Method Development Competition
Method Development Competition is an online community event where members compete to develop methods. The competition was established by James Straughan in August 2020.
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Description
In the Method Development Competition, competitors are given time to develop a method that fits the criteria of the current competition. Each competition has a development theme. In some competitions the teams have the goal to develop the fastest 3x3 speedsolving method. In other versions of the competition the goal may be to develop the method that requires the fewest moves to solve, is under a certain threshold for the number of algorithms required to memorize, methods for puzzles other than 3x3, and other themes. At the end of the competition the winning method is chosen by a vote.
Purpose
The goal of the Method Development Competition is to develop methods beyond those that are currently most commonly used. The competition encourages thinking about existing methods and how better methods can be developed. This increases the likelihood of new steps and concepts being developed. It also increases the number of users of methods other than those that are the most popular.
Developed Methods
August 2020
Competition theme: 3x3x3 speedsolving
- EBBP: Overall winner
- Square-101: Winner of Best for FMC and Most Original
- Yellow Bird
- L2L5
- 2 Square
- 23RF
January 2021
Competition theme: 3x3x3 speedsolving
- Squall: Overall winner and winner of Best for FMC
- ECP: Winner of Most Original Method and Most Potential for Variants and Extensions
- Atropos
- Utah
August 2021
Competition theme: 4x4x4 speedsolving
- Triforce: Overall winner and winner of Most Original Method
- TSSH: Winner of Most Ergnonomic
- Bar4E
- SCR
- 234
2023
Competition theme: 3x3x3 speedsolving
Hosted by Kristopher Tibbetts (Twisted101)
- 2NAKeWinner of most original method
- TriceratopsWinner of best for fmc
- PBCS (PBCS Doc)Winner for best for OH and 2H speedsolving
- JJ Method
