Well I kida see what you mean about lots of clocks not following the regs. Then again, there is lots of grey areas. In the puzzles section of the regs their is only one reg about clock. And with the bad clocks, most people won't have bad clocks if they are borrowing them. The worst comp legal clock I have tried, was bad, but still good enough to scramble at the same speed as a lubed lingo with Rubik's pins
3h4) For Clock, custom "inserts" (the same shape and size as the traditional paper inserts) are permitted, at the discretion of the WCA Delegate. The inserts must have a clear indication of 12 o'clock that matches the original inserts.
I would assume that some of the regs apply to clock and some don't. 3d13 would be one that doesn't apply to clock
3d1b) Color blind competitors who cannot distinguish between the necessary number of colors may use colored parts with patterns, if it has been explicitly approved according to
Regulation 2s. Patterns may come from stickers or be drawn.
and 3d does apply because of the whole thing about not being allowed to checker your clock
3d) Puzzles must have colored parts, which define the color scheme of the puzzle and must be one and only one of the following: colored stickers, colored tiles, colored plastic, or painted/printed colors. All colored parts of a puzzle must be made of a similar material.
Besides these points, I've noticed that at all the comps I've been to with Clock, there's a sort of Clock black market whenever the event rolls around. Everyone is trying to use someone else's Clock since nobody has a legal one, and this is ridiculous since many people are trying to compete at the same time. I don't think it can be denied that Clock is one of the hardest events to hold, besides maybe Feet, FMC, and BLD events.
I know what you're saying about people borrowing clocks, but from my experience its mostly because they signed up for clock and they don't own it or the clock nerd at the table has a very good clock. I have been in both positions, borrowing a Rubik's brand from the Organizer, then the next comp letting people borrow my Rubik's brand that I had bought for the two reasons I said.
This is definitely true, but it's always a plus if the spectators enjoy the event as well. It helps to advance the hobby and make it more interesting to the public.
Fare enough, but I checked for a few upcoming comps that have clock, at the least events other then clock that they had was 5. I don't know about you but 1/6th of a comp not for making the hobby bigger sounds fare to me.
The language is quite ambiguous though, as they do say they govern "competitions for all puzzles labelled as Rubik puzzles, and all other puzzles that are played by twisting the sides," but this is definitely not the case for either. They specifically say "all," but many many puzzles are missing. I'll give you this one, as they do mention Rubik's puzzles in particular, but they hardly follow their own rule.
I mean even if it isn't 3d, it still twists.
Okay, so is it solved?
Ok you got me on that one, but to be fare with something like a big cube could have two centers swapped on the B and D faces making it another puzzle that you think could be solved or not. Same goes with Multi, FMC, Pyra a nxn cube at an angle could have a twister corner, skewb can have three centers cycled on the B L and D faced and held at an angle, any number of things with mega as you can only see half the cube at most. With any puzzle held an angle, it could appear solved.
good luck with clock
it's my best event too
