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Originally Posted by engunneer
Robot b still caused it. It was the one that brought the ball through the outer works and did not complete a crossing.
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G40 specifically says: A ROBOT may not
cause a BOULDER to move
from the NEUTRAL ZONE into the [opponent’s]
COURTYARD unless...
And crossing is only necessary when a robot is the
cause of the ball reaching the
COURTYARD from the NEUTRAL ZONE
Robot b doesn't cause the ball to enter the courtyard though because Robot c achieves full control while the ball is in the outer works, and thus is the cause of the ball reaching the courtyard.
For instance, say that Robot b places the ball into the outer works zone, and that ball never reaches the courtyard. The bot never violates G40 or G41, as that bot never cause the ball to reach the courtyard. Now if a third bot causes that ball to move to the courtyard, it is causing it to move to the courtyard from the outer works, not the neutral zone, and its actions still agree with rules G40 and G41. Neither bot has done anything wrong.
And yes, this is far-fetched. But if we say that Robot b is the cause of the ball reaching the courtyard because it gave the ball to Robot c, we can also say that Robot a was the cause because it gave the ball to Robot b. Then we can blame the cause on the human player.