Scoring is based on accuracy and speed. Score as follows:

1. 10 points for every correct word you entered across and down
2. 1 bonus point for every 2 seconds the contestant finishes early BUT this bonus is reduced by 30 points for each letter that is omitted or entered incorrectly, up to, but not beyond, the point the bonus returns to zero
3. A bonus of 150 points for each completely correct solution
4. A solution that is not submitted before your timer reaches 0:00 will receive a score of zero.

For the purpose of scoring, a "word" consists of any series of letters contained in the white squares in the grid, whether it is a single word, a phrase, or otherwise.

Complete rules can be found on the virtual tournament FAQs page.

• Both solvers will login to this site with their own credential (email address), but only one (designated as primary when registering for the tournament) will submit the puzzle.
  
  
• New this year: the grid will be shared by each solver (you will see each other's entries). The timer begins when the first solver clicks the link for the puzzle. The second person simply needs to click the same puzzle link under their account as we have matched partners in the site software.

All crosswords have been specially created and edited for the tournament.

Sample Puzzles:

• Puzzle 1, 2 and 3 from 2014

Constructors are listed alphabetically

• Joel Fagliano
• Christina Iverson
• Wyna Liu
• Ruth Bloomfield Margolin
• Ryan McCarty
• Mike Shenk
• Sid Sivakumar
• Robyn Weintraub

Dave Sullivan, ACPT - Virtual Tournament Director

John Lieb, Boswords - Live Stream Host

Alhassan Mohamed - Live Stream Provider

Amuse Labs staff - Help Desk Team