[Jeff Rodriguez]

Originally Posted by russell

While a box on wheels may not exactly be in violation of this rule I see this rule as being an attempt to discourage strictly defensive strategies, and I personally dont think they are in the spirit of the game. Whatever.

That rule has been in the rulebook as long as I can remember. I would say that it's there to keep a battle-bot from being entered.

Good defensive strategies have done very well in year's past. Watch last year's finals. 494 played outstanding defense.

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