Polish Open 2007

[ExoCorsair]

Yes, I agree that that is the problem.

I posted at twistypuzzles, but the topic seems to keep digressing.
http://twistypuzzles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7785

 

[pjk]

Isn't there a diagram they can look at of what the scrambled puzzle supposed to look like? I find that very unfair that not all the competitors received the same scramble. Yes, scramble errors happen, but if there is a diagram to compare to, there is no explanation for a mis-scrambled puzzle. If people are messing up scrambles continuously (like for multiple competitors), then they need more practice before they do it for real.

 

[Johannes91]

No diagram for Square-1 or Megaminx.

 

[AvGalen]

A simple solution is to have 1 reference puzzle for each scramble. If you need to scramble 5 Square-1's, just perform the scrambles on the reference Square-1's and check the scrambles for competitors against the reference scrambles.

I have done this for 3x3x3 and 3x3x3_oh finals at Lyon and I can guarantee everyone had the same scramble.

 

[pjk]

Yeah, that works just as well. But why can't there be a diagram for square-1 or megaminx? I suppose the easiest way to do it is to just have a "base puzzle" to look off of.

 

[ExoCorsair]

There are Square-1 applets written in Java. Those could be used, no?