Rubik’s Clock

This repository provides a curated collection of resources on solving the Rubik’s Clock, compiled by Qiyu Hou (2015HOUQ01) and Xinan He (2017HEXI01).

Table of Contents

1. No-Flip
   • 1.1 7-Simul (7S)
     • 1.1.1 Tommy Cherry’s Order (T7S)
       • T7S x2 encoding
       • T7S y2 encoding
     • 1.1.2 Bpaul’s Order (B7S)
       • B7S x2 encoding
       • B7S y2 encoding
     • 1.1.3 Limited
       • 6-Simul Tilt
       • Pseudo 6-Simul
   • 1.2 Other
     • 1.2.1 Sheerin
     • 1.2.2 Four Halves
     • 1.2.3 Yunhao Lou’s Method
2. Flip
   • 2.1 7-Simul x2 Flip (7SF)
     • 2.1.1 Tommy Cherry’s Order (T7SF)
       • T7SF Order 1
       • T7SF Order 2
     • 2.1.2 Bpaul’s Order (B7SF)
       • B7SF Order 1
       • B7SF Order 2
   • 2.2 Other
3. God’s number
4. Simulators / Trainers

1. No-Flip

1.1 7-Simul (7S)

1.1.1 Tommy Cherry’s Order (T7S)

T7S x2 encoding

• 【Tommy Cherry】7 Simul Tutorial (Clock) by Tommy Cherry
• 【Sukant】the 7simul video
• 【Caleb Trelford】7 Simul Intermediate Clock Method Tutorial!

Pins	Simul-L	Simul-R
dl	[DL] (-d+c)	[UR] (-r+dr)+(-L+U)
R	[UL] (-r+d)	[UR] U → L
DR	[UL] UL → U,L	[DR] C → U,L
\	[UL] (-U+UR)+(-D+C)+(-ul+l)+r OR -[(-C+U)+D+(-l+ul)+(-r+dr)]	[UR] (-c+u)+d+(-L+UL)+(-R+DR)
UL	[UL] UL,U,L,C → D	[UR] DL → D
L	[UL] UL,U,L,C,DL,D → R	[UR] DR → R
ur	[UL] UL,U,L,C,R,DL,D,DR → 12	[UR] UR → 12

T7S y2 encoding

Pins	Simul-L	Simul-R
dl	[DL] (-u+c)	[UR] (-l+ul)+(-L+U)
R	[UL] (-l+u)	[UR] U → L
DR	[UL] UL → U,L	[DR] C → U,L
\	[UL] -[(-C+U)+D+(-l+ul)+(-r+dr)]	[UR] (-c+u)+d+(-L+UL)+(-R+DR)
UL	[UL] UL,U,L,C → D	[UR] DL → D
L	[UL] UL,U,L,C,DL,D → R	[UR] DR → R
ur	[UL] UL,U,L,C,R,DL,D,DR → 12	[UR] UR → 12

1.1.2 Bpaul’s Order (B7S)

B7S x2 encoding

Pins	Simul-L	Simul-R
dl	[DL] (-d+c)	[UR] (-r+dr)+(-L+U)
R	[UL] (-r+d)	[UR] U → L
DR	[UL] UL → U,L	[DR] C → U,L
ur	[UL] (-R+D)+(-l+ul)	[UR] (-u+c)
L	[UL] D → R	[UR] (-l+u)
UL	[UL] UL,U,L,C → R,D	[UR] DR → R,D
\	[UL] UL,U,L,C,R,D,DR → 12	[UR] UR,DL → 12

B7S y2 encoding

• 【Kiwi Cuber】Beginner 7 Simul Tutorial [EASY] - Advanced No-Flip Clock Method (bpaul)

Pins	Simul-L	Simul-R
dl	[DL] (-u+c)	[UR] (-l+ul)+(-L+U)
R	[UL] (-l+u)	[UR] U → L
DR	[UL] UL → U,L	[DR] C → U,L
ur	[UL] (-R+D)+(-r+dr)	[UR] (-d+c)
L	[UL] D → R	[UR] (-r+d)
UL	[UL] UL,U,L,C → R,D	[UR] DR → R,D
\	[UL] UL,U,L,C,R,D,DR → 12	[UR] UR,DL → 12

1.1.3 Limited

6-Simul Tilt

【TetraWaffle】Right and Left tilt 6 simult pinsets | Advanced 7 simul tutorial (Updated version)

Pseudo 6-Simul

【TetraWaffle】Intro - What is Pseudo 6 Simul? Updated P6s Tutorial | Part 0 【TetraWaffle】Slashless 1 - Updated Pseudo 6 Simul Tutorial | Part 1 【TetraWaffle】L and Fall - Updated Pseudo 6 Simul Tutorial | Part 2

1.2 Other

1.2.1 Sheerin

• 【Caleb Trelford】Learn How to Solve a Clock No-Flip in 10 Minutes (Beginner Tutorial) - Sheerin Method

