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Originally posted by Jason Morrella
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't SC8 and SC9 say that:
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"IN" means it counts as a POINT, NOT a stack. No where does it say this counts as a stack. I think an assumption was made that is never actually said by FIRST. Again - NO WHERE does FIRST actually state that a container being held in the air counts as a multiplier or a stack. It is too vague and up to interpretation - that is true - but lets see how they clarify the wording to see what their real intention is.
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Count on the English teacher to be the one to actually understand the wording of the rules!
Jason, I think you are right on. This whole hysteria is being caused by a massive "over-interpretation" of Update #3. The only thing that changed in that Update was a clarification of how they would determine if a container is "in" the scoring zone, as defined in SC8. The one preamble note concerning stack height that precedes the SC8 write-up, I interpret as a comment regarding "piles" of containers (i.e. piles can count as "stacks" and "stacks" do not have to be perfectly placed one atop the other). I don't see anything anywhere discussing "virtual stacks" held by the opponents robot.
All in all, this has been fun thought exercise, but I don't see anything to worry about here.
-dave
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Y = AX^2 + B.... ehhh, whatever
It's not about the equipment, it's about the program. - Taylor [more] 
13-01-2003, 12:01
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