During the Tournament

1. Login

• Participants will log in at open.kattis.com using the account they created and used for the practice activity previously.

2. Wait for the Start Time

• Upon logging in, they will see the contest activity scheduled to start in a few minutes.
• They must wait until the official start time before they can begin answering.
• Failure to follow this rule will result in disqualification.

3. Answer the Contest Activity

• Once the contest starts, participants can begin solving problems.
• They will be forced into full-screen mode and cannot exit or switch tabs until the contest ends.
• Violating the full-screen rule more than once will result in disqualification.
• The contest lasts three (3) hours.
• There are six (4) problems total:
  • 1 × Easy
  • 2 × Medium
  • 1 × Hard
• Participants must solve problems in the programming language corresponding to their chosen category.

4. Determining the Winner

• Rankings are based first on the sum of all scores.
• In case of a tie, the total time taken to solve all problems is used (the lower total time wins).

5. No Cheating

• During the contest, participants must not:
  • Talk to other contestants.
  • View other contestants’ screens.
    Violations result in immediate disqualification.
• Brute-force hacks (e.g., hardcoding multiple if statements to match test cases) are strictly prohibited.
  • Even a single brute-force solution will cause immediate disqualification.