For future competitions, possibly including WC 2005, I would like to propose that instead of allowing competitors to choose the U-color and F-color, three colors (A, B, and C) are drawn randomly at the beginning of each competition. The cubes are then scrambled with A as the U-face and B as the F-face. If B is not possible as the F-face, it is substituted with C. Doing this will save time for the scramblers, and make it easier for us to keep track. There's no "someone's getting shafted" because it's random and you have no way of knowing beforehand and thus it's equal.

I don't see the advantage of this random A,B,C thing. Why do you want to randomize it? This doesn't add anyhing to random scrambles. I'd suggest the following general rule: "Brightest color as U, darkest adjacent color as F". Usually it means U=white and F=blue or F=green if blue is opposite white. This rule also handles unusual colors (what if my cube has neither A nor B nor C?) and makes it even easier for scramblers since it's always the same rule. That said I'm still in favour of the "no rule about this" rule .

I think White on top, red in front or something like that. What color scheme has white opposite red, right?

[quote="Bob":1yvhnrzr]I think White on top, red in front or something like that. What color scheme has white opposite red, right?[/quote:1yvhnrzr] I used to have orange opposite white.