arcio1
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Yeah, sure, everyone who has tiles does it, why should I look at faces in front, looking at those behind is so much better.
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Lid
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But a Megaminx isn't cubic (90° angle vs. 72°).
DrKorbin
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Lid
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So you are always going to be able to see more than one side no matter what, which isn't possible on a cube = any advantage is eliminated.
DrKorbin
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Can you see a color of pieces behind red and white faces on the left and on the right megaminx?
arcio1
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I can take a photo from such a perspective that you will see it on megaminx with stickers and you won't on Megaminx with tiles.
Also, do you really think that you could use that is speedsolve?
Also, do you really think that you could use that is speedsolve?
DrKorbin
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So you point is tiles don't give any advantage information?
The fact that I or you do not use it in speedsolving is irrelevant. See colored cubes ban.
arcio1
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Why can't you just use common sense? Fast people just don't use tiles to have more information, because they would need to focus on looking behind instead of actual solving the Megaminx.
IMO, the only advantage that tiles give is that Megaminx becomes bigger. Some may say that stickers give you advantage, should't you ban them then? Just THINK.
IMO, the only advantage that tiles give is that Megaminx becomes bigger. Some may say that stickers give you advantage, should't you ban them then? Just THINK.
uberCuber
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So it has been decided that it is a good idea to ban the very megaminx used to get the current WR? If the tiles really do give an advantage, then doesn't that mean that the current WR has an unfair advantage that anyone now trying to beat it can't obtain? If the advantage given by tiles is so unfair, then maybe the WCA should ignore the current (and past) WR's. :rolleyes:
In short, I don't like this ban.
In short, I don't like this ban.
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MaeLSTRoM
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Same case with 3BLD World Records being set on stickerless cubes.
Finez
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The current 3BLD WR was made with a regular cube, and nobody really cares about former WRs.
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Can you see a color of pieces behind red and white faces on the left and on the right megaminx?
The most sides you can see on a megaminx are 6, in this photo can you see more than 6 sides on the tiled?
MaeLSTRoM
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In the picture that DrKorbin posted, you can actually see 8 faces.
arcio1
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You can't, you can see 5 faces and BARELY see a BIT of 3.
Lucas Wesche
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I definitely agree with this. If you focus on looking at the pieces behind, you could not concentrate on solving.
It is possible to hold a 3x3 cube with stickers in a way that you can see 4 sides of it.
MaeLSTRoM
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Indeed it is, and if that 3x3 had thick tiles, you could possibly see all 6. The amount of visible faces has no bearing on the affect in solves, just the presence of the colour past the edge of the puzzle is enough to call it into doubt. As much as I disagree with removing tiles from Megaminx, I can understand the reasoning.
Lid
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We have NOT removed the tiles from any puzzle, just "shaved" them off a little. (1.5mm to 1.0mm)
Dene
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Every current WR will eventually become a former WR, so just wait a while, then you can go and get over it.
tx789
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People could sand down their tiles. If the really wanted to have them on their megaminx.
Bob
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So does this mean that it's now necessary to bring a metric ruler with me to competitions I'm delegating?
