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Square-1 Misalignment
I think that makes sense. Though I was looking at exceptions in the guidelines and they seem to be only accompanied by other guidelines - I think it makes more sense to have this in the regulations instead.
Why does this exception only apply to square-1? If I make an accidental move less than 45° in 3x3, also within the limit of 10f, then the penalty still applies?
I think Manu's comment makes sense. We shouldn't probably make it as exception, but as a clarification for all puzzles.
Why does this exception only apply to square-1? If I make an accidental move less than 45° in 3x3, also within the limit of 10f, then the penalty still applies?
No, because you have not applied any moves, so none of the regulation applies.
A3c1 is very unclear as it stands, see this forum thread.
If this reg is changed to allow any turns within the limits of 10f, there are at least a couple of situations to consider:
- A competitor intentionally turning the puzzle less than the limit to gain an advantage
- A competitor receives the puzzle misaligned, and makes a turn greater than the limit, but has not performed a move (e.g. 3x3 comes with a third of a U' done, and they turn it 60 degrees clockwise)
Anyway that's pretty out of scope of this PR, but I do not believe this addition for Square-1 is the real issue here.
No, because you have not applied any moves, so none of the regulation applies.
Moves are basically defined in the article 12, so as I see for now, even if you made a 60° turn, it shouldn't be penalized, but it's interpreted differently in fact - moves in A3c1 are interpreted as limits from 10f.
As you pointed yourself, this regulation is unclear and it was discussed before, so I'm all for clarifying A3c1 at least with linking it to 10f.