{"id":3146,"date":"2020-09-17T00:18:25","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T23:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icga.org\/?page_id=3146"},"modified":"2023-05-28T21:50:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-28T20:50:07","slug":"computer-olympiad-2020-rules","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icga.org\/?page_id=3146","title":{"rendered":"Computer Olympiad Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following rules will be used for an online Computer Olympiad. Send constructive feedback to <a href=\"mailto:jonathan@ualberta.ca\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:jonathan@ualberta.ca\">jonathan@ualberta.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-ee10cfeb-12de-4a0b-91ee-5f7fbe8898ed\">\n<li>The program must be the original work and created\/designed by each team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The same program can only register once.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modification of a program during a game is not allowed. Modification of a program between games is permitted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After each game, both teams must electronically submit a record of the game.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each competition will have a referee whose job it is to oversee the competition, ensure that it runs smoothly, and deal with any disputes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During the period between the registration deadline and the start of play, entrants in a competition are expected to cooperate with each other to schedule their games (<em>Scheduling Period<\/em>). Because of the online format, competitors can be in any time zone. It is more convenient for the players to arrange a time to play that works for them, rather than having a fixed schedule of play. Anyone being uncooperative or imposing unreasonable constraints on the scheduling of games may be penalized by the referee.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During the <em>Scheduling Period<\/em>, the referee will get in touch with all the competitors in a competition. Competitors should ask questions then to clarify any concerns they have with the rules. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During the <em>Scheduling Period<\/em>, the referee will consult with the players on the number of games to be played (no less than a double round robin, but the players can agree to more games), the time control to be used, the playoff format, and any special rules.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The default time control is 30 minutes per player per game. Exceeding your allocated time results in a forfeit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At the end of the <em>Scheduling Period<\/em>, the referee will ask each competitor to formally acknowledge that they agree with the rules.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All round-robin games must be completed during the <em>Competition Period<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A competitor who does not show up within 10 minutes of the agreed-upon playing time may be forfeited. The competitors are encouraged to reschedule the game. Should this not be possible or practical, the referee can forfeit a competitor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If a program crashes or an Internet connection is lost during a game, play in the game continues. The disrupted<span><b style=\"font-style: italic;\"> <\/b><\/span>program must rejoin the game, else it will forfeit when the time on their clock expires. The penalty for a crash or lost connection is the time on their clock lost to rejoin the game.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Playoffs, if needed, will commence after the <em>Competition Period<\/em> and complete within three days (the <em>Playoff Period<\/em>). The playoff competitors agree to schedule their games at times that are appropriate to ensure that the final results are determined by the end of the <em>Playoff Period<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The referee&#8217;s interpretation of the rules and resolution of a dispute is final.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All dates refer to the end of day \u201canywhere on earth\u201d (UTC-12).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following rules will be used for an online Computer Olympiad. Send constructive feedback to jonathan@ualberta.ca.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3146","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icga.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icga.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icga.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icga.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icga.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3146"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/icga.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3820,"href":"https:\/\/icga.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3146\/revisions\/3820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icga.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}