Answered: Scored Touching Near Zone and Supported by Robot

[Highwayman]

@VRC Starstruck Game Manual

Scored – A Scoring Object is Scored in a Zone if it meets one of the following criteria:

1. The Scoring Object is touching the Zone
   a. If a Scoring Object is touching multiple Zones it is Scored in the higher point value Zone
2. The Scoring Object is not touching any Zone and is Supported by a Robot and/or a Scoring
   Object, it is Scored in the Zone that Robot or Scoring Object is touching.
   a. If the Robot and/or Supporting Scoring Object in this situation is touching multiple
   Zones, the Supported Scoring Object is Scored in the highest point value Zone
   b. If a Scoring Object is Supported by a Hanging Robot the Scoring Object would be
   Scored in the Far Zone adjacent to the Hanging Bar that the Robot is Hanging from.
   Note 1: If a Scoring Object is solely Supported by the Fence it is not Scored in any Zones.
   Note 2: If a Scoring Object is Supported by two opposing Robots it is not Scored in any Zones.
   Note 3: If a Scoring Object is touching two opposing Zones is not Scored in any Zone.

If a Scoring Object is touching the Red Near Zone and is supported by a robot on the red alliance that is contacting the blue near zone, should it be considered scored in two opposing zones and therefore not scored?
It was argued to me that the 1. above indicates touching the zone is scored first, and supported by a robot is only considered if condition 1 is not met.

Would the ruling change if the red alliance robot supporting the scoring object was contacting both the blue and red near zones?

[Karthik]

@Highwayman

If a Scoring Object is touching the Red Near Zone and is supported by a robot on the red alliance that is contacting the blue near zone, should it be considered scored in two opposing zones and therefore not scored?

No. The Scoring Object is touching the Red Near Zone. It counts as being scored in the Red Near Zone. Supporting only comes into play of the Scoring Object is not touching any Zone, as stated in clause #2.