Thread: Number of Balls
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Re: Number of Balls

Assuming there are 18 balls total:

Suppose an alliance decided to claim possession of as many balls as possible to prevent the other team from scoring.
Per the rules, each Inbounder may hold up to 2 balls. Also, each robot may hold up to 3 balls. No extra balls may be left in the Corral.

2 * 3 Inbounders + 3 * 3 Robots = 15 balls taken out of play from other team.
So, only 3 balls are now in play for the opposing team.

Makes for a pretty low scoring match.
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