WCA Guidelines



[ official:023c899 ] Version: August 1, 2020

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WCA Regulations

The WCA Guidelines supplement the WCA Regulations. Please see the Regulations for more information about the WCA.



Numbering

Guidelines are numbered in correspondence with related regulations. Note that multiple Guidelines may correspond to the same Regulation, and some Guidelines correspond to Regulations that do not exist anymore.



Labels

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ADDITION Additional information to supplement the Regulations.

Additional information to supplement the Regulations. CLARIFICATION Information to address any possible questions about the interpretation of the Regulations.

Information to address any possible questions about the interpretation of the Regulations. EXPLANATION Information that clarifies the intent of Regulations.

Information that clarifies the intent of Regulations. RECOMMENDATION Something that is not strictly mandatory, but that should be done if possible.

Something that is not strictly mandatory, but that should be done if possible. REMINDER Information that may be addressed by other Regulations/Guideline, but whose relevance is worth reiterating.

Information that may be addressed by other Regulations/Guideline, but whose relevance is worth reiterating. EXAMPLE An example of how to apply a Regulation.

Article 1: Officials

Article 2: Competitors

Article 3: Puzzles

Article 4: Scrambling

4b1+) REMINDER

4b2+) CLARIFICATION

4b2++) ADDITION Regulation A2c). For example, the scramblers may be located behind a wall, or a sufficiently high divider (e.g. a cardboard divider placed around the sides of a table where the scramblers are seated) may be used so that competitors are not able to see puzzles as the scramblers apply scramble sequences.

Regulation A2c). For example, the scramblers may be located behind a wall, or a sufficiently high divider (e.g. a cardboard divider placed around the sides of a table where the scramblers are seated) may be used so that competitors are not able to see puzzles as the scramblers apply scramble sequences. 4b4+) CLARIFICATION

4d+) CLARIFICATION

4d++) ADDITION Regulation A2e1).

Regulation A2e1). 4f+) RECOMMENDATION

4f++) REMINDER

Article 5: Puzzle Defects

Article 7: Environment

Article 9: Events

Article 10: Solved State

Article 11: Incidents

Article 12: Notation

Article A: Speed Solving

Article B: Blindfolded Solving

B1+) REMINDER Regulation 3k). This should be given special attention for Blindfolded Solving.

Regulation 3k). This should be given special attention for Blindfolded Solving. B1b+) RECOMMENDATION

B2d+) ADDITION Regulation B2a). If they want to check that the timer is in working order, they must (ask and) receive confirmation from the judge each time before starting/resetting the timer during this phase. Penalty for starting and resetting a timer without confirmation from the judge: disqualification of the attempt (DNF).

Article C: One-Handed Solving

Article E: Fewest Moves Solving