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Rubik's Cube patterns
Here are some of my favorite patterns on Rubik's cube. Many of these are from Christoph Bandelow'sInside Rubik's Cube and Beyond. I have even computed all minimal maneuvers, using my optimal cube
solver.
* = minimal in the given metric
Pons asinorum
F2 B2 R2 L2 U2 D2 (12q*, 6f*)
Checkerboards of order 3
F B2 R' D2 B R U D' R L' D' F' R2 D F2 B' (20q*, 16f*)
Checkerboards of order 6
R' D' F' D L F U2 B' L U D' R' D' L F L2 U F' (20q*, 18f)
R2 L2 U B L2 D' F B2 R L' F' B R D F2 L' U' (17f*, 22q)
Stripes
F U F R L2 B D' R D2 L D' B R2 L F U F (20q*, 17f*)
Cube in a cube
F L F U' R U F2 L2 U' L' B D' B' L2 U (18q*, 15f*)
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Cube in a cube in a cube
U' L' U' F' R2 B' R F U B2 U B' L U' F U R F' (20q*, 18f)
F' U B' R' U F2 U2 F' U' F U2 D B' D' R2 B2 U' (17f*, 22q)
Christman's cross
U F B' L2 U2 L2 F' B U2 L2 U (16q*, 11f*)
Plummer's cross
R2 L' D F2 R' D' R' L U' D R D B2 R' U D2 (20q*, 16f*)
Anaconda
L U B' U' R L' B R' F B' D R D' F' (14q*, 14f*)
Python
F2 R' B' U R' L F' L F' B D' R B L2 (16q*, 14f*)
Black Mamba
R D L F' R L' D R' U D' B U' R' D' (14q*, 14f*)
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Green Mamba
R D R F R' F' B D R' U' B' U D2 (14q*, 13f*)
Female Rattlesnake
U2 D' L2 D B U B' R' L2 U2 F U' F R (18q*, 14f*)
Male Rattlesnake
R' F' U F' U2 R L2 B U' B' D' L2 U2 D (18q*, 14f*)
Female Boa
R U' R2 U2 F D2 R2 U' D' R D' F' (16q*, 12f*)
Male Boa
F D R' U D R2 D2 F' U2 R2 U R' (16q*, 12f*)
Four spot
F2 B2 U D' R2 L2 U D' (12q*, 8f*)
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Six spot
U D' R L' F B' U D' (8q*, 8f*)
Orthogonal bars
F R' U L F' L' F U' R U L' U' L F' (14q*, 14f*)
Six T's
F2 R2 U2 F' B D2 L2 F B (14q*, 9f*)
Six-two-one
U B2 D2 L B' L' U' L' B D2 B2 (15q*, 11f*)
Exchanged peaks
F U2 L F L' B L U B' R' L' U R' D' F' B R2 (19q*, 17f)
F2 R2 D R2 U D F2 D' R' D' F L2 F' D R U' (16f*, 21q)
Two twisted peaks
F B' U F U F U L B L2 B' U F' L U L' B (18q*, 17f)
F D2 B R B' L' F D' L2 F2 R F' R' F2 L' F' (16f*, 20q)
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Four twisted peaks
U' D B R' F R B' L' F' B L F R' B' R F' U' D (18q*, 18f*)
Exchanged chicken feet
F L' D' B' L F U F' D' F L2 B' R' U L2 D' F (19q*, 17f*)
Twisted chicken feet
F L' D F' U' B U F U' F R' F2 L U' R' D2 (18q*, 16f*)
Exchanged rings
B' U' B' L' D B U D2 B U L D' L' U' L2 D (18q*, 16f)
F U D' L' B2 L U' D F U R2 L2 U' L2 F2 (15f*, 20q)
Twisted rings
F D F' D2 L' B' U L D R U L' F' U L U2 (18q*, 16f*)
Edge hexagon of order 2
U B2 U' F' U' D L' D2 L U D' F D' L2 B2 D' (20q*, 16f*)
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Edge hexagon of order 3
D L' U R' B' R B U2 D B D' B' L U D' (16q*, 15f)
F L B U L F2 B2 R' F2 B2 U' B' L' F' (14f*, 18q)
Tom Parks' pattern
L U F2 R L' U2 B' U D B2 L F B' R' L F' R (20q*, 17f*)
Ron's cube in a cube
F D' F' R D F' R' D R D L' F L D R' F D' (17q*, 17f)
L2 D2 L' D2 B2 L2 B2 L' D2 L2 B2 L' B2 (13f*, 23q)
Twisted duck feet
F R' B R U F' L' F' U2 L' U' D2 B D' F B' U2 (20q*, 17f*)
Exchanged duck feet
U F R2 F' D' R U B2 U2 F' R2 F D B2 R B' (21q*, 16f*)
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Other pattern pages
Jessica Fridrich's and Mirek Goljan's collection of patterns and maneuvers
David Joyner's pattern page, and Patterns on the 4x4x4 cube (with Rainer aus dem Spring)Mark Longridge's pattern archive
Herbert Kociemba's pattern page
Georges Helm's pattern page
Jorge Jaramillo's pattern page (Español)
Taku Aoyama's cube patterns (Japanese): Page 1, Page 2 and Page 3
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Updated October 28, 2006.