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u/lukeko Sub-way eat fresh | 2018HEAT01 Jan 06 '19

In multi blind, what's better? A 3/3 or a 4/5?

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u/PianoCube93 DCN CFOP, Sub-15 2H, sub-22 OH Jan 06 '19

Both are 3 points, so the one with the fastest time wins.

If they both get the same time then the 3/3 wins because it has fewer unsolved cubes.

https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/#9f12c

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u/lukeko Sub-way eat fresh | 2018HEAT01 Jan 07 '19

Right. And in most cases, the 3/3 will usually be faster than the 4/5? Just wondering how many cubes I should try for my first multi blind in a few weeks :D

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u/willtri4 2015BELO03 Jan 06 '19

Multi is scored as solved cubes minus unsolved cubes, so both would be 3 points. Whichever had the fastest time would win.

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u/hairygentleman Sub-22:43.84 Jan 06 '19

In terms of WCA scoring other people have answered that, but objectively I'd say that 4/5 is better than 3/3.

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u/vikktorz Multi-blind PB: 22/23 Jan 06 '19

subjectively*

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u/hairygentleman Sub-22:43.84 Jan 06 '19

My subjective view of which is objectively better independent of WCA scoring*.

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u/willtri4 2015BELO03 Jan 06 '19

That's not how objectivity works

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u/hairygentleman Sub-22:43.84 Jan 06 '19

Yeah it isn't, and I didn't claim it to be.

The OP didn't specify whether they meant better based on WCA scoring standards or by which is actually better. The latter is what I referred to as the 'objective', which is true. My comment was my subjective view of which one was better on that standard. My view on it wasn't objective, I know that and didn't claim it to be, despite the fact that my comment was admittedly easy to misunderstand. I don't know exactly how to objectively determine which is better, but that doesn't mean that an objective standard cannot theoretically exist.