One handed Roux cube idea

**Kirjava** · 04-27-2012

Originally Posted by macky

Cited in Table abuse. Who first used the table? I want to see some more background.

Cool article.

I'm pretty sure I started the OH roux table thing.

People seem to want to make a distinction between using the table to realign and use it for assisting moves, saying one technique is legitimate and the other is not. I don't see the difference, either way is table assisted solving.

**Bob** · 04-27-2012

The article is incorrect. It DID appear explicitly in the regulations that use of the table was illegal. This was changed in the 2008 revision.

See here in the 2004 Regulations. It also says this in 2005, 2006, and 2007.

Article C: One-handed solving

Events categorized under One-handed Solving must abide to the following procedure:

See Article A.

During the solve the competitor may only use one hand. No other body part or the table or any other available object may touch the puzzle. Once a competitor touches the puzzle with one hand, he may not touch the puzzle with the other hand.

**5BLD** · 04-27-2012

Cool but might become a little controversial if it happens as it's already stepping a little away from the concept of the puzzle... Though it would certainly open up possibilities to two handed solving too

If it went through I'd still use the table because I'm not slow with it and it looks cool.

**JensRenders** · 04-27-2012

Does anybody know how this works on a 6x6? because that needs no button and works...

and i dont think it takes you away from the concept of the puzzle, a think using the table brings you further for one handed solving

**Cheese11** · 04-27-2012

Although it's a good idea; it's hard to make a cube that does this and is still good.

Abuse the table.

**cube-o-holic** · 04-27-2012

Originally Posted by Cheese11

it's hard to make a cube that does this and is still good.

Really? I believe you just stated an assumption as fact.

Has anyone actually tried to do this? I like the idea but it seems like it would have too small a market for anyone to mass produce it.

**macky** · 04-27-2012

Originally Posted by Bob

The article is incorrect. It DID appear explicitly in the regulations that use of the table was illegal. This was changed in the 2008 revision.

See here in the 2004 Regulations. It also says this in 2005, 2006, and 2007.

Thanks! I corrected the article and included links to the old regulations.

**bobthegiraffemonkey** · 04-27-2012

The V6 does it as an artifact of the clicking mechanism. A lot of people mod the V6 to specifically remove this, although there may be a way to do it without making the cube suck as bad as the V6 with clicks does.