[rpaulsen]

Unless I am missing something in the rules, I don't quite understand why this would be issue. Within the context of a game there is little reason for any two robots to fight over who gets possession of a tote.

In the case of two alliance members fighting over a tote, this just seems self defeating for both teams, as their cumulative score is the score they will record for the match. At such, fighting over possession of a TOTE simply wastes time where one of the teams could be grabbing another TOTE to increase both teams scores.

There are only two instances where I could see this coming into play with the opposing alliance. First is with Coopertion stacks, but once again it is self defeating for the two alliances to fight over who gets to complete the stack because all 6 teams get the same amount of points. It would be far more productive for all teams involved to figure out which robot will deliver the gold TOTES to the STEP, and then also decide which one of the 6 teams will complete the stack once it is on the STEP.

The second instance is in regards to the 12 grey TOTES that start the match on the step. I guess if both teams can clear all the TOTES from the LAND FILL required to reach the TOTES on the STEP, and go for these 12 TOTES at the same time this could be an issue. But that seems like a lot of work for both teams to complete in 2 minutes, when there are so many more TOTES readily available.