Message #3855

From: Ty Jones <whotyjones@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [MC4D] Speedsolving contest test successful
Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2017 03:48:23 +0000

Bummed I’m not doing to be able to make it after all 😞 A friend will be in
town from out of state next weekend now. Good luck to those that compete!

On Sat, Dec 2, 2017, 2:37 PM Melinda Green melinda@superliminal.com
[4D_Cubing] <4D_Cubing@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

>
>
> Thanks to Nan and Luna, we shook out a couple problems and found that we
> could run a contest through streaming YouTube chat. The functionality is
> very minimal, but it’s enough. The best part is that anyone with a browser
> should be able to use it right away without joining or configuring
> anything. And the winner of the test was Luna with a fast solution to a
> completely unfamiliar but very easy puzzle. The test and solution files are
> here: http://superliminal.com/cube/contest3/. The puzzle ended up being
> the file test2.log, and Luna’s solution was luna2.log. Congratulations Luna!
>
> I wish a few more people showed up to test so that you’ll be less likely
> to stumble while handling log files or operating any related software. I’ll
> pick a puzzle that I think someone should be able to solve in an hour or
> two if not much less. I can’t be certain how long it will go, but if you
> practice with a few random MC4D puzzles and try to keep your plans
> relatively free for a few hours, there’s a chance that you can win. Even if
> you think you have no chance to win, you can still have a lot of fun. Our
> last contest was actually pretty hilarious and surprisingly exciting. Even
> this little test was fun. Even if you have no intention to participate, you
> may still enjoy just showing up to watch and maybe encourage the
> participants.
>
> For reference, the official starting time will be 11 AM, Pacific time,
> Saturday December 9th. I’ll aim to publish the scramble URL as close to
> that time as possible, so do show up a little early. The location is here:
> https://www.youtube.com/c/MelindaGreen/live. The winner will be the first
> to send me a correctly solved version to melinda@superliminal.com. You
> can use macros but you should define them during your solution. You don’t
> need to submit your macro files. If you want to participate and can’t get
> into the chat for any reason, send me email immediately.
>
> Any questions? Please ask publicly or privately.
>
> Good luck!
> -Melinda
>
>