What puzzle do you think the WCA should add next?

[AlexMaass]

honestly none, WCA doesn't need any more, it is good it is

Agreed, time is the problem with adding new events.
I think 2x2 MBLD would be good with a limit of 10 minutes, to keep it short and prevent Chris Olson or Maskow from walking in with tons of 2x2s.

 

[Deleted member 19792]

I'm still for 15 puzzle and removing feet.

 

[penguinz7]

Team factory MBLD petaminx with feet.

 

[ChickenWrap]

Most competitions can't even have 7x7 because there isn't enough time. Why should we add more events?

 

[Rocky0701]

Most competitions can't even have 7x7 because there isn't enough time. Why should we add more events?

Yeah, and most small comps won't even go up to 5x5 because of the same reason. Adding more events just complicates things, and they won't be in hardly any comps anyway.

 

[Sajwo]

I'm still for 15 puzzle and removing feet.

are you serious...?

 

[Dene]

I still feel like relays wouldn't be an awful idea. It would require skill in multiple events.

You're right that is absolutely horrible. Why should anyone want to be good at multiple events?

 

[bran]

You're right that is absolutely horrible. Why should anyone want to be good at multiple events?

I think you're misinterpreting his post.

 

[kunparekh18]

I think you're misinterpreting his post.

I think you're misinterpreting his sarcasm.

 

[uberCuber]

I think I'm misinterpreting this entire conversation

 

[IRNjuggle28]

Why do people even want 2x2 multi... ughhh I don't get it. Regular 2BLD, plz. Multi is dumb.

 

[kcl]

You're right that is absolutely horrible. Why should anyone want to be good at multiple events?

That wasn't my point. It would show who is overall the best at those events.

 

[Deleted member 19792]

are you serious...?

Yes...

 

[minstorm340]

Some ideas:
Disclaimer: These may be terrible ideas
A really big puzzle like a 10x10 or a large cuboid (Just because it would be an interesting event)
Ghost cube
Cuboids
A sticker mod like sudoku or maze cube
Another random shape mod
Rubiks 360
This (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3edwEek_t6w&list=UUGJykI0BRfFV044deqERlxQ)
An event with multiple puzzles (like 2x2 to 5x5)
I would say skewb but its an event so YEAH I LOVE SKEWB


Edit: OH 2x2 would be interesting

 

[Rocky0701]

I think that 2x2 multiblind would be a very awesome event, but it would be very hard to have that amount of cubes. Considering that the 3x3 multiblind record is 41 (i think, but may be wrong) the record for 2x2 would be probably over 150, which would be insanely costly for people to buy that many cubes, and a pain to take them all to comps. I do however think that their could still be a 2x2 multiblind where you have to time how long it takes to do a certain number, such as 5 or 10.

 

[Dene]

That wasn't my point. It would show who is overall the best at those events.

Clarification: What would show who is overall the best? Having relays, or having only individual events?

I should just say, I care not for relays, I don't think I've ever even done one nor have I any interest in doing one. I just don't understand your implication that being competent at multiple events is not a good thing. Personally I love cubing, and love practising many different events.

 

[kcl]

Clarification: What would show who is overall the best? Having relays, or having only individual events?

I should just say, I care not for relays, I don't think I've ever even done one nor have I any interest in doing one. I just don't understand your implication that being competent at multiple events is not a good thing. Personally I love cubing, and love practising many different events.

Clarification: I feel like having relays (2-4,2-5, blah) would show who is the best overall because you need to be good at all of the events to get a good time. I did not mean to imply that being incompetent at certain events is good. I love Cubing too, but I don't enjoy practicing events that I dislike (aka big cubes)

 

[uberCuber]

Clarification: I feel like having relays (2-4,2-5, blah) would show who is the best overall because you need to be good at all of the events to get a good time. I did not mean to imply that being incompetent at certain events is good. I love Cubing too, but I don't enjoy practicing events that I dislike (aka big cubes)

The thing is, you don't actually have to be really good at all of the events to get a really good time; you only have to be good at bigcubes. In a 2-5 relay, the difference between a 1.8-second 2x2 solve and a 5-second 2x2 solve is pretty insignificant to the total relay time. The difference between a 7-second 3x3 solve and a 13-second 3x3 solve is also pretty insignificant. The difference between "really good" and "decent" on 5x5 dwarfs those differences on the smallcubes.

 

[Dene]

Clarification: I feel like having relays (2-4,2-5, blah) would show who is the best overall because you need to be good at all of the events to get a good time. I did not mean to imply that being incompetent at certain events is good. I love Cubing too, but I don't enjoy practicing events that I dislike (aka big cubes)

Ok so you don't enjoy it, but you wouldn't have to do it. So why is it an awful idea?

 

[guysensei1]

Perhaps not new puzzles, but new timing methods.
Instead of just average of 5 in 3x3, we can also have best of (n), mean of (n), avg of 12s and so on. Same for 2x2 and other puzzles.