ALL COMPETITORS MUST READ THIS TAB BEFORE REGISTERING.

Before the competition, you will receive a card/nametag with personalized information detailing your events and what group you will be competing in for each event in an email. We will be relying on competitors to help by judging whenever they are not competing, especially with our small competition size. Judging is very easy, and is a great way to make time fly!

We will provide a judging and competitor tutorial at the beginning of the day, right before the start of 3x3, which will also overview our new procedures. This will allow anyone with questions about how to judge to be properly prepared when they are expected to help.

We will need help judging for the second/final rounds of events as we can not assign staff for those in advance. Spectators are encouraged to learn how to judge; you do not need to know how to cube in order to be a great judge. Having enough judges ensures that we stay on schedule and are able to leave on time.

COVID SAFETY

• Each competitor may bring at most one (1) guest. If you can come alone, that would be even better!
• All competitors and their (one) guest, regardless of vaccination status, must wear a mask (correctly) at all times while indoors (This includes while competing, No Exceptions!). If you forget to bring a mask to the competition, disposable masks will be avalible. If you need to eat or drink anything, you must do so outside.
• Each competitor and their (one) guest must provide proof of vaccination OR a negative covid test taken no more than 3 days (72 hours) before the start of the competition. We will be checking for this prior to entering the venue.
• If you feel unwell, have a cough, fever, and/or shortness of breath, do not attend. If you show any signs of being sick, you will not be allowed inside and will be asked to leave
• Please avoid sharing puzzles with others and avoid any unnecessary contact with non-family members.
• Before AND after helping, ALL runners, judges, and scramblers must use hand sanatizer (this will be readily avalible around the venue).
• Gloves will be provided to scramblers, runners, and judges, if they wish to use them. They will need to be switched out between each group with new gloves and sanitize their hands.
• Avoid touching anything other than the cubes, cube covers, score cards, or pens used while fufulling your duties.
• If you test positive for covid less than 2 weeks after the competition, please email us right away and we will send an email to all competitors letting them know and instructing them to get tested and quarantine (we will not mention your name in the email).
• During this competition, we will be doing each round stationary. When your group is called, you will pick a solving station and will stay there until you have completed all of your official solves. After each use of a solving station, the timer and mat will be disinfected for the next competitior. There will be no competitor waiting area.

You may find our full mitigation procedures using our Risk Management Plan

By registering for this competition you agree that you understand and will follow all the information listed above.

For those of you new to cubing, WELCOME!

We wanted to let you know this event is perfectly fine for cubers of any age and experience. We just ask you know a couple things before coming to compete...

First, please be familiar with the WCA Regulations, found here:
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/

This video will explain most of what any cuber competing for the first time will need to know. However, it is still the competitors responsibility to be familiar with the full set of regulations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPL3eV-A0ww

If you have any questions after watching this video, we will be having a new competitor tutorial right before 3x3. That would be the perfect time to ask those questions and clear up any confusion.

Head over to the registration tab, if you are ready to sign-up for your first competiton! Click register, and fill out the information that it asks for. This will help you get set up into the WCA's system and one step closer to your first official solve!

Q&A:
Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?

A: YES! You are responsible for your own hardware in order to compete.

Q: What is the normal age of competitors at these events?

A: All ages are welcome, but in general competitors are between 10 and 20 years old. Don't let this stop you though, everyone can and should cube!

Q: What is the competition like?

A; Competitions are a bunch of tables where nerds like us get to sit and discuss our favorite thing, Cubes! Of course in addition there is competing, which will occupy one side of the competition hall, where you will see lots of timers flickering with contestants new personal bests. Most competitions have a break for lunch, and the competing is split up into groups, as to better organize who competes when. (Check the Groups tab and listen at the competition for more info on this.)

Q: How do I find results?

A: All results are posted on the WCA page a couple of days after the competition finishes. However, for the day of competing, search WCA Live to find information about current events. This is also where you will find information about 2nd and 3rd rounds of events.

Q: Why am I not on the registration list yet?

A: Make sure you pay your registration fee in order to be automatically placed on the registered list, which will also guarantee you a spot in the competition. If payment may be any issue, or you are not sure if you can attend, use the contact button to talk to us, and see if we can work out another payment strategy, or have you pay on arrival at the compeition. No matter what you situation may be however, please register online. It is much easier for us to have you register now and pay later, then to have to input information at another time.

Q: Are there age divisions?

A: Nope! All competitors compete in the same group.

Q: Can I have fun at this event?

A: HECK YES! Cubing is amazing, and we sincerely hope you enjoy the competition!

Dear fellow parents & guardians,

If you are interested in helping out the competition, it would be great if you would be able to help us judge competitors. We are always in need of judges, and if you find yourself bored at the competitions, this is a great way to interact with other competitors and the organization team! We will be holding a tutorial on how to judge in the morning, so feel free to join if this is something that appeals to you!

best,
Michael

• We segment our competitors to compete in "groups" at a time. For example, while group 1 is competing, group 2 will be spectating or helping.
• We are assigning each competitor a group for each event they are registered for. Please check below to see which groups you've been assigned to.
• As well as assigning competing groups, we will be assigning judging groups as well. Basically you will be judging the group that you are not competing in. We are holding a judging and running tutorial in the morning.

Groups can be found here:
CalPolySLOFall2021-group-overview%20(1).pdf

Individual Name Tags can be found here:
CalPolySLOFall2021-competitor-cards%20(1).pdf

Travel
This competition will be taking place at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA (SLO). If you are traveling by car, SLO is right off of 101. There is also a train station and airport in SLO if that is your mode of transportation. Alternatively, SFO and LAX airports are both about a 3-4 hour drive from SLO.

Food
Most of the food places on campus are closed on the weekends. However, there are plenty of restaraunts within a 2 mile radius of the venue to get lunch at.

Parking
There is a parking lot right outside the venue. It is the H2 parking lot on campus. You will have to pay for parking in the meters in front of your parking space. The parking lot is circled in red on the map and the venue building is circled in black

This competition is sponsored by TheCubicle! You can check out their website here -> https://thecubicle.com
This competition is in partnership with West Coast Cubing LLC! You can learn more about WCC here -> https://www.facebook.com/WestCoastCubingLLC