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Megaminx OLL

The document discusses algorithms for solving the last layer (OLL) of a Megaminx puzzle. It provides notation and diagrams for 19 different OLL cases with their mirror/inverse variants, detailing the optimal algorithms to solve each case in the fewest number of moves.
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Megaminx OLL

The document discusses algorithms for solving the last layer (OLL) of a Megaminx puzzle. It provides notation and diagrams for 19 different OLL cases with their mirror/inverse variants, detailing the optimal algorithms to solve each case in the fewest number of moves.
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Megaminx OLL [259-81=178] Advanced

Megaminx OLL Algorithms


James Macdiarmid

Each case = 5/1296 except skip = 1/1296. Dot OLL [81] are excluded.

Moves 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Sum Avg


# 7 11 8 15 37 45 26 14 10 1 4 1896 10.65

1: EO

1A 1B
L (R U R' U' R' F R F') L (F R' F' R U R U' R')
L' L'

2: 2CO

2A 2B 2C 2D
(R U R' U) (R U R' U2') R bR R' F R bR' R' F' R U2' R' U' R U2' R' R' F R bR' R' F' R bR
R U' R' R' U2 R U R' U2 R
y2' (R' U' R U') (R' U' R y R U2 R' U R U2 R'
U2) R' U R y' R' U2' R U' R' U2' R

3: 3CO

3A+ 3A- 3B+ 3B-


R U R' U R U2' R' R' U' R U' R' U2 R R U2 R' U' R U' R' R' U2' R U R' U R
y' R' U2 R U2 R' U R y R U2' R' U2' R U' R' y' R' U' R U2' R' U2' R y R U R' U2 R U2 R'

4: 4CO
4A 4B 4C 4D
(R U R' U) (R U' R' U) (R' U2' R U) (R' U' R (R U R' U) (R U R' U') (R U2' R' U2') (R U2 R'
R U2' R' U) R' U R R U2' R' U2') R U' R'
y2 (R' U' R U') (R' U R y2' (R U2 R' U') (R U R' (R' U' R U') (R' U' R U) y2' (R' U2 R U2) (R' U2'
U') R' U2 R U') R U' R' R' U2 R R U2) R' U R

4E+ 4E-
R U2 R2' U' R2 U' R2' R' U2' R2 U R2' U R2
U2 R U2' R'

5: 5CO

5+ 5-
(R U R' U2) (R U2' R' (R U2 R' U') (R U2 R'
U) R U2' R' U2') R U' R'
y2' (R' U2' R U) (R' U2' y2' (R' U' R U2') (R' U2
R U2) R' U R R U') R' U2 R

6: Anchor

6A 6B
R U2' R' (F R' F' R) (U' F (R U' R' U2) (R U R'
R U2' R') F')

7: T

7A 7B
R U R' U' R' F R F' F R U R' U' F'
y R' F' U' F U R

8: C

8A+ 8A- 8B+ 8B-


R' U' R' F R F' U R R' U2' F' U F U R R U R2' U' R' F R U R (F R U R' U') (R U R'
y2' R U R bR' R' bR U' U' F' U) (R U2' R' F')
R' y2 F R2 U (R' U R' U')
(R2 U' R2' F')

9: S

9A+ 9A- 9B+ 9B-


R' F R U R' U' F' U R R U R' F' U' F U R U2' R' U' F' U' F U2 R F U R U R' U2' F'
R'

10: Pi

10A+ 10A- 10B+ 10B-


(R U R' U2) (R U' R' R' F' U' F U2' R U R' (R U' R' U2') (R' F R (R U2 R' U) (R' F R F')
U2') (R' F R F') U2 R F') (U2 R U R') R U2 R'

11: Y

11A+ 11A- 11B+ 11B-


R' U' F' U' F R2 U R2' R U2 R' U R' F' U' F U (R' U2' R' F R F') (R U (R U2' R' U') (R' F R F'
U R2 U2' R' R2 U2 R' R' U R) (U R U2 R')
R' U2' R' F R2 U R' U R L R' F (R U R' U') F' L'
U2' R' F' R UR
12: Hammerhead

12+ 12-
F (R U' R' U2) (R U R' (R' U2' R U' R' U) (F' U
U) (R U' R' F') F U) R
y2 (R U R' U2') (R' F' U'
F) (U R2 U R')

