MIT Cubeclub to Host Competition, Nov. 14

First off, sorry I haven’t written a post in so long. Things, have been pretty crazy around here, as usual. Nevertheless, I’m back at MIT for my 4th and final year, and I’m getting back into the swing of things.

So, you may remember I helped found the first MIT Rubik’s Cube Club last year. Well, it’s our second year going strong, and we already have a WCA (World Cube Association) official competition scheduled for November 14th, 2009, in Room 4-370 at MIT. Full information can be found here.

We’ll be hosting the following events:
1. 3×3×3 Speedsolve
2. 4×4×4 Speedsolve
3. 5×5×5 Speedsolve
4. 2×2×2 Speedsolve
5. 3×3×3 One-Handed
6. 3×3×3 Blindfolded
7. Rubik’s Magic
8. Rubik’s Master Magic
9. Pyraminx
10. Rubik’s Clock
11. 3×3×3 Multiple Blindfolded
12. 4×4×4 Blindfolded and 5×5×5 Blindfolded (depending on interest)

I myself am planning on competing in the first 11 of the 12 events listed, if I can handle it. But we’ll see how it all plays out.

If you’re interested in getting more information about the club, check out our website or send us an email (cubeclub-officers@mit.edu).

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Rubik’s Cube Difficulty Graph

I started cubing (Rubik’s cubing, that is) about 4 months ago. I can now solve the 2×2, 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, and 7×7 cubes, the sudokube (sudoku + Rubik’s cube), the pyraminx, the megaminx, the pyraminx crystal, and a variety of other little (non-cube) Rubik’s puzzles. I helped found (and am a member of) the MIT Rubik’s Cube Club, for which I made the website. And ever since I learned the higher-order puzzles (namely the 4×4 through 7×7), I’ve had the idea of making this silly graph. So, here it is, at last.

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