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[Ian Mackenzie]

Originally Posted by petek

To save the little hair the refs have left, I suggest that the GDC follow boiler's lead for any future games involving the atlas ball.

I think I'm going to have to disagree - I've been ref/head ref at a couple of FVC tournaments this year, and I think the rules are exactly the way they should be. If there was a rule that it had to be completely on one side, you'll still end up with times when you have to make a call whether the ball is completely on one side or just barely touching the line. Frankly, I think this might be even harder, since you couldn't use where the ball touches the floor as a guide. (All right, the balls aren't always completely round, but it's still pretty easy to judge which side the ball's on.)

I've never had any issues with judging which side the ball's on, and the current wording of the rule has made a lot of matches a lot more exciting, with the outcome of the match flip-flopping back and forth as the atlas ball wobbles around.