The Battle of Wits and Whims II (Round 3 Announcement)

[eeeeeeeee]

ill do 3x3

 

[Abram Grimsley]

I will do 7x7 please.

 

[cubenerd74]

I'll do 2x2

 

[K3n]

I have a question: What is stopping people from purposely doing bad to get last place (I know people wouldn't really do that but just in case?)

 

[AJT17]

I have a question: What is stopping people from purposely doing bad to get last place (I know people wouldn't really do that but just in case?)

That's part of the strategy; it's not banned, so it's a completely valid strat, and if I'm not mistaken, it was used in the first comp by a few people. So that's something we can take into consideration when choosing what event we do and how well we want to do it. Since we know what placements are eliminated, that lets us figure out if that is something worth doing or not.
It also makes it more difficult than just seeing what events other people are selecting and looking at what they average, because there's always the possibility that they do purposely badly to get a worse placement. And that is why this competition, like the first one, will be a ton of fun.

 

[Clock_Enthusiast]

@VortexCuber

A spot has opened up, and as the first and only waitlisted individual, you can join round 1 if you'd like to participate! I'll just generate you three events to select from, then scrambles will be released.

If you aren't interested in joining or can't right now, I'll open the registration to another person who wishes to compete.

 

[K3n]

can i join the waitlist

 

[Clock_Enthusiast]

can i join the waitlist

Yes, if @VortexCuber doesn't respond by tomorrow, you can have the final spot.

 

[Idkcuber]

I think I have a strat but it might be banned :/

 

[Clock_Enthusiast]

@K3n , Congratulations! You're in the competition now! I'll add you to the spreadsheets. Can you tell me which events you're able to compete in?

Once you confirm your events, I'll randomly generate three for you to pick from, then I'll post the scrambles for Round 1 to officially commence!

 

[K3n]

I can do all 2x2 -> 5x5, square 1, clock, megaminx, and OH

 

[Clock_Enthusiast]

I can do all 2x2 -> 5x5, square 1, clock, megaminx, and OH

The round 1 announcement post has been modified for your random 3 events! You can choose between 2x2, 3x3, and Square-1. Let me know your decision either in this thread or through direct message, and I'll send out all scrambles after.

 

[K3n]

I'll do 2x2

 

[Clock_Enthusiast]

@AJT17 @Jteddy @BVCuber13 @K3n @Idkcuber @eeeeeeeee @cubenerd74 @acrystal @pi=3.14 @Abram Grimsley @mdcuber9 @ILCubing

Here are the scrambles for all events selected in round 1! Please do not discuss the scrambles or solutions in this thread, and remember to direct message me your times instead of posting them here.

With the scrambles being posted, round 1 has officially commenced, and I’ll be providing a one-week deadline for time submission. Fortunately, this round is pretty straightforward with only one Ao5 or Mo3.

Results will be due in approximately one week on August 4th at 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). If all results are submitted before then, I'll post results sooner. Best of luck to everyone!

Spoiler: 2x2

1. R U' F U' F R' F2 R2 U'

2. U' R U' F' R2 F R' F U2

3. U R2 F' R F2 R' F' U2 R'

4. U' F2 U R F' R2 U' F U2

5. R F2 U2 R F' U2 F2 U' F U2

Spoiler: 3x3

1. D R L2 D2 B2 R2 D B2 U F2 R2 U2 F R F2 L' R2 B F D

2. D2 F' U' L' F L' B' D L F2 R2 F' D2 R2 B2 D2 B' U2 L2 B2 D2

3. B2 U R F2 D L' B R2 U' D2 F D2 F2 R2 F2 L2 F' U2 F R2 F2

4. D' L' B2 F2 D L2 F2 L2 B2 D' R2 U2 L2 R' B' D F2 U2 B U F'

5. U2 L2 U B2 D' L2 D' F2 U2 R2 D2 L' D B2 F' U2 B' D2 L B' F'

Spoiler: 5x5

1. L D2 B' D2 Rw Uw D2 Rw' Lw2 L' B2 Dw2 F' Uw2 B2 R F2 Rw' Fw2 Bw2 D Dw Lw' D L Dw Lw' D' Fw2 Dw Fw2 B R B' Rw D Dw2 U2 R2 U2 B Fw F Bw L Uw D Dw' L2 R' B' U2 L Bw Fw2 D B Uw U' R'

