To solve 1st PC, you must take 3 pieces out of the 2nd bag. There will then be four leftover pieces, which are usually used in the setup. Since you use six out of the seven pieces out of the new bag to solve 2nd PC, the unused piece is referred to as the "saved piece," and will be the 3rd PC/DPC you go to. Usually, good setups will depend on whether you are DPC looping (O > SZ > I > JL > T) or doing pure PC (T > O > I > JL > SZ). This page is designed for pure PC.
If a setup has an exclamation mark after it (!), that means it cannot always be built with any queue. Usually, there will be a different setup that can be built instead, but again, no guarantees are given.
How this article is organized
Each four-piece queue can make multiple setups, and each setup can cover multiple queues. This page shows useful setups that usually cover multiple queues in order to be as efficient as possible. Some queues may not be covered, and other, more specific setups might be needed. These setups may not be exactly the best setups for specific queues, as some compromises are made in order to make sure this page is not too long.
100%, 100% no save S/Z, 97.66% save O/T
Note: If this setup seems too hard, this queue can also build Heart + PCO, which is easier at the cost of slightly worse save chances.
Coverage set:
Extra solves for save O/T
ISZT
ISZT and IOSZ are fully covered by queue-based setups, please refer to the queuebased page here
JOZT/LOST, ILST/IJZT, LOZT/JOST!
100%, 99.01% no save S/Z, 93.69% save O/TNote: The tub setup is generally better for ILST/IJZT
Coverage set:
Extra solves for save O/T:
JOST/LOZT!, ILST/IJZT!, ILZT/IJST!, LOST/JOZT better save T
100%, 98.81% no save S/Z, 80.54% save O/T, 80.54% save T
Coverage set:
Extra save T minimals:
LOZT/JOST
Coverage set:
Extra solves for save T/O:
ILST/IJZT!, IJST/ILZT, JSZT/LSZT, IJLT
99.76% (100% with 180 spins), 98.65% no save S/Z, 97.94% save O/T
Coverage set:
Extra solves for save O/T:
OSZT, JLST/JLZT, IOTS/IOTZ
99.84%, 97.94% no save S/Z, 85%% save O/T
Coverage set:
Extra solves for save O/T:
Even J and L
IJLO
100%, 100% no save S/Z, 99.76% save O/TNote: I is held.Second note: All cases where you can't save T is covered by the see LZ queue-based setup.
Coverage solves:
IJLS/IJLZ
100%, 99.05% no save S/Z, 97.82% save O/T
Covering set:
Extra solves for save O/T:
JLSZ
Coverage set:
Extra solves for saving O/T:
JLOS/JLOZ
Covering set:
Extra solves for save O/T:
IOSZ
ISZT and IOSZ are fully covered by queue-based setups, please refer to the queuebased page here
Odd J/L
These are the worst pc queues to have. Try not to go into these queues, otherwise they might end your pc runs very quickly.
Note: If you're curious why they are so bad, due to columnar parity, the uneven amount of J and L make it impossible to save T, and make setups harder in general.
