2015 Rule Changes - Revision history

Jancardia: 10-14-15 proposed changes

2015-10-14T14:45:17Z

10-14-15 proposed changes

Jancardia: Additional changes approved by Rules Committee as of 9-11-15

2015-09-11T17:27:39Z

Additional changes approved by Rules Committee as of 9-11-15

Jancardia: rewrote III.A.2. Tiles

2015-05-07T02:04:39Z

rewrote III.A.2. Tiles

Jancardia: correction

2015-04-19T22:43:30Z

correction

Jancardia: Proposed changes 4/19/15

2015-04-19T22:40:01Z

Proposed changes 4/19/15

New page

I.D. Distracting Speech or Behavior

First sentence:
Remove words “or misleading”

II. General Principles

Changes:

Eliminate Adjudicating Unusual Situations

change II.C. to II.B. Observing Infractions
change II.D. to II.C. Director’s Discretion
with the following adjustment: (no new text, just combining two sections that are repetitive)

If a situation arises that is not explicitly covered in the rules, the Director has the discretion to extract what s/he can from the rule book to correct any irregularity in a fair and reasonable manner. The Director should keep in mind that no player should benefit from an irregularity s/he created, and no player should be harmed or potentially harmed by an irregularity s/he did not create. All players should be considered innocent of willful wrongdoing unless sufficient evidence exists to the contrary.

The goal of any remedy should be to eliminate to the fullest extent possible the impact of the irregularity on the aggrieved player. Such situations may be reported, along with the Director’s remedy, to the NASPA Rules Committee for discussion and possible inclusion in a future edition of the Rules.

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II.D. Right to a Second Opinion

If a player feels that a Director has made an incorrect ruling, s/he has the right to request a second opinion from another Director or a Rules Committee Member, if either is available. If the two rulings differ, a third opinion may be requested.

III.A.2.Tiles

Add as 5th paragraph:
Tiles that can be picked up easily from the board (e.g. due to thickness) are preferred over tiles that are difficult to pick up.

III.G.4 Poorly Positioned Tiles

Correct 2nd to last line to read:
(including those described in “IV.H.1. Verifying the Play Score” on page 21)
Change last line to read:
may notify the Director either to receive one extra minute of playing time or to subtract one minute of playing time from the offending player.

IV.B.3 Loose Tiles

Change in third paragraph, fourth and fifth line:
did not come from the board, the tiles will be returned to the bag. (If the bag is empty when a loose tile is discovered, see “V.C. Finding Missing Tiles Near the End of the Game” on page 27.)

IV.B.7.a End of Game Underdrawing

Rewrite first paragraph:
Near the end of the game, if you fail to follow the designated procedure for completing a turn, including recording the cumulative score, and your drawing out of order results in your opponent having too few tiles remaining to complete his/her draw, then the standard overdraw situation will apply.
(see IV.B.5.b Overdraw Procedure page…) However, if Player A draws too few tiles, and Player B’s…..

IV.H.1. Verifying the Play Score

Change last line to read:
may notify the Director either to receive one extra minute of playing time or to subtract one minute of playing time from the offending player.

IV.C.2. Counting Tiles

Add to the end of first paragraph:
However, if tiles are already in the opponent’s hand, but not out of the bag, s/he has the option to either pull those tiles out of the bag or to drop them back into the bag.

IV.F.2 Disputes

Reword second sentence of second paragraph:
Should his/her opponent dispute the designation, the Director should take into consideration the claims of both players and, if offered, any third-party observations before making an official designation of the blank.

IV.I.2. Holding the Play

Courtesy Rule, line two. Change to read:

However, your opponent, after CLEARLY stating that s/he is doing so, may draw…

Courtesy Rule, line four. Add this line:
… duration of the hold. When courtesy tiles are drawn, you are considered ‘on hold’ until your opponent CLEARLY states "I accept the play" or makes their play, starting your clock. If you make a successful challenge, your opponent…

IV.I.2 Holding the Play

Add as new paragraph at the end:
Furthermore, should a player return the courtesy tiles to the bag without showing them to his/her opponent, his/her opponent will have the right to view X+2 tiles from the bag, where X is the number of tiles returned, or all of the tiles, whichever is fewer.

V.J. Recording the Game

Line 7 after ‘substantiate the adjustment’ add the line: In such a case, the Director must make the change. No changes need to be made, however, once the final round has been paired.

VI.A. Word Reference

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NASPA will adopt CSW2015 for Collins play on September 1, 2015

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-II.C. Director’s Discretion
+III.G.3. Misoriented Tiles
-Change  2nd line to read:  The Director should keep in mind that <u>UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES should a player benefit from an irregularity that he or she helped to create, and no player should be harmed by an irregularity that he or she did not help to create.</u>
+If any played tiles (excluding blanks) do not follow the established orientation of the game, but are in the correct position, you may restart the offending player’s clock stating that the tiles must be oriented correctly.  You also have the option to reorient the tiles yourself.
-IV.F.1 How to Designate the Blank
+IV.B.3. Loose Tiles
-Add as 2nd line:  If printed, you MUST use capital letters for the blank designation.
+If a tile spills out while drawing, and otherwise that player has not drawn all replacement tiles, that tile should be considered part of the draw.
-IV.I.2 Holding the Play
+If it is late in the game, but there are still more than 7 tiles in the bag, the Director should use discretion based on number of tiles exposed as to whether the following penalty should be applied.
-Add as 3rd line:  If, in the middle of a courtesy draw, your opponent states a desire to challenge, you are not to remove any additional tiles from the bag.
+When there are fewer than 7 tiles remaining in the bag, even if those inadvertent tiles land face down, if the player responsible for exposing those tiles is the player WHOSE TURN IT IS TO MAKE A PLAY, see “IV.B.8. Exposing or Overdrawing Tiles when Fewer than 7 in the Bag” on page 15.
-Change n. to read:  A second opinion may be suggested or a re-adjudication may be requested of the same word(s) already adjudicated up until the time that 1) tiles have been commingled or 2) a subsequent play has been placed on the board and the clock started.
+IV.B.4. Played Tiles Gone Missing

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−	Tiles that can be picked up easily from the board (e.g. due to thickness) are preferred over tiles that are difficult to pick up.	+	Tiles that can be picked up easily from the board (e.g. due to thickness) are preferred over tiles that are difficult to pick up.
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		+	III.A.2. Tiles
		+	Move to 4th paragraph: Tiles that can be picked up easily from the board (e.g. due to thickness) are preferred over tiles that are difficult to pick up.
		+	Make what is now 4th paragraph the 5th paragraph and change wording to:
		+	One-piece tiles are always preferred over three-piece tiles (with a paper letter insert) unless the one-piece tiles are significantly faded or worn.

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 If a situation arises that is not explicitly covered in the rules, the Director has the discretion to extract what s/he can from the rule book to correct any irregularity in a fair and reasonable manner. The Director should keep in mind that no player should benefit from an irregularity s/he created, and no player should be harmed or potentially harmed by an irregularity s/he did not create. All players should be considered innocent of willful wrongdoing unless sufficient evidence exists to the contrary.
- 	The goal of any remedy should be to eliminate to the fullest extent possible the impact of the irregularity on the aggrieved player. Such situations may be reported, along with the Director’s remedy, to the NASPA Rules Committee for discussion and possible inclusion in a future edition of the Rules.
+The goal of any remedy should be to eliminate to the fullest extent possible the impact of the irregularity on the aggrieved player. Such situations may be reported, along with the Director’s remedy, to the NASPA Rules Committee for discussion and possible inclusion in a future edition of the Rules.
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