From cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Thu Sep 2 18:21:12 1999 Return-Path: Received: from sun28.aic.nrl.navy.mil (sun28.aic.nrl.navy.mil [132.250.84.38]) by mc.lcs.mit.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1-mod) with SMTP id SAA16069 for ; Thu, 2 Sep 1999 18:21:10 -0400 (EDT) Precedence: bulk Errors-To: cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Message-Id: Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 15:40:29 +0200 To: Cube-Lovers@ai.mit.edu Subject: Rubik's 3x3x3 Cube - Pretty Patterns From: ronald.fletterman@t-online.de (Ronald L. Fletterman) Dear Cube Lovers, I just joined the cube lovers' society. So, here's a bit of a cv: I started Cubology after the first cubes were marketed in Germany. I'm a member of the NKC, the dutch cube club. Cube Lovers who are members too and read CFF, (standing for Cubism For Fun - the NKC's publication) know me either from meetings at the annual Cube Days or from the articles, I published in CFF. Since I have a PC with an AMD K6-III/450MHz and 128 RAM, I can run Herbert Kociemba's "Cube Explorer and the add-on programme "Cube Optimizer", which re-activated my interest in Pretty Patterns by looking for new species and finding shorter manoeuvers of those that are in my almost 20 years old collection. The results are amazing: I discover entirely new Pretties and shorten lots of existing algorithms. Here are a few of my recent discoveries: R2 B2 U' L' B D' B R2 D2 L' F' D R2 U2 (14f*) D2 U L' B L2 B' L U' B D2 B2 U2 B' F' U2 (15f*) D F D R B L R U' B2 F' R2 B' U' B' F' U' F U' (18) U' F U2 F2 L' D2 B L2 D R F2 L' U' R2 B' F2 D' (17) If you are a hunter of Pretties, please let me know and my recent findings are yours! Obviously, I'd appreciate to be informed about cubological developments from other fellow Cube Lovers. 3x3x3, 4x4x4 and 5x5x5 cube info's are welcome indeed. Cubology to you! Ronald Fletterman, a Dutchman living in Warburg, Germany.