Cube cover question

[Discomantis]

Are cube covers from a cubing store WCA legal? I was wondering if it would be more expensive to print them out verses to buy them.

 

[Enirolf]

I think so. Doesnt every cube cover (except clock cover) in competitions come from a cube store or company?

 

[Discomantis]

I think so. Doesnt every cube cover (except clock cover) in competitions come from a cube store or company?

There are WCA templates for them

 

[Enirolf]

Because at Dutch competitions we use these: https://www.cubediction.com/product/cube-cover/ covers from a Dutch cube shop
And before that we used some old cubicle cover

 

[Davian]

Because at Dutch competitions we use these: https://www.cubediction.com/product/cube-cover/ covers from a Dutch cube shop
And before that we used some old cubicle cover

those were pretty sick, but i think it would be cool if they use 3d printed covers like on euro's. now its only for clock.

 

[NmeCuber]

I'm pretty sure I've seen popcorn buckets used as cube covers lol.

 

[ProStar]

You can use pretty much anything that fully covers the cube:

• A2c) After the scrambler starts scrambling the puzzle, the competitor must not see the puzzle until the inspection phase starts.
  • A2c1) The scrambler places a cover over the scrambled puzzle that makes it impossible for any competitors or spectators to see any part of the puzzle. The cover remains over the puzzle until the start of the attempt.

 

[SpedCube]

Some people have used plastic bowls lol

 

[SpedCube]

What if someone wrote the solution to the solve on the cover?.......

 

[Discomantis]

Some people have used plastic bowls lol

Some have used no cube covers.


Vietnamese competitions had an incident like that.

 

[SpedCube]

oh thats great!!

 

[An Animating Cuber]

In one of Drews Pyra records the cube cover was a pyramid shaped piece of paper.

 

[Tabe]

I'm pretty sure I've seen popcorn buckets used as cube covers lol.

That's literally what most cube covers are - popcorn boxes.

 

[ProStar]

That's literally what most cube covers are - popcorn boxes.

Cubicle branded popcorn box when

 

[Davian]

Cubicle branded popcorn box when

Or speedcubing australia covers

 

[TheNewbie-Cuber]

Of Course @Discomantis!

 

[Deleted member 36445]

What if someone wrote the solution to the solve on the cover?.......

Well the judge could do nothing about it because you can't judge a book by it's cover

 

[Davian]

Well the judge could do nothing about it because you can't judge a book by it's cover

Door man 2.0

 

[Anthonycube]

At our competitions we used to use flower pots with paper over the holes. But now all the competitions are sponsored by a cube shop so we use those covers

 

[Sub1Hour]

Utah competitions use special covers for square-1 and clock, engineered by the one and only Brendan Bakker. It can be seen here

It has saved many a headache for organizers, scramblers, and delegates alike as it makes sure that square-1 moves are impossible in transit without using inserts which tend to mess the lubricant in the puzzle up and they require the competitior to take them out before solving, which can be very distracting for CSP users. It also makes sure that clock pins dont get messed up.

As long as the cover obstructs the cube from all competitiors both in transit and on the table its perfectly legal. You shouldn't have to ever worry about this though, unless you are an organizer or delegate. For those local organizers who need covers, try to get a sponsorship from a manufacturer or store. We got sponsored by Qiyi for our last Utah competition and they sent us a big stack of cube covers that we will be using for a long time.