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Originally Posted by barn34
Robots can't get away with blindly ramming away at each other and double (or even triple) teams on the same robot. This trickles into another rule, but blockading needs to probably be reworded (or at least enforced) so that the double and triple teams on one sole robot are eliminated or highly discouraged. We blew our main breaker in the match we were eliminated at CIR trying to work through the double and triple teams of the other alliance pushing against us in attempts to keep us from getting that ball up. Strategically, it was smart, but very very frustrating to play and didn't make for a fun match to watch either. I don't think that is what the GDC intended, at all, I'm sure.
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Quite frankly, I don't think it's the other teams that are playing the game wrong. The GDC has made sure to emphasize teamwork and passing in this game, from the name to the game animation to the scoring system, and if you can't figure out how to get through a triple-team, then you're just not getting the message. The rule you're quoting to try to ban this strategy you don't like says nothing even remotely similar to what you think it means:
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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.
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If you have the ball and don't pass it, then the only one stopping the flow of the match is you.