speedsolvetheory
Regular
We all know that WCA events are divided into two categories, speedsolving events, and mental events.
Speed events: Everything besides mental events (maybe also 4Bld or 5Bld)
Mental Events: FMC, MBLD, 4BLD, 5BLD
Most "mental" events are not hosted by competition organizers because they are long and not many cubers do them. Some people have proposed a removal for the "Mental Events", but I believe they have a place in the competitive spotlight.
My idea is: make a Speedsolving branch and a Mental/Mind/Solving branch to the WCA. 4-5 blds can be shared between, because it is sort of a high bar to clear. 3bld will not be included.
This way, cubers who like to exercise their brains and are like-minded in this way can meet up and perform their events. They can also do new events that the WCA does not host.
Ideas for new mental events:
Other puzzles FMC
6Bld
FMC on a time crunch
Volunteer Big NxN (you solve the biggest cube in terms of NxN in 30 minutes, whoever does the challenge with the highest order cube wins)
Volunteer BigBLD (same idea except there is a time limit of 1 hour 30 minutes, and that it is blindfolded.)
Other puzzles MBLD
Linear FMC (FMC, but you may not take back moves)
Teams FMC (fmcers work in teams)
Collective FMC (everyone in the comp does a move on the cube to try and solve it in the fewest moves possible)
Match the Scramble FMC
Supercube FMC???
et cetera.
There are so many other things in cubing where you can use your brain instead of your speed to win a championship. In the end, non cubers see cubing as a mental exercise, and even though this new branch would not roll in the money from sponsors, we are the mental athletes, and we are the cubers. We do not need money, but we need a collective space to be cubers together. Even though I do not practice any mental events I recognize their importance.
TL;DR: My idea is to create a new organization for mental events so these kinds of cubers can be happy together.
Speed events: Everything besides mental events (maybe also 4Bld or 5Bld)
Mental Events: FMC, MBLD, 4BLD, 5BLD
Most "mental" events are not hosted by competition organizers because they are long and not many cubers do them. Some people have proposed a removal for the "Mental Events", but I believe they have a place in the competitive spotlight.
My idea is: make a Speedsolving branch and a Mental/Mind/Solving branch to the WCA. 4-5 blds can be shared between, because it is sort of a high bar to clear. 3bld will not be included.
This way, cubers who like to exercise their brains and are like-minded in this way can meet up and perform their events. They can also do new events that the WCA does not host.
Ideas for new mental events:
Other puzzles FMC
6Bld
FMC on a time crunch
Volunteer Big NxN (you solve the biggest cube in terms of NxN in 30 minutes, whoever does the challenge with the highest order cube wins)
Volunteer BigBLD (same idea except there is a time limit of 1 hour 30 minutes, and that it is blindfolded.)
Other puzzles MBLD
Linear FMC (FMC, but you may not take back moves)
Teams FMC (fmcers work in teams)
Collective FMC (everyone in the comp does a move on the cube to try and solve it in the fewest moves possible)
Match the Scramble FMC
Supercube FMC???
et cetera.
There are so many other things in cubing where you can use your brain instead of your speed to win a championship. In the end, non cubers see cubing as a mental exercise, and even though this new branch would not roll in the money from sponsors, we are the mental athletes, and we are the cubers. We do not need money, but we need a collective space to be cubers together. Even though I do not practice any mental events I recognize their importance.
TL;DR: My idea is to create a new organization for mental events so these kinds of cubers can be happy together.
