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Originally Posted by Nate Laverdure
GDC could easily expand the scope of G40-1 to make it illegal.
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Or a referee could just make up a rule declaring it illegal. I'm not trying to be sarcastic here - this is a somewhat regular occurrence this year, and I'm not sure why it isn't being talked about more. Referees made up rules about rolling boulders under the low bar when the fabric is damaged, most notably, but have made up other rules as well at scattered regionals. The game changes from event to event, and there's always a chance that an "oddball" strategy might just be made illegal on a whim. Refs aren't doing this maliciously or thoughtlessly; they're doing it to allow the game to be played a certain way, but it isn't always predictable. It's something teams have to be prepared for now, I guess.
But please take into account that each year, the GDC has to come up with a rule book that will spend the next three months being picked apart by 40,000 of the brightest, most creative minds on the planet. I think they do an outstanding job of it. - dtengineering [more] 
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