From: alex goldman
Subject: prototyping
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:06:17 +0000
Message-ID: <1205279.0AdoFtlMsS@yahoo.com>

Regarding prototyping, I'll play the devil's advocate:

Have any of you noticed that ICPF contests usually have a blitz category (24
hours) and the regular one (72 hours). It's UNusual for a team to do well
in both.

BTW, the contest started 1 hour 5 minutes ago. 

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From: Eric Lavigne
Subject: Re: prototyping
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 17:33:56 +0000
Message-ID: <1119720836.190581.122320@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>

>Have any of you noticed that ICPF contests usually have a blitz category (24
>hours) and the regular one (72 hours). It's UNusual for a team to do well
>in both.

A Blitz entry is automatically entered in the main category also.
Obviously a team that spent 1/3 of the time will be at a disadvantage.
It's not clear to me whether those teams were also allowed to submit a
second entry to compete only in the main category.

From: alex goldman
Subject: Re: prototyping
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 17:36:13 +0000
Message-ID: <7528863.a8AY9A7bxb@yahoo.com>

Eric Lavigne wrote:

>>Have any of you noticed that ICPF contests usually have a blitz category
>>(24 hours) and the regular one (72 hours). It's UNusual for a team to do
>>well in both.
> 
> A Blitz entry is automatically entered in the main category also.
> Obviously a team that spent 1/3 of the time will be at a disadvantage.
> It's not clear to me whether those teams were also allowed to submit a
> second entry to compete only in the ma

Of course they were.