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Originally Posted by GeeForce
Here's the clarification I can give; if a tube is still in contact with a robot at the end of a round, it is considered that the bot is descoring it (which uses the "if the robot were to disappear, would the tube fall" rule). Descoring a tube still leaves that tube valid for points, although it is also a 10 point penalty (edit: yeah basically what meatmanek said). As soon as the scores went up, both myself and 148's driver went up to question the call, only to be told that the refs were aware already and were working to change it.
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If the "dissappearing robot rule" were in fact a rule, then a tube suspended horizontally above the spider foot at the end of a match would be considered scored.
7.2.1 Definitions:
“Hanging: A game piece is considered hanging if it’s weight is fully supported by a spider leg and it has been released by the possessing robot. A game piece is not considered hanging if it is supported by the spider foot.”
“THE POSSESSION: A game piece is considered to be in the possession of a robot if it is being fully supported by the robot, or
if the robot is controlling the position and movement of the game piece... “
“SCORED: A spider leg is considered scored if one or two game pieces are hanging on it in a legal configuration… “
After review of the game definitions, it seems apparent that if the robot never left contact with the tube, it was never considered hanging because if there’s any contact at all between the robot and the game piece, the weight of the game piece is not fully supported by the spider leg and the tube is clearly still in the possession of the robot because the robot is controlling the position and movement of the game piece. In that circumstance the tube could/should not be considered scored.