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Re: Welcome the Newbies

To add to Andrew's comments on reading the manual:

Chief Delphi is not an official source for FIRST information. Even though there are several game designers, lead inspectors, and people of that sort on here, nothing said here is official. The manual and Q&A are the only official sources for answers; a good response to a rules question will link to or quote one or both. I've been known to link to about half a dozen Q&As in one post to answer one question on the rules, just to make sure that I was interpreting the answer correctly and completely. This after a game designer had weighed in unofficially, too.

And yes, I've occasionally joined in the "quote the rule" "fun" when somebody tries to make up a rule.

Some other advice: unless you really want your head to spin, avoid any discussion of Dave's game hints. Ditto for any game hints, though those threads can be very informative on any topic except the next game.
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