Hey Peter, If you break a puzzle, then you get an extra solve. That's actually a puzzle defect. Naturally, you can't break the puzzle on purpose, but of course, this is impossible to prove and I think we'd get a good kick out of the guy breaking his cube over and over again.
In badminton, a friend of mine was playing a doubles games. You are not allowed to drink water unless the court judge allows you to step off the court. You are not allowed to step off the court, unless the official allows it—but you are allowed to step off the court if you break equipment, such as your racket. The opponent broke his racket twice, and took drinks of water as he stopped off to get another one. I mean, the rule can be abused, but it's bad form, and I'm confident it won't need to be enforced. Tyson Mao MSC #631 California Institute of Technology On Dec 25, 2005, at 9:23 PM, pjgat09 wrote: > Hi Tyson, > What happens in the case something breaks in the puzzle? Lets say the > corner connector snaps off or an entire center comes off. Can we > roughly put the broken parts back in, try with much difficulty to > solve the puzzle, then count it as a solve? Or can we make it a puzzle > defect? And will puzzle defects be dealt with differently? > > Peter Greenwood > > --- In [email protected], Tyson Mao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> Hi Stefan, >> >> What we do mean is that if you pop, you simply put the cube back >> together and continue solving. When I first wrote the rules, it said, >> "may solve the cube by any means necessary." This was done to imply >> that if a competitor popped and wanted to fix the cube and continue, >> this was allowed. Popping intentionally to move pieces around when >> it's not necessary is not allowed, and is against the spirit of the >> rules, and perhaps needs to be outlined more literally. >> >> If you pop, you may fix your cube and continue. You could give up, >> but >> you could give up on any solve. >> >> Tyson Mao >> MSC #631 >> California Institute of Technology >> >> On Dec 25, 2005, at 6:01 PM, Stefan Pochmann wrote: >> >>> --- In [email protected], Tyson Mao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> 1. No POPs will be allowed. The competitor will not be awarded an >>>> extra solve if there is a puzzle defect during the solve. >>> >>> Tyson/Ron, please clarify: >>> >>> This means I can still pop but I must fix it and continue to get a >>> valid time, right? >>> >>> I just read your text again and also the thread in the WCA forum and >>> I >>> must admit that it's not 100% clear. It's possible to understand it >>> as >>> POP=DNF (with no replacement solve). >>> >>> Actually I have asked this in the WCA forum thread before but didn't >>> get an answer. Please clarify what is meant. >>> >>> And for the people who're interested but haven't seen the WCA forum >>> thread yet, here it is: >>> http://worldcubeassociation.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32 >>> >>> Cheers! >>> Stefan >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Yahoo! Groups Links >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/MXMplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/speedsolvingrubikscube/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
