Throwing the game.

[Nyxyxylyth]

Originally Posted by defied

Should there be a rule made/altered to ensure this can't happen?

What would that rule be? Anybody who just starts blatantly knocking over stacks is already in danger of getting a red card.

The great peril of this game is that one little mistake can lose the match. If you haven't tried it already, knock over a six tote stack with a can on it, and watch in horror how far the can goes. At some point, we'll see a can fly over the step (adding a six point foul to the already grievous injury), and I'll bet the other alliance will even use it to score.

Who could tell whether a quarter spin in the wrong direction that knocks over a stack is an accident, or on purpose? Accidents are going to happen, and we've all got to keep graciously, professionally cool.

[defied]

Originally Posted by Nyxyxylyth

What would that rule be? Anybody who just starts blatantly knocking over stacks is already in danger of getting a red card.

Who could tell whether a quarter spin in the wrong direction that knocks over a stack is an accident, or on purpose? Accidents are going to happen, and we've all got to keep graciously, professionally cool.

That's one of my points. That makes it exploitable. "I don't know, I think the drivetrain went out", or an excuse of that nature, makes it an accident.

This wouldn't be a tactic a team would take willy nilly. This is something that would be likely to happen towards the end of the qualifying rounds.

So, effectively, not counting the grey stacks until after the match has ended could be the root of the issue.


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