Mind Games 2018
- Date
- Mar 3, 2018
- City
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Venue
- Address
- 72 Kemp St, Kilbirnie, Wellington 6022, New Zealand
- Details
Matairangi Room
- Website
- Mind Games 2018 website
- Contact
- Organizers
- James Macdiarmid, Joshua Brungar, and Tom Nelson
- WCA Delegate
- Alex Asbery
- Information
Mind Games 2017 is an official World Cube Association (WCA) sanctioned speedcubing competition. It is focused on some of the more mentally demanding events, that are given less of a focus in normal competitions - blindfolded and fewest moves solving, specifically.
The competition is open to all competitors regardless of experience or skill, but there is a competitor limit of 60 people (FMC will have a limit of 25 competitors), due to venue constraints. There will also be event-based time limits in place, to ensure we stay on schedule, especially given the time taken by fewest moves solving. No prior experience in WCA competitions is necessary, but competitors should be familiar with the WCA regulations.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 37
- Registration requirements
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This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.There is a competitor limit of 60 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $20 (New Zealand Dollar).
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Finn Trass won with an average of 9.38 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Ivan Lew Yi Wen (刘义文) finished second (10.34) and Alex Asbery finished third (10.79).
Oceanian records: Tom Nelson 4x4x4 Blindfolded 2:10.47 (single) and 5x5x5 Blindfolded 4:11.21 (single).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Finn Trass | 7.71 | 9.38 | New Zealand | 8.25 | 9.18 | 10.71 | 11.64 | 7.71 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Ivan Lew Yi Wen (刘义文) | 50.79 | 57.34 | NR | Malaysia | 57.14 | 58.16 | 50.79 | 56.73 | 58.39 | ||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Ivan Lew Yi Wen (刘义文) | 1:59.02 | 2:04.87 | Malaysia | 2:05.40 | 1:59.02 | 2:10.20 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Tom Nelson | 30.14 | 35.80 | NR | New Zealand | 43.72 | 33.55 | 30.14 | ||||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Tom Nelson | 30 | 32.67 | New Zealand | 35 | 30 | 33 | |||||
| Megaminx | James Macdiarmid | 45.56 | 50.26 | NR | New Zealand | 55.57 | 48.72 | 45.56 | 46.48 | DNF | ||
| Square-1 | Lucas O'Connell | 9.85 | 15.12 | Italy | 17.76 | 9.85 | 14.58 | 13.03 | 18.15 | |||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Tom Nelson | 2:10.47 | OcR | DNF | New Zealand | 2:10.47 | DNF | DNF | ||||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Tom Nelson | 4:11.21 | OcR | DNF | New Zealand | 4:11.21 | DNF | DNF | ||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Tom Nelson | 21/33 59:55 | New Zealand | 21/33 59:55 | ||||||||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 3:30.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:30.00 | |
| 6x6x6 Cube | First round | Bo1 / Mo3 | 5:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 4:00.00 | Top 4 advance to next round |
| Final | Mo3 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | First round | Bo3 | 15:00.00 cumulative* | Top 4 advance to next round | |
| Final | Bo3 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Final | Mo3 | 1 hour | ||
| Megaminx | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 3:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:00.00 | Top 4 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Square-1 | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 2:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:00.00 | |
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 30:00.00 cumulative* | ||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 30:00.00 cumulative* | ||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | Bo1 | 10:00.00 per cube, up to 60:00.00 |
Time limit
If you reach the time limit during your solve, the judge will stop you and your result will be DNF (see Regulation A1a4).
A cumulative time limit may be enforced (see Regulation A1a2).
Cutoff
The result to beat to proceed to the second phase of a cutoff round (see Regulation 9g).
Format
The format describes how to determine the ranking of competitors based on their results. The list of allowed formats per event is described in Regulation 9b. See Regulation 9f for a description of each format.