[EricH]

Originally Posted by AndyBare

G40
Actions such as “carrying”, “herding”, and “trapping” are not violations
of this rule. A ROBOT may not cause a BOULDER to move from the NEUTRAL ZONE into the opponent’s
COURTYARD unless:
A. the ROBOT contacts the BOULDER within OUTER WORKS, and
B. the ROBOT completes its CROSSING (i.e. doesn’t completely back out of the OUTER WORKS into the NEUTRAL ZONE)
Violation: TECH FOUL per BOULDER

By conditions of the note on G40, as long as it never backs fully back into the neutral zone, and finishes it's crossing, this method is acceptable.

I suppose G41 does take the stationary aspect out of the equation. Say it finishes it's cross after each shot is taken, then moves back to the neutral zone.
Thoughts now?

Thought on the G40: You still get a tech foul because you did not FINISH your crossing. You stopped. You are still crossing (because you did NOT end up in the opponents' Courtyard--see the Glossary in Section 6). But you caused the boulder to move into the Courtyard. You get a Tech Foul. Not an acceptable method. i.e. is actually translated as "that is"; I'm thinking that the GDC should have used e.g. ("for example"). Backing out would be the most common workaround, but parking is also.


For the G41 aspect, when you finish the cross and then move back, now you aren't stationary. I thought the whole point of this strategy was to be as stationary as possible. So now you have one robot that's sitting still instead of two...