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Originally Posted by IndySam
It’s not specifically a problem of playing defense but contact outside the bumper zone not being penalized. I think the rule was too loosely defined and that is what’s causing the trouble with interpretation.
<G35> Contact outside of the BUMPER ZONE is generally not acceptable, and the offending ROBOT will be assessed a 10-point penalty, and may be disqualified from the match if the offense is particularly egregious or if it results in substantial damage to another ROBOT.
Next year we need to do a better job of getting the GDC to tighten up rules like this.
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They get a little tighter as you read on... you missed the second part of it...
-If a ROBOT extends outside of its 28 inch by 38 inch starting footprint, it is responsible
for the extension's contact with other ROBOTS and
must not use the extension to
contact other ROBOTS outside of the BUMPER ZONE. Likewise, other ROBOTS will not
be responsible for contact with the extension outside of the BUMPER ZONE. Again,
incidental contact will not be penalized.
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Extension to extension contact between two ROBOTS with appendages outside the 28-
inch by 38-inch starting footprint
will generally not be penalized.