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Originally Posted by orangeandblack5
Contact is a noun, and you are correct in saying that G28 is not a proper sentence. It should read "come into contact with".
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Originally Posted by Meriam-Webster
contact
intransitive verb
: to make contact
transitive verb
1
: to bring into contact
2
a : to enter or be in contact with : join
b : to get in communication with <contact your local dealer>
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And there's the two meanings that are relevant to how G28 gets ruled.
Also defense makes perfect sense if the defending alliance is already not going to get a CAPTURE and wants to deny a CAPTURE to the opponents. Or if the defending robot can't cross DEFENSE and can't even CHALLENGE, then denying even a CHALLENGE would be a net benefit.