Why go over the bump

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Originally Posted by pfreivald

R22 reads "Moving or positioning a Basketball to gain advantage is considered actively controlling. Examples are “carrying” (holding Basketballs in the Robot), “herding” (intentionally pushing or impelling Basketballs to a desired location or direction) and “trapping” (pressing one or more Basketballs against a Court element in an attempt to shield them)."

Parking a robot in the corner of the court with basketballs between the court boundaries and your robot is neither carrying, herding, nor trapping. No touchy, no trappy.

Better double check, I think I saw a GDC response that make your proposed strategy illegal. In my view, it is less-than-stellar sportsmanship at a minimum. This a game for engineers, not lawyers! ;o)