Card rules · 2026-10-29
At Which Moment Is a Practice Target Checked?
A points-only exercise starts at 9, adds 2 and then subtracts 1. Its target is at least 11. Does it finish as soon as the total briefly reaches the target, or only after all adjustments…
A points-only exercise starts at 9, adds 2 and then subtracts 1. Its target is at least 11. Does it finish as soon as the total briefly reaches the target, or only after all adjustments are settled? The checking point determines the answer.
Immediate checking
If the rule checks after every separate adjustment and ends the exercise immediately on reaching the target, the addition produces 11 and triggers the ending. The later deduction is not processed as part of that finished sequence under this rule.
Settlement checking
If the rule applies both adjustments before checking, the settled total is 10. The target has not been reached at the required checkpoint. Briefly displaying 11 does not change that result.
The arithmetic is not disputed; the procedure is. A clear score explanation states whether adjustments form one settlement or separate checkpoints. Without that sentence, a screenshot of the intermediate total cannot establish the final outcome.
Changing the order can change the immediate-check result
Reset to 9 and process the deduction first: 9 minus 1 is 8, then adding 2 gives 10. Under immediate checking, neither step reaches 11. The original addition-first order did. Under settlement checking, both orders total 10. This contrast shows exactly when event order matters and when the final arithmetic alone is sufficient.