| 7a) |
Competitions may be held on any location, inside or outside. |
| 7b) |
Audience should be at least 1.50 meter away from the competitors. |
| 7c) |
Lighting of the competition area needs special attention, with preferably white light, so that competitors can easily distinguish the colours of puzzles. |
| 7d) |
The temperature of the competition area should preferably be 21 to 25 degrees Celsius. |
| 7e) |
The competition area must be smoke-free, and should have a reasonable noise level. |
| 7f) |
The timer must be placed directly (no objects underneath it) on a table, desk or console that suits solving while standing. For Solving With Feet the timer must be placed directly on the floor. |
| 7g) |
Competitors must solve while sitting or standing. |
| 7h) |
The competition area must have a competitors area.
- 7h1) Competitors (or a group of competitors) who have been called to compete - and only those competitors - must stay in the competitors area until they finished all solves of the round.
- 7h2) For blindfolded solving the competitors in the competitors area should not be able to see the puzzles of the competitors on stage.
- 7h3) Competitors in the competitors area must not communicate to each other about the scrambled positions of the puzzles for the round in progress.
|
