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Originally Posted by Kpchem
There is no standard disc carrier shipping with the field.
I've mostly been watching Northwest regionals (Portland, Seattle, and Central Washington), and they had a couple of different designs made out of PVC. My understanding is that these were assembled and brought to the event/donated by volunteers.
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I could be wrong, and obviously the Head Ref has ultimate authority, but I believe they are illegal if they are not provided by the field.
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Originally Posted by T22
The only equipment, provided it does not jam or interfere with the remote sensing capabilities of another Team, including vision systems, acoustic range finders, sonars, infrared proximity detectors, etc. (e.g. including imagery that, to a reasonably astute observer, mimics the VISION TARGET), that may be brought in to the ALLIANCE STATION are as follows:
- the OPERATOR CONSOLE,
- non-powered signaling devices,
- reasonable decorative items,
- special clothing and/or equipment required due to a disability
- devices used solely for the purpose of planning or tracking strategy provided they meet all of the following conditions:
- do not connect or attach to the OPERATOR CONSOLE
- do not connect or attach to the FIELD or ARENA
- do not connect or attach to another ALLIANCE member
- do not communicate with anything or anyone outside of the ARENA.
- do not include any form of enabled wireless electronic communication (e.g. radios, walkie-talkies, cell phones, Bluetooth communications, Wi-Fi, etc.)
- do not in any way affect the outcome of a MATCH, other than by allowing PLAYERS to plan or track strategy for the purposes of communication of that strategy to other ALLIANCE members.
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No where does it specify who provides the equipment, just that these are the only items which may enter. It is an exclusive list, and disc carriers are not part of it. Previous years such as 2009 specified bins used to store the game pieces for the human players. I have no problem with special devices being used by the field staff to help count discs, but if they are being used by human players during a match, I think T22 prohibits that as it's currently written. I do think they're a good idea, I just think the rules should reflect that, and they should be standardized. FWIW, I've submitted a Q&A about this.