All competitors must read this tab, along with the "Health and Safety" tab, before registering.

For first-time competitors:

There are multiple things a first-timer must know before competing. All newcomers must be familiar with the WCA Regulations before competing. There is a video here for the basic overview of the rules.

In addition, please read this document before coming to the competition to learn about the procedures for judging.

All competitors:

When you arrive, you will receive a card/nametag with personalized information detailing your events and what group you will be competing in for each event. In addition, you will also receive staffing assignments. All competitors are expected to help at this competition. For each event you sign up for, you will be assigned to help out for just one group of that event. If you do not arrive to help during your scheduled event, and there are not enough staff members, we reserve the right to disqualify you from competing.

We will provide a judging tutorial at the beginning of the day, right before the start of the 3x3x3 speedsolve event. This will allow anyone with questions about how to judge to be properly prepared when they are expected to help. We hope that this system will fairly divide up the judging of the competition and make the competition run smoothly for all.

Due to ongoing circumstances, the organizing team is enforcing additional restrictions during the competition:

1. Masks are required at all times, and must cover your nose and mouth. Refusal results in disqualification from the competition.

2. All competitors and guests ages 5 and older must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or proof of a negative COVID-19 test result (PCR or Antigen acceptable, but no at-home tests) within 48 hours of the competition to attend. This requirement can be met by completing a valid two-dose or one-dose series at least two weeks before the competition. Competitors can e-mail a photo of their vaccine record in advance to albertacubers@gmail.com or bring them in-person upon check-in.

3. Competitors should not attend the competition if experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, or if they were recently exposed to someone with COVID-19. If this occurs to you, the organizers will offer the competitor a full refund.

4. Competitors will only be allowed to bring one guest to the competition. The above rules apply to the guest as well as the competitor.

5. When not competing, competitors and spectators should attempt to socially distance whenever possible by keeping approx. 3 feet from others. We also encourage you not to share puzzles with other competitors.

6. The competition will be using a fixed seating system, rather than a standard waiting area. This means that when you compete, you will complete all of your attempts in one sitting with the same judge. Instead of being called to a different station for each attempt, you will submit your puzzle at the drop-off table and remain at your assigned station for all of your solves in that event.

7. After every attempt, rather than the judge putting the puzzle in the cover, the competitor is asked to put the puzzle into the cover at the end of the attempt. The judge will only put in the scorecard.

8. After you finish competing, your judge will disinfect the station with a disinfection wipe.

9. Officials and staff will be following special procedures to continue to lower chance of transmission of COVID-19, such as frequent use of sanitizer and distancing.

Additional rules may be added as deemed necessary by the organizers, the WCA Board, or local/national governments.

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