WCA Documents: Updated January 1, 2013

[Dene]

BTW is there any new events that will replace magic and master magic?

No.

 

[Bob]

No.

I think we should remove even more events before we consider adding any new ones.

 

[ducttapecuber]

I think we should remove even more events before we consider adding any new ones.

yes, like feet!

 

[Bob]

yes, like feet!

and 6x6 and 7x7 and 5BLD

 

[ducttapecuber]

and 6x6 and 7x7 and 5BLD

a LOT of people really enjoy 6x6. I can see no more 7x7 and 5BLD though

 

[Stefan]

There have been many tournaments with qualification rounds.

19

2005	1
2006	-
2007	4
2008	4
2009	4
2010	5
2011	-
2012	1

SELECT year, count(distinct competitionId)
FROM Results, Competitions
WHERE Competitions.id = competitionId
AND roundId in ('h', '0')
GROUP BY year

 

[Bob]

19

2005    1
2006    -
2007    4
2008    4
2009    4
2010    5
2011    -
2012    1

SELECT year, count(distinct competitionId)
FROM Results, Competitions
WHERE Competitions.id = competitionId
AND roundId in ('h', '0')
GROUP BY year

With only one in the past two years, I don't really think we need those anymore.

 

[Noahaha]

I think we should remove even more events before we consider adding any new ones.

I'm not sure how serious you are. However, I would like to make the point that with the removal of magic and master magic there are no more "harmful" events. The rest of the events are fair and sound. Beyond that, what events there are and are not should not be dictated by personal preference or convenience. Why do people call for the removal of feet, when almost no competitions (at least in the US) have feet. Feet does not harm anyone, and since it is unpopular, most competitions don't have it. That's fine. There is no concrete reason to remove feet like there was for magic.

 

[BlackStahli]

I'd like to point out that you're only allowed to do this if a puzzle defect, such as a pop, has already occurred.

Yeah, I know. It's just a faster way of fixing those darn corner twists you get on cubes (Dayan ones, especially >.>)

and I didn't mean to ask if it were a way of cheating for something like ZBLL-U #1

 

[Coolster01]

yes, like feet!

Noooo! Please! My favorite event, and there's no cheating involved like magic! How about events that if you're good at, you can also be good at other events automatically (7x7)?

I'm not sure how serious you are. However, I would like to make the point that with the removal of magic and master magic there are no more "harmful" events. The rest of the events are fair and sound. Beyond that, what events there are and are not should not be dictated by personal preference or convenience. Why do people call for the removal of feet, when almost no competitions (at least in the US) have feet. Feet does not harm anyone, and since it is unpopular, most competitions don't have it. That's fine. There is no concrete reason to remove feet like there was for magic.

Thank you!

 

[hcfong]

A6b1: In the previous regulations, if the timer stops between 0.01 and 0.06 seconds, before the solve is completed, you get an extra attempt, This did not include 0.00 (for example due to releasing the timer early) In the new regulations, it's under 0.06. Does this mean when the timer remains at 0.00 for whatever reason, the competitor will get an extra attempt even if it's his own fault for releasing the timer before the green light flashes?

 

[JasonK]

A6b1: In the previous regulations, if the timer stops between 0.01 and 0.06 seconds, before the solve is completed, you get an extra attempt, This did not include 0.00 (for example due to releasing the timer early) In the new regulations, it's under 0.06. Does this mean when the timer remains at 0.00 for whatever reason, the competitor will get an extra attempt even if it's his own fault for releasing the timer before the green light flashes?

"If the timer stops..."
The timer can't stop if it didn't start. Is it even possible for the timers to stop displaying 0.00?

 

[Geert]

The timer can't stop if it didn't start. Is it even possible for the timers to stop displaying 0.00?

This happened once @ Dutch Open 2011 while I was judging a solve for TMOY, the timer failed to start and displayed 0.00 while the red and green LEDs lights kept flashing erratically.

 

[Dene]

This happened once @ Dutch Open 2011 while I was judging a solve for TMOY, the timer failed to start and displayed 0.00 while the red and green LEDs lights kept flashing erratically.

I'm sure you could put that down to timer malfunction. If in doubt, ask the delegate. I hope TMOY got a rescramble in that case.

"If the timer stops..."
The timer can't stop if it didn't start. Is it even possible for the timers to stop displaying 0.00?

On gen2 timers it is impossible to get below 0.02.

 

[Geert]

I'm sure you could put that down to timer malfunction. If in doubt, ask the delegate. I hope TMOY got a rescramble in that case.

Yes, he got an extra attempt!

 

[Sebastien]

Of course you can get times with pro timers that we consider as 0.00.

We have evaluated removing qualification rounds as they are almost not used, but there were objections on removing them so we kept them for now.

 

[Dylann]

In a nutshell, what are the main changes?

 

[Ickathu]

no stickerless cubes for anything is the biggest one I can think of. I've read over the entire regulations and that's the only thing that stands out as significant in my opinion.

 

[Forte]

In a nutshell, what are the main changes?

Also clock notation is completely different.

 

[hcfong]

In a nutshell, what are the main changes?

From what I could see:
Strict enforcement of time limits. Judge has no discretion to allow competitor to continue the solve once the time limit has been reached.
Cumulative time limits are possible
Cumulative time penalties
0.00 on timer before end solve is an extra attempt (I think. I could be wrong on this one)
Outer Block Turn Metric instead of Half Term Metric.
Some organisational responsibilities have moved from organiser to delegate, although the delegate may delegate responsibilities to organisers.