Answered: Match Loading Question

[TRWSHSHLX]

In the game manual, <SG7> says:

Any Scoring Objects introduced during the Match must be either gently placed on a Robot of your own color touching an Alliance Starting Tile or gently placed on an Alliance Starting Tile of your own color. The intent of this rule is to allow teams to introduce objects into play, but not to impart energy on
the scoring object which will cause it to end up in a scored position. Violations of this rule will result in warning for the first offense. Subsequent offenses or an egregious first offense will result in a Disqualification.
• Match Loads may be introduced by a Driver or Coach at any point during the Match. Match Loads may only be introduced in the Interaction Zone. Violations will result in a Disqualification.
• Doubler Barrels and Negation Barrels may only be introduced by a Driver or Coach during the last 30 seconds of the Match. Doubler Barrels may only be introduced in the Interaction Zone. Negation Barrels may only be introduced in the Isolation zone. Violations will result in a Disqualification.

Here are my questions:

If there’s a blue robot completely covering an red interaction Alliance Starting Tile, does it mean the red alliance won’t be able to introduce additional match loads & the Doubler Barrel because there’s no possible way for the red alliance to “gently placed on a Robot of your own color touching an Alliance Starting Tile or gently placed on an Alliance Starting Tile of your own color” because the blue robot is in the way?

And if a team does utilize such strategy, will it “undergo extra scrutiny in regards to <G11>”?

Thank you!

[Karthik]

If there’s a blue robot completely covering an red interaction Alliance Starting Tile, does it mean the red alliance won’t be able to introduce additional match loads & the Doubler Barrel because there’s no possible way for the red alliance to “gently placed on a Robot of your own color touching an Alliance Starting Tile or gently placed on an Alliance Starting Tile of your own color” because the blue robot is in the way?

And if a team does utilize such strategy, will it “undergo extra scrutiny in regards to <G11>”?

Thank you!

The intent of <G7>, quoted above, was to make sure teams are restricted to Match Loading from a specific location of the field. Thus the rule stated that a team must be touching the tile, or the object must be placed on the tile. To ensure teams will always have access to their own starting tiles, we will broaden the interpretation.

If an opposing robot is touching your starting tile, you may receive a match load while touching the tile or touching the opposing robot who is touching your tile. You may also place the match load on the opposing robot.

Yes, this type of strategy would definitely undergo extra scrutiny from the referees as per <G11>