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Re: A Challenge: YOU Rewrite G25

I agree with the intent of G25: preventing intentionally rough play aimed at disabling an opposing robot in some way.

Calling G25 ought to require an affirmative determination of intent to disable an opposing robot.

So here it is:

Strategies aimed solely at the destruction, damage, tipping over, or entanglement of ROBOTS are not
in the spirit of FIRST Robotics Competition and are not allowed. However, Triple Play is a highly interactive
contact game. Some tipping, entanglement, and damage may occur as a part of normal game play. If the referee determines by an overwhelming preponderance of evidence that tipping, entanglement, or damage occured as a result of an intentional effort by one team to disable any functions of another robot,
the offending team/ROBOT may be disqualified from that match. Repeated offenses could result in a
team/ROBOT being disqualified from the remainder of the Regional or Championship competition.

If the referee determines that team engages in excessively rough play that risks causing entaglement, damage, or tipping, he must warn the team immediately and he may assess a ten point penalty. Upon further infractions, he may assess ten or thirty point penalties at his discretion.



G26 should be modified to cover not just incidental but routine entanglement, but also incidental but routine tipping and damage caused during normal game play.