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Originally Posted by Shanmancan
Agreed, trapping only applies when a robot is purposefully attempting to keep an apposite alliances ball away from them by using field elements or other robots on your alliance.
G12
An ALLIANCE may not POSSESS their opponent’s BALLS. The following criteria define POSSESSION :
D. “trapping” (overt isolation or holding one or more BALLS against a FIELD element or ROBOT in an attempt to shield them).
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You'd (and I'd) think it should be, but it's not. I
Q&A'd it a while ago.
Q. Is is possible for G12d to apply to an offensive robot (robot with its own ball)? i.e. Can "trapping" lead to an ASSIST-eligible POSSESSION [provided 3.1.4 and other rules are otherwise followed], as offensive play wouldn't be "an attempt to shield [the ball]"?
A. Yes.
They really, really, ought to change this verbiage in the rule. The inconsistency continues to be ridiculous.