pic: Well Now What?

[Aren Siekmeier]

Originally Posted by BrendanB

I'd rather put them in my lane than do that. 18 balls means if each robot has 3 there are none on the field or inbounders.

Any ball you get is a gift so starving in this game is realistically collecting your 3.

The alley is not impassable by the opposing. It is only opposing robots in the opponent's alley that you must avoid per <G28>. So if there are no opposing robots on your offensive side, you can quite safely and immediately retrieve any balls dropped out the feeder slot (keeping in mind human players may hold six in total).

[Retired Starman]

This is a stuck ball. It may take the ball out of play, but otherwise, there is no problem. Every robot on the field now has to deal with the situation of having only 17 balls to score with. If the field crew can deal with it, they will, if not, then everyone plays with fewer balls, but no one on the field gets an advantage by that.

Same as when tubes got stuck on nets and poles last year.

Dr. Bob

"Chairman's award isn't about building a robot; every team builds a robot."

[BrendanB]

Originally Posted by compwiztobe

The alley is not impassable by the opposing. It is only opposing robots in the opponent's alley that you must avoid per <G28>. So if there are no opposing robots on your offensive side, you can quite safely and immediately retrieve any balls dropped out the feeder slot (keeping in mind human players may hold six in total).

Sorry, I too often have to catch myself confusing the alley for a feeding lane. Too many clauses to me. I'm too used to red tape for red alliance bots only and blue tape for blue alliance robots.