They’re more like guide lines. I’m not a judge anyway and not on any rules committee just trying to keep things loose. I do stand behind each statement quoted since I carefully considered each one but those are just my opinions and embody my approach to, what I see as not so much a contest but a game of “WHAT IF?”
If I seem a bit cavalier it’s because I choose to be in this context. I understand that some are more comfortable with more of the nuances spelled out. I prefer a more blank slate with just a few limitations from which to bounce ideas. “Winning” for me is all about getting as close to what I imagined was possible rather than what I do compared to someone else. That is the main thing I look to see in the fantastic notions put forth here.
What Justin and I are doing is something he suggested some time ago that didn’t get enough traction to come about on any large scale. It’s both more restrictive in that we are starting with the same host and much less so in that there are no rules at all, but the competitive side for me will be no different than if it were a contest build: what can I imagine and how well can I pull it off? It will be fun to see what each of us can do and I look forward in exactly the same spirit to seeing what is done by everyone that joins the contest. Good luck with your build and everyone else with theirs.