13: W

13+ 13-
R' F R U2 R' F' R F U2' F R' F' U2' F R F' R'
F' U2 R
y2' R' F R U2 R' F' R U'
F' U' F

14: Duck Head

14A+ 14A- 14B+ 14B-


F R U2 R' U2' F' bR' R' U2' R U2 bR (R' U2 R U2) (R' F' U F (R' F' U' F R) (U2' R'
y2 F U (R U2' R' U') (R R) U2' R)
U R' F')

15: Megaphone

15A+ 15A- 15B+ 15B-


R' F R U R' F' R F U' F' F R' F' U' F R F' R' U R L' F U (R U R' U2') F' L F R' F' U' F R F' R' U'
y' x' (R U' R' F') (R U R' y2 (R' U2 R U R') (F R' R U R' U R
U') F U x F' R) U2 R y' (R2' F R F' R) U (R'
F' U' F U' R)

16: Claw

16A+ 16A- 16B+ 16B-


R' F R2 U R' U R U2' R' U2' R' F R F' R U' R' F (R U2 R' U') (F R' F' (R' U' R U' R') (F U R
R2' F' R U2' R R) U' F' U' R' F') U2 R
y' R bR' R2' U' R U' R' y2 R' F' U2' F U' R U R'
U2 R2 bR R' U2 R

17: Rabbit

17A+ 17A- 17B+ 17B-


R' U2' (R' F R F') U2 R F U R U2' R' U2 R U R' bL' F R U R' U' F' bL L F R U R' U' F' L'
F' y bR' R' F' U' F U R bR
y' R U2 R BR' R' BR y2 R' U2' R U R' F' U' F
U2' R' U2 R
y' R U2 R' U F R' F' R2
U2 R'

18: Long block

18A 18B 18C 18D


R' F U R U' R2' F' R2 (R' F' U' F U) (R2 U2 F (U R U' R')2 F' (R' U2' R U) R' (F R' F'
U R' U' R R' U R U2 R') R) U R
y' R' U2' R F R' F' U2 R
U2' R U2 R'

18E+ 18E-
R' F' U2' F (R U R' U) R' F' U' F U' R U R' U
R R
19: Fox Head

19A+ 19A- 19B+ 19B-


F U (R U' R' U) (R U R' F U2 (R U' R' U') (R U R U2' R' F' U' F U' R U' (R' U2' R U) (R' F' U' F
U2') F' R' U') F' R' R) (U R' U R)
y bR' U2' R' U R U R' y bR' U' R' U R U' R' U'
U' R U bR R U2 bR

19C+ 19C- 19D+ 19D-


F (R U' R' U) (R U2' R' R U2' R' (F R' F' R) F U (R U R' U') (R U R' bR' U' (R' U' R U) (R'
U2') (R U R' U') F' (U2' R U' R') U2') F' U' R U2) bR
y2 (R U R' U2) (R U' y2 (R U R' U) (R U' R'
R2' F R F') U R U2 R' U') (R' F R2 U R' U') F'

19E+ 19E- 19F+ 19F-


(R U R' U) (R U' R' U) (R' U' R' F) (R2 U' R' (R U2' R' U2') (R U R' (R' U2' R2 U R2' U R
(R U' R' U') (R' F R F') U2) (R U R' F') R U2') (R' F R F') U2') (R' F R F')
F U (R U' R U) (R' U R y' (R' F R U') (R' U2' R
U2') R2' F' U) R2' F' R U R

20: Scorpion

20A+ 20A- 20B+ 20B-


bR' (R' U2' R U2) (R' F (R U2 R' U2') (R U R' (R' F' U' F U R) U2' (R' (R' F' U' F U) (R2 U2
U' R U) bR U') F' U2' R U R' U R) R' U' R U' R')
y (R' F' U' F) R2 U2' y' (F R U R' U' F') (R U
R2' U2' R2 U' R' R' U2 R U2 R')
y' R' U2' (F R' F' R) (F y F (R U R' U) (R U' R'
R' F' R) U2 R F) R' F' R U' F'

20C+ 20C- 20D+ 20D-


bR' U2' (R' U R U') (R' F U2 (R U' R' U) (R U' R' (F R' F' R2 U' R') F' F (R U' R' U) (R U2' R'
U R U) bR R' U') F' U' F R U' R U' R') F'
y R' U2' R (F R' F' R) U y2 R U2' R' (F R' F' R2 y' R' U2' R F U (R' U R
R' U R2 U2' R' U' R') (U' R U' R') U') (R U' R' F')

