Answered: <SG2> and ball-to-ball contact

[Tristan_Lall]

a. A ball is considered to be legally preloaded if it is touching the robot and not touching any part of the playing field, including the foam playing surface, or game objects.

Is this intended to imply that, at the start of the match, ball-to-ball contact among preloaded balls (i.e. “game objects”) would be illegal?

[Karthik]

Is this intended to imply that, at the start of the match, ball-to-ball contact among preloaded balls (i.e. “game objects”) would be illegal?

No, this rule is referring to the “game objects” that are on the playing field. Preloaded balls are allowed to contact each other.