If you could add a WCA Event what would it be?

[Tycubing]

But as you said earlier

Might as well just remove clock since moyu and qiyi won't do sh*t about clock and instead just add the leaf cube line from qiyi and fidget spinners from moyu

Hardware should be no reason to add or remove an event. We saw what happened with skewb when it was added in 2014. The hardware was garbage at first, but it progressed A LOT better.

Also, clock has been an event for a long time and removing it because a certain brand won't make one is honestly dumb. I see the perspective that it won't encourage newer cubers to do it, but the newer cubers shouldn't get into an event just because of the hardware. They should get into the event by enjoying the solve or liking the concept of it.

 

[Fábio De'Rose]

Mirror Blocks Blindfolded, no inspection. This idea has been copiously proposed before, and fulfills your criteria.

1- bring a new idea to the WCA

2- have a unique solving experience

3- have enough of a community interest

 

[Competition Cuber]

Here it is:

Rubik's cube-fidget spinner.

You have to see how many cubes you can solve until your spinner stops spinning.

 

[Underwatercuber]

Here it is:

Rubik's cube-fidget spinner.

You have to see how many cubes you can solve until your spinner stops spinning.

Wanting to jump in front of car > will to live

 

[VenomCubing]

I can't believe nobody has said this before, but Rubik's snake? I've met some people in competition who are really good at it. I know what youre thinking: "that's just like magic!" That train of thought is completely correct, but I see more community interest in snake.

Also I think that full blind mirror blocks is a great idea.

 

[Underwatercuber]

I can't believe nobody has said this before, but Rubik's snake? I've met some people in competition who are really good at it. I know what youre thinking: "that's just like magic!" That train of thought is completely correct, but I see more community interest in snake.

Also I think that full blind mirror blocks is a great idea.

Snake. Is. Cancer.

 

[ozie]

one finger megaminx multi blind

 

[FireCuber]

I can't believe nobody has said this before, but Rubik's snake? I've met some people in competition who are really good at it. I know what youre thinking: "that's just like magic!" That train of thought is completely correct, but I see more community interest in snake.

Also I think that full blind mirror blocks is a great idea.

Yeah! I think the Rubik's Snake is cool too! In my last comp someone had a Rubik's Snake and I tried it!

They are cool!

 

[VenomCubing]

I would honestly except yottaminx OH to get rid of the abombination that is 3x3 with feet.

 

[One Wheel]

Most likely any event that is added will come at the expense of another being removed. I'm sure a lot of people would vote to trade feet for kilominx. Personally I like feet and don't care about kilominx. My first choice would be to trade clock for gigaminx or clock for megaminx BLD. I also don't care about 2x2, skewb, or pyraminx, and I'd love to see 4MBLD and 5MBLD. I also think that some form of full-blind, whether it's mirror blocks or two cubes (one with braille dots and one with just colored stickers, identical scramble and orientation, all blind) would add something very interesting. What do you think? Preferably more or less seriously.

 

[VenomCubing]

Most likely any event that is added will come at the expense of another being removed. I'm sure a lot of people would vote to trade feet for kilominx. Personally I like feet and don't care about kilominx. My first choice would be to trade clock for gigaminx or clock for megaminx BLD. I also don't care about 2x2, skewb, or pyraminx, and I'd love to see 4MBLD and 5MBLD. I also think that some form of full-blind, whether it's mirror blocks or two cubes (one with braille dots and one with just colored stickers, identical scramble and orientation, all blind) would add something very interesting. What do you think? Preferably more or less seriously.

Hate to break it to you, but skewb and pyraminx are here to stay.

 

[AidanNoogie]

Hate to break it to you, but skewb and pyraminx are here to stay.

And 2x2.

 

[Competition Cuber]

one finger megaminx multi blind

Hardy-Har-Har.

 

[One Wheel]

Hate to break it to you, but skewb and pyraminx are here to stay.

And 2x2.

Not going to disagree with you there. I think it's conceivable that clock goes, and possibly feet, despite my earnest objections, but I think everything else is here to stay. I was merely saying that if I were the one making all the decisions without regard to anyone else's opinions those are the events that it wouldn't hurt my feelings to drop.

 

[Underwatercuber]

Not going to disagree with you there. I think it's conceivable that clock goes, and possibly feet, despite my earnest objections, but I think everything else is here to stay. I was merely saying that if I were the one making all the decisions without regard to anyone else's opinions those are the events that it wouldn't hurt my feelings to drop.

I think feet is first to go. Clock at least is a unique puzzle whereas feet is another 3x3 variant. It also causes problems like having to clean stackmats, people having to scramble with their hands (gross) and it smells terrible if in enclosed spaces.

 

[Christopher Cabrera]

Most likely any event that is added will come at the expense of another being removed. I'm sure a lot of people would vote to trade feet for kilominx. Personally I like feet and don't care about kilominx. My first choice would be to trade clock for gigaminx or clock for megaminx BLD. I also don't care about 2x2, skewb, or pyraminx, and I'd love to see 4MBLD and 5MBLD. I also think that some form of full-blind, whether it's mirror blocks or two cubes (one with braille dots and one with just colored stickers, identical scramble and orientation, all blind) would add something very interesting. What do you think? Preferably more or less seriously.

Why do we HAVE to get rid of an event in order to add a new one? This idea doesn't make any sense to me.

 

[One Wheel]

I think feet is first to go. Clock at least is a unique puzzle whereas feet is another 3x3 variant. It also causes problems like having to clean stackmats, people having to scramble with their hands (gross) and it smells terrible if in enclosed spaces.

Everything except clock, skewb, Square-1, and arguably pyraminx is already a 3x3 variant. As to sanitation, just a few points:

I regularly buy latex gloves in boxes of 100 for $10/box. Charge an extra $1 to compete in feet, use a new pair of gloves for every cube, and you're still turning an $0.80 profit per competitor.

Competitions aren't held in boxes

Much like the rest of the body, feet only stink if proper hygiene is not observed. Perhaps we should also ban armpits at competitions?

At the one competition I've been to there were dedicated timers used only for feet. I was under the impression that this wasn't unusual.

Hands are filthy. We touch everything with our hands, but typically only our socks with our feet.

 

[Rcuber123]

Everything except clock, skewb, Square-1, and arguably pyraminx is already a 3x3 variant. As to sanitation, just a few points:

I regularly buy latex gloves in boxes of 100 for $10/box. Charge an extra $1 to compete in feet, use a new pair of gloves for every cube, and you're still turning an $0.80 profit per competitor.

Competitions aren't held in boxes

Much like the rest of the body, feet only stink if proper hygiene is not observed. Perhaps we should also ban armpits at competitions?

At the one competition I've been to there were dedicated timers used only for feet. I was under the impression that this wasn't unusual.

Hands are filthy. We touch everything with our hands, but typically only our socks with our feet.

Also at some comps the timers are covered in plastic bags and with every normal turning scramble ur feet arent supposed to touch the mat/floor.

 

[Competition Cuber]

Wanting to jump in front of car > will to live

If there was a dislike button, I'd break my laptop pressing that button.

 

[Ksh13]

Quick question, how long do people usually use on solving Mirror Blocks blind no inspection? Because if it often takes 5+ minutes for one attempt that is definetly an argument against it, as very time consuming events is not something we need more of.