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Re: Ways to Handle Gears

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Originally Posted by Akash Shah View Post
What if the roll was a passive system?
Gears come in flat(ish) from the loading stations. I could see a couple of possibilities to get the gears into rolling position, and rolling, passively, but most maneuvers to do that are probably going to be active.

I'm not saying that a passive system isn't an interesting (and quite possibly legal) way to handle the problem. Just be ready to handle some extra attention from the refs the first time or two you use it--and make that in practice rounds if at all possible, as you'll want to discuss it with the head ref early.
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