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Re: FIRST Rule Changes

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Originally Posted by RRLedford View Post

Gaining an advantage within the rules is fine, but pursuing an unfair advantage within the rules => I call an this an EXPLOIT..

-Dick Ledford
What is the difference between an advantage and an unfair advantage?

I know from personal experience, the first thing that 469 does after kickoff, is to split off into smaller teams and read the rules (see there is an advantage to reading the rules line by line ) and brainstorm anything and everything a team can do. There's nothing wrong with reading the rules and finding a creative way to play the game.

Now if they purposely bent the rules or tried to tried to make a design legal by by using vague descriptions or trivialities, then this design would be considered an exploit. But all they did was look at the rules and figure out a way that fits in both the letter and the spirit of the rules.
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