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Ahh Strategy down, medic needed!!!

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We briefly considered some of these strategies, but didn't concentrate on them because they didn't seem to fit the intent of the game (as we understood it). I guess we've seen it happen too many times in the past...if there's a neat way to do something, that is not addressed in the rules, it will soon be addressed in the rules as being illegal.

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We, too, have considered this, but never made a real effort to make it happen.

Also, our local Wal-Mart was listed as having 18 balls, but when I went to the ball pit section, there were zip. Nada. None. Nein. Nothing. Zero.
Plus, the closest team is miles away, with at least two listed Wal-Marts before the one out here. Kind of frustrating, but we'll see what happens when FIRST offers them online.

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From Bills Blog:

"I want to clarify the Game Design Committee’s intention on a few matters to save you time and resources:
1) De-scoring is not permitted (ie. You may not remove game pieces from a trailer)
2) Goal tending is not permitted (ie. You may not block access to a trailer)"

If these were the GDC intentions, why were they not communicated from the beginning? Many times are our questions are answered with "Don't look for loopholes, stick with the intention of the rule". How are we to know the intentions of the GDC if they do not spell it out in the rules? Many hours of brainstorming was wasted trying to decide if it was possible to descore or goaltend.
Sorry for the rant

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I have to agree, gburlison; the GDC's explaination (that de-scoring constitutes "disruption of ARENA elements") really doesn't do it for me. I mean, it would have been OK if they had just made a new rule-I don't think there were a lot of people that weren't anticipating it. But stretching the rules to act like that had always been what they said rubs me the wrong way.