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Originally Posted by Edxu
I would argue that this violates G38's definition of HERDING or TRAPPING, as you're creating a group of boulders in the secret passage with the intention of putting a robot there to guard them.
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Here is the exact text of G38 (with my own added emphasis):
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ROBOTS may not control more than one (1) BOULDER at any time.
Violation: FOUL per extra BOULDER
Moving or positioning a BOULDER to gain advantage is considered
“control.”Examples include, but are not limited to:
A. “carrying” (holding BOULDERS inside a ROBOT)
B. “herding” (intentionally pushing or impelling BOULDERS to a desired
location or direction)
C.“trapping” (holding one or more BOULDERS against a FIELD element
in an attempt to shield or guard them)
D. “launching” (shooting BOULDERS into the air, kicking across the
floor, or throwing in a forceful way)
Examples of interaction with BOULDERS that are not “control” include,
but are not limited to:
A. “bulldozing” (inadvertent contact with BOULDERS while in the path of
the ROBOT moving about the FIELD)
B. “deflecting” (being hit by a BOULDER that bounces into or off of a
ROBOT).
If a BOULDER becomes lodged in or on a ROBOT, it will be considered
controlled by the ROBOT. It is important to design your ROBOT so that
it is impossible to inadvertently or unintentionally control more than the
allowed maximum.
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G38 doesn't ban herding or trapping; it just states that you may not herd or trap multiple balls at the same time, and I don't think any actions in this strategy would be considered trapping. But whether or not this strategy violates the herding aspect of this strategy is not 100% clear. Herding could be interpreted either to apply only to balls that are being deliberately pushed at a single moment, or it could refer to all the balls which a robot has pushed into the secret passage. I'm pretty sure the first interpretation is the correct one, since it wouldn't make sense for a team that has deliberately pushed a ball at one point in a match to be disallowed from controlling any other balls until that ball has been either scored or been unintentionally moved.