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Re: Regional-specific rules, etc., and do the referees read the rules?
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Originally Posted by AmyPrib
I guess the better question to ask, and to get an official update released, is "Please identify ALL cases in which a tetra is considered an extension of the robot". Specific questions could be asked also, but at least they would have to think about specific situations. And for this one, they should release a defined update so that everyone know what the rule is.
As far as I have read in the rules, the only time a tetra is part of the robot is in the HP loading zone...
Which by the way, at one regional there was a disablement call because a kid "re-touched" the tetra he had just loaded.... I believe it's Q/A 1789 that states this is NOT a penalty. If you are loading a tetra, and it doesn't seat properly, you can reposition it. That penalty should have only been if he touched a tetra that was already on the robot previously.....
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I think you're right about "identify all the cases where a tetra is an extension of the robot" being the best question to ask. Maybe I'll ask it if no one else does, but I'll probably wait for an answer to the specific one about "tetras held by robots touching capped tetras" befoe doing so.
The more this discussion continues, the more I realize that I had a VERY EASY JOB as a referee in 2003 compared to what this year's game demands.
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