Euro 2012 - Poland

[Ron]

Could we get a guaranteed 1 hour break between the 2 multi-blind attempts?

Hi István, sorry, there are no guarantees. We learned from Bangkok that we need quite a few scramblers and that we will ask competitors to bring their cubes early. We need to scramble around 300 cubes for the first attempt, maybe even more. But we will not go beyond 12:00hrs.

 

[lachose]

We have in Wrocław this stupid system of URBAN cards, which is some personal ID card, on which you can buy and code your tickets. To get the urbancard you need at least one week to get it - with standing in lines, filling a lot of papers, giving a photo of you, etc. "Imienne" means in this case "attached to a name" so means having urbancard.

Buy 168 hours (7 days) ticket an be happy you can do it (geniuses from city for a long time set the maximum "long time ticket" only for 72h. Not very helpful for foreigners, don't you think?)

If you are going to spend whole days at the competition you really need just 2 x 3 PLN ticket ("one way ticket" without transitions between trams/buses, or "half hour tickets" (with as many transition you can do in this time). To make this system more complicated there are some fast buses (which are... pretty slow, i.e. Bus "K" is the third slowest line in the whole city! To have a ride on them you need 30 min. ticket or... buy "one way ticket" being slightly more expensive that usual one. Oh, for all night buses, if you don't have timelike tickets, you also have to pay more...

I recommend using page www.jakdojade.pl. Use tram 9 and 17 to get to venue from Avantgarde Hostel (see direct link http://goo.gl/xzB4n)!

Thanks for this precise reply ! I think I'll take the 168 hours ticket because I'll visit Wroclaw on Thursday and Monday (and maybe even Friday afternoon) so I think that's the best solution. (And I'm glad that it's possible to have something longer than 72h ).

 

[Ron]

On the topic of fridays blind events: can I do my 5x5x5bld solve(s) before my 4x4x4bld solve(s)?

All competitors should start their first solve at 2pm. Competitors can start with either of the 2 puzzles.

 

[Remigiusz Durka]

VERY IMPORTANT:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEhTY2l3SlBRMnVjb1VOSV9fY0VxbVE6MQ (breakfast near Avantgarde hostel)

 

[prażeodym]

I would like to ask about scrambles and groups. I see that there are many groups of each event, each group will have diffrent scrambles? I hope not because in some events like {2x2, square-1, 3x3, 3x3BLD, Pyraminx } it really makes difference (specially sq1 and pyraminx and bld).

 

[NSKuber]

If course every group has it's own scrambles. It's done on every competition. Imagine, if 2 groups had the same scrambles, person from group 2 could easily watch scrambles when group 1 is solving.

 

[prażeodym]

if someone would like to cheat he could do it easly in the same group, or someone from the same group can tell You solution (for blind for example). I don't think it is needed, specialy on as big competition as Euro, on wchich everyone should have equal opportunities. Besides I saw something like this on WC09. There was one table for all competitors for side events, and about 6 diffrent groups for scrambling for everyone (so You could have 1 solve from 2 group, second from 6 etc).

 

[Pitzu]

Hi István, sorry, there are no guarantees. We learned from Bangkok that we need quite a few scramblers and that we will ask competitors to bring their cubes early. We need to scramble around 300 cubes for the first attempt, maybe even more. But we will not go beyond 12:00hrs.

Or we can use a special device between attempts. Then we don't need breaks at all.

 

[Mike Hughey]

Or we can use a special device between attempts. Then we don't need breaks at all.

Wow, that might really help!

 

[Ron]

I see that there are many groups of each event, each group will have diffrent scrambles?

There are different sets of scrambles per group, the WCA regulations require this.
Only in the final will all have the same scrambles.

 

[LarsN]

Wow, that might really help!

Just remember not to erase your letter pair list, that would be a pain. GO GO visual memo

 

[Pitzu]

Hi Everyone!
Could anyone send me EC logo in good quality?! I downloaded it from facebook page, but it is in jpg which is not the best format for logos.

koczaistvan73 at gmail dot com

 

[Ron]

Could anyone send me EC logo in good quality?!

I added a high resolution version to the Multimedia page.

 

[Inusagi]

Does everybody have to be judges/scramblers? In that case, how many rounds do a person have to be a judge/scrambler minimum? And also, am I allowed to only be judge and not a scrambler for the whole competicion? (I have gotten injuries in my hands because of too much cubing, and wanted to not overextend myself)

 

[Ron]

Does everybody have to be judges/scramblers?

Regulations state that every competitor should be available.

We prefer that people volunteer as a judge. You can enter where you will judge on this page: http://goo.gl/HOHH2
If we cannot fill in all places with volunteers we will nominate competitors as judges.

We prefer that WCA delegates will do the scrambling.
But that would a too big job for them, so we will also nominate competitors as scramblers.

In a few days we will publish the duties for everyone.
During the competition it would be great if people offer their help at the organisation desk on stage.
We will also call for some volunteers during the competition.

 

[Ron]

Final update of the qualification limits. If you are still on a waiting list then you will not be able to compete in that event.

 

[Sajwo]

Has anybody modded AV (a5) for sale?

 

[Count Dracula]

For those,who aren't going,is there a live stream channel to watch ?

 

[Remigiusz Durka]

For those,who aren't going,is there a live stream channel to watch ?

I will try to provide constant stream o photos

Edit:

Any solutions which have easy uploading new photos, adding new photos to existing ones, allowing comments, and where photos can stay forever?
Picassa, Google+, something else? (At the moment I'm checking Google+)

And of course there will be also Live Results! (On Friday links in the right menu on our webpage will be active)

 

[MirzaCubing]

Will there be live results?