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Originally Posted by Hitchhiker 42

That's where the rules get gray (grey, if you're British, or the other way around?)... I think there's a rule that says that if you try to intentionally give the other alliance fouls, they aren't fouls.

The relevant rule is G11:

Originally Posted by G11

Strategies aimed solely at forcing the opposing ALLIANCE to violate a rule are not in the spirit of FIRST Robotics Competition and not allowed. Rule violations forced in this manner will not result in an assignment of a penalty to the targeted ALLIANCE.

But the blue box below says

Originally Posted by G11 blue box

G11 does not apply for strategies consistent with standard gameplay, e.g. a TEAM obtaining a BOULDER from their SECRET PASSAGE, CROSSING an opponent DEFENSE, etc. G11 requires an intentional act with limited or no opportunity for the TEAM being acted on to avoid the penalty. Examples include:...

so for this specific instance, the team that risked going into their opponent's secret passage will probably get the tech foul even if the opposing robot rammed them on purpose, especially since the opposing robot can claim that they intended to go for the same boulder.

Then again, I'm not a ref; I don't know how each instance would be called. I would just play it safe and not go into the opponent secret passage when there's an opposing robot nearby to block you.

Edit: the blue box also says "G11 requires an intentional act with limited or no opportunity for the TEAM being acted on to avoid the penalty", so I believe that G11 will only be called if you were cornered in the secret passage with no way out or something.