LS2L - Advanced (Omega Method)

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Omega Method for Megaminx - Last S2L Pair (LS2L) - Advanced

This is the second to last step of the Omega Method. In this step you solve the last S2L pair as well as orient the two
remaining edges on the last layer. This is the advanced version of LS2L, where you solve everything in one step. Here's
what your megaminx should look like before and after this step:

Note: because of the nature of the megaminx puzzle, two edges can never be swapped, so the last two edges will
always be solved (permuted correctly), if you just orient them correctly.

First, let me introduce the concept of triggers. There are 6 different basic triggers you can do, that don't destroy the
rest of the megaminx. These triggers will be labelled with numbers from {1} to {6}.

{1} = R' F R F' {3} = U' R U R' {5} = F' U F U'

{2} = F R' F' R {4} = R U' R' U {6} = U F' U' F

Note that these six triggers are just {1} (sledgehammer) and {2} (hedgeslammer), performed from all 'three
different orientations' – achieved by rotating megaminx for 120 or 240 degrees.

There are 144 cases, so instead of learning that many algorithms, most of the cases are solved using the
combination of these 6 triggers. This approach is also speed optimal.

Cases Solved with ONE Trigger

{1} {2} {3} {6} {4} {5}

Cases Solved with TWO Triggers

{11} {22} {41} {52} {31} {62}


{32} {61} {23} {16} {14} {25}

{15} {24} {45} {54} {63} {36}

{44} {55} {33} {66} {53} {46}

Cases Solved with THREE Triggers


Cases where you first do either {1} or {2} to get a '2 trigger case'

{116} {223} {144} {255} {145} {254}

{153} {246} {154} {245} {155} {244}

{163} {236} {166} {233} {114} {225}


{115} {224} {162} {231} {146} {253}

{152} {241}

Cases where you first do either {3} or {6} to get a '2 trigger case'

{314} {625} {323} {616} {324} {615}

{332} {661} {362} {631} {366} {633}

{336} {663} {363} {636} {325} {614}

{331} {624}
Cases where you first do either {4} or {5} to get a '2 trigger case'

{411} {522} {414} {525} {415} {524}

{445} {554} {453} {546} {461} {532}

{463} {536} {446} {553} {454} {545}

{441} {552} {462} {531}

Cases with SOLVED EDGES

R' D' R U R' D R U' R' D' R U' R' D R U U' R' D' R U R' D R

D' (R' D R U R' D' R U') D D' (R' D R U' R' D' R U) D D' (U R' D R U' R' D' R) D
{666} {333} {222} {4545} {1414}

Cases Solved with FOUR Triggers


Note: if there is a (!) after the algorithm, that means that its mirror case is not solved with the mirror
algorithm, so you have to remember two different algs. This is due to faster execution.

{1411} {2552} {2253} {1146} {3362} {6631}

{2454} {1545} {1144} (!) {5445} (!) {4525} (!) {3254} (!)

{3324} (!) {5441} (!) {6362} (!) {5323} (!) {5244} (!) {3323} (!)

{2241} (!) {4115} (!) {3231} (!) {3244} (!) {2224} (!)
Cases Solved by Doing EDGES FIRST

{6}comm3A {3}comm2A {1}comm3A {2}comm2A {5}comm3A

{1666} {5333} {2333} {4666}

Cases Solved with FIVE Triggers (I Call It the 'Parity')

{44115} (!) {41144} (!)

All Algorithms in One Place


On the next page, all algorithms are gathered in one place. To distinguish which case you have, follow this guide. First
determine the group by looking at the edges. After that, distinguish the case by looking at the corner positioning [number
1/2/3/4 is the position of the corner and letter A/B/C is its orientation].

The pictures below represent positions 1 (bottom), 2 (right), 3 (middle) and 4 (left) respectively:

The pictures below represent orientations A (right), B (left) and C (up, down) respectively:

** There is an extra blank page at the end that doesn't want to go away :)
[1A] {4545} (!) [1A] {1144} (!) [1A] {462} [1A] {246}
[1B] {1414} (!) [1B] {5445} (!) [1B] {153} [1B] {531}
[1C] {} [1C] {624} [1C] {1441} [1C] {2552}
[2A] R' D' R U R' D R U' [2A] {4525} (!) [2A] {446} [2A] {6631}
[2B] D' (R' D R U R' D' R U') D [2B] {41} [2B] {3324} (!) [2B] {32}
[2C] {666} [2C] {23} [2C] {115} [2C] {14}
[3A] U' R' D' R U R' D R [3A] {155} [3A] {2253} [3A] {63}
[3B] D' (U R' D R U' R' D' R) D [3B] {244} [3B] {36} [3B] {1146}
[3C] {222} [3C] {331} [3C] {54} [3C] {45}
[4A] R' D' R U' R' D R U [4A] {52} [4A] {61} [4A] {5441} (!)
[4B] D' (R' D R U' R' D' R U) D [4B] {3254} (!) [4B] {3362} [4B] {553}
[4C] {333} [4C] {16} [4C] {25} [4C] {224}

[1A] {631} [1A] {22} [1A] {154} [1A] {145}


[1B] {44} [1B] {415} [1B] {66} [1B] {325}
[1C] {532} [1C] {1}comm3A [1C] {253} [1C] {163}
[2A] {116} [2A] {633} [2A] {5} [2A] {24}
[2B] {152} [2B] {453} [2B] {363} [2B] {44115} (!)
[2C] {2241} (!) [2C] {3244} (!) [2C] {6362} (!) [2C] {336}
[3A] {3}comm2A [3A] {525} [3A] {5333} [3A] {46}
[3B] {615} [3B] {1} [3B] {332} [3B] {552}
[3C] {255} [3C] {323} [3C] {314} [3C] {233}
[4A] {3} [4A] {1666} [4A] {5}comm3A [4A] {114}
[4B] {2454} [4B] {536} [4B] {231} [4B] {5244} (!)
[4C] {545} [4C] {554} [4C] {411} [4C] {62}

[1A] {55} [1A] {524} [1A] {33} [1A] {614}


[1B] {362} [1B] {11} [1B] {245} [1B] {254}
[1C] {461} [1C] {3231} (!) [1C] {146} [1C] {236}
[2A] {1545} [2A] {463} [2A] {162} [2A] {3323} (!)
[2B] {6} [2B] {2333} [2B] {2224} (!) [2B] {225}
[2C] {454} [2C] {445} [2C] {522} [2C] {31}
[3A] {324} [3A] {2} [3A] {661} [3A] {441}
[3B] {4115} (!) [3B] {414} [3B] {4666} [3B] {53}
[3C] {144} [3C] {616} [3C] {625} [3C] {166}
[4A] {241} [4A] {546} [4A] {636} [4A] {41144} (!)
[4B] {223} [4B] {366} [4B] {4} [4B] {15}
[4C] {6}comm3A [4C] {2}comm2A [4C] {5323} (!) [4C] {663}

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