20E+ 20E- 20F+ 20F-


F (R U R' U') (R U2 R' R' U2' R F U R' U R2 (R U2' R' U' R U' R') U' R' U' R F U' (R' U2 R
U' R U' R') F' U2' R' F' (R' F R F') U2) (R U' R' F')

21: Line

21A+ 21A- 21B+ 21B-


F U2 (R U2' R' U) (R U' bR' U2' (R' U2 R U') R' R' U2' (F' U F U') (R U (R' F' U' F) (R U2' R'
R' F') U R bR R' U R) U2) (R U' R' U2 R)

21C+ 21C- 21D+ 21D-


R' F' U2' F2 (R U R' U') bR' U' (R' U R U2') (R' (R' F' U' F) U2' (R U2 bR' U2' (R' U2 R U2')
F' U2 R U2 R U') R' U R bR R' U) R R' U2 R bR
F U (R U' R' U2) (R U2' y F R U2 R2' F' U' F U y F U2 (R U2' R' U2) (R
R' U) (R U' R' F') R U2' F' U2' R' F')
y' R U2' R' F R' F' U2'
R2 U' R2' U2' R

21E+ 21E-
bR' (R' U' R U) (R' U2' F (R U R' U') (R U2 R'
R U2) bR U2') F'

22: Flower

22A 22B
R U2 (R2' F R F' R) F R' F' R U R U' R'
U2' R'
23: Chandelier

23A 23B
(R U2 R' U) (R U' R' (R U2' R' U') (F R' F'
U2') (R' F R F') R) (U' R U' R')

24: P

24A+ 24A- 24B+ 24B-


F U R U' R' F' R' U' F' U F R R U bR' U' R' U R bR R' U' F U R U' R' F' R
y' bR' U' R' U R bR R'
y R' U' F R' F' R U R y F U R' U' F' U F R F'

25: E

25A+ 25A- 25B+ 25B-


F R U R2' U' F' U F R R U R2' F' U' F U R2 R' U2 R U2 R' F R' F' (F R' F' R) U2 (R U R'
F' U2' R' RUR U') R U2' R'
y R' U' L (F R' F' R) L' y2' F R U2 R' F' U' F R
UR U' R' F'

26: Sprinter

26A+ 26A- 26B+ 26B-


(R U R' U) (R' F R F') F R' U2' R F R' F' U2 R F U R U' bR R' F' R bR' U' (R' U2 R U) (R'
(U R U2 R') F' bR' R' U2' R U) bR
F U R U2' R' U' R U2 R' y R' U2' R2 U R' U' R'
U' F' U2 F R F'
27: Eagle

27A+ 27A- 27B+ 27B-


bL' (F R' F' R U R U' R2' U' (R F R' U) R2 U' (F R' F' R) U2' (R U' R' (R' F R F') (R' F R F' R
R') bL R' F' R U) R U2 R' U R') U' R U R'
F R' F R2 U' R' U' R U
R' F2'
y2' (R U2 R' U) (F' U' F
U) R U2 R'

28: Big block

28+ 28-
x' DR R2 U' R' U R' x' L' U2' (R U R' U) L
DR'

29: Lobster

29+ 29-
F U2 (R U' R' U) R U2' bR' U2' (R' U R U') R'
R' F' U2 R bR
R U2' R' U' R U R' F' U'
F R U2' R'

30: Lightning

30A+ 30A- 30B+ 30B-


F U2 R U2' R' F' bR' U2' R' U2 R bR bR' L R' (F R' F' R2) L' (R U' R' U) (R U' R' U')
bR (F R' F' R2 U R')

31: Cobra

31A+ 31A- 31B+ 31B-


(F R' F' R) (U2' R U2 bR' R' (F R' F' R2) bR F U (R U R' U') (R U' bR' U' (R' U' R U) R' U
R') R' F') R bR

32: Hand

32A+ 32A- 32B+ 32B-


R U R' U' R' F R2 U R' (R U R' U) (F' U F U') R R U2' R2' F R F' R U2 R U R' U R' F R F' R
U' F' U2' R' R' U2' R'
y F U F' R' F R U' R' F'
R

