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Re: Boulders Over Position 2

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Originally Posted by Q958
At our latest event, our Human Player bowled a BOULDER over the DEFENSE in position 2. We verified ahead of time with the head ref that it was legal since [G40] refers to ROBOTS. Is it legal for a ROBOT to hold a DEFENSE in a strategically-advantageous position (e.g. hold Drawbridge down) in order to facilitate this Human Player strategy? What if multiple BOULDERS go through and THEN the robot CROSSES the defense?
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Originally Posted by GDC Answer
G40-1 only governs interactions with the Low Bar regarding the manipulation of DEFENSES for the purposes of allowing a DRIVE TEAM member to transfer BOULDERS into their opponent’s COURTYARD. If during this process (a DRIVE TEAM member transferring BOULDERS into their opponent's COURTYARD), however, the BOULDER makes contact with an ALLIANCE ROBOT along the way, G40 or G41 is then enforced; G40 if the ROBOT makes contact with a BOULDER outside the OUTER WORKS, and G41 if the ROBOT makes contact with a BOULDER inside the OUTER WORKS.
Cool - it's a very tricky strategy that requires good timing, but it's something to investigate considering most drawbridge CROSSES do not cycle a ball.
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