For questions about rules of WSC5. http://www.worldpuzzle.org/wpfforum/list.php?7 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:23:36 -0400 Phorum 5.2.15a http://www.worldpuzzle.org/wpfforum/read.php?7,384,384#msg-384 http://www.worldpuzzle.org/wpfforum/read.php?7,384,384#msg-384 valenka001 WSC5 Rules Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:53:05 -0400 http://www.worldpuzzle.org/wpfforum/read.php?7,383,383#msg-383 http://www.worldpuzzle.org/wpfforum/read.php?7,383,383#msg-383
Marcel]]> cmecx WSC5 Rules Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:14:23 -0400 http://www.worldpuzzle.org/wpfforum/read.php?7,375,375#msg-375 http://www.worldpuzzle.org/wpfforum/read.php?7,375,375#msg-375
I have a few what ifs.

Situation 1
Say I solve a sudoku correct completely. And I copy down the scoring area, but because my handwriting isn't that neat, I accidentally copy one of my 3's down as a 7(which has happened to me in online competitions). Will I get the points? Because the scoring area is wrong, but if you check the puzzle, you'll easily deduce that sloppy 3 that looks like a 7 is really a 3 as there are 7's in that row, column and nonet already and neither contain a 3.

Situation 2
Say I solve a puzzle and a few squares before I'm done I notice I made a mistake. I still fill out the scoring area(maybe a bit differently than my wrong solution), and it tuns out to be correct. And if you just look at the sudoku in a quick glance, it looks like I really solved it almost completely. You'd really have to check each row/column and nonet to figure out there is a mistake. Will you get points?
(I've had this happen in the USPC, where my scoring area was correct but the solution was wrong. I thought it was correct that time though. but when I checked afterwards I noticed a few mistakes)

Situation 3
Say I come at a point where I have/choose to guess with say 20 squares left and there are only two options left in the scoring area. So I guess one option and after a little while I notice I made the wrong choice. Can I then fill out the scoring area the other way to get the points as I know that has to be correct without fixing my puzzle with my wrong guess, thus leaving a whole bunch of squares solved wrongly/unsolved? And do I get points then. (this probably happens a lot on online competitions, I never do it. I always finish my puzzles. Find it weird to leave a puzzle partly unsolved)

I know, I'm overthinking this, I'm mostly wondering because in the first situation filling it out it could cost me points and in the second and third situation people would get points they don't exactly deserve because either the puzzle is wrong or a whole part is left unfilled.

Bram]]> Para WSC5 Rules Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:00:43 -0400 http://www.worldpuzzle.org/wpfforum/read.php?7,368,368#msg-368 http://www.worldpuzzle.org/wpfforum/read.php?7,368,368#msg-368 Claudine WSC5 Rules Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:04:41 -0400