33: Magic Lamp

33A+ 33A- 33B+ 33B-


(F U R U' R' F') (R' U2' R' U' R U' R' U F' U' F F U (R U R' U') (R U R' bR' U' (R' U' R U) (R'
R U R' U R) R U R' U R U') (R U' R' F') U' R U) R' U R bR

34: Human

34A 34B 34C 34D


(F R' F' R) U (R U R' U (F R' F' R) U2' (R U' R' (R U R' U) (R' F R F') U (F R' F' R) U (R U R' U
R U' R' U R U2 R') U') R U' R' (R U2' R' U) R U2' R' R U2 R')
F R2 U R' U R' U' R U y2 R U2 R' F' U2 F U' R
R' U' R2 U' R2' F U2 R'
R' U F' U' F R U R' U R
U R' U R

34E+ 34E-
(F R U' R' U' R U R' F') (F R' F' R U R U') (R2'
(R U2 R' U' R U' R') U2' (R U R' U R)

35: Axe

35A+ 35A- 35B+ 35B-


x' DR (R U' R U) (R' U' (F R' F' R) U (R U R' (R' F R F') U' (F R' F' R U2' R2' F' U' F R2
R U) R2' DR' U') R U' R' R2 U' R') U2' R2' U2' R
y R' U F R' F' R2 U R2'
F R F' R

35C+ 35C- 35D+ 35D-


R' F R2 bR' R2' F' R2 R bR' R2' F R2 bR R2' F (R U R' U')2 F' bR' (R' U' R U) (R' U' R
bR R' F' R U) bR

35E+ 35E- 35F+ 35F-


R' U' (R' F R F')2 U R bL' F (R U R' U') (R U F' U' F2 (R' F' R U') (R' (R U R2' F R F') U (F
R' U) F' bL F R F') R' F' R)
F R' F' U2' R U R' U R2 y R' U2' F U R U2' R'
U2' R' U2' R U R' F' R

36: Parrot

36A+ 36A- 36B+ 36B-


(F U2' F' U') (R' F R (R U R' U2) (R' F R F') F (R' F' U' F U R2) U bR' U2' (R' U2' R U)
U2') R' F' R R U2 R' (R' U' R U') R' F' (R' U2' R U) bR
y' F U2 R U2 R' U' R y2' R U R' U R U2' R2'
U2 R' U' F' F' U' F U R
36C+ 36C- 36D+ 36D-
(R' U' R U2') R' U (F' U (R U R' U2) R U' bR U' (R U2' R' U') (F R' F' (R' U2 R U2) (R2' F R
F U) R bR' U' R' R2) U2' R' F') U R
R U R' U2 R U' y R U'
R' U' F'

36E+ 36E- 36F+ 36F-


(R U2 R' U) (R U' R2' F (R U2' R' U) (F' U' F R U2' R2' U2' (R U' R' F' (R U2' R2' F R F' R
R F' R) U2' R' U2) (R' F R F') U2') F R F' U2 R') F
y L F R U R' U' R U R' y' F (R U R' U R U2 R')
U' F' L' U2' (R U R' F')
y2' (F U R U' R' F') (R
U2 R' U R U2 R')
y2' F (R2 U R' U) (R' U'
R U) (R U2' R2' F')

37: L

37A+ 37A- 37B+ 37B-


R' U2' F R' F' R2 U R' (R U2' R2' F R F') U2' (F R' F' R) U2 (R U' R' (R U2 R' U') (R U R'
UR R U' R' U) R U2' R' U2') (R' F R F')
R U2 bR' R bR R2' U' R y R U2' R' F' U' F U2' R'
U' R' F R F'
y2 R U2' R2' F' U' F U
R U2' R U' R'

37C+ 37C- 37D+ 37D-


(R U R' U2) F R' F' R2 (R' U' R U') R2' F R F' F R' F' U' R U2' R U2 (R U2 R' U') R U2 R' F'
U2 R' U2 R R2' U R U' F R U2' R'
R U R' U R2 bR' R' bR
U2' R'
y2 bR' R' U2' R U2 R'
U2' R U2 bR
37E+ 37E-
(F R' F' R) U2' (R U2' R' U' R U' R' U F' U' F
R' U) R U2' R' U2 R
R U2' R' U F' U' F U2'
R U' R'

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