Rubik's cube patterns
These moves were either
- taken from Bandelow [B] ,
- taken from Singmaster [Si] ,
- taken from or Mark Longridge's page (see also this page), or
- created using Herbert Kociemba's Cube Explorer program.
See also Mike Reid's patterns page, Jaap's patterns page (see also part 2 and part 3), and Mark Longridge's pattern archive page.
I thank Bruce Love and Simon Nolet for pointing out earlier mistakes on this web page.
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The 4 H pattern U2R2L2F2 B2U2R2L2 F2B2
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The 4 I pattern F2R2B2F2R2B2
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The 4 T pattern RLU2R-1L-1FBU2 F-1B-1U2
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The 4 Z pattern FBLRFBLRFBLRU2D2
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The 4 Z, 2 I pattern FBUDR-1L-1FBRLUDB-1F-1RL
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The 6 W pattern U-1R2D-1B-1DR-1 D-1BDR-1U RL-1FB-1UD-1RL-1 RL-1FB-1UD-1RL-1
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The 6 spot pattern RL-1FB-1UD-1RL-1
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The 6 L pattern FBUDR-1L-1FB
- The 6 X pattern -see pons asinorum
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The 6 plus pattern R-1L2F2B2U2 R2L2F2B2 D2R-1
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The 6 T pattern U2F2R2B2D2 F2D2R2D2F2
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The twisted duck feet pattern U-1R2D-1B-1DR-1 D-1BDR-1U
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Twisted edges pattern U-1R2D-1B-1DR-1 D-1BDR-1U RL-1FB-1UD-1RL-1
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Cube in a cube pattern D2F-1D2R2F RF-1RU2L-1BLD2 U2F
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double cube pattern BL-1D2LDF-1D2FD-1B-1
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meson pattern BL-1D2LDF-1D2FD-1B-1 F-1RU2R-1U-1BU2B-1UF
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four diagonals with plus on U+D faces F-1B-1RLF-1B-1 RLF-1B-1RL
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edge hexagon U-1R-1F2RF URU2R-1 F-1F-1U-1 R2URFUF2U-1R-1
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female rattlesnake R2L-1U2RLU2RU LF2L-1FD2F-1LF2 L-1U-1
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spotted anaconda (edge hexagon)*(six-spot)= U-1R-1F2RF URU2R-1 F2U-1 R2URFUF2U-1 L-1FB-1UD-1RL-1
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stripes C(R,F,D))B2C(R,F,D)-1C(L,B,D) F2C(L,B,D)-1F2 R2L2B2R, where C(x,y,z)=x2yzx2z-1x .
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pons asinorum L-1RU-1DL-1R U-1DL-1 RU-1D or F2B2U2 D2R2L2
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worm BRL-1D-1R2D LR-1B-1R2UB2U-1D R2D-1
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snake BRL-1D-1R2DL R-1B-1R2UB2 U-1DB2RLU2 L-1R-1B2D-1
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ELVA L2F2D2 L2D2 L-1 RU2L-1R-1
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DAVE L2F2D2U2 F2L-1R-1F2L R-1
Last updated 2009-7-6.
Created by wdj