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Originally Posted by Rule G25
Triple Play is a highly interactive contact game. Some tipping, entanglement, and damage may will occur as a part of normal game play. 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 If the intentional and malicious tipping, entanglement, or damage occurs, where it is not a part of normal game play at the referee’s discretiona 10-point penalty will be assessed, and the offending team/ROBOT may will be disqualified from that match. Repeated offenses could result in a team/ROBOT being disqualified from the remainder of the Regional or Championship competition.
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Originally Posted by New Rule G25
Triple Play is a highly interactive contact game. Some tipping, entanglement, and damage will occur as a part of normal game play. 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. If intentional and malicious tipping, entanglement, or damage occurs, the offending team/ROBOT will be disqualified from that match. Repeated offenses could result in a team/ROBOT being disqualified from the remainder of the Regional or Championship competition.
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The purpose of my rewording to reflect what I
think the original intention of the rule was: Robots will push and shove and flip when good defense is being played. Robots that bang for no reason need to stay in the pits. When the Head ref at Philly said that he DQ'd a team when he knew they didn't intend to flip, I think that the orgininal meaning needs to be clarifed.
I think that it's also critical to understand that this rule in it's original form clearly spells out that it can only legally be enforced when a team performs a strategies with the SOLE INTENTION of:
1. destruction
2. damage
3. tipping over
4. entanglement
I'm looking forward to seeing what others come up with to help the refs be as consistant as we all know they can with clear rules.
Matt