[Help Thread] Puzzle Recommendations

[Fast Tim]

you should try the new ambition 4x4 from XMan Designs, its on preorder

I watched the unboxing video from jperm and he said its corner cutting is not that great. It might be better than the MGC after breaking in but no one knows the answer and I don’t wanna waste money so I’ll go for the MGC

 

[AlgoCuber]

the meilongs sandy problem can be solved with some dnm 37.

DNM doesn't really change the feel, it just makes your cube faster. I don't know if it will take away sandiness.

 

[Cubingcubecuber]

The old list is out of date and so is my old one so here goes another one

3x3:
Budget: Meilong M, Qiyi MS
Great: Wuwei, Guhong v4, RS3M 2020
Expert: Too many to count, it's worth doing your own research here

2x2:
Budget: Yupo v2 M, Qiyi MS
Great: Original MGC
Expert: MGC Elite 2x2, Valk 2, Gan 251, Flare, Xinghen TSM, Tengyun

4x4:
Budget: Little Magic M, Qiyi MS
Great: Zhilong M, Meilong M,
Expert: Aosu GTS2 M, MGC, Ambition, Valk 4

5x5:
Budget: Qiyi MS, Little Magic M
Great: Yuchuang v2 M
Expert: MGC, Valk 5, Aochuang GTS M, Aochuang WRM

6x6:
Budget: Little Magic M
Great: Yushi v2 M, Shadow
Expert: MGC

7x7:
Budget: Yufu v2 M
Great: Hays 7 M, Aofu GTS M
Expert: MGC, Spark

Square 1:
Budget: Qifa
Great: Little Magic M
Expert: MGC, Volt v2

Mega:
Budget: Little Magic
Great: Galaxy v1
Expert: Yuhu v2, Galaxy v2, Gan, Dayan v2 (Not sure about this one, haven't tried it yet)

Pyra:
Budget: Yulong v2, Qiyi MS
Great: Yuxin Huanglong
Expert: Bell v2, Bell v1, Gan, Mr. M

Skewb:
Budget: Little Magic
Great: Moyu Magnetic
Expert: Aoyan, Wingy, Gan

Clock:
Budget: Lingao
Great: Shengshou
Expert: Qiyi

Before you go typing away about me putting cheaper cubes in the expert category than those in the great category yes I know that. The budget category is the only one that I used price to decide what goes in it. Expert and Great are both based completely on pure performance. Yes, I know that this isn't the system pjk used.

If you have any additional insight on these puzzles (or on some non-wca puzzles) please share it in the thread as the more information people have the more likely they are to pick a puzzle they enjoy.

Good list, but I think there should be a category for OH, maybe grouped by size, maybe also for Blind events

 

[qwr]

DNM doesn't really change the feel, it just makes your cube faster. I don't know if it will take away sandiness.

It is something in the form of lubrication. Even though it is water based it still is a little oily.

 

[Sub1Hour]

Good list, but I think there should be a category for OH, maybe grouped by size, maybe also for Blind events

Again like the 3x3 category, the hardware is all so good that your much better off doing a bit of research on your own to see which one is best for you. 3x3 hardware is much different from, say 6x6 hardware. There are at least 2 dozen 3x3 puzzles on the market that have similar performance, while with 6x6 you basically just get the MGC because nothing else is really good compared to it.

As for blind events, it doesn't really matter as much, as long as the logo is easy to remove you could probably just use your main.

DNM doesn't really change the feel, it just makes your cube faster. I don't know if it will take away sandiness.

It will. If a cube is sandy (not naturally sandy like some of the older moyu cubes such as the hualong) that usually just means that its bone dry. Adding any lube for that matter will lower sandy qualities/noise from just about any bone dry cube.

 

[povlhp]

It will. If a cube is sandy (not naturally sandy like some of the older moyu cubes such as the hualong) that usually just means that its bone dry. Adding any lube for that matter will lower sandy qualities/noise from just about any bone dry cube.

Just lubed and tigthened my Meilong 3M, and my QiYi (side of pieces lubed only - No Moyu spring here).
Sandyness on the Meilong is gone. It is slowed down a bit, and generally much nicer. Moyu generally ships lube-less.

 

[qwr]

Just lubed and tigthened my Meilong 3M, and my QiYi (side of pieces lubed only - No Moyu spring here).
Sandyness on the Meilong is gone. It is slowed down a bit, and generally much nicer. Moyu generally ships lube-less.

I'm trying to remember how my meilong was out of the box. I just remember it was completely dry and kind of slow and cheap feeling. A tiny bit of lube really helped the cube "liven up".

 

[povlhp]

Yes. It is unbelievable people use cubes without lube.

 

[White KB]

is the yuxin cloud any good? same with yushi 6x6.

maybe there should be an ultra budget non magnetic category for people who just want a puzzle for casual solving.

I have both of those; the cloud is pretty good, but I haven't used it in a while. Considering that it's a non-magnetic cube, it's pretty alright. Also, with the YJ YuShi, for me it was a great starter cube (until I took it apart and lost a few pieces). I think they should be at least considered, now that you mention it.

 

[Sub1Hour]

My old valk is finally starting to die so I was wondering which cubicle premium valk you guys think is the "best"

 

[BenChristman1]

My old valk is finally starting to die so I was wondering which cubicle premium valk you guys think is the "best"

I tried an Angstrom Valk at a comp once, and it was really nice, but I don’t really have anything to compare it to. I think that that would be better than the Pro Shop version (the only other option if you want an original Valk, unless you get Cubicle Custom), because lots of people main Angstrom cubes and really like the Angstrom setup.

 

[Sub1Hour]

I tried an Angstrom Valk at a comp once, and it was really nice, but I don’t really have anything to compare it to.

I was probably gonna go with that one anyway, especially since getting a celeritas or mystic one would cause shipping time to go up since I'd have to use the custom service

However, I might also try the celeritas one since the celeritas valk 5 has probably been my favorite pro shop cube ever

 

[Nmile7300]

I was probably gonna go with that one anyway, especially since getting a celeritas or mystic one would cause shipping time to go up since I'd have to use the custom service

However, I might also try the celeritas one since the celeritas valk 5 has probably been my favorite pro shop cube ever

Yeah I have an angstrom Valk and it is very good.

 

[Speedcubey]

what does the celeritas feel like compared to the angstrom

 

[SH03L4C3]

what does the celeritas feel like compared to the angstrom

more glidey i guess

 

[Sub1Hour]

what does the celeritas feel like compared to the angstrom

It's a lot crispier than the angstrom and it's a little faster. It's not as fast as the mystic but its faster than the angstrom. The regular pro shop setup varies in speed from cube to cube. In general, from fastest to slowest it goes mystic, celeritas, angstrom. I prefer the celeritas to the angstrom because it feels a lot cleaner if that makes sense. Turns are more distinct and you can really feel the layers where the angstrom is much smoother and controlable.

 

[Speedcubey]

i see what you mean. but is mystic very smooth as well?

 

[Sub1Hour]

i see what you mean. but is mystic very smooth as well?

It's more soft than smooth if you ask me. Mystic is pretty hit or miss depending on the plastic though. The WRM responds super well to it but I still think that celeritas is my favorite, I just love the tactility. Celeritas is kind of like if someone made the internals of the puzzle into an air hockey table, if that makes sense.

By the way, use the reply button in the bottom right corner of a post so we know who your talking to in a thread. It also notifies the person who's post is being replied to so you can get a quicker resposne.

 

[DuckubingCuber347]

Okay.

 

[Sub1Hour]

Okay.

I despise every fiber of your being.