https://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=2016_Rule_Changes&feed=atom&action=history2016 Rule Changes - Revision history2024-03-29T04:48:26ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.29.0https://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=2016_Rule_Changes&diff=12038&oldid=prevPoslfit: Created page with "The following '''changes''' to the '''Rules''' were made in the edition published on December 1, '''2016'''. == Major Changes == ; I.D. Distracting Speech or Behavior : ..."2016-12-01T02:51:56Z<p>Created page with "The following '''changes''' to the '''<a href="/w/Rules" class="mw-redirect" title="Rules">Rules</a>''' were made in the edition published on December 1, '''2016'''. == Major Changes == ; I.D. Distracting Speech or Behavior : ..."</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The following '''changes''' to the '''[[Rules]]''' were made in the edition published<br />
on December 1, '''2016'''.<br />
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== Major Changes ==<br />
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; I.D. Distracting Speech or Behavior<br />
: Misleading your opponent is no longer explicitly forbidden; the Rules Committee determined that such a rule was unenforceable.<br />
; II.C. Protocol<br />
: Tournament rules not to be used as a tool for intimidation.<br />
; II.D. Director's Discretion<br />
: 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.<br />
; III.A.1. References<br />
: OTCWL2016 is now in effect.<br />
; III.A.2. Tiles<br />
: Tile thickness and wear are now considerations.<br />
; III.G.2. Establishing Orientation<br />
: Ambiguous initial tile orientation should be clarified immediately.<br />
; III.G.3. Misoriented Tiles<br />
: Plays with misoriented tiles should be corrected, not challenged.<br />
; IV.B.3. Loose Tiles<br />
: Rules concerning this situation have been rewritten and expanded.<br />
; IV.B.4. Played Tiles Gone Missing<br />
: Rules concerning this situation have been rewritten and expanded.<br />
; IV.B.7. End of Game Underdrawing<br />
: If you don't record cume, then underdraw, the regular overdraw procedure applies.<br />
; IV.B.8. Overdrawing Tiles when Fewer than Seven in the Bag<br />
: Rules concerning this situation have been rewritten and expanded.<br />
; IV.B.9. Exposing Tiles when Fewer than Seven in the Bag<br />
: Rules concerning this situation have been rewritten and expanded.<br />
; IV.C.3. Tiles from an Adjacent Game <br />
: Rules concerning the case where the situation is not immediately detected have been rewritten and expanded.<br />
; IV.C.4. Tile Bag Access<br />
: A new rule has been added to explain who has priority of tile bag access.<br />
; IV.F.1. How to Designate the Blank<br />
: If written, the blank must be in capital letters.<br />
; IV.I.2. Holding the Play<br />
: 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.<br />
; IV.J.1. Software Self-Lookup Procedure<br />
: Re-adjudication is not permitted after tiles are commingled or a subsequent play made and clock started.<br />
; IV.K.4. Requesting a Second Opinion<br />
: 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.<br />
; VI.A. Word Reference<br />
: CSW2015 is now in effect.</div>Poslfit