Fig: Simple 6th PC bag structure. Includes 7th PC Recovery, which involves building residue matching a 7th PC setup.

Minimal Setups

6th PC setups marked with ⭐ have 100% combined build cover and 100% recovery rate into 100% 7th PC setups.
You must learn these setups in order to always be able to loop using 6th PC.

Solve rates are for all solves, not just the recovery routes shown.
Regular PC solves shown as external fumen links.

Optional Setups

* One of the two recoveries is necessary depending on which version of the setup you build.

Optional setups that might be worth learning. Situationally better PC% and/or scoring.

Together with the above setups, congruents of these also cover majority of Simple Dupe 6th PC.

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Simple 6th - IJ + Anti-PCO

🩹 Simple 6th - IJ + Anti-PCO - Recovery (1)

Recovery sometimes requires a sequence of spins involving 180:

Fig: Simple No O 6th - IJ + Anti-PCO recovery spin sequence.

Try to hold IJ for increased PC chance.
Mirror in a way that will allow you to hold J/L (for mirror) if you need to.

⭐ Simple No O 6th - IJ + Anti-PCO (2)

No O 6th is symmetrical and therefore can be mirrored. Mirroring is not necessary for Simple No O 6th build cover.
However, it may increase your chances of being able to hold a piece.

Simple No I 6th - IJ + Anti-PCO (4)

No I 6th is symmetrical and therefore can be mirrored. You must mirror this setup for build cover.
Additionally, it may increase your chances of being able to hold a piece.

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Simple 6th - Heart + Anti-PCO

🩹 Simple 6th - Heart + Anti-PCO - Recovery (4)

Try to hold JO for increased PC chance.
No I 6th only: Mirror in a way that will allow you to hold J/L (for mirror) if you need to.

⭐ Simple No S 6th - Heart + Anti-PCO (3)

⭐ Simple No I 6th - Heart + Anti-PCO (2)

No I 6th is symmetrical and therefore can be mirrored. Mirroring is not necessary for Simple No I 6th build cover.
However, it may increase your chances of being able to hold a piece.

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🩹 Simple 6th - IO + Anti-PCO - Recovery (1)

Notable extra TST/TSS/Tet recovery leading to Cactus 7th/Box 7th:

It is possible to kick in S and T for TST solve with consecutive S-Spin Single and T-Spin Triple kicks:

Fig: Simple No J 6th - IO + Anti-PCO recovery S-Spin Single and T-Spin Triple sequence.

⭐ Simple No J 6th - IO + Anti-PCO (2)

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Simple 6th - Braindead w/o O

🩹 Simple 6th - Braindead w/o O - Recovery (1)

Notable extra TSD recovery leading to Box 7th:

⭐ Simple No T 6th - Braindead w/o O (1)

No T 6th is symmetrical and therefore can be mirrored. Mirroring is not necessary for Simple No T 6th build cover.
However, it may increase your chances of being able to hold a piece.

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Simple 6th - Grace

🩹 Simple 6th - Grace - Recovery (3)

Can often do Tet solve with vertical I.

Simple No T 6th - Grace (2)

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Simple 6th - PCO

Note that PCO is not one setup, it's a setup family. PCO comes in several different forms depending on in which columns the hole is. This has an effect on which recoveries can be used.

For recovery into Jeremy 7th, keep in mind that the open side of the standing J/L piece must be facing empty space.

Simple 6th - PCO 4-1, PCO 5-0

🩹 Simple 6th - PCO 4-1, 5-0 - Recovery (2)

Simple 6th - PCO 0-5, 1-4, 2-3

🩹 Simple 6th - PCO 0-5, 1-4, 2-3 - Recovery (1)

On Simple No S 6th, you can sometimes still choose between Box and Box + O setups mid-bag:

Fig: Simple No S 6th - choose between Box and Box + O setups mid-bag.

More ways to build PCO exist than shown.

Simple No O 6th - PCO 5-0 (4)

Simple No S 6th - PCO 5-0 (4)

Simple No I 6th - PCO 5-0 (4)

Simple No J 6th - PCO 5-0 (4)

Simple No O 6th - PCO 1-4 (4)

Simple No S 6th - PCO 0-5 (3)

Simple No I 6th - PCO 2-3 (4)

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Simple 6th - PCO + O

Similarly to PCO, PCO + O comes in several variants depending on in which columns the hole is. Here the effect on recovery is more profound, forcing you to use different combinations of setups.

Simple 6th - PCO + O (outward)

🩹 Simple 6th - PCO + O (outward) - Recovery (4)

Simple 6th - PCO + O (inward)

🩹 Simple 6th - PCO + O (inward) - Recovery (3)

On Simple No S 6th, you can sometimes still choose between Box and Box + O setups mid-bag:

Fig: Simple No S 6th - choose between Box and Box + O setups mid-bag.

Simple No S 6th - PCO + O (outward) (2)

Simple No I 6th - PCO + O (outward) (2)

Simple No J 6th - PCO + O (outward) (2)

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Changelog

2022-12-01
• Added unique and minimal solve fumen links
• Rearranged contents of setup details to description-stats-recovery-builds order
• Small changes to formatting for better readability

2022-11-22
• Created Simple Dupe 6th PC page

2022-11-21
• Reorganised page. Setups shared by more than one 6th are now listed together as one setup.
• Added Simple No T 6th - Grace, Simple 6th - PCO, Simple 6th - PCO + O optional setups

2022-11-18
• Updated Simple No T 6th - Braindead w/o O setup - now it has 1 minimal

2022-11-17
• Created Simple 6th PC page
• Added minimal setups