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In 4.c in the rules, it states that "This timer may be one of the "scorable actions". I've heard in the past that teams cannot get points for both the timer and a scorable task if they use a scorable task as a timer. Does that same rule apply to this year, or will I have to design a non-scorable task that acts as a timer? The rules don't state if we can get points for using a scorable action as a timer too.

This rule applies to this year, so yes you can have a timer that is also a scorable action.