Flipping Rule

[JamesBrown]

Originally Posted by MaGiC_PiKaChU

but the red card is given when damage or incapacitation occurs, so the robot that can flip back does not meet the criteria

Yes, that is correct ( I had to read the rule again)

Strategies aimed at the destruction or inhibition of ROBOTS via attachment, damage, tipping,
entanglements, or deliberately putting a BOULDER on an opponent’s ROBOT are not allowed.

This is Violated regardless of whether the robot can right itself or not

Violation: FOUL and YELLOW CARD. If harm or incapacitation occurs as a result of the strategy,
RED CARD

This specifies the punishment, Yellow card for the violation, but a Red card if incapacitation occurs.

I really hate this rule, especially in this game. It should be clear to teams that tipping is a risk in this game, which leaves them with the options to either design a robot that doesn't tip, or design a robot that can right itself. This rule seems to reward teams who did not take this into account.

I would much rather have this rule read Yellow card for strategies aimed at inhibition (though those means) and Red card tor strategies with the intent to incapacitate. I don't like that this has to be an eyeball test, but I like it more that giving a yellow card to a team who flipped a well designed robot, and a red card to one who flipped a robot with a design flaw.

Originally Posted by Chris is me

There is no reason a robot that is able to self right would not still draw a red card in this scenario. The rule is against tipping robots, not against keeping robots tipped for the duration of the match.

That is how I remembered it too, but per G24 the red card is given if harm or incapacitation occurs.

Violation: FOUL and YELLOW CARD. If harm or incapacitation occurs as a result of the strategy,
RED CARD