Answered: Rules Check Concerning Cones & Zones

[West]

Hello,

My question is, would filling your opponents goal with cones be against the rules? This would be with the intent of keeping your opponent from scoring mobile goals.

The closes rule I could find:

<SG10> Robots may not contact the opposing Alliance’s 10 Point Zone or 20 Point Zone.
a. Robots may not contact an opposing Robot that is contacting opposing Robot’s 10 Point Zone,
20 Point Zone, or Starting Bar.

I don’t think that this really prohibits someone from filling the opponents zone(s).

-West_

[Karthik]

@West_

Hello,

My question is, would filling your opponents goal with cones be against the rules? This would be with the intent of keeping your opponent from scoring mobile goals.

The closes rule I could find:

I don’t think that this really prohibits someone from filling the opponents zone(s).

-West_

There is no specific rule against this. However please take careful note of the Possession definition rule.

@VEX Robotics Competition In the Zone Game Manual

<SG9> Robots may not Possess more than one (1) Cone at a time.
Minor violations of this rule that do not affect the Match will result in a warning. Match Affecting offenses will result in a Disqualification. Teams that receive multiple warnings may also receive a Disqualification at the Head Referee’s discretion.
Note: An intent of this rule is to prevent Robots from hoarding Cones by pushing them. The intent is not to punish Robots for pushing Cones that are in their way. Note 2: Stacked Cones do not count towards the Possession limit. (i.e. A Robot is allowed to control the movement of a Mobile Goal with Stacked Cones)

So if you were to try and fill your opponent’s Zones, you would essentially be restricted to doing it one Cone at a time.