1.2.2 Four Halves

• 【Jupilogy】Four halves | no-flip clock method

1.2.3 Yunhao Lou’s Method

• 【Yunhao Lou】Clock No-Flip ao5=4.46 + Tutorial in description
• 【Diwiqxaxesret】魔表：同时操作两面十字的不翻面还原

2. Flip

2.1 7-Simul x2 Flip (7SF)

2.1.1 Tommy Cherry’s Order (T7SF)

T7SF Order 1

• 【JJ Cuber】Tommy V2 - Advanced 7-Simul Flip Tutorial (Clock)

Pins	Simul-L	Simul-R
UL	[UL] C → D	[UR] (-DR+R)+(-u+l)
L	[UL] C,D → R	[UR] DR → R
ur	[UL] (-R+D)+(-l+ul)	[UR] (-u+c)
-x2-	------------------------------------	---------------------------------
\	[UL] -[(-c+u)+d+(-L+UL)+(-R+DR)]	[UR] (-C+U)+D+(-l+ul)+(-r+dr)
UL	[UL] UL,U,L,C → D	[UR] DL → D
L	[UL] UL,U,L,C,DL,D → R	[UR] DR → R
ur	[UL] UL,U,L,C,R,DL,D,DR → 12	[UR] UR → 12

T7SF Order 2

Pins	Simul-L	Simul-R
ur	[UL] (-R+D)+(-l+ul)	[UR] (-u+c)
L	[UL] D → R	[UR] (-l+u)
UL	[UL] C → R,D	[UR] DR → R,D
-x2-	------------------------------------	---------------------------------
\	[UL] -[(-c+u)+d+(-L+UL)+(-R+DR)]	[UR] (-C+U)+D+(-l+ul)+(-r+dr)
UL	[UL] UL,U,L,C → D	[UR] DL → D
L	[UL] UL,U,L,C,DL,D → R	[UR] DR → R
ur	[UL] UL,U,L,C,R,DL,D,DR → 12	[UR] UR → 12

2.1.2 Bpaul’s Order (B7SF)

B7SF Order 1

Pins	Simul-L	Simul-R
UL	[UL] C → D	[UR] (-DR+R)+(-u+l)
L	[UL] C,D → R	[UR] DR → R
ur	[UL] (-R+D)+(-l+ul)	[UR] (-u+c)
-x2-	-------------------------	-----------------------
ur	[UL] (-r+d)+(-L+UL)	[UR] (-U+C)
L	[UL] D → R	[UR] (-L+U)
UL	[UL] UL,U,L,C → R,D	[UR] DR → R,D
\	[UL] UL,U,L,C,R,D,DR → 12	[UR] UR,DL → 12

B7SF Order 2

• 【いかのおすし(いかおす)】クロックの解法「7-simul flip(7sfndmw4lm)」の紹介
• 【TetraWaffle】7 simul flip example solves/tutorials (4 versions)
• 【TheCubicle】Tommy Cherry Shows Tymon How to Solve Clock Using 7 Simul

Pins	Simul-L	Simul-R
ur	[UL] (-R+D)+(-l+ul)	[UR] (-u+c)
L	[UL] D → R	[UR] (-l+u)
UL	[UL] C → R,D	[UR] DR → R,D
-x2-	-------------------------	---------------
ur	[UL] (-r+d)+(-L+UL)	[UR] (-U+C)
L	[UL] D → R	[UR] (-L+U)
UL	[UL] UL,U,L,C → R,D	[UR] DR → R,D
\	[UL] UL,U,L,C,R,D,DR → 12	[UR] UR,DL → 12

2.2 Other

• 【TetraWaffle】10 Move Memoless (10MM)
• 【Diwiqxaxesret】魔表技巧教程：从入门到WR
• 【半杯奶霜】魔表教程
• 【Qiyu Hou】2015HOUQ01-魔表技巧总结
• 【深色伏特加】魔表教程第二版
• 【Jaap Scherphuis】Jaap's Puzzle Page
• 【Stefan Pochmann】Speedsolving Rubik's Clock

Pins	Steps
UR	[UR] U → L
DR	[DR] C → U,L
UL	[UL] U,L,C → R
U	[UR] U,L,C,R → D
dr	[UR] U,L,C,R,D → 12
-x2-	-------------------------------
UR	[UR] U → L
DR	[DR] C → U,L
UL	[UL] U,L,C → R
U	[UR] U,L,C,R → D
dl	[UR] U,L,C,R,D → DL
dr	[UL] U,L,C,R,DL,D → DR
ul	[UR] U,L,C,R,DL,D,DR → UL
ur	[UL] UL,U,L,C,R,DL,D,DR → UR
ALL	[UR] UL,U,UR,L,C,R,DL,D,DR → 12

3. God’s number

• Rubik's Clock has now been solved!

4. Simulators / Trainers

• https://sanya.sweetduet.info/cube/7simul_trainer/
• https://joshm2.github.io/7-Simul/
• https://www.jaapsch.net/puzzles/javascript/clockj.htm
• https://www.kongregate.com/games/d4m4s74/rubiks-clock-simulator