Simultaneous Herding and Posession

[jgraber]

Originally Posted by Madison

The Payload Specialist at the Outpost can only enter an EMPTY CELL into play through the opening in front of them. They can't throw it into the crater.

I am interested in seeing how the GDC handles questions about forcing your opponents to draw a penalty. Typically, this has been disallowed, of course.

If it's possible to force your opponent to draw a penalty, there is a good argument for depositing EMPTY CELLS into their trailers and, effectively, prohibiting them from manipulating other EMPTY CELLS.

EMPTY CELLS have a point value when scored in a trailer.
Since the trailer is not part of the Robot, I would not expect a trailered EMPTY CELL to count as being controlled by the Robot, even though it maintains a relative fixed position to the Robot.

On a related note, a shooting robot can accept an EMPTY CELL from the OUTPOST, then immediately shoot it diagonally across the field to roll it into their own refueling port. Then rapidly accept another EMPTY CELL and do the same.