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Re: 2016 IRI Rule Change Suggestions

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Originally Posted by An Outlier View Post
Change the wording so that Robots shooting from the Outer Works are no longer protected.

This would help with the easy-to-capture towers problem, because defense could actually do something!
To modify the rules to support this, I'd recommend this change:

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Originally Posted by G39 IS
ROBOTS are prohibited from launching BOULDERS unless they are in contact with the opponent’s
TOWER or carpet in the opponent’s COURTYARD, and not in contact with any other carpet.
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Originally Posted by G39 Revised
ROBOTS are prohibited from launching BOULDERS unless they are fully contained in the opponent’s
TOWER or carpet in the opponent’s COURTYARD.
Essentially, this removes the "safe shooting zone" of the defenses, but does not eliminate safe passage across the defenses.
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