The rules explicitly state that you shouldn’t count seconds … this presumably also includes using a clock as reference. It’s given as a guideline (in the optio

The rules explicitly state that you shouldn’t count seconds … this presumably also includes using a clock as reference. It’s given as a guideline (in the optional to read spoilery upside down box on the rules that explains that it’s a game all about timing), not an actual rule, but that still completely contradicts your statement that “that's how you are supposed to beat it”.