Answered: SG4 Clarification

[Zreiker]

Does a Driver Control Load that is legally introduced by being placed on the Alliance Starting Tile but is not touched by a robot count as a Cube in the Far Zone for the opponent? Or is it not counted at all?

The justification for the latter interpretation would be that the inverse of the rule in SG4

If an alliance does not legally introduce a Driver Control Load into play, it automatically counts as
being scored in their opponents Far Zone.

is that a legally introduced cube is automatically counted as not scored in the opponent’s Far Zone.

All of SG4 (not including diagrams):

<SG4> Each Alliance must introduce its Driver Control Load during the Match. The Driver Control
Load must be entered into the field with between thirty seconds (0:30) and zero seconds (0:00)
remaining in the Match. Driver Control Loads must be either gently placed on a Robot of your own
color touching the Alliance Station Alliance Starting Tile or gently entered into the Alliance Station
Alliance Starting Tile, by a Student Drive Team Member. The intent of this rule is to allow teams to
introduce Cubes into play, but not to impart energy on the Cubes which will cause it to end up in a
position outside the Alliance Starting Tile. It is expected that teams may momentarily break the plane
of the field while legally introducing Driver Control Loads. Teams should be very mindful of <S1>
during this process.
If an alliance does not legally introduce a Driver Control Load into play, it automatically counts as
being scored in their opponents Far Zone.

Thanks in advance!

[Karthik]

@Zreiker

Does a Driver Control Load that is legally introduced by being placed on the Alliance Starting Tile but is not touched by a robot count as a Cube in the Far Zone for the opponent? Or is it not counted at all?

It would still count as being Scored in the Far Zone.