1. There is no minimum team size and the maximum number of participants in each team is 4.
2. All team members should be present at the event (either in-person or online through Discord). Leaving the venue for some time to hack elsewhere is fine.
3. Teams can gain advice and support from organizers, volunteers, sponsors, and others.
4. All work on a project should be done at the hackathon.
5. Teams can use an idea they had before the event.
6. Teams can work on ideas that have already been done. Hacks do not have to be “innovative” (but innovation is part of the judging criteria). If somebody wants to work on a common idea they are definitely allowed to do so.
7. Teams can use libraries, frameworks, or open-source code in their projects. Working on a project before the event and open-sourcing it for the sole purpose of using the code during the event is against the spirit of the rules and is not allowed.
8. Adding new features to existing projects is allowed. However, you should make it clear in your submission or otherwise it will be deemed as violating the rules. Judges will only consider new functionality introduced or new features added during the hackathon in determining the winners.
9. Teams must stop hacking once the time is up.
10. Projects that violate the Code of Conduct are not allowed.
11. Teams can be disqualified from the competition at the organizers' discretion. Reasons might include but are not limited to breaking the Competition Rules, breaking the Code of Conduct, or other unsporting behaviour.