Kick the ball.

[mackenzieg]

This is actually something my team talked about for a little while today. There don't seem to be any rules prohibiting kicking the boulder as opposed to just rolling it, it just depends on whether you would rather it to go further down the field or be aimed more accurately.

Originally Posted by Dt33345

The only problem I could think of from kicking the boulders is the ball could pick up and carry over the defenses. If a team finds a member that can kick the boulders in the right way then they won't have to send bots back to move boulders across the defenses.

The fact that the low bar is right in front of the SP makes it seem pretty likely that with enough power it would bounce over into the courtyard or out of the field entirely. G40 essentially says that robots can't cause boulders to move from the neutral zone to the opponent's courtyard without being in contact with them and crossing as well, but doesn't say anything about human players. The refs probably wouldn't be thrilled with that strategy, but I can't find anything prohibiting it (unless I'm missing something).
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Mackenzie Glaser
Robo Lions 1261