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Unread 06-01-2014, 14:15
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Re: The Not So-Secret Secret End-Game

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Originally Posted by rzoeller View Post
I'd be careful with that though. Defending a robot possessing a ball could be an easy way to be ruled as possessing it yourself, if you make any sort of meaningful contact.
Let's see... We have

Herding or launching imply possession.

Bulldozing does not.

Now we may have possession by both robots.

Is it just me, or will all of the referees and drive team coaches be bald by the end of competition season, as everyone tries to understand what truly defines possession?

"Oh, no Mr. Official, Sir. We weren't trying to deflect our opponent's ball into the far corner of the field. We were driving around, and it just happened to bounce off of us."

-Karlis

( who believes that the GDC is waiting for a water game, to finally replace their FIRST dictionary with one from Merriam-Webster )
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