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Re: Team Update #6
I think we need to lawyer this- the English language is fraught with opportunity to be unclear:
"<G32> (a) Neither ROBOTS, HOSTBOTS, nor MINIBOTS may break the planes of the vertically projected borders of the opponent’s ZONES, including a GAME PIECE in their POSSESSION. (b) Momentary incursions by a POSSESSED GAME PIECE will not be penalized if they do not make contact with anything in the ZONE. Violation: PENALTY. (c) G61 does not apply to this rule, however (d) strategies aimed at taking advantage of this exception will result in a YELLOW CARD. (e) If a ROBOT enters the opponent's ZONE and does not make immediate effort to leave OR if it contacts another ROBOT (or GAME PIECE in its POSSESSION) also in the ZONE, then the intruding TEAM will receive a RED CARD." My lawyerly interpretations... "this rule" - all of <G32> Possible interpretations of "this exception": [most likely] (b) - "Momentary incursions by a POSSESSED GAME PIECE will not be penalized if they do not make contact with anything in the ZONE." YELLOW CARD for intentionally holding a GAME PIECE over an opponent's zone. [not likely] (c) -"not getting penalized because of <G61>" If this were the interpretation of "this exception", then it indicates a YELLOW CARD. However, the sentence immediately following indicates a RED CARD for the same infraction. I think a rewrite of the rules in question to eliminate ambiguity of terms like "this exception": <G32> [a] Neither ROBOTS, HOSTBOTS, nor MINIBOTS may break the planes of the vertically projected borders of the opponent’s ZONES, including a GAME PIECE in their POSSESSION. [b] Momentary incursions by a POSSESSED GAME PIECE will not be penalized if they do not make contact with anything in the ZONE. Violation: PENALTY. [c] G61 does not apply to this rule (<G32> parts [a-b]) , however [d] strategies aimed at taking advantage of this exception (<G32> part [b]) will result in a YELLOW CARD. [e] If a ROBOT enters the opponent's ZONE and does not make immediate effort to leave OR if it contacts another ROBOT (or GAME PIECE in its POSSESSION) also in the ZONE, then the intruding TEAM will receive a RED CARD. From this POV, all YELLOW and RED CARDs for this rule apply only to the intruding robot, not any robot pushing the intruding robot. I would also change the wording in [e]: "If a ROBOT enters the opponent's ZONE": it could falsely give the impression of intent and that "enters" does not include "was pushed into". TO: "If any portion of a ROBOT is in the opponent's ZONE and does not make immediate effort to leave OR if it contacts another ROBOT (or GAME PIECE in its POSSESSION) also in the ZONE, then the intruding TEAM will receive a RED CARD." Last edited by boomergeek : 29-01-2011 at 08:08. Reason: clarify |
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