If you could add a WCA Event what would it be?

[Cale S]

There would be a rule where you could not start the solve until they put the paper in front, idk though

That would mean that your solve time is dependent on how fast your judge is (and how would you know when the paper was ready?)

Aside from that, some people think we already have too many BLD events, and a 2x2 variation wouldn't add anything

 

[Fábio De'Rose]

As pointed out before, 2BLD is not sufficiently different from any other BLD event.

Kilominx... Eh. Not a fan. It's just a faster Megaminx, and again doesn't strike me as something truly unique.

Mirror Blocks BLD would be fun. No inspection, though, which twists elements both from both 3x3 and 3BLD and makes for a distinct challenge. But then, how would +2s be dealt with? Since the Mirror Blocks' center is dislocated, it would be hard to attest what's a +2 and what's a DNF if there is a slight layer misalignment.

I personally would take Clock out of the official events in favor of Mirror Blocks (given fair and clear regulations could be devised).

 

[Douf]

Megaminx OH

 

[One Wheel]

This has been discussed before, but I'll say again: replace clock with gigaminx. Also change feet to Ao5 format. 2BLD is too much chance. It's good practice for learning how to do blind corners, and I'm fine with it in the forum comps, but not official.

 

[xyzzy]

I'd be up for seeing another FMC event, such as Clock FMC and Square-1 FMC
((april fools))

Okay, I get that this is a joke post, but:

Clock FMC would be too easy and you'd see pretty much everyone get the same solution. (Note: I don't actually have a clock. Not the Rubik's Clock, nor any real, y'know, clock.)

Squan FMC would be impossible to hold with the current two-phase scrambler (everyone would conceivably use CSP, which is basically the second half of the scramble sequence), but this is easily worked around: generate an optimal scramble sequence and tack on a bunch of random moves.

While we're on unconventional FMC variants, big cube FMC would be cool but also impractical. 6FMC and 7FMC are immediately out because misscrambles are too common and it would be super boring if the DNF rate will be sky high because nobody can get the scramble right. 4FMC and 5FMC don't exactly fit in one hour, but making it longer would be logistically complicated.

So… kilominx FMC?

 

[JustinTimeCuber]

Kilominx

 

[YouCubing]

Okay, I get that this is a joke post, but:

Clock FMC would be too easy and you'd see pretty much everyone get the same solution. (Note: I don't actually have a clock. Not the Rubik's Clock, nor any real, y'know, clock.)

Squan FMC would be impossible to hold with the current two-phase scrambler (everyone would conceivably use CSP, which is basically the second half of the scramble sequence), but this is easily worked around: generate an optimal scramble sequence and tack on a bunch of random moves.

While we're on unconventional FMC variants, big cube FMC would be cool but also impractical. 6FMC and 7FMC are immediately out because misscrambles are too common and it would be super boring if the DNF rate will be sky high because nobody can get the scramble right. 4FMC and 5FMC don't exactly fit in one hour, but making it longer would be logistically complicated.

So… kilominx FMC?

no because kilominx isn't even an event in the first place

some comps do Pyra FMC unofficially, but I see the same problem with that as 2FMC and Skewb FMC, the move limit. WRs would go to 4/6/7 within months without any possible improvement, and without much real skill required

Mega FMC is a no-go because misscrambles.

the only other FMC event I could see being added is 4FMC and that would most likely be 2 hours and only go by single (let's be honest, who wants to do 6 hours of 4x4 FMC?)

also
square-one-handed let's go

 

[mark49152]

I don't really want to see any new event added, but if it were to happen, I'd like to see a new puzzle type rather than a shape mod or other variant or combination of existing themes.

Examples: An edge-turning puzzle like helicopter or curvy copter cube, or shallow-cut corner turning like the dino. Something with jumbling, again maybe curvy copter. Or a shape shifting cuboid would be good, maybe about the size of a 3x3x5.

Availability of decent puzzles might be a problem in the early days though.

 

[CornerCutter]

I would like the 3x3x5 to be added too.

 

[biscuit]

I'm still for kilominx, but for people saying 2x2 Bld, the times would be pretty similar because top 2x2ers can do almost every solve Bld anyway

No, because inspection time. The "skill" would be how fast you can inspect.

 

[WACWCA]

No, because inspection time. The "skill" would be how fast you can inspect.

Still, it just seems pretty lame to me as an event, I wouldn't change anything about my solves and also I think someone mentioned it easier to cheat because the judge doesn't have time to put the cover between you and the cube

 

[biscuit]

Still, it just seems pretty lame to me as an event, I wouldn't change anything about my solves and also I think someone mentioned it easier to cheat because the judge doesn't have time to put the cover between you and the cube

I agree, 2bld is dumb, but for the first couple weeks it'd be interesting to see how fast 2x2ers can inspect.

 

[PyraMaster]

I would like Kilominx to be aded.

 

[tx789]

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Availability of decent puzzles might be a problem in the early days though.

In early 2014 people used the LanLan for skewb. The shengshou and moyu didn't take too long to come out.

 

[NoobishCuber]

i think easy cuboids like 3x3x2 or 3x3x4, maybe Fisher Cube since YJ came out with a speedcube Fisher Cube. also Mirror Block would be nice to add, since it would be pretty interesting to see the times.

 

[One Wheel]

If anything is going to be added it needs to add something new conceptually. I don't think that a Fisher cube or mirror blocks speedsolve does that. Cuboids add something, as would a full-blind (no sighted inspection) mirror blocks event, or an edge-turning puzzle as suggested by @mark49152

Spoiler

or gigaminx

 

[qwertycuber]

I had this weird idea for a new event. So what it is, is each competitor is given a certain amount of time to study a scramble, but instead of writing the solution down like fmc, you get called to solve the cube with that scramble. I can see a lot of flaws with this idea, but I just wanted to share my ideas.
Edit: What I meant was you can solve and practice that scramble, in the given time period, before it is actually timed.

 

[Christopher Cabrera]

I had this weird idea for a new event. So what it is, is each competitor is given a certain amount of time to study a scramble, but instead of writing the solution down like fmc, you get called to solve the cube with that scramble. I can see a lot of flaws with this idea, but I just wanted to share my ideas.
Edit: What I meant was you can solve and practice that scramble, in the given time period, before it is actually timed.

interesting idea, you'd be isolating efficiency and high tps, while limiting the advantages of look ahead. However, I feel like this event would simply be won by people who are already good at 3x3.

 

[TheGrayCuber]

Megaminx BLD! It adds more variation than 5BLD

 

[UseableCuber0o]

Curvy Copter without humbling would be fun. It would mean better quality puzzzles will be realeased and be the first edge-turning puzzle in the WCA.