YMTC: To Score Or Not To Score ...

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Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

I'm thinkin' I should memorize that whole <G25> Rule by heart.

Examples of normal game play interaction include:

• Establishing ROBOT position to block access to a GOAL by an opposing ROBOT.

So, Blue is the OWNER of that goal now.

But, in the event that when the match stops, and Blueabot somehow loses the ability to keep the 2 tetras up in the air, and then is touching both blue tetra's at the end of the match, then Red wins the ownership of the goal, as long as it is stacked correctly.

Because, (and darn it if I can't find the ruling, but I know (?) it is in there) a robot cannot be touching a tetra of their own color at the end of the match, or it will not count as Scored or Stacked.

Someone please fnd that rule. I'm having trouble finding it.

You answer is in the definition of "stacked" at the beginning of game rules.
A tetra is basically not stacked unless it's on a goal, or on a tetra on a goal. A tetra is not stacked if it is touching a robot of the same alliance. Therefore, you cannot consider the red tetra "stacked" in this case.

So, in this case, bluebot owns the goal in the end. Redbot can stack tetras all he wants on top of the blue one that bluebot is holding in it's gripper. If bluebot doesn't drop his blue tetras on the goal, then none of those that he's holding are stacked. I don't think it would be "obvious" to anyone that the red one would be stacked if blue dissolved. (the obviousness depends on how blue is holding it over the goal).

Keep in mind this:
ID: 979 Section: 4.2.1 Status: Answered Date Answered: 1/11/2005
Q: Regarding the definition of "stacked": If a tetra, which is not at the top of a stack, is being touched (not supported) by an alliance robot, are all higher tetras (not touching the robot) from that same alliance discounted as well?
A: They would not count.

However they have not yet answered this to clarify:
ID: 1237 Section: 4.3.3 Status: Unanswered Date Posted: 1/18/2005
Q: Ref to 979 and 1098, it is not clear for "the opposing alliance". If I'm Redteam, and I am "touching" a red tetra low on stack, will blue tetras above count, or not? Q979 says same alliance tetras won't count, but how about opponents?

But that only refers to when tetras are actually placed and stacked ON a goal, not being held over them. It is not stacked if held over a goal.