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mafergut said:
@defhacks & @JohnnyReggae so different opinions one after the other. Reading Michael's I just want to order one, reading Brent's I want to skip it. You guys do realize this means I need to know by myself so I'll have to buy one, right?
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I have the new ShengShou cube and the only reason it's not my main is that I already have a reliable main. I don't know if it's objectively as good as Valk, GTS and Co. but I can totally see why people would use it as main.
Corner cutting is awesome, it's quite fast, not as stable as the Valk but good enough to let oneself go during algs. It won't pop or corner twist. I don't like the M slices though.
 
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JohnnyReggae said:
No new cubes for a while and now I've had a bunch in just over a week. A local cubestore http://www.speedcubes.co.za had some new cubes on special so decided to buy a few. Using the local shop I get my order the day after ordering which is always great, better than waiting 3 months for stuff from China to get here. Only downside is it works out more expensive buying local, but for cheaper cubes I don't mind to much.

So in this package I got 5 in total:
  • QJ Super Floppy 1x3x3
  • Z-Cube 3x3x3 Sudoku
  • KungFu YueHun 2x2
  • QiYi Big Sail 3x3 (6.8cm)
  • ShengShou FangYuan 3x3
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The Super Floppy is an interesting puzzle and obviously harder than a standard 1x1x3. This one is quite loose but I'm not going to mess with any tensions as the last 1x1x3 that I bought broke after a day of having it. Still trying to figure out what I can do with the broken 1x1x3 as a mod.

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The Sudoku cube is quite hard even though it may seem simple. There are a number of ways that it can be solved, but obviously only 1 correct way. It is a great solve and certainly does test the brain. The cube turns nicely and is quite sturdy.

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The Kungfu 2x2 is actually an amazing 2x2 for the price. My only other 2x2 is a Moyu LingPo which I modded to make it turn better and not catch as much, and the Kungfu is even better than it. The corner cutting on the Kungfu is way better than the LingPo and it turns better. The LingPo does feel a bit heavier and the plastic feels nicer, but as I said the price on the Kungfu is amazing. I would recommend the Kungfu to anyone interested in 2x2.

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The QiYi Big Sail ... well what can I say ... this is also an amazing cube surprisingly. For a big cube it turns nicely, corner cuts well and is a lot of fun to solve. Have done a few ao12's with it and I'm not getting to close to my averages but then again I didn't think I would. I have had a few sub20's on it. I'd love to see what Feliks could do with it :) I would also recommend this one to almost everyone, just because it's a bit gimmicky but good gimmicky :)

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Lastly the Shengshou FangYuan. The only reason I decided to get it was because Marcel seemed to like it and did some nice solves with it, also the price is great. I would say that in the budget range of cubes this is possibly the best budget cube around. It turns really nicely and is quite smooth and fast, but is quite loud. It holds it's shape quite nicely and I have managed to get some good times on it. My only problem is that I'm not used to the sticker shades as I usually resticker my cubes as soon as I get them, so my times are not that consistent with it. Again I would recommend this cube to anyone looking for a good budget cube or if you just want another good cube to add to the collection.

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I'll have to hold off getting more cubes for a bit, the wife may have a meltdown if I order any more soon :-D
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Those sudoku puzzles are evil. I got one in a Christmas cracker and had to draw up a plan of the layout before I could solve it.
 
@JohnnyReggae - I am going to add the Qiyi BigSail to my next cube order but holding off for the new Moyu 6x6

@mafergut - Great average, making awesome progress there!


Been practicing 3x3 today and still looking for the elusive sub 14.5 ao12 on camera. I also realise I don't have a sub 10 single on film. Got a nice 10.43 fullstep today though which is PB for a non lucky solve and was sub 15 for the first 40 solves of an Ao100 too.

Also gone back to the X-Man Tornado for now. It is far more stable than the Valk which is a necessity for me for UK Championship next week. When I am nervous I hold a cube tighter and the X-man is very forgiving of that.

