Rules G-30 and G-18-1

[JesseK]

Originally Posted by MrJohnston

Jesse,

I disagree: G30 clearly states that any contact in the protected zone is a foul - regardless of who initiaties it or why. This is the purpose of a "protected zone." G18-1 is what confuses the situation for us - saying that we cannot employ a strategy with the sole purpose of causing the other team to foul us.

I get what you're saying, but I think you're missing the point. The referee still has to make a judgement call as to whether or not your bumping of the other robot is intended to get the other robot a foul, which in turn would give you a technical foul if that's the case. The confusing part would be the repeated nature of your bumping the other robot. It's 100% subjective (IMO) and difficult for the GDC to resolve without further confusion or ambiguity. The only reprieve is to tell the refs about your intent ahead of time, supposing they have the bandwidth to listen.

We're going to find out this week how much of a bid deal it is (waiting for a Week 5 event is ... nerve racking to say the least)