Indialantic Cubing Club

Welcome to the Indialantic Cubing Club.

Signups

Update 2020-04-23: Given the COVID-19 situation, all cubing club meetings have been postponed until further notice. We’re going to continue to practice however and we’ll be posting lessons online on YouTube. Additionally, we have spare cubes, so if your student doesn’t have one to practice at home with, please let us know.

Online Lessons!

Schedule

Our current schedule is:

Tue Mar 3, 2:30pm-3:30pm (Media Center)
Tue Mar 10, 2:30pm-3:30pm (Media Center)
Tue Mar 17 SPRING BREAK, NO CLUB
POSTPONED!

Overview

Resources

If you missed a meeting, no worries, all our slides are available online after each meeting!

https://cubedepotusa.com (best prices in the US)
https://speedcubeshop.com/ and https://www.thecubicle.com/ (widest selection, good websites)
https://cubezz.com/ (very slow shipping from China, very cheap)
https://ziicube.com/ (another slow but cheap store)

Online Timer

https://cstimer.net/new

Algorithms

https://jperm.net/ (lots of algorithms and nice layout)
https://ruwix.com/online-puzzle-simulators/ (online simulator)
https://cubing.net/ (lots of useful functions)
http://cubewhiz.com/ (Felix Zemdeg’s webpage)

Good Cubing YouTubers

JPerm: While mostly family safe, at least one of his videos does say “what the h___”
TingMan: Australian and daughter with good quality videos
“Why We Cube” Documentary
AndrewTheCuber: Sometimes fun/silly cubing videos

Recommended Cubes

Note that many cubes come in both stickered and stickerless, don’t accidentally order the wrong one if you have a preference. Most of these are probably overkill for beginning cubers but they do feel nicer! Cubes are very much a matter of personal preference though, so ask around at the club if you want to try different cubes first to get a sense for how they feel. Also realize that you can tune the cubes with lubricant, different settings, different springs, and even sometimes customize the magnet strength depending on the cube.

$9-$11: GuHong V3 M: If you want to buy the recommended $11 cube, you can either get it yourself cubedepot, scs, or cubicle or bring cash to a future meeting. At 54mm, slightly smaller than other cubes, this is not only a great cube for kids but a great value. Comes great out of the box. Magnets, but no customization other than tension.
$23-$26 TengYun M: cubedepot, scs, cubicle. The TengYun is known as a very good mid-tier cube and is best known as one of the quietest cubes.
$23-$26 WeiLong GTS 2 M: cubedepot, scs, 3cubicle. One of my favorite cubes with fantastic performance, it lacks the customization of more expensive cubes but has amazing performance. I prefer its performance over the TengYun at the same price but it is noiser. It is possible to quiet most cubes though with the right lube and settings.
$34.95-$35.99: GAN 354 M V2: scs, cubicle (V2 has some minor improvements over v1, but v1 is fine too). Very nice high-end cube and also 54mm which makes it great for smaller hands, and recent models use a nice textured finish which “breaks in” well over time.
$49.99-$59.95: GAN 356 XS: cubedepot, scs, cubicle One of the most expensive flagship cubes, it’s best features are the amount of customization it can do out of the box.

For most students, any of the three cheapest cubes should be fine. Almost all modern cubes perform so well that the only major difference the highest end ones offer is the amount of customization and it takes a while to even be able to tell what customization will work best for you.

Finally, if you’re looking for the best budget cube to share with friends, the <$5 YuXin Little Magic is generally considered a great cube for the price (though it has no magnets).

Contact

Feel free to email us if you have any questions.