LS2L - Advanced (Omega Method)
LS2L - Advanced (Omega Method)
LS2L - Advanced (Omega Method)
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}.
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.
{152} {241}
Cases where you first do either {3} or {6} to get a '2 trigger case'
{331} {624}
Cases where you first do either {4} or {5} to get a '2 trigger case'
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}
{2454} {1545} {1144} (!) {5445} (!) {4525} (!) {3254} (!)
{3324} (!) {5441} (!) {6362} (!) {5323} (!) {5244} (!) {3323} (!)
{2241} (!) {4115} (!) {3231} (!) {3244} (!) {2224} (!)
Cases Solved by Doing EDGES FIRST
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}