G40 and G41

[Caleb Sykes]

Originally Posted by engunneer

I actually think this violates G40-B more directly than G40-1.

Caleb's Redabot can do this for one BOULDER, but then must complete it's CROSSING before doing it again.
I think the answer to Q708 supports this interpretation.

Thank you for that link.

G40 clearly needs an update if the GDC actually intends for things to be called this way. As written, the Q706 interpretation of G40 would require the referees to watch every single ball on the field to determine where they came from.

For example, say that there is a boulder just sitting within the blue outer works. A red robot drives up to it from the courtyard side and intakes it, then drives back into the courtyard. Does this redabot receive a foul? Answer: it depends.

If the boulder got there from the neutral zone side, by the Q706 interpretation of G40, the red robot would be penalized because it did not contact the boulder while a crossing was taking place, and would then be causing the boulder to move from the neutral zone into the opponent's courtyard.

However, if the boulder got there from the courtyard side, redabot would not be in violation of G40 because it did not cause the boulder to move from the neutral zone into the opponent's courtyard.


This situation could be remedied either by scrapping G40 entirely or by changing the wording to

G40 A ROBOT may not cause a BOULDER to move from the opponent's OUTER WORKS into the opponent’s
COURTYARD unless:

Changes bolded.

The referees are not going to be watching every ball on the field to see where it came from, so this rule as written is at best unenforceable.