What cubes should be removed from the WCA?

[2018AMSB02]

What about 4 and 5 blind? Im not the biggest fan of 5 bld.

 

[WombatWarrior17]

What about 4 and 5 blind? Im not the biggest fan of 5 bld.

What would be the point of removing them? Sure, not as many people do them, but that's because they take a lot more skill and practice than other events. I'm not a fan of them either, but that doesn't mean they should be removed.

 

[CubeBlazer]

Honestly, no event should be removed. Clock would have been removed if it weren't for Rubik's.

 

[GAN 356 X]

What would be the point of removing them? Sure, not as many people do them, but that's because they take a lot more skill and practice than other events. I'm not a fan of them either, but that doesn't mean they should be removed.

Personally, I think big blind is extremely impressive to watch, and as is previously stated, should still be an event for those blind specialists like Stanley Chapel etc, even though most cubers do not have time to learn to that extent

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

Honestly, no event should be removed. Clock would have been removed if it weren't for Rubik's.

Remove clock! Honestly, I don't think a person who can only solve a clock out of all WCA events is a cuber.

 

[GAN 356 X]

Remove clock! Honestly, I don't think a person who can only solve a clock out of all WCA events is a cuber.

Is it hard compares to a 3x3?

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

Is it hard compares to a 3x3?

Not really.

 

[GAN 356 X]

Not really.

Not that I would ever want to learn it!

 

[AbsoRuud]

Clock isn't hard to learn. It's a simple basic algorithm. I love the event personally and I can't wait to compete in it again.

 

[aerocube]

clock is a decent event,the only problem is clock hardware absolutely sucks and it's on par with magic hardware
i think the issue is that clock is like the harder BLD events,it has a small devoted following

 

[AbsoRuud]

clock is a decent event,the only problem is clock hardware absolutely sucks and it's on par with magic hardware
i think the issue is that clock is like the harder BLD events,it has a small devoted following

I have no problems with my Clock. It turns smoothly, the pins stay in place. It only took me 30 years to break in!

 

[aerocube]

I have no problems with my Clock. It turns smoothly, the pins stay in place. It only took me 30 years to break in!

no company seems to sell a factory magnetized clock though,and the lingao clock has mixed reviews

 

[AbsoRuud]

no company seems to sell a factory magnetized clock though,and the lingao clock has mixed reviews

My point is that the original Rubik's Clock doesn't need to be magnetised. It's just good.

 

[GAN 356 X]

My point is that the original Rubik's Clock doesn't need to be magnetised. It's just good.

If the Rubik's brand version is the best, hardware has a long way to go

 

[aerocube]

My point is that the original Rubik's Clock doesn't need to be magnetised. It's just good.

it needs to be magnetised if you're going for wr though,and only 2 companies make clock,neither of which are known for good puzzles
if moyu or qiyi made a clock,we could actually see a huge jump in times just like when the qiyi sqan came out

 

[AbsoRuud]

If the Rubik's brand version is the best, hardware has a long way to go

Yeah. there's only two choices and one isn't available for sale anymore. And the Lingao has sucky pins.

 

[GAN 356 X]

Yeah. there's only two choices and one isn't available for sale anymore. And the Lingao has sucky pins.

That certainly would help. I can't see companies like Gan making one, but Qiyi and Moyu is a possibility, Qiyi more so

 

[Competition Cuber]

That certainly would help. I can't see companies like Gan making one, but Qiyi and Moyu is a possibility, Qiyi more so

Qiyi was rumored to be making one a while back, but I think it got canceled.

 

[ImmolatedMarmoset]

I came at this for a community POV. The cubing community needs more followers and if we keep events such as multiblind and FMC these events aren't entertaining. I think we should:
REMOVE: FMC, multiblind, clock, and maybe feet.
ADD: 2BLD, and maybe a shape mod like mirror cube.
I think this would add to the community and help cubing grow as a sport

Why does everything have to be so spectator-friendly? The reason we cube is for the enjoyment. It doesn’t have to be spectator friendly to be fun, and if these events are fun and fit reasonably well into the event list, then they shouldn’t be removed.

 

[Parke187]

Qiyi and moyu have both said they were making one, but no updates for years.

Gan cubes usually suck but I'll buy a clock if they make one

Clock could also be so much more spectator friendly if the judge would just hold up a thumbs up or thumbs down in comp