What event would you like to become WCA official?

[stuvalt309]

If the WCA would add another event for which people could compete for, which event do you want it to be?
Skewb Solve? 2x2 one-handed? How about Pyraminx Crystal? Would bandage cube work?

 

[Ellis]

One handed square-1 multi-bld.

 

[Mike Hughey]

This will have all sorts of silly answers, but I will give something I'm actually semi-serious about. Earlier this year, Takao suggested that we do square-1 BLD. I like the idea.

I want to try out my idea for square-1 BLD, but I'm just not sufficiently motivated at the moment to work on it. If it became an official event, I'd definitely work on it. And I really do want to learn it someday.

And after all, Takao is the man.

 

[Ethan Rosen]

If I were to vote on a puzzle to add to the WCA, I'd probably go for skewb or pyraminx crystal.

 

[byu]

6x6 and 7x7 blind- just so I can watch Ville completely conquer the BLD world

 

[shelley]

Silly answers aside, I'd like to see Skewb as an official event. I don't own a Skewb and I don't know how to solve one (yet), but I feel it's more deserving as an official event than certain other puzzles that are official.

 

[mati rubik]

skewb, old multiblind

 

[sooland]

rainbow cube! jkjk
skewb, for sure

 

[Ellis]

This will have all sorts of silly answers

No I think I'm the only one.

In all seriousness, I would probably say 2x2 BLD.

 

[byu]

To prove mike right (because he's always right) here is my silly answer

7x7x7 WF Multiple Blindfold with hands tied behind back

 

[Ellis]

To prove mike right (because he's always right) here is my silly answer

7x7x7 WF Multiple Blindfold with hands tied behind back

Do you have to memorize with feet also?

 

[ThatGuy]

3x3 feet and hands simultaneous

 

[byu]

To prove mike right (because he's always right) here is my silly answer

7x7x7 WF Multiple Blindfold with hands tied behind back

Do you have to memorize with feet also?

Yeah, that's why I said hands tied behind back

 

[Unknown.soul]

Skewb and Skewb Ultimate would be nice additions.

 

[Sa967St]

official relays would be cool, and so would team BLD and team solving

 

[JBCM627]

official relays would be cool, and so would team BLD and team solving

Relays and/or team solving actually would be pretty cool... it would certainly add a very unique new aspect to competitions.

 

[Dene]

2x2, and anything to do with it, should be removed, not added.

 

[Bob]

2x2, and anything to do with it, should be removed, not added.

I was just about to say something about that. There is too much luck in that puzzle. Odds of skipping a (first) layer are something like 0.1%. That means approximately 1 in every 1000 solves (or about 1 in every 300 competitions), somebody gets a scramble that is just a CLL? Math might be off, but I don't feel like doing the calculation right now.

 

[blade740]

I'm big on skewb. It's fun, quick, easy to learn but (somewhat) difficult to master, easy to obtain, widely owned, and different from current competition puzzles.

 

[qqwref]

This will have all sorts of silly answers, but I will give something I'm actually semi-serious about. Earlier this year, Takao suggested that we do square-1 BLD. I like the idea.

We tried it at SF09. IIRC Takao got all DNFs. Bad idea.

Also, if you think about it, square-1 BLD necessitates tracing the positions through cubeshape. What that means is that times are HIGHLY variable - if you take 10 minutes for an easy cubeshape you might take 30 for a hard one. So I don't think it would make a good event because, like 2x2 single, the only way to get a decent time will be to get a lucky scramble.


Same thing for 2x2 BLD, by the way. If you get a sufficiently easy scramble, anyone good will be able to get a time that's normally impossible. So then instead of being an event where the WR has a possibility of being broken any comp (which is what it should be!), you have to wait for a competition with a good scramble.


Also, 1000th post.