 
@Selkie Chris, thanks I think I have started to make a bit of progress since I got the Valk, not sure if it is the cube or that I lookahead better on a stickerless cube or both but it's welcome anyway ;)
Also, for me the Yuxin 6x6 was kind of a flop, not nearly as good as I was anticipating, pops like crazy and I'm not sure I want to put the effort to swap springs for yuxin 5x5 ones (which I'd have to buy), tension, lube... So I was thinking about maybe buying another 6x6 but I am not decided between the new Qiyi (is it the WuHua?) or the Moyu Weishi GTS. I'll wait and see so looking forward to your feedback and others'. Also Kevin said nice things of the new Yuxin? 7x7 prototype :) Chance to get a stickerless 7x7 and correct my mistake on buying a black stickered Aofu GT?
 
mafergut said:
Also, for me the Yuxin 6x6 was kind of a flop, not nearly as good as I was anticipating, pops like crazy and I'm not sure I want to put the effort to swap springs for yuxin 5x5 ones (which I'd have to buy), tension, lube... So I was thinking about maybe buying another 6x6 but I am not decided between the new Qiyi (is it the WuHua?) or the Moyu Weishi GTS. I'll wait and see so looking forward to your feedback and others'.
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The Yuxin took some time and some setup but for me it's fine even without the spring swap. Smooth and stable, and I much prefer the wider outer layers. From the photos I have seen, it doesn't look like the new Moyu has those.
 
mark49152 said:
The Yuxin took some time and some setup but for me it's fine even without the spring swap. Smooth and stable, and I much prefer the wider outer layers. From the photos I have seen, it doesn't look like the new Moyu has those.
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You're right about the outer layers of the Weishi but the Qiyi seems to have them and it's a tad smaller than the Moyu, so probably same size as the Yuxin. Regarding setting up the Yuxin... what did you do to it? I don't want to tinker with such a big cube without a clear idea of what I want to achieve. The only thing I can think of to reduce layer misalignment leading to pops is tightening it a bit but it's already a sluggish cube that needs some effort to turn and I'm afraid that would worsen with tightening.
 
@mafergut , @mark49152 - The Yuxin 6x6 is so frustrating to me. I am a lazy turner and could not solve it without it popping. The last solve ever on it was in my sub 14 2-7 relay, it popped scrambling it and the pieces are now banished to a bag. I am back solving on the AoSu stickerless which is not ideal as it has pink instead of red and is all pastel shades but I have a few sub 4 mo3's on it. I don't think I'll get the Qiyi 6x6 despite being a Qiyi fan and I really like the Qiyi 5x5 (Yuxin is still my main 5x5) but early reports are it pops like the Yuxin 6x6 so waiting on the new Moyu which reports being very forgiving according to Felix!
 
David Zemdegs said:
I am 56 and about to compete in my first competition. My son will be there. I hope he's not bored.
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Very cool you are entering competition now! I did my first after 3 months of cubing and averaged around 40 secs. I was so proud!! LOL... It was actually a video of your son with his current 3x3 WR at that time what got me interested in cubing. :)
 
Been absent for a while, but winter is coming and I'm starting to have more time for cubing and following cubing threads again. Nice to see y'all are still kickin it here :)

pipkiksass said:
...found this absolute gem of an alg. You can all thank me later!
(y) R2 (U' D) R2' U' R2 U R2' D' R2 U R2'
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Now that's fun to execute! I switched it to start with R2' for finger tricky goodness. I've always used the standard alg but with a little practice I can definitely see this replacing it.

Sad to see no love for the Yuxin 6x6. After I said all those nice things about it when it came out. It's still my main 6x6, I fought with pops at first but after setting it up it blows my other 6x6's out of the water. I bought a second one to test the spring swap and I'm still unsure if it was worth it. I keep one at home and one at the office and I can't say I like one over the other. Both are good, just a little different.

I haven't bought any new cubes in a while. I still haven't got a Valk 3 or a Gans 356 Air, but I will likely expand my collection some more as soon as the snow starts flying, which won't be long now.
 
muchacho said:
http://alejos.org/nemeses.php

Apparently it works, but not sure yet if everything is ok.

It may take more than 10 seconds to load when there are like 30000 nemeses, I may have to put a limit there.

Sorry for the 1990 "design" :D
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I guess there are about 6 people in the world who have a w/feet single but lack a better 3x3 single or average than mine. I apparently have 876 world nemeses, and my feet single is good for 882nd. 83 nemeses in the US, and my feet solve is good for 84th here.
 
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