I just realized that FRC lacks the following rule, which comes from this year's FTC rules:
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FTC Rule <G11> The actions of an Alliance or their Robots shall not cause an opposing Alliance or Robot to break a rule and thus incur penalties. Any rule violations committed by the affected Alliance shall be excused, and no penalties will be assigned.
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We really need this rule. All we have is this:
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FRC Rule G14
Strategies aimed solely at forcing the opposing ALLIANCE to violate a rule are not in the spirit of FRC and are not allowed. Rule violations forced in this manner will not result in assessment of a penalty on the target ALLIANCE.
Violation: TECHNICAL FOUL
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Referees don't technically have the option to simply not call a foul in some cases when that would be the best call. I can think of only one time that I've ever heard of a G14 penalty (or similar from previous year) being called on anybody.
Look at the success of the Banebot's gearboxes this year. Cheap, light, small, and a lot of people are using them, even though their quality may be a bit questionable... Make a similar gearbox for a drivetrain (with a bit more robustness) and I think you've got a winner. - Ben Piecuch [more] 
24-03-2014, 15:42
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