2. B D R Dw F2 Uw' B' D' Fw D Bw' Fw' R' Uw Dw R L2 Uw' Rw U Lw Fw L U Dw Fw2 Dw' Lw Rw2 D' Bw2 U2 Uw2 D L B Uw' Rw' Dw' Uw' Lw Rw' B U' Fw U2 B Rw' U Fw' R2 Rw2 Lw2 F' Fw' Lw' L U2 B' R'

3. Bw' L2 Lw2 F L2 D2 Dw B D' B2 L B2 L' Bw D2 B2 D2 Dw Rw R2 F2 Uw' R' B' D' Bw' U2 Lw2 Dw' Uw U Fw' Uw' Rw' F' Rw Bw U' L Fw' F2 Dw2 Lw2 Fw2 L2 Rw' B2 Rw' Lw U' Bw L' F D' U' Fw Bw' F' R Lw2

4. L Bw R' Uw2 Bw U' Fw Dw' L' B2 Uw' Lw2 Dw' Rw B' F2 U Rw2 Lw' D' Rw2 L' Dw Bw F' Rw' D' F D Uw Rw' U2 L Bw' Lw Fw' D U2 Lw2 Fw2 U2 Rw B' D2 Uw2 L' Rw F2 D' Rw2 L' B2 F' Dw2 U2 B' Fw L' Rw Dw'

5. Uw2 Bw2 F Rw U R' Dw' Uw2 Rw2 Bw' Dw Rw R' Fw' Uw2 Rw2 L2 D R' Fw2 Uw' B Uw F U R' D2 Rw' R2 D' Dw' Rw' L' U2 Uw2 Fw Uw R2 Lw2 Fw2 F2 Rw' Lw R' Fw U2 Dw' Lw' B' Dw' Rw2 Dw Bw' R2 Fw' Uw' D Fw' L Uw2

Spoiler: 7x7

1. 3Bw' Fw2 U2 Rw2 B Dw Lw B' 3Rw2 D B Rw' 3Bw2 3Lw' Lw' D2 Bw2 U2 L 3Dw2 Uw U2 3Uw2 D2 Bw' 3Dw' U 3Uw' L' 3Lw2 3Fw' B2 R' B2 3Bw R' U' Lw2 Bw 3Rw2 F 3Rw 3Uw 3Dw R2 B2 Lw2 3Lw F2 Rw U2 3Lw 3Dw F' 3Rw2 Uw' Rw' 3Uw' 3Dw Rw 3Rw' F2 Uw Dw2 3Bw 3Uw2 Uw2 Rw' Fw 3Uw D2 R' Bw' 3Rw 3Lw' B' 3Uw' U' Rw2 3Uw2 Bw 3Fw R U2 Dw' D' 3Rw 3Uw' Bw Lw' U F2 3Uw2 Bw Rw 3Uw F' U D' R

2. B D R' Uw2 Dw Lw2 3Lw L2 Rw' F2 3Fw' Bw2 Fw 3Rw Uw U2 Rw Lw' Bw B2 Rw2 3Lw2 Uw2 F Uw 3Fw2 3Dw2 Uw2 U' Lw2 3Rw2 U L' Fw' 3Dw2 Bw' B2 3Fw 3Bw' L2 Rw2 B' Rw R2 Uw2 Bw2 R' 3Bw' Fw' Lw2 3Uw2 L' Fw2 3Fw2 Uw' Dw' U' 3Uw Rw2 Dw Rw2 B' F' Fw2 D' Uw 3Uw' Lw 3Rw2 3Lw2 3Fw 3Bw' F' B 3Dw Rw F' 3Rw2 Lw 3Uw Lw2 U D Rw' 3Bw2 3Fw Bw' R Lw' Fw 3Dw U Bw Lw R' L Bw' B2 R 3Lw2

3. 3Dw Rw' 3Dw' Rw2 Dw2 U 3Dw Uw2 D B2 3Rw 3Fw2 D 3Bw D B 3Uw' U Uw B L2 Dw' F Fw2 Uw R2 Fw' 3Dw' Dw' Bw2 Fw' 3Rw' 3Lw F2 L Dw2 F2 3Bw2 3Rw2 3Uw2 Bw B' L' 3Lw U' L' 3Lw2 U Dw' 3Fw Fw 3Rw2 Bw2 Lw U' Fw F 3Rw 3Uw2 3Rw2 3Lw2 L' 3Fw' Bw' F' Fw D2 F2 3Lw D' L' 3Bw L2 Fw Dw2 Rw2 Dw2 Uw2 R' 3Fw Bw L2 R2 3Dw2 3Lw' 3Bw F' Lw2 B Lw2 L' 3Lw F' D 3Dw2 Rw' L2 R B Lw2

