<G14> - ya win some, ya lose some

[Jared Russell]

Well, there goes my strategy of blowing out the opponent and then committing flagrant safety and sportsmanship violations to keep the margin close

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by XXShadowXX

2 purely defensive alliances, one team scores 2 points by a human player mistake and they get a <G14>. [SARCASM]WOW thats fair[/SARCASM]

Is it important whether or not it's "fair"? That hypothetical team obviously isn't going to be affected by a missing super cell.

[Craig Roys]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but according to this rule a team could go 0-12 (or whatever, depending on the number of matches) and play every match with the exception of their first one down 1 or more empty cells because they happen to paired with at least one team from an alliance who doubled up their opponets in the previous match. I'm not suggesting this will happen (I'm sure the odds are against it) but it is theoretically possible.

More likely, scenario - Team A's alliance gets tripled up by Team B's alliance. Next time through Team A is on an alliance with team B and get's penalized 2 empty cells because of it.

Interesting.

[Urban Hawk]

well bob Steele it is possible because what happens if none of the opponents robots work. if that happens there is every chance it could happen

[Rick Wagner]

Originally Posted by Urban Hawk

well bob Steele it is possible because what happens if none of the opponents robots work. if that happens there is every chance it could happen

The three PSs would also have to not show up to have no chance for a score.

[JesseK]

Simply put, if your opponents score zero, it is your fault! Yes, I and others will blame your alliance for your opponents' score, or lack thereof. Pick -- you ...

A.) Didn't help them with their bot to help it work properly
B.) Played a purely defensive game which is, to be honest, boring
C.) Succombed to their <G14> vindictiveness by not scoring in your own trailer(s)
D.) A combination of or all of the above.

Maybe it's just me, and maybe I'm just in one of those moods, but I won't have any sympathy.