[Zuelu562]

Originally Posted by RRLedford

There is a rule (forgot the number) disallowing actions by a robot that interrupt the flow of the game. So, covering all three open faces of the goal could only be done intermittently, like while the ball is arriving.

If your blocking device leaves too little room for the ball to enter goal, and it is maintained in that blocking position while a robot is trying to insert the ball into the goal, then you would likely get penalized.

-Dick Ledford

Rule G25 ROBOTS on the same ALLIANCE may not blockade the FIELD in an attempt to stop the flow of the MATCH. This rule has no effect on individual ROBOT-ROBOT interaction.

This strategy is not a violation of the blockade rule. The blockade rule's key requirements are 1) multiple robots 2) attempting to interrupt game flow by preventing movement past the multiple robots.