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Re: Q&A 207 - PILOTS dropping LIFT handles

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Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik View Post
What if field reset botches something and a match starts with a handle outside the port hole? There's no guarantee anywhere in the rules that they'll start inside the airship.
Most likely an ARENA fault, judging by 10.8:

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Originally Posted by Game Manual Section 10.8 MATCH Replays
Over the course of the Tournament, ARENA FAULTS may occur. An ARENA FAULT is an error in ARENA operation that includes, but is not limited to:
A. broken FIELD elements
B. power failure to a portion of the FIELD (tripping the circuit breaker in the PLAYER STATION is not considered a power failure)
C. improper activation by the FMS
D. errors by FIELD STAFF
E. a Team BANNER falling into the FIELD
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Originally Posted by Billfred View Post
Sounds like Jon was envisioning an alteration to the field, rather than a team-provided thing.
That's the impression I got.
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