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The following '''changes''' to the '''[[Rules]]''' were made in the edition published
on December 1, '''2016'''.

== Major Changes ==

; I.D. Distracting Speech or Behavior
: Misleading your opponent is no longer explicitly forbidden; the Rules Committee determined that such a rule was unenforceable.
; II.C. Protocol
: Tournament rules not to be used as a tool for intimidation.
; II.D. Director's Discretion
: Directors should try to unwind the progress of a game as necessary even to the point of un-starting a clock and returning time to a player.
; III.A.1. References
: OTCWL2016 is now in effect.
; III.A.2. Tiles
: Tile thickness and wear are now considerations.
; III.G.2. Establishing Orientation
: Ambiguous initial tile orientation should be clarified immediately.
; III.G.3. Misoriented Tiles
: Plays with misoriented tiles should be corrected, not challenged.
; IV.B.3. Loose Tiles
: Rules concerning this situation have been rewritten and expanded.
; IV.B.4. Played Tiles Gone Missing
: Rules concerning this situation have been rewritten and expanded.
; IV.B.7. End of Game Underdrawing
: If you don't record cume, then underdraw, the regular overdraw procedure applies.
; IV.B.8. Overdrawing Tiles when Fewer than Seven in the Bag
: Rules concerning this situation have been rewritten and expanded.
; IV.B.9. Exposing Tiles when Fewer than Seven in the Bag
: Rules concerning this situation have been rewritten and expanded.
; IV.C.3. Tiles from an Adjacent Game
: Rules concerning the case where the situation is not immediately detected have been rewritten and expanded.
; IV.C.4. Tile Bag Access
: A new rule has been added to explain who has priority of tile bag access.
; IV.F.1. How to Designate the Blank
: If written, the blank must be in capital letters.
; IV.I.2. Holding the Play
: Players must now announce that they are drawing provisional tiles. The procedure for releasing a hold after the drawing of provisional tiles is now documented, as is the penalty for returning provisional tiles to the bag unseen.
; IV.J.1. Software Self-Lookup Procedure
: Re-adjudication is not permitted after tiles are commingled or a subsequent play made and clock started.
; IV.K.4. Requesting a Second Opinion
: If a player asks for a second opinion about a play's validity, and the second opinion contradicts the first one, then in the absence of a third opinion, the first opinion takes precedence.
; VI.A. Word Reference
: CSW2015 is now in effect.

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