Team Update 16

[EricH]

To: The GDC.
From: A concerned FIRSTer.

I can find no reason for the edit to <G23>. The manner of exchange, as described in <G22>, is simply that there must be a one-to-one. Your own Q&A confirms this. However, Update #16 implies that the way this was called at many of the Week 1 events, as well as the Suffield Shakedown before the end of the build season, is the correct one; that is, Super Cells must have an Empty Cell directly opposite them on the Cell Rack to be exchanged.

There is no definition of EXCHANGE in the Manual; it is therefore assumed to be a standard definition; that is, one-to-one, switch places. Your Q&A ruling gives another definition; that is, simply one-to-one. The manual gave the same interpretation as the Q&A does; the Update does not.

You are confusing us. Please, come out and say that Update #16 is retracted, or otherwise clarify the situation. The update does no good and much harm.

(signed)Confused FIRSTer

[Laaba 80]

This update seems clear to me. They are now assigning a penalty if a super cell was entered into play without being exchanged. Was there no penalty for this before? I saw a few teams at Midwest get an EC throw it over the wall into a teams trailor, then grab a SC, thinking the EC they had earlier counted as an exchange.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Laaba 80

This update seems clear to me. They are now assigning a penalty if a super cell was entered into play without being exchanged. Was there no penalty for this before? I saw a few teams at Midwest get an EC throw it over the wall into a teams trailor, then grab a SC, thinking the EC they had earlier counted as an exchange.

That should have been a penalty (no EC on the rack).

Now that I see what you are saying, it's much clearer. My confusion was that there are 2 rules that could be affected. 1 is what you've pointed out. The other is the "placement" of the exchange, if you will. The Q&A got to that yesterday. (If only they'd gotten to it before Week 1... Oh, well, can't be perfect.)