Giveway - Win a $50 Cubicle Gift Card

[pjk]

August is nearly over and I hope you're getting a lot of cubing practice in. I want to give away a $50 Cubicle gift card to a speedsolving.com member.

In order to win, you need to reply to this thread with the following:
1. Your favorite puzzle and why.
2. What is your favorite cubing experience so far (could be a competition, cubing with friends, a great solve at home, etc.)
3. Suggest 1 thing that could improve the Speedsolving.com community to make it better, or more useful. We're constantly working to improve the community here.

Winner will be chosen by the moderators based on your answers.

You have until September 10th, 2022 at midnight GMT -4 (eastern time).

Ready. Set. GO!

 

[Nevan J]

1. I think my favourite puzzle is definitely 3x3, because it's the most motivating to practice. For example if I see a world record, the 3x3 ones are the most exciting, which makes me practice more, and break more personal bests which motivates me even more to practice this event.

2. My favourite experience in cubing so far is when i was at a competition, and I met the Indian NR holder for 3x3, along with the NR holder for 7x7. I also clicked a picture with them, which is the most memorable moment for me.

3. 1 thing that could make the speedsolving.com community better is adding the feature of a time trend graph and statistics in the weekly class comps which compares your performance with previous weekly comps and official WCA performance.

 

[Rubuscu]

1. My favourite puzzle is 3x3, and this is because it uses the perfect and most balanced combination of luck and skill. Moreover, it is the perfect cube for doing thousands of solves, because unlike puzzles like 2x2 and pyramids, it is not too easy, nor is it too difficult like a 5x5 or 6x6. It is very hard to get bored with it, and it is always not very expensive in general.

2. My favourite moment was when I first managed to solve a 3x3 cube blindfolded. It took me a lot of time to achieve this feat, and I felt overwhelmingly happy. It was not how fast I solved but rather just the fact that I can now solve cubes blindfolded.

3. The community can be made better by hosting more sophisticated tournaments such as those containing groups, a league and finally to the knock-out stage ending in the final.

 

[cuberonio]

1 My favorite puzzle is 3x3 because it is the original cube , and everyone is more competitive about it and for example , the 3x3 WR single it was a person that was not a world class cube but he did a very good execution and he got a world record , and for begguiners they are going to think like this : `` If Yusheng Du could do it and he was not a world class cuber I can break a record too , someday `` and that inspires us to continue.
2- My favorite moment is when I got my first magnetic cube and I was able to get many PR , for example now I am sub 30 and I was able to do a sub 20 single.
3- honestly I do not know what there is to change , I'm new out here and I am so happy that there is a comunity like this where I can identify myself , so thank you for creating this amazing comunity that is growing every year more and more.

 

[SH03L4C3]

1. My favorite puzzle is the 3x3 because it is the original puzzle, Its what everybody knows and loves, and because it takes just the right amount of time to solve, to where it is fun to watch.
2. Cubing@home is the closest I got to an official competition. It was very fun to compete in. Every Friday night I would get my last practice in, and in the morning I would have breakfast and log into the C@H Twitch, ready to compete.
3. I think if Speedsolving hosted such competitions as C@H, it would be a lot of fun, as C@H stopped doing online competitions. I would also be more motivated to start practicing again, as there are still no competitions in my city yet. A lot of the friends I made cubing over two years ago have also lost motivation and I feel like we could all really benefit from another C@H type competition. Maybe once every two months on Sundays or smth.

 

[Mattecuber]

1. My favourite puzzle is the redi cube, because its'very intuitive and fun and you can easily improve a lot on it at the early and medium stages of knowledge. It's also a very strange and innovative puzzle that everyone should try.
2. My favourite cubing experience was watching Alessandro Ricci doing the square 1 European record average (6.30) at my very first comp ever that took place 3 days ago.
3. one thing that could improve the speedsolving.com community could be the addition of small servers for each country so people from a determinate county can go in that server and speak in their own language with other people of the same country. And who knows, maybe they will go to the next comp to meet each other and become friends!!!

 

[cirnov2]

1. Favorite puzzle, by that you mean 3x3s in general or a GAN 3x3? For the former, My favorite is the pyraminx. It's a cube that everyone can solve. I think it's the best because beginners can use it. For the latter, a Gan 356 X, I dunno, something about the magnet system is cool.
2. My favorite experience is when I saw someone at school get a F2L skip. Was kinda shocked not gonna lie.
3. I think we should have more themes, Heck, even CUSTOM COLORED THEMES! I would love to use different colors from black and cream.

EDIT: due to the fact that im a minor, i'll probably donate it to Nigel @NigelTheCuber because why not.

 

[GrettGrett]

my favorite puzzle is a sq1 because it is relatively simple and very fun
my favorite cubing experience was a comp called back to school utah 2022. because gan was sponsoring, i got a free 11m pro.
i think that speedsolving could become better by maybe having more compititions i guess

 

[Ayce]

1. Angstrom GTS3M Ridiculously smooth, and GTS3 has crazy corner cutting, perfect blend.
2. Solving a cube blindfolded for the first time
3. Add a "favorite events" screen on the weekly comps

 

[Luke Solves Cubes]

My favorite puzzle has to be the Gan 11 M Pro, it has got me through so many barriers, sub 20, sub 17, sub 15, sub 14, sub 13, and still fighting the sub 12 barrier.
My favorite cubing experience is my first competition. I averaged around 21 seconds and got a sub-20 average in 3x3! Even though it was my last round, I had a ton of fun hanging out with friends and making new friends!
Some improvements that I think speedsolving.com could have would be custom color themes like cirnov2 said. Also, I found a bug where you cannot delete the poll once you make a poll. Also maybe make the events on the weekly comp draggable so you can set your events in like the order you do them. Also, it would be amazing if you added more events to the weekly comps like the Guildford challenge, dino cube, ivy cube, and just more events so people wouldn't get tired of the weekly comps and wish for more events. To add on to that, maybe increasing the posting limit per day, I know it sounds silly, but raising it for people who have been a member for over a year, so people who have a lot to say are able to say it without people being to make a bunch of accounts and then using those to spam posts a ton.

 

[Eli Apperson]

1. Your favorite puzzle and why.

My favorite puzzle would have to be the og valk 3. Aside from being a classic cube, it also is incredible, even by today's standards.

2. What is your favorite cubing experience so far (could be a competition, cubing with friends, a great solve at home, etc.)

Easily my first sub 10 single, I was incredibly happy to get that solve.

3. Suggest 1 thing that could improve the Speedsolving.com community to make it better, or more useful. We're constantly working to improve the community here.

I think it would be nice if there could be a informational video for new members, showing the features and how to navigate the site, as well as the guidelines.

 

[AJT17]

1. My favorite puzzle is the Jpermillion RS3M 2020, because I love how it is setup, and I love how smooth it turns when fully setup, and I love the fact that it is a relatively cheap cube for how good it performs.
2. My favorite cubing experience is when I got my first 16 second solve in competition, because I can easily hit those times outside of comps, but in comps I only get solves between 18 to 20 seconds.
3. I think it would be beneficial to add an easier, more reliable way to get notified if someone replied to your thread or a comment, since I don't always get notified when someone has replied to my comments or threads.

 

[White KB]

My favorite cube is the DaYan TengYun v2 M 3x3. It isn't my main, but it turns so well and works amazingly for BLD and FMC.

My favorite cubing experience was going to my first competition in 3 years at Kansas Cubing Open Winter 2022. I will never forget the experience, especially since being from Nebraska means that there aren't nearby competitions unless you go to neighboring states. During COVID that stopped, but thankfully I was able to go to some competitions after the pandemic was largely over.

I think removing the character limit for (or increasing the character limit of) profile posts would be amazing. Currently, 420 characters is constraining, especially when you're trying to explain something in-depth to someone else. Other than that, I think the forums are amazing! Thanks for all you do!

 

[Abram Grimsley]

My favorite cube is the GAN mirror cube. I really like mirror blocks because it brings something to the table that 3x3 doesn't: really really awkward hands positions and regrips. I've been improving so much in mirror cube, it's just really fun. I like non-wca puzzles.

My most memorable cubing experience is my first competition (also my only so far). Getting to see Max Park, Matty, and Max Siax was the coolest thing ever.

These forums are already great. But, one thing I would change is the limit on the amount of messages allowed in 24 hours. It basically like blocking people who are really engaged in the forums. Other than that, this community is amazing!

 

[Deleted member 72949]

1. The pyraminx because I like the simplicity and how fast you can solve it. For Individual cube it's the Moyu RS3M 2021 but modded. I like the feel of it.
2. Going to Cubing USA Southeast championships because that was my first cubing competition.
3. I have no clue. The website is great already.

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

1. Probably like everyone else, the 3x3. It doens't take too long or too short to solve, and it has so many aspects that make it really interesting.
2. Although getting the 4BLD NR in my first competition was nice, i think my proudest and favorite experience so far was my first 7BLD success. Believe it or not, i did 7BLD before 4BLD, and just seeing all the hours I spent memorizing pay off by having the cube actually solved was such a nice feeling.
3. This one had me thinking for a while. I became a member like a year ago I think, but I never really used the forums, so I'm not very familiar with everything. A nice possible addition I came up with: alongside the weekly comp, have an extra 'competition' with unlimited time of competing where every member gets 1 chance to try the current world record scrambles for every event, single and ao5/mo3. Of course, this would then be updated when a new world record is set. I haven't worked out the full idea but I think it would be interesting to see how it works.

 

[cuberswoop]

1. Your favorite puzzle and why.

Valk 5 M, it feels so goooooood.

2. What is your favorite cubing experience so far (could be a competition, cubing with friends, a great solve at home, etc.)

Easily Great Lake Champs 2022, a 3-day comp and only an hour's drive? Oh heck yeah.

3. Suggest 1 thing that could improve the Speedsolving.com community to make it better, or more useful. We're constantly working to improve the community here.

Make a rule that you have to be 13+. That would improve the community quite a bit.
Seriousness: Limit posts per week instead of per day, this would probably kill a lot of spam depending on the amount of posts allowed.

anyway, thanks for doing this giveaway!

 

[Owen Morrison]

August is nearly over and I hope you're getting a lot of cubing practice in. I want to give away a $50 Cubicle gift card to a speedsolving.com member.

In order to win, you need to reply to this thread with the following:
1. Your favorite puzzle and why.
2. What is your favorite cubing experience so far (could be a competition, cubing with friends, a great solve at home, etc.)
3. Suggest 1 thing that could improve the Speedsolving.com community to make it better, or more useful. We're constantly working to improve the community here.

Winner will be chosen by the moderators based on your answers.

You have until September 10th, 2022 at midnight GMT -4 (eastern time).

Ready. Set. GO!

1. Megaminx because it is almost entirely dependent on skill but doesn't take too long to solve.

2. Competitions are my favorite part of cubing so I'll just choose them in general.

3. Increase character limit for profile posts.

 

[LBr]

Favourite puzzle is 3x3 as it offers a good balance between algs/advanced techniques and not be stupidly lucky or short. It is also the og and my parents generation recognise it from their childhoods, so that’s cool.
Best achievement is without a doubt getting my overall pb average in a comp. As the first solve took the pressure off and also getting a 9.36 at the end was great. It was good that I’d practiced beforehand but could never have expected that.
I think that the website functions well, but if I had to say something it would probably be to update ‘official results’ on profiles as mine hasn’t been updated since February. It would also be cool if you could conduct some more interviews as they are great but old

 

[Dimitris11]

August is nearly over and I hope you're getting a lot of cubing practice in. I want to give away a $50 Cubicle gift card to a speedsolving.com member.

In order to win, you need to reply to this thread with the following:
1. Your favorite puzzle and why.
2. What is your favorite cubing experience so far (could be a competition, cubing with friends, a great solve at home, etc.)
3. Suggest 1 thing that could improve the Speedsolving.com community to make it better, or more useful. We're constantly working to improve the community here.

Winner will be chosen by the moderators based on your answers.

You have until September 10th, 2022 at midnight GMT -4 (eastern time).

Ready. Set. GO!

My favourite puzzle is the Megaminx, because its pieces move on strange ways that make it difficult to learn as a begginer.
I suppose the happiest moments of me as a cuber are when I find other cubers, usually more advanced than me, and they teach me other methods or help me in general.
Well Idk how the community would be improved, maybe make a tutorial/trainer page, so cubers could find everything in one place