Spoiler: 3x3 OH

1. B2 U B F2 R F2 U2 L2 D2 L' R2 B2 D2 L' D F' D U' L B' U2

2. B U' L2 U F2 L2 D2 L2 D L2 R2 F2 L' F' L' D' F2 L2 B' D R'

3. U' D2 B R2 U2 F' D2 F D2 F U2 L2 B R D' F U2 B' D' B2

4. F2 R2 U2 R2 D U L2 D F R2 D F L' D F R' F' R2

5. F2 R U2 L' U2 L' B2 L' F2 U2 R' B' D2 F U2 L2 D F L'

Spoiler: Pyraminx

1. B' U' B' L U B L' U l b

2. U' R L' R' B R' U' R L' l' r' b u'

3. B R' L' U' L' B R U' l b' u'

4. L' R L U' R L B' R l' r' b'

5. L' B' L U' L' U' R U b u

Spoiler: Clock

1. UR1- DR4+ DL1- UL4+ U3+ R3+ D4- L5- ALL0+ y2 U2- R4- D2- L1- ALL4+

2. UR5- DR4- DL3- UL3+ U6+ R6+ D6+ L5+ ALL3- y2 U2+ R4+ D3+ L5+ ALL5-

3. UR2- DR0+ DL6+ UL1- U1- R1- D2- L3- ALL4+ y2 U1- R2- D4+ L4+ ALL1+

4. UR0+ DR4+ DL4+ UL1- U4- R6+ D0+ L5+ ALL6+ y2 U5+ R3- D5- L2+ ALL2-

5. UR1+ DR1+ DL3+ UL2+ U3+ R4+ D5+ L2+ ALL6+ y2 U1+ R3+ D5+ L4- ALL5-

 

[eeeeeeeee]

wait i dont get it what is the gimmick

 

[Clock_Enthusiast]

wait i dont get it what is the gimmick

The round is detailed in my previous announcement (round 1 details, which were released prior to scrambles), but you will complete an Ao5 (or Mo3, for 6x6 or 7x7) on the event you selected using the scrambles I posted. For you, this event is 3x3. You will then send me your results through direct message.

Competitors who place 5th and 8th will be eliminated, and competitors who place 1st or 12th will receive an advantage in round 2. There isn't a "gimmick", but the challenge makes you consider which event to select, what others might select, and how your results influence your placement (and thereby, progression to the next round or elimination). So the design of this round isn't "who solves the fastest?", because you're all doing different events. It's "how can I make sure I don't get 5th or 8th place?"

 

[Clock_Enthusiast]

I now have half of the results for round 1! Reminder to complete your Ao5 (or Mo3) by August 4th, though sooner submission means sooner results. I'm excited to see how things turn out, based on the results that have already been submitted.

@Idkcuber @eeeeeeeee @cubenerd74 @acrystal @mdcuber9 @ILCubing

 

[eeeeeeeee]

The round is detailed in my previous announcement (round 1 details, which were released prior to scrambles), but you will complete an Ao5 (or Mo3, for 6x6 or 7x7) on the event you selected using the scrambles I posted. For you, this event is 3x3. You will then send me your results through direct message.

Competitors who place 5th and 8th will be eliminated, and competitors who place 1st or 12th will receive an advantage in round 2. There isn't a "gimmick", but the challenge makes you consider which event to select, what others might select, and how your results influence your placement (and thereby, progression to the next round or elimination). So the design of this round isn't "who solves the fastest?", because you're all doing different events. It's "how can I make sure I don't get 5th or 8th place?"

wait so how does the placement work if were doinb different events

 

[K3n]

We're rank by our time

 

[Clock_Enthusiast]

We're rank by our time

@eeeeeeeee

This is exactly right. Everyone will be ranked by time, no matter the event; which is why I provided 3 possible event choices. That's part of the strategy, selecting an event and considering how you might compare to others, or how the duration of that event might rank among a series of other events (knowing a general idea of what other events people selected ir could have selected).

So basically, you'll do your 3x3 average with the scrambles I posted, direct message me them, and I'll add them to my compiled results. You DON'T want to get 5th or 8th place.