are there any major game glitches for new runners to know about? how much of the game can be skipped?

This recent trailer shows off this triple threat in gameplay:

I have a few questions with this.

1. When do you unlock these guys? Will you unlock them right off the bat like Bandana Waddle Dee, or only unlockable after completing the main story line?
2. Will the use of this dream character be allowed? Looking at the versatility of this character, (especially in water), I would be very overpowered in any speedrun.

This exploit will only really be helpful for the longer categories like the SAT. Basically each question on FreeRice has it's own URL. For example, a question with two linear function on the SAT category will always have a URL like, freerice.com/#/sat/1521400. And a question about vocabulary would have a URL like freerice.com/#/stat/1521449. Now to get to the exploit. Let's say we are doing a 100 grain category for the SAT. Normally, this category will take a long time. However, if you study the first question (before the timer starts) and copy the URL, you can essentially get the same question 10 times in a row if you answer it, and then put the URL into the search bar to receive the same question and the same answers. And yes, each time you do this, the rice count does update correctly. The process is a bit slow, so it wouldn't break the easier categories, but it's extremely broken for SAT.

In conclusion, I believe this should be banned like fast-clicking and tab-switching.This doesn't really require much thought outside the first question. I'm not sure the limits of this exploit is, and I may update this forum post if anything else is discovered.

UPDATE #1: Yeah, almost immediately after posting this exploit, I found a new application. Recently, I discovered that tab-switching between categories has its faults. Namely the tab updates to the last category opened. However, using URL exploitation (yes that's what I'm going to be calling this) we can effectively use tab switching, in the SAME tab. Let's take a two category Math All Subject run for example. We preemptively copy the URL of a Multiplication Question. Next, we go to Basic Math and answer 10 questions. Immediately after the rice count updates with the final question, we enter the URL of the Multiplication Question. The site would update to Multiplication (with the question you copied too) and unlike tab-switching, the site WILL NOT update back to Basic Math. So something else to consider when deciding whether to ban URL exploitation or not.

Hey, I made a spreadsheet featuring all current runs on the site currently, featuring the rice donated during the run. The spreadsheet also functions as an automatic calculator to update the total rice amount and the number of people fed. The sheet uses calculations to update the totals every time a new run is added to the sheet. The sheet also has four different pages with different sorting options. The sheet does NOT include pending runs, nor rejected runs. This device can be used to monitor the total rice donated by all runs, or to view your own runs and the amount of rice you donated. This sheet does NOT function as a way to view your WR's or your placement in certain categories compared to others.

Here is a link to view the spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nVKzatgNveIKEkJcTKC2ONjOC7earWXd6wEAjsHWKgM/edit?usp=sharing

And mods, if you wish, I can send you a editors link so you can add runs when they are submitted/approved.

UPDATE 1: ADDED AN AUTO SORT FEATURE! Now just add the run to the bottom of the "Add New Runs" page and it will auto sort it correctly into the 4 other pages.

UPDATE 2: ADDED RUNNER TOTALS! Now you can view your own personal total rice count, the people you fed, and the progress you made until feeding your next person. This also autosorts with the "Add New Runs" page, so no additional work is needed. To qualify for this personal total rice count, you need to submit over 10 runs to the site. I would most likely add you once you do, but if I haven't, feel free to leave a reply in the forum or DM me. Remember, this personal rice count is NOT to see how many WR's you have, and your placement among other people. However you can view how many runs you have submitted, which categories you ran, and the rice donated from the run.

UPDATE 3: ALL RUNS INCLUDED! Total Rice Count is now accurate and all submitted runs are now included!