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Re: Drivetrain Only Strategies???

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Originally Posted by Wayne TenBrink View Post
Sit in your own feeder lane. Let balls collect there (rebounds, inbounders, etc.). Hoard them for your alliance partners. If you opponents try to come in the lane to get them, bump them (repeatedly?) to collect the 3-point foul(s?).
The bolded part is what I'm responding to here, but the entire quote outlines the strategy.

This strategy is worth 9 points to your opponent and a DQ to you (plus however many fouls you rack up against your opponent to your partners--they don't do you any good due to the red card). [R45] disallows this type of strategy. To be even more clear, see the following Q&A from Week 2:
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Game - The Game » Penalties » G45
Q. Is G45 violated if a robot herds balls into their alley and waits nearby so if/when an opposing robot attempts to retrieve said balls they can contact them resulting in a foul as per G44?
A. Yes. It could also be considered trapping depending on how the strategy is executed.
In other words, this strategy is strongly discouraged, to say the least.
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