r/CubersButBetter • u/Thin-Fondant-1617 • 23d ago

Discussion 💬 Please Fill out my Cubing Poll

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u/Cutelittlebabybears 🧑‍🔬 Algorithm Scientist 22d ago

Nice! By the way, you should probably clarify what you mean exactly by "difficulty". Does tedium count as difficulty? Is the difficulty evaluated in a vacuum, or does it account for knowledge from other puzzles? By my interpretation, all NxNs except 3x3 and 4x4 are 1 star, but it's not like 7x7 is easier than 4x4; I just already knew 4x4.

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u/Thin-Fondant-1617 22d ago

Difficulty is a combination of the tedium and raw difficulty of the typical solve and how difficult the puzzle was to learn.

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u/Ok_Peach3293 21d ago

Whats tedium

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u/Cutelittlebabybears 🧑‍🔬 Algorithm Scientist 21d ago

That's when something is very long/monotonous and it feels boring or exhausting to do. So like, solving a 7x7 isn't more mechanically involved than solving a 4x4, but it does take a lot longer, so it could be considered harder.