Australian Games Expo Rubik's 3x3 Championship

[richardzhang]

They said they would use stackmats.

 

[Tim Major]

All of this popped up when I registered
" Thanks for registering.
Goodluck in the championship!

The following information and links may be useful:

Conditions of entry:

You accept that:
The judges decision is final.
As far as possible the championship will follow World Cube Association regulations.
Contestants may use their own cube to compete, provided they are a genuine Rubik's cube. If yo do not have your own cube, we will provide you with a Rubik's cube for use during the event.
Contestants are responsible for all their own arrangements to and from the event.
The event will be held on Sunday 24 January. The exact time of the event is still TBC. Details will be posted on this site as soon as they are confirmed.

Useful sites and contacts:
For all enquiries about the championship please contact our organiser and championship host,
Craig Browne by email: [email protected]
Print a poster for the event for dates, location and prizes.
Visit the Australian Games Expo website
Visit the World Cube Association
Visit the Rubik's official site"

What do they mean by genuine Rubik's cube? It can be another brand right? If it said "Contestants may use their own cube to compete, provided they are a proper, working Rubik's cube. If yo do not have your own cube, we will provide you with a Rubik's cube for use during the event"
Then I'd say they mean any 3x3 cube, but the word "genuine" kind of throws me off. Was this already answered in an email?
Edit: but linking to WCA site, saying it would use http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/#events as far as possible is reassuring.

 

[Faz]

fail

The 2010 Australian Games Expo is now also the host for the inaugural Australian Alhambra Championships.


There will be several qualifying events prior to the expo. The top 10 players from each of these events will be given automatic entry into the final.

Qualifying events:
GenConOz: September 20th
Mind Games Melbourne: (Date to be confirmed)
Mind Games Canberra: November 8th
Games Paradise Sydney: (Date to be confirmed)
(For more information contact the appropriate venue)

There will be no entries on the day, you must attend a qualifying event.

Some other stupid game that < cubing

 

[Tim Major]

Oh.... I thought it meant the whole competition. Nevermind. Btw. WTF is Alhambra. Try googling it, and it comes up with nothing, that seems like a game. Must be very small.

Edit: and read my other post. About "genuine Rubik's cubes".

 

[Faz]

yep, genuine Rubik's cubes.

Too bad I don't have one.

 

[Tim Major]

yep, genuine Rubik's cubes.

Too bad I don't have one.

Laurence Leung's prize? I'll try to borrow a broken in one of someone, because the ones from them will probably be just opened, or recently opened. Why?
I know, I'll put Rubik's stickers on one of my cubes. If only.
Must...Practise...Petrus.

 

[Faz]

It's a promotional event.

I gave that one away :s

 

[rachmaninovian]

lol use a jsk cos it's a genuine rubik's cube =P

 

[LNZ]

You can buy a Rubik's brand 3x3x3 cube at any department store.

 

[Ton]

All of this popped up when I registered
" Thanks for registering.
Goodluck in the championship!

The following information and links may be useful:

Conditions of entry:

You accept that:
The judges decision is final.
As far as possible the championship will follow World Cube Association regulations.
Contestants may use their own cube to compete, provided they are a genuine Rubik's cube. If yo do not have your own cube, we will provide you with a Rubik's cube for use during the event.
Contestants are responsible for all their own arrangements to and from the event.
The event will be held on Sunday 24 January. The exact time of the event is still TBC. Details will be posted on this site as soon as they are confirmed.

Useful sites and contacts:
For all enquiries about the championship please contact our organiser and championship host,
Craig Browne by email: [email protected]
Print a poster for the event for dates, location and prizes.
Visit the Australian Games Expo website
Visit the World Cube Association
Visit the Rubik's official site"

What do they mean by genuine Rubik's cube? It can be another brand right? If it said "Contestants may use their own cube to compete, provided they are a proper, working Rubik's cube. If yo do not have your own cube, we will provide you with a Rubik's cube for use during the event"
Then I'd say they mean any 3x3 cube, but the word "genuine" kind of throws me off. Was this already answered in an email?
Edit: but linking to WCA site, saying it would use http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/#events as far as possible is reassuring.

It is a sponsor championship , they can use any regulation they like, if it was a WCA event all brand are allowed

So for this event they apparently will check if you have an original Rubik's cube. Which is quite hard nowadays , I think I am one of the view judges who knows all type original Rubik's cube .....

I think they will accept your own cube is you use original Rubik's stickers..... maybe they can provide you a sticker set

 

[Tim Major]

Hmmm... maybe I should order http://www.rubiks.com/Shop/Products/Replacement Sticker Kit 3x3 Cube.aspx
Would that be cheating? I want be fair.

 

[Faz]

Yes, order it. It's not like they can figure it out.

 

[Ton]

Hmmm... maybe I should order http://www.rubiks.com/Shop/Products/Replacement Sticker Kit 3x3 Cube.aspx
Would that be cheating? I want be fair.

I think it is fair that you can use you own cube. Anyway you can tell that you use your own cube with Rubik stickers. My best guess is that they will be oke with this.

 

[Faz]

ZBFTW - if you are ordering that, please order me one

Also, just bought a storebought today, it's a piece of crap. I better get to work.

 

[Tim Major]

ZBFTW - if you are ordering that, please order me one

Also, just bought a storebought today, it's a piece of crap. I better get to work.

I also bought a storebought, and it's currently my best cube apart from my mini ds, and my edison, on which I still need new stickers. So I've been doing my averages on it. Tells you the quality of my a2
It is actually very fast (the Rubik's) and can cut corners, though when it locks, it really locks bad. Might put some vaseline in it temporarily.

Edit: And the Rubik's feels a bit loose, and seems like a newer model. A friend has his Rubik's at school, and I can't see centre caps. On mine, the centre caps are just like a diy, and the core on this cube is actually a core with a screw+spring going into it, like a diy, unlike my friends were the core is fitted with the centre pieces.

 

[TimMc]

Also, just bought a storebought today, it's a piece of crap. I better get to work.

I've got a storebought with cubesmith stickers if you want to borrow it (i.e. if the one you have is still bad in January). 2005 cube from Crown and Andrews.

Pros:
- doesn't lock up
- you can go nuts with the turning speed

Cons:
- it's not as smooth as a loose DIY, but it's pretty smooth

But you've got a month to prepare.

Tim.

 

[Faz]

Yeah, I know. I sent em an email asking about stickers.

 

[Thomas09]

Store boughts seem to react really well with vaseline, then you clean it out. I've got a really nice one that previously had vaseline it.

Also, I'm going to this event.

 

[Escher]

I'm obviously not going or anything, but if anybody hasn't seen yet, I *think* this is a Rubik's DIY and if so you'll be able to use it at the Expo:

http://www.popbuying.com/detail.pb/sku.26508

Tis cheap and has free shipping

 

[Tim Major]

Faz^^^ don't order stickers, order this instead! If you do order, can you get me one? If you don't order, still get the stickers. Thanks.