OBL: An Intuitive Guide

An explanation of OBL from a user's perspective.


OBL Tree

Click here to see a visual representation of the full OBL tree with all cases linked to their parents/children. The numbers next to each case represent their relative likelihood of appearing in a random solve.

OBL Cases

Below is a list of all OBL cases, if we only collapsed color mirrors. This gives us 186 cases, since left/right mirrors and top/bottom mirrors are considered distinct.

Click on the headers to sort, or type in the text boxes below to filter the entire table.

Optimal Case Name Image
5 1C / 1C
5 1E / 1E
5 3C / 3C
5 3E / 3E
4 4E / 4E
4 Cadj / Cadj
5 Cadj / Copp
5 Copp / Cadj
2 Copp / Copp
4 Eadj / Eadj
5 Eadj / Eopp
5 Eopp / Eadj
2 Eopp / Eopp
4 Gem / Gem
3 Gem / Left Axe
4 Gem / Left Spill
3 Gem / Right Axe
4 Gem / Right Spill
4 Gem / Squid
5 Hazard / Hazard
4 Hazard / Left Bird
4 Hazard / Left Scottie
4 Hazard / Right Bird
4 Hazard / Right Scottie
4 Hazard / Shell
3 Left Axe / Gem
5 Left Axe / Left Axe
3 Left Axe / Left Spill
5 Left Axe / Right Axe
4 Left Axe / Right Spill
4 Left Axe / Squid
4 Left Bird / Hazard
5 Left Bird / Left Bird
4 Left Bird / Left Scottie
4 Left Bird / Right Bird
3 Left Bird / Right Scottie
4 Left Bird / Shell
3 Left Bunny / Left Bunny
4 Left Bunny / Left Thumb
5 Left Bunny / Right Bunny
4 Left Bunny / Right Thumb
3 Left Cut / Left Cut
6 Left Cut / Left Kite
4 Left Cut / Left Pinwheel
6 Left Cut / Right Cut
3 Left Cut / Right Kite
5 Left Cut / Right Pinwheel
4 Left Cut / Tie
4 Left Cut / Tree
6 Left Kite / Left Cut
1 Left Kite / Left Kite
3 Left Kite / Left Pinwheel
3 Left Kite / Right Cut
5 Left Kite / Right Kite
4 Left Kite / Right Pinwheel
4 Left Kite / Tie
4 Left Kite / Tree
4 Left Pinwheel / Left Cut
3 Left Pinwheel / Left Kite
2 Left Pinwheel / Left Pinwheel
5 Left Pinwheel / Right Cut
4 Left Pinwheel / Right Kite
4 Left Pinwheel / Right Pinwheel
5 Left Pinwheel / Tie
5 Left Pinwheel / Tree
4 Left Scottie / Hazard
4 Left Scottie / Left Bird
5 Left Scottie / Left Scottie
3 Left Scottie / Right Bird
5 Left Scottie / Right Scottie
3 Left Scottie / Shell
4 Left Spill / Gem
3 Left Spill / Left Axe
5 Left Spill / Left Spill
4 Left Spill / Right Axe
4 Left Spill / Right Spill
4 Left Spill / Squid
2 Left Tent / Left Tent
4 Left Tent / Left Whale
4 Left Tent / Right Tent
3 Left Tent / Right Whale
4 Left Thumb / Left Bunny
2 Left Thumb / Left Thumb
4 Left Thumb / Right Bunny
5 Left Thumb / Right Thumb
4 Left Whale / Left Tent
3 Left Whale / Left Whale
3 Left Whale / Right Tent
4 Left Whale / Right Whale
3 Right Axe / Gem
5 Right Axe / Left Axe
4 Right Axe / Left Spill
5 Right Axe / Right Axe
3 Right Axe / Right Spill
4 Right Axe / Squid
4 Right Bird / Hazard
4 Right Bird / Left Bird
3 Right Bird / Left Scottie
5 Right Bird / Right Bird
4 Right Bird / Right Scottie
4 Right Bird / Shell
5 Right Bunny / Left Bunny
4 Right Bunny / Left Thumb
3 Right Bunny / Right Bunny
4 Right Bunny / Right Thumb
6 Right Cut / Left Cut
3 Right Cut / Left Kite
5 Right Cut / Left Pinwheel
3 Right Cut / Right Cut
6 Right Cut / Right Kite
4 Right Cut / Right Pinwheel
4 Right Cut / Tie
4 Right Cut / Tree
3 Right Kite / Left Cut
5 Right Kite / Left Kite
4 Right Kite / Left Pinwheel
6 Right Kite / Right Cut
1 Right Kite / Right Kite
3 Right Kite / Right Pinwheel
4 Right Kite / Tie
4 Right Kite / Tree
5 Right Pinwheel / Left Cut
4 Right Pinwheel / Left Kite
4 Right Pinwheel / Left Pinwheel
4 Right Pinwheel / Right Cut
3 Right Pinwheel / Right Kite
2 Right Pinwheel / Right Pinwheel
5 Right Pinwheel / Tie
5 Right Pinwheel / Tree
4 Right Scottie / Hazard
3 Right Scottie / Left Bird
5 Right Scottie / Left Scottie
4 Right Scottie / Right Bird
5 Right Scottie / Right Scottie
3 Right Scottie / Shell
4 Right Spill / Gem
4 Right Spill / Left Axe
4 Right Spill / Left Spill
3 Right Spill / Right Axe
5 Right Spill / Right Spill
4 Right Spill / Squid
4 Right Tent / Left Tent
3 Right Tent / Left Whale
2 Right Tent / Right Tent
4 Right Tent / Right Whale
4 Right Thumb / Left Bunny
5 Right Thumb / Left Thumb
4 Right Thumb / Right Bunny
2 Right Thumb / Right Thumb
3 Right Whale / Left Tent
4 Right Whale / Left Whale
4 Right Whale / Right Tent
3 Right Whale / Right Whale
4 Shell / Hazard
4 Shell / Left Bird
3 Shell / Left Scottie
4 Shell / Right Bird
3 Shell / Right Scottie
4 Shell / Shell
4 Squid / Gem
4 Squid / Left Axe
4 Squid / Left Spill
4 Squid / Right Axe
4 Squid / Right Spill
5 Squid / Squid
4 Tie / Left Cut
4 Tie / Left Kite
5 Tie / Left Pinwheel
4 Tie / Right Cut
4 Tie / Right Kite
5 Tie / Right Pinwheel
4 Tie / Tie
3 Same Tie / Tie
3 Tie / Tree
4 Same Tie / Tree
4 Tree / Left Cut
4 Tree / Left Kite
5 Tree / Left Pinwheel
4 Tree / Right Cut
4 Tree / Right Kite
5 Tree / Right Pinwheel
3 Tree / Tie
4 Same Tree / Tie
4 Tree / Tree
3 Same Tree / Tree

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