Happy 2023 Cubed!
Simon has kicked the year off with a 3×3 pb on New Year’s Eve and three new cubing competitions, in Cambridge and Lexington, MA and in Bristol, Connecticut. The Cambridge … Continue reading Happy 2023 Cubed!
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Simon has kicked the year off with a 3×3 pb on New Year’s Eve and three new cubing competitions, in Cambridge and Lexington, MA and in Bristol, Connecticut. The Cambridge … Continue reading Happy 2023 Cubed!
Simon has been learning a new method to solve the 3×3 blindfolded and even hopes this can become of his main events, now that his cast is off and he … Continue reading New 3×3 Blindfolded Attempts
Simon and dad were having a discussion about how difficult it is to solve a 3×3 blindfolded and whether that requires a different set of skills than simply solving a … Continue reading How much information = How many yes/no questions
We had so much fun at Simon’s first official cubing competition in Pennsylvania over the weekend! It was a treat in itself to finally attend an event where children are … Continue reading Pretzel Mania 2022 🥨
3×3 underwater while holding your breath. Not an official WCA event, but so much fun Simon repeated this four times yesterday!
by Simon Tiger A few major breakthroughs have happened since my last post about speedsolving, most of which were about blind solving. For a few months now, I have been … Continue reading Solving Various Cubes Blindfolded
by Simon Tiger A while ago, I made my first “mod” (my first cube I made myself out of other cubes). It was a pair of what are called “siamese” … Continue reading Modding
It was Simon’s birthday yesterday and as this year is all about cubing, yesterday was no exception. It has sort of become a tradition to celebrate his birthday at our … Continue reading I want a Rubik’s Cube Cake for my birthday!
We continue stacking Rubik themed obsessions. Let’s start with Rubik’s Race, a cool puzzle somewhat resembling the 15 puzzle. The players get a random 3×3 pattern and compete in matching … Continue reading Cubing Craze Highlights
Cubing craze has reached a whole new level as Simon’s speed cube shop order is stuck at the customs in Brussels and his last old speed cube is broken. What … Continue reading Rubik’s Cube Simulator and More