UK Open 2010

[Toad]

Yes yes yes please to clock final
Im up for food on friday too

Did you mean Saturday? Or are you saying Friday as well as Saturday?

 

[r_517]

Oh crap..YHA is fully booked already? Grr..now I need to look for somewhere else to stay..probably wherever Breandan's staying

just call their phone. they only put 50%ish of their vacant rooms on the internet.

 

[CharlieCooper]

Yes yes yes please to clock final
Im up for food on friday too

Did you mean Saturday? Or are you saying Friday as well as Saturday?

Friday we can... go to McDonald's? Or do something at mine. Bit cold for a BBQ again mind, also, I'm not sure we should risk death like we did last time fort he sake of a few burnt sausages

Clock is final is massively for you, Daniel! Well, others too, but at your standard you should definitely have the opportunity to solve twice if the schedule allows.

You know how I said I was about to do the schedule? I just started a Square-1 average instead. I'm back on the schedule now.

 

[Olivér Perge]

I am very sorry to say this, but I am not going to be able to make it. It would be 2 days off from work which I cannot afford for this competition. (Technically I can but that would mean I would have to work right after Christmas, which would lead to my mom killing me, which I don't want right now. )

I am sorry Charlie, please remove me from the list.

Actually i phoned yesterday and there were free spaces i think they said we have the last room on one of the nights though... If you're stuck we could probably sneak you in

Which would make the hotel say: NINJA'D!

49 cubers from 12 countries!

Sorry for making this 48 cubers from 11 countries. :S

 

[Toad]

No Olivér!!

 

[kinch2002]

Due to confusion I shall say that I am up for food anytime anyday.

I shall try not to go back to failing at clock in comps. Thankfully I'm not the only good solver there. Of course you went sub11 at Euros and Mark and Sam are very quick too. Should be high quality all round.

Sorry for the lack of quotes but my touch doesn't like them ATM

 

[MichaelErskine]

I am very sorry to say this, but I am not going to be able to make it.

We will miss you Olivér

 

[CharlieCooper]

I am very sorry to say this, but I am not going to be able to make it. It would be 2 days off from work which I cannot afford for this competition. (Technically I can but that would mean I would have to work right after Christmas, which would lead to my mom killing me, which I don't want right now. )

I am sorry Charlie, please remove me from the list.



Which would make the hotel say: NINJA'D!



Sorry for making this 48 cubers from 11 countries. :S

Extremely sad news, but I totally understand

Upon reviewing the schedule, I think it's extremely unlikely that we can have second rounds for anything but 3x3x3. The volume of competitors and the restrictions we obviously have on how long we can stay in the room makes it quite hard. I am trying to shuffle things around, but no promises. It's that, or ditch 6 and 7. That may cause a mutiny.

 

[James Ludlow]

I will be chief clearer-upper at the end.

Is there any scope for cuncurrent events? Say, you do either clock or pyraminx, or sq1 instead of 2x2? I dunno.

Either way, the Magics are far too much of important event, so please don't ditch them.

 

[Escher]

I am not going to be able to make it.

But, but, I love you!

Re: Helping out - I'll do what I can, I'm happy to bully people into judging or scrambling (and obviously judge and scramble myself) if needs be.

I'll come to the meal! I am very poor though

Also Charlie: enter me into Sq-1

 

[CharlieCooper]

I will be chief clearer-upper at the end.

Is there any scope for cuncurrent events? Say, you do either clock or pyraminx, or sq1 instead of 2x2? I dunno.

Either way, the Magics are far too much of important event, so please don't ditch them.

Won't get rid of magics, they are fast and easy, no scrambling. Easy peasy. I don't think parallel events would work well in terms of organisation. The scrambling would be a nightmare, as would the judging, I can see it being drama central!

I will have a think about it, but it's looking like an event or two may need to be sacrificed.

But, but, I love you!

Re: Helping out - I'll do what I can, I'm happy to bully people into judging or scrambling (and obviously judge and scramble myself) if needs be.

I'll come to the meal! I am very poor though

Also Charlie: enter me into Sq-1

I shall as soon as I update... which will be when someone else registers

 

[Kirjava]

I don't think many would care if you ditched 6x6x6 and 7x7x7.

 

[CharlieCooper]

I don't think many would care if you ditched 6x6x6 and 7x7x7.

This is what I'm thinking. While fewer people are competing in BLD, I think those people would be more upset not to compete in their event than those doing 6 and 7. Ditto for other events. The problems with scrambling and judging with those puzzles are also just tedious, really.

I'll mull it over for the afternoon and the schedule will be up tonight as I've finished it if I can solve this big cube issue.

 

[CharlieCooper]

I will be chief clearer-upper at the end.

Is there any scope for cuncurrent events? Say, you do either clock or pyraminx, or sq1 instead of 2x2? I dunno.

Either way, the Magics are far too much of important event, so please don't ditch them.

This is so awesome - thank you so much. On both days we will tidy almost everything in preparation for the final/H2H rounds to make for an easy exit afterwards. All hands on deck would be brilliant

 

[James Ludlow]

Not if you drop big cubes though..........
lol.

 

[amostay2004]

Shall give YHA a call after I top up my credits later.
Who're you staying with Breandan?

 

[Kirjava]

oh god I hope you don't drop BLD

 

[kinch2002]

I vote for ditching 6 and 7. They are fairly similar to 4 and 5 and nobody actually specialises in them in the uk afaik

 

[amostay2004]

Yea whatever you do just don't touch BLD =/

 

[MichaelErskine]

(and obviously judge and scramble myself)

...and give yourself those special scrambles? THIS IS HOW YOU GET SO GOOD!!!!

Saturday night Pizza Express big table please!

Ditch 7x7x7 keep 6x6x6??? (edit: I'm rubbish at both - don't care that much!)

Michael.