Outside the box defense

[meatmanek]

I like the idea of knocking down the opponent's tubes in order to get in their way when they try to get up a ramp. At St. Louis, I saw several teams have trouble with a tube getting in their way when they try to get up a ramp.

In order to block one alley well, it's not necessary to incur a 10-point penalty, so long as your robot can extend to less than 72 inches, but close to it.

In my humble opinion, purposely breaking the rules to gain an advantage, even if you're willing to take the penalty, is not good sportsmanship. In this case especially, it's possible to defend without breaking the rules.

I don't think it's 'thinking outside the box' to break the rules, it's 'thinking outside the bounds'