Write it Do it

[JustDroobles]

I usually take about 15 of the 20 minutes to "do it".

[hbk.showstopper]

isn't that like all the time they give you or something......it's like really fast

[JustDroobles]

No, I usually have 5 minutes left at the end. Usually I reread the directions to double check everything with my extra time. I don't know if it's a good idea to waste tie-breaker time checking it.

[hbk.showstopper]

well, like when I did it I doubled checked after I did that part of the instruction. So like I didn't double check after I finished everything but I double checked as I went along and it kinda worked because we finished like 4th or 5th orsomething but whatever you want to do is good......

[JustDroobles]

Well I do double check as I go along, I don't just speed through the instructions. Usually if I go through the instructions, I'll find maybe one thing I overlooked, or something that got jostled while I was building something else.

I think I just figured out the problem for myself. If I leave when I'm done and have n points, then I might have a better time then everyone else with n points and beat them. But, if I double-check and find a correction, I'll have n+1 points and be guaranteed to beat everyone with n points.

The only problem is that if I don't find anything to fix, which isn't rare, I've wasted my tie-breaker time for nothing. Grr...

[2win]

How long does it take for you guys to "write it"?

[JustDroobles]

My partner usually takes the full 25 minutes to write it.

[2win]

Oh, that's good. I take about the same time.

[sk8lynne]

Does anyone know what the structures looked like at states so far

[Phenylethylamine]

I've never heard of any writer who can consistently finish writing early. Of course, it depends on the event, but still, you pretty much always need the entire time to write- and since there's no advantage to finishing writing early, you can always add more information.

My partner usually took about ten minutes to "do"; I don't know how/if she double-checked. Usually, I put things at the end of my writing like "Look it over, make sure it looks like a _______." or "The whole structure should be flat on the table. If not, go back and check." There were a couple events where I didn't have time to put those reminders, but in competition I think I always managed to.