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Originally Posted by JosephC
I think it would be more strategically valuable to sit in your opponents protected feeding station and deny them access.
This rule basically states that as long as your opponent doesn't touch the carpet in their zone, you can sit in their zone and block them by moving back and forth, unlike the lanes of 2012 and 2011, and you wouldn't be breaking G25 as it is a robot-robot interaction and not multiple robots.
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You may want to recheck exactly how much of the loading zone you're able to block at one time--it's quite a bit larger than your robot. 7 feet on the short base is a heck of a space for a 54" cylinder to block, especially when there's a 20 point penalty on the other side.
Understand that the blockading rules has been substantively consistent since 2011 (2011's G48-C and 2012's G23), and 2012's G28 is essentially 2013's G30 for these purposes. This means that though the Loading Zone is much smaller than the Ally, do consider the way it played out last year. If you were trying this strategy against me, I'd take it on in almost any situation. Remember you're betting 20 tech foul points against slowing them down and/or denying maybe 12 high goal points. Heck of a bet when the zone is well over a yard wider than you are.