VLS (Category 8 “WV”, Pattern 1 “convex”)

Actually, there isn’t Category 8 in the VLS, and the correct naming is “Winter Variation” or “WV” as an abbreviation.

But I included the WV as if it were one of the VLS categories, because it is the case in which all 3 EP corresponding to the U face is oriented. It is an opposite of the Category “Dot”.

In this page, I will show the algorithms I chose for the 8 cases of the Pattern 1.

I call this pattern “convex”.

As same as the other categories, I position the final F2L pair to the front of the U face. You can slot it in by (R U’ R’) sequence in a normal way.

The number (No) corresponds to the image taken from the web site of SpeedCubeDB: https://www.speedcubedb.com/a/VLS

No. 23: All 3 CP look at a side

https://www.speedcubedb.com/a/3×3/WV/WV_23/0

Algorithm: U’ (R2 U R’ U) (R’ U’ R U) (R U2′ R2′)

No. 21: UFR and UBR look at a side

https://www.speedcubedb.com/a/3×3/WV/WV_21

Algorithm: (R U’) (R2′ U2′ R U R’ U R)

This as a Slot in (R U’ R’) + Back Antisune combination.

No. 27: UFR and UBL look at a side

https://www.speedcubedb.com/a/3×3/WV/WV_27

Algorithm: (R U R’ U’)2 (R U’ R’)

No. 25: UFR looks at a side

https://www.speedcubedb.com/a/3×3/WV/WV_25

Algorithm: (U R U2′) (R2′ U2′ R U R’ U R)

This as a Slot in (U R U2′ R’) + Back Antisune combination.

No. 22: UBR and UBL look at a side

https://www.speedcubedb.com/a/3×3/WV/WV_22

Algorithm: (R U R D) (R’ U2 R D’) R2′

No. 20: UBR looks at a side

https://www.speedcubedb.com/a/3×3/WV/WV_20

Algorithm: (R U’ R’) + OLL

My OLL is (L’ U2 L U L’ U L), which is a Left Antisune.

No. 26: UBL looks at a side

https://www.speedcubedb.com/a/3×3/WV/WV_26

Algorithm: (R U’) (R2′ U’ R U’ R’ U2′ R)

This as a Slot in (R U’ R’) + Back Sune combination.

No. 24: None of the CP looks at a side

https://www.speedcubedb.com/a/3×3/WV/WV_24

Algorithm: (U R U’ R’)2 (U R U2′ R’)