Are Stickerless cubes allowed in competitions now? (No)

[ComputerGuy365]

I just read the regulations and I found this

3d) Puzzles must have coloured parts, which must be one of the following: coloured stickers, coloured tiles, coloured plastic, or painted/printed colours. All coloured parts of a puzzle must be made of a similar material.

Can a delegate or someone who just read the regulation clear up this confusion?

 

[TDM]

I didn't see that, and the previous regulation specifying that stickerless cubes were banned is no longer there. That looks like it means they are allowed, but I haven't seen anything said about it.

 

[hkpnkp]

its written here - https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/2014-04-03

 

[TDM]

Just seen this... I think that means they aren't allowed because you can see what colour the pieces are from the inside (e.g. do half a U' and you can see the BR colour). I also think this is the regulation that disallows stickerless cubes because 3h2 disallowed them in past version of the regulations too.

 

[XTowncuber]

its written here - https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/2014-04-03

that does not say anything about colored plastic or stickerless cubes.

edit: 3h2) Puzzles whose coloured parts are visible inside the puzzle are not permitted.

 

[GG]

EDIT: STICKERLESS CUBE'S ARE STILL ILLEGAL.
I am almost 100 percent sure this change is due to v cubes new printed colours showcased in mmap's vid, (no link)
And stickerless zhanchi's are NOT legal, I have double checked the website,
http://puu.sh/80W48.png
Here is obvious proof

 

[hkpnkp]

Sorry all , stickerless cubes are not permitted if its colors are visible inside the puzzle (WCA regulation - 3h2). I just read it.

 

[Knut]

Rats. I was getting hopeful there.

 

[TDM]

Just seen this... I think that means they aren't allowed because you can see what colour the pieces are from the inside (e.g. do half a U' and you can see the BR colour). I also think this is the regulation that disallows stickerless cubes because 3h2 disallowed them in past version of the regulations too.

edit: 3h2) Puzzles whose coloured parts are visible inside the puzzle are not permitted.

EDIT: STICKERLESS CUBE'S ARE STILL ILLEGAL.
I am almost 100 percent sure this change is due to v cubes new printed colours showcased in mmap's vid, (no link)
And stickerless zhanchi's are NOT legal, I have double checked the website,
http://puu.sh/80W48.png
Here is obvious proof

Sorry all , stickerless cubes are not permitted if its colors are visible inside the puzzle (WCA regulation - 3h2). I just read it.

I'm still not sure, are they legal or not?

 

[hkpnkp]

not legal - the rule 3h2 states it clearly

 

[Kit Clement]

You can have a stickerless cube that is legal. The kind of cubes that are colloquially known as "stickerless" with the entire pieces of plastic colored rather than just the outer surface violates regulation 3h2. Before, 3h2 was written with the term "stickerless" in it, but this is confusing since there are puzzles without stickers that don't violate regulations. We hope to detach the meaning of the word "stickerless" from specific puzzles like the Zhanchi so that it really means "without stickers."

 

[Lucas Garron]

EDIT: STICKERLESS CUBE'S ARE STILL ILLEGAL.
I am almost 100 percent sure this change is due to v cubes new printed colours showcased in mmap's vid, (no link)
And stickerless zhanchi's are NOT legal, I have double checked the website,
http://puu.sh/80W48.png
Here is obvious proof

I'm glad people are using the diffs to check the changes for themselves, although you could also see a full list of justifications by following my announcement in the Regulations subforum to the justifications in the proposed puzzle changes.

(I just noticed that the official announcement doesn't link to issue #166, so I'll also add that.)

You can have a stickerless cube that is legal. The kind of cubes that are colloquially known as "stickerless" with the entire pieces of plastic colored rather than just the outer surface violates regulation 3h2. Before, 3h2 was written with the term "stickerless" in it, but this is confusing since there are puzzles without stickers that don't violate regulations. We hope to detach the meaning of the word "stickerless" from specific puzzles like the Zhanchi so that it really means "without stickers."

Indeed, some Delegates have stated this, and I agree.

In particular, the "New Rubik's 3x3 Cube" has plastic tiles instead of stickers. It could definitely be called stickerless, so now is the time to start being careful about calling puzzles "stickerless".