Bumper Rules

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Jon Stratis

While I'm not a ref, I would call a defensive deployment of a wedge designed to tip opponents who hit me as a strategy designed to tip opponents. It doesn't matter if you're moving or not, such a wedge would specifically be designed to cause a tipping scenario during normal match gameplay. The big question is if the red would see that as an attempt by the opposing robot to force you into a foul. I think I'm going to bring this scenario up to the head ref I work with, see what he thinks.

As a ref...

I'd agree, at least provisionally. And as a strategy aimed at disabling opponents, I would see the cards stacking up quickly (it's a foul+yellow for the strategy, and a red if you actually knock somebody out). I wouldn't see it as an attempt to force into a foul, because that person is just trying to play defense (and, on a semi-related note, because you just rebuilt your robot to NOT cause a tip, on strong suggestion from the head ref that doing so lessens your card risk ).