find motivation ;-) Anyway I'm...
HI everyone! As you know, the special celebration to mark 100 Fewest Moves Competitions, will be a special team event. Each team of 3 will be given 5 weeks to...
Hi, I'm puzzled which 7 moves you mean. I don't remember any evident 7 moves for 2x2x3. After I submitted my solution first week I found the same as Per [L']...
