[Petey]

Originally Posted by AmyPrib

I would like to note, as others have, PLEASE read all the Q/A questions before posting a question. Also, if you're reading this and you post Q/A, please read the manual and rules/strategies threads. Most questions regarding game play are already answered.

You'd probably rather wait for the official FIRST answer, but many questions are already answered on CD. So, trying to benefit you with quicker answers... There were also some good questions in there I hadn't though of either..

ID975 -- If a robot scores a vision tetra on a goal, the "bonus" tetras will be placed on the corner goals AFTER automode is over, earliest safe opportunity.. (from G10)

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This doesn't answer the question asked. Before or after the hangers are dropped? In short, if the bonus goals are capped before the hangers are removed, the hangers will drop and will be scored. Will the score be invalidated? It is a 2 pt (or potentially more) swing.

ID974 -- Ownership of a goal based on tetras inside... only applied when no tetras are stacked on top... then it's based on highest tetra inside, or, if all at same height, whoever has the majority.. (see "owning a goal" definition of manual rules).

If there is no majority and no height differential...than what?

Doesn't answer the question.

ID980-- The tetras will be divided "equally" between the HP and auto zones. They will also "try" to keep each side roughly equal in quantity, so that one side does not totally deplete and remain depleted.

Interesting. I was wondering if we would start with a fixed number, or whether or not equalization would go on during the match.

Good Q/A questions I'm not sure of yet (pulled from Q/A site)..
ID973 -- During autonomous period, will the referees be refilling the "automatic" loading platform, since the human players cannot reload the manual loading platform?
-- I think the answer would be yes, they'll refill them during automode, since G11 says "robots can get tetras from autozone any time during match. Robots can get tetras from the HP zone any time after automode". That would imply they'll try to keep the autozone refilled, so long as it's safe for them do so.

That is my thought as well, but I wanted to clear it up.

ID970 -- Regarding the definition of "stacked": If a tetra, which is not at the top of a stack, is being touched (not supported) by an alliance robot, are all higher tetras (not touching the robot) from that same alliance discounted as well?
-- I think it would be that any tetra your alliance is touching would be discounted, but only that tetra. In the definition of "stacked" in manual, a tetra is not considered stacked if it is touching a robot of the same alliance. Implies just that one tetra.
-- But, another Q, if you're touching the lowest one on the pile, you're most likely obviously not supporting it (since it would have i.e. 4 on top of it), so seems a little unfair to discount that tetra.... But that definition does say it would... But it doesn't say all higher tetras would be discounted..

Again, I wanted to clarify.

ID977 -- Regarding <G14>: If the mechanism requires it, may a robot "stack" a currently held tetra on top of a loading-dock supported tetra in order to lift both off at once in a stack, provided the robot does not interfere with the attendant.
-- Beats me...

Exactly--but it would be a cool mechanism.

Any other thoughts on some of the questionable ones? (or any corrections to my thoughts)....

My only corrections are to correct you about what was an wasn't answered. I responded to each of the questions I asked that you cited.

I served as the "official asker" for my team last year too. So far, this year, I've asked 12 questions, all of which have been assiduously researched to make certain that they were not already answered. There look to be quite a few loopholes and/or discrepancies in this years rules.

--Petey