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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's Inside
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*)

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Black Mamba
R D L F' R L' D R' U D' B U' R' D' (14q*, 14f*)

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*)

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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*)

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*)

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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)

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*)

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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*)

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)

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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*)

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.

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