2008 game confusion thread

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by Legionofone

Hey all, I had a question regarding breaking the plane lines of the four quadrants. What if a robot crashes into your robot and the only way fo ryou to get out is to back up over a line? Is this still a penatly you aren't doing it to gain an advantage.

If you're really stuck, then you probably won't be penalized for crossing the line.

<G23> Causing PENALTIES - A ROBOT’s action shall not cause an opposing ROBOT to break a rule and thus incur penalties. Any rule violations committed by the affected ROBOT shall be excused, and no penalties will be assigned. For example, an opposing ROBOT may not be pushed into another ROBOT in an attempt to cause a IMPEDING situation and violation of Rule <G40> by the opponent, nor may a TRACKBALL be placed intentionally on an opposing ROBOT for the purpose of causing the opponent to violate Rule <G26>.