Last year, a strategy called the noodle agreement was thought of in which both alliances agreed to dump their litter on the field to boost both alliances score and qualification ranking. This year a similar agreement, with BOULDERS could be made with similar results.
The agreement would consist of both alliances agreeing to introduce their BOULDERS either into their courtyard or an opposing alliance’s robot. If both alliances agree to do this, weakening and subsequently making CAPTURE of the TOWER fairly easy. Because both alliances would introduce the same number of BOULDERS, this would theoretically not affect who would win the match.
In a previous post about a
similar defense agreement, rule T7 and T8 have been cited as not allowing this type of strategy. However, this agreement is an agreement that will result in all teams playing above, rather than below, their ability.
Is this a viable strategy?