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this is basically a list of the strategies that we were considering using in the semi-finals ... so weird!!
basically what we decided was:
knocking the ringers on the opposite side down to obstruct the opposing teams ramps i
probably legal ... we'd seen other teams do it before without being called and the rules say "Inadvertent bulldozing of GAME PIECES while the ROBOT moves around the field is allowed." ... this strategy is essentially bulldozing since your object isn't to get ringers in a specific area but just to make a mess
placing a ringer on another bots ramp is technically illegal, but there are no penalties for it, since they assumed the only reason you would do this would be to cause an opposing robot to be in possession of multiple ringers "GAME PIECES may not be intentionally placed on opposing ROBOTS for the purpose of causing a violation of [rule <G09>]. Any such GAME PIECE placements will not be considered in POSSESSION of the affected ROBOT, and will be ignored."
deploying ramps on the field to block an avenue probably isn't a great idea. however, we had a unique situation where we had 2 bots with ramps, but could only fit one bot up either of them. we considered deploying ramps in front of the other alliances' ramp bot (which we had fondly nicknamed "the parking-lot bot" because of it's massive ramps) in order to prevent them from scoring with ramps. the other coaches convinced me that we would be penalized
per-second for deploying on the field but i'm very sure that this isn't the case. suffering a 10 point penalty to prevent a 60 point bonus is probably the best possible defensive move to make. i want some feedback on this as it seems a little unsportsmanlike to use this strategy, although it would definitely be effective and (probably) legal.
we used the "bang the rack" strategy alot and it is
extremely effective