Hillsdale Winter 2012

[Anthony]

The Hillsdale Winter 2012 will take place on March 3, 2012 in Hillsdale, Michigan, USA. Check out the Hillsdale Winter 2012 website for more information and registration.

Hillsdale is literally in the middle of nowhere, but it isn't *that* far from quite a few major cities in the Midwest so I'm hoping that by announcing it over three months ahead of time we might be able to have a good turn out.

• Ann Arbor, Fort Wayne - 1.5 hours
• Detroit - 2 hours
• Cleveland - 3 hours
• Chicago, Indianapolis, Dayton, Columbus - 3.5 hours
• Pittsburgh - 5 hours
• Toronto, Lexington - 6 hours

I can find couches/floor space in my dorm and frat house for people who really need a place to stay, so just PM if you're interested and I'll figure it out when the date gets closer. There are a bunch of cheap hotels in the area, too.

 

[Blake4512]

YESSSSS!! I can finally go to a competition in my state

Do you know if there are any tentative events?

 

[insane569]

2 days after my birthday
i might ake it

 

[fastcubesolver]

*like*

 

[JackJ]

Nearly 7 hours. And one day after my moms birthday. Bleh.

 

[IamWEB]

WOOO!!!

Can't go, I'm just happy to see this. ;p

 

[CubesOfTheWorld]

Blake: Go to WCA nao. Anthony is organizing a Michigan comp
Me: yeeeeee

 

[cuber952]

2 days after my birthday
I might make it

 

[iEnjoyCubing]

I registered. I should be there, I cleared the date already. Only reason I wouldn't be going is because of something coming up unexpectedly. Also, is there a chance for any other events? Seems like a short timeframe.

 

[Yuxuibbs]

I registered. Might have to change some things after Ohio Fall. The competition is literally a week before finals and another competition I have to go to (have to miss a whole day of finals).

Also, I'm probably going to bring almost everyone in my cubing club since it's an hour away.

 

[waffle=ijm]

oooooohhh...just across the lake...we will seee.

 

[NeedReality]

Not too far away for me - I'll have to see when that falls in terms of exams and such, but I should be able to make it.

 

[Edmund]

It's been forever since I've been to a comp and I should have my license by then so I'm hopeful but it's nowhere close to being a sure thing.

 

[Anthony]

Do you know if there are any tentative events?

Also, is there a chance for any other events? Seems like a short timeframe.

The "timeframe" isn't short, but I assume you mean that it seems like we could fit much more in. Well, it depends on how quickly we run through things, how many people come and which events people compete in. Possibilities are an extra round of OH, Pyraminx, Magic, Master Magic and MBLD - certainly not all 5 though. I'll end up deciding closer to the actual date once I have an idea of who all is coming or just on the spot at the competition if we get significantly far ahead of schedule.

 

[Mike Hughey]

The "timeframe" isn't short, but I assume you mean that it seems like we could fit much more in.

Compared to most Midwest competitions, this one is a little shorter than typical. I don't see any other future competitions in the USA that are quite as short as this one, although there are several recent ones in the past (not in the Midwest) which are shorter (Liberty Science Center was much shorter). Sorry, Anthony, I guess we've spoiled people around here by doing long competitions with lots of events.

To everyone else, think of this one as a Texas competition transplanted to the Midwest. So lots of small cubes. You've gotta expect that from the guy who brought us the "Small Cubes Open".

 

[Anthony]

Compared to most Midwest competitions, this one is a little shorter than typical. I don't see any other future competitions in the USA that are quite as short as this one, although there are several recent ones in the past (not in the Midwest) which are shorter (Liberty Science Center was much shorter). Sorry, Anthony, I guess we've spoiled people around here by doing long competitions with lots of events.

To everyone else, think of this one as a Texas competition transplanted to the Midwest. So lots of small cubes. You've gotta expect that from the guy who brought us the "Small Cubes Open".

Oh, I didn't realize that. Well, on the bright side the room isn't being used for anything else that day, so if adding an event/round or two puts us a little behind it shouldn't be a problem in that regard.

 

[iEnjoyCubing]

Compared to most Midwest competitions, this one is a little shorter than typical. I don't see any other future competitions in the USA that are quite as short as this one, although there are several recent ones in the past (not in the Midwest) which are shorter (Liberty Science Center was much shorter). Sorry, Anthony, I guess we've spoiled people around here by doing long competitions with lots of events.

To everyone else, think of this one as a Texas competition transplanted to the Midwest. So lots of small cubes. You've gotta expect that from the guy who brought us the "Small Cubes Open".

Maybe I am, sorry D:

Hopefully there will be space for another event. If not, the time really works out in the end since it's a ~3 hour drive home. Won't get back late.

 

[gbcuber]

I may be coming, especially since it's in state. Only a 1 and a half hour drive too!

 

[waffle=ijm]

if anyone is passing through western new york and can pick waffo up, I'd be willing to pay for the trip

 

[TheMachanga]

mmm, I want to go to this. I feel like I haven't gone to a competition in agesss. 3.5 hours means I would have to leave the house at 5 am (no...), so I guess this would have to be a "hotel competition" for me if I went.

I feel kinda weird if I ask someone to pick me up, since I'm only in high school, but yeah, chicago.



Suggestion: We can base the tentative events on the people that register. So if a bunch of really good OH's show up, then extra OH round (I definitely do not want that lol), and same with a the others, like magic. My vote goes for Square 1 and pyraminx .

Thanks for organizing this Anthony.