VIBE_ZT
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Master Pyraminx has always been one of my favorite non-WCA puzzles, and for good reason. Here is why I think it would make a great addition to the WCA's current list of events, considering what they are at the moment.
>>The hardware is relatively good at the moment, making the event fingertricky and easily do-able as a speed event.
>>The solve is interesting, with the prospect of mostly intuitive solving at the moment with complex center algorithms and edge solving. There are also tips that must be accounted for.
>>Master Pyraminx times at the moment are not insanely fast, which would allow for a lot of room for improvement. Something like Redi Cube, with UWR solves being under 3 seconds, is more something I would consider as "nearly impossible/unattainable".
>>There doesn't seem to be many methods out there for it at all besides mostly intuitive solving and unnamed individually-created methods that cubers will use.
>> It is done as an event on this forum's Weekly Competitions, and most people seem to be doing a good job at it.
>>>>>Overall, the puzzle itself is not too fast, yet not too slow and tedious. It seems to be in that sweet spot between ridiculously fast, "SPAM TPS" sort of camp, but also not "oh my god this solve is taking foreverrrrrr" sort of solve.
In my opinion, Master Pyraminx is to Pyraminx as 4x4 is to 3x3, including the added piece types, as well as the addition of slice moves and added complexity, which adds a breath of fresh air to the whole idea of spamming L4E on a Pyraminx and thats it.
If 4x4-7x7 can exist, and they can be almost analogous to a 3x3 in their solving at times (they are arguably just larger, more complex versions of the 3x3), then why can't larger and more complex versions of another puzzle be brought in?
Pyraminx is one of the most popular and accessible WCA events, and its a puzzle that almost every budding speedcuber has bought after their first 3x3 and 2x2. So why not introduce a new puzzle that puts a spin on this classic pyramid?
I for one think it would be a great addition to the WCA. I can guarantee that I'm not alone in this thinking, either.
>>The hardware is relatively good at the moment, making the event fingertricky and easily do-able as a speed event.
>>The solve is interesting, with the prospect of mostly intuitive solving at the moment with complex center algorithms and edge solving. There are also tips that must be accounted for.
>>Master Pyraminx times at the moment are not insanely fast, which would allow for a lot of room for improvement. Something like Redi Cube, with UWR solves being under 3 seconds, is more something I would consider as "nearly impossible/unattainable".
>>There doesn't seem to be many methods out there for it at all besides mostly intuitive solving and unnamed individually-created methods that cubers will use.
>> It is done as an event on this forum's Weekly Competitions, and most people seem to be doing a good job at it.
>>>>>Overall, the puzzle itself is not too fast, yet not too slow and tedious. It seems to be in that sweet spot between ridiculously fast, "SPAM TPS" sort of camp, but also not "oh my god this solve is taking foreverrrrrr" sort of solve.
In my opinion, Master Pyraminx is to Pyraminx as 4x4 is to 3x3, including the added piece types, as well as the addition of slice moves and added complexity, which adds a breath of fresh air to the whole idea of spamming L4E on a Pyraminx and thats it.
If 4x4-7x7 can exist, and they can be almost analogous to a 3x3 in their solving at times (they are arguably just larger, more complex versions of the 3x3), then why can't larger and more complex versions of another puzzle be brought in?
Pyraminx is one of the most popular and accessible WCA events, and its a puzzle that almost every budding speedcuber has bought after their first 3x3 and 2x2. So why not introduce a new puzzle that puts a spin on this classic pyramid?
I for one think it would be a great addition to the WCA. I can guarantee that I'm not alone in this thinking, either.
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