So the contest and fun are over. I can give some FAQ that I encountered during the contest.
1. To compete in this contest, you need to have flash player.
2. Contestants are assigned to several rooms
3. There are several tasks with different points. The points keep decreasing over time.
4. You can submit many solutions before you lock your code. After you have locked your code, you could not submit anymore, even though you are hacked. If you haven't locked your code, you can still submit although you are hacked.
5. If you have locked your code, you are allowed to hack other's solution in your room.
1. To compete in this contest, you need to have flash player.
2. Contestants are assigned to several rooms
3. There are several tasks with different points. The points keep decreasing over time.
4. You can submit many solutions before you lock your code. After you have locked your code, you could not submit anymore, even though you are hacked. If you haven't locked your code, you can still submit although you are hacked.
5. If you have locked your code, you are allowed to hack other's solution in your room.
you will get 0 for that task
>What about submitting but without getting it accepted?
After final grading: you will get 0
During the contest: there is pretest for a problem, so your code are tested with some test cases, if you don't get it accepted, you can still submit and get points.
you can translate this part:
После того как вы сдали задачу (т.е. отослали решение, которое прошло все претесты) в текущем положении участников вам начисляют баллы за эту задачу. Формулы я описал выше. Теперь у вас есть альтернатива — в том случае, если вы уверены в своем решении, то можете заблокировать эту задачу для себя. Если вы заблокировали задачу, то больше не сможете перепослать ее ни при каких обстоятельствах. С другой стороны у вас появляется интересная возможность взлома чужих решений участников из вашей комнаты.
I used google translate. Hope it works for you too
Codeforces Alpha Round #20 (Codeforces format) is for public, but limited for first 60 registrants, because it's still new and not rated.
well, just wait